# Unrud/video-downloader

Download videos from websites like YouTube and many others (based on yt-dlp)

Repository: https://github.com/Unrud/video-downloader
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/unrud-video-downloader
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-22T21:04:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2645, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 157, "gap_med": 25.5, "n_releases_24m": 13}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1189, forks 137 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:55.459086+00:00)

## What it is
A GTK desktop application for downloading videos from websites like YouTube, built on top of yt-dlp. It offers an easy-to-use GUI with features such as MP3 conversion, playlist downloads, and support for password-protected videos.

## Use cases
- download youtube videos with a gui
- convert downloaded videos to mp3
- download entire playlists from websites
- download private or password-protected videos
- save videos from websites on linux

## When to choose
- you want a simple GUI instead of the yt-dlp command line
- you need MP3 audio extraction from videos
- you want to download whole playlists easily
- you are on Linux and prefer Flatpak/Snap installs

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform GUI on Windows or macOS
- you prefer scripting downloads from the terminal
- you need features beyond what yt-dlp supports

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, video-processing, audio-processing, web-scraping
- domain: media, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: yt-dlp, video-downloader, youtube, gtk, mp3-conversion, playlist-download, video, linux, desktop, flatpak

## Member repositories
- Unrud/video-downloader (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.459086+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:23:07.489135+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Unrud/video-downloader (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.459086+00:00, sha 69721ab3344b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.