Show HN: YNOT – Free, Open-Source YouTube Downloader (opens in new tab)

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14 pointsjamescampbell5mo ago9 comments

Hey HN! I built YNOT, a simple cross-platform YouTube downloader with a GUI.

It's powered by yt-dlp and completely free/open-source (WTFPL license).

Key features: - Simple GUI - just paste URL and download - Downloads HD/4K videos - Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux) - No ads, no tracking, completely private - Lightweight and fast

GitHub: https://github.com/james-see/ynot

I'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions!

9 comments

koutsie5mo ago

A vibecoded gui for yt-dlp?

jamescampbellOP5mo ago

It was a challenge on X. A person was making a PAID desktop app and I said Ill make an open source one in a day. So I did. :shrug:

jamescampbellOP5mo ago

I firmly believe tools like yt-dlp should not be wrapped as PAID things. Tools like that should be free for all to use.

alexander20025mo ago

Are there any additional option in the ui aside from the youtube link such as downloading a specific portion of a video.

jamescampbellOP5mo ago

I was thinking of adding some github issues for features. Another one would be downloading the transcript file (which is easy to grab btw).

regsvr325mo ago

The UI looks great—really nice little tool.

jamescampbellOP5mo ago

Thank you for the feedback.

mock-possum5mo ago

How does it stack up against jdownloader?

jamescampbellOP5mo ago

I haven't done much market research, but I will check it out. I was focused on building it fast and getting it out there.

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Show HN: YNOT – Free, Open-Source YouTube Downloader (opens in new tab)

(james-see.github.io)

14 pointsjamescampbell5mo ago9 comments

Hey HN! I built YNOT, a simple cross-platform YouTube downloader with a GUI.

It's powered by yt-dlp and completely free/open-source (WTFPL license).

Key features: - Simple GUI - just paste URL and download - Downloads HD/4K videos - Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux) - No ads, no tracking, completely private - Lightweight and fast

GitHub: https://github.com/james-see/ynot

I'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions!

9 comments

koutsie5mo ago

A vibecoded gui for yt-dlp?

jamescampbellOP5mo ago

It was a challenge on X. A person was making a PAID desktop app and I said Ill make an open source one in a day. So I did. :shrug:

jamescampbellOP5mo ago

I firmly believe tools like yt-dlp should not be wrapped as PAID things. Tools like that should be free for all to use.

alexander20025mo ago

Are there any additional option in the ui aside from the youtube link such as downloading a specific portion of a video.

jamescampbellOP5mo ago

I was thinking of adding some github issues for features. Another one would be downloading the transcript file (which is easy to grab btw).

regsvr325mo ago

The UI looks great—really nice little tool.

jamescampbellOP5mo ago

Thank you for the feedback.

mock-possum5mo ago

How does it stack up against jdownloader?

jamescampbellOP5mo ago

I haven't done much market research, but I will check it out. I was focused on building it fast and getting it out there.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse