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YouToo

Program that downloads YouTube videos for the purpose of quick and easy media acquisition.

Setup

Check releases and download the release that you want to use.

For the executable version, download the YouToo.zip file from the latest release.

To run using Python, ensure that you have Python v3.10.5+. If python is outdated or not installed on your system, follow these steps for Windows and for Unix respectively.

Afterward, install the dependencies via using pip or another Python package installer. Alternatively, run the program via the Poetry package manager.

Usage

  1. To open the graphical user interface:
    1. For the executable, unzip the file anmd find dist/YouToo/YouToo.exe and run the program.
    2. If poetry is installed, run via the command poetry run python YouToo.py.
    3. Else, run via python YouToo.py after installing dependencies.
  2. Enter a valid YouTube link containing a public video/playlist.
  3. Select an output directory for the files to be downloaded to.
  4. Enter the file name and the downloaded video's extension.
  5. Select both, audio only, or video only, depending on your preference.

Visual Guide

Pasting YouTube Link

Selecting Output Directory

Selecting File Name & Extension

Selecting Audio/Video

Download Bar

Download Bar Finished

Notes

  1. If a playlist is provided the file name entered will be ignored. Download videos sequentially to name each one, or download all then rename them.
  2. If no streams with the extension is found, an error message will appear. Select another extension and try again.

Dependencies

Package Version
Python 3.10.5
PyTube 12.1.0
PyQt6 6.3.1