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In case you're wondering: yes, it uses Electron. Because you definitely need yet another browser just to watch youtube videos.

by brabel 5y ago

LordRishav 5y ago
Why not use FreeTube (https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube) then if it is based on Electron anyway? Freetube also has support for watching videos directly alongwith downloading and can also route the video through Invidious servers if you prefer not giving your IP address to Youtube.
- poisonborz 5y ago
  It's a wholly different use case. FreeTube is meant as a full replacement for the YouTube site. This app is a frontend for youtube-dl and concentrates on quick downloads noly.
qwerty456127 5y ago
To download them, not to watch. You still are going to watch in a native player like VLC, MPV, MPC or whatever, and also have the video backed up (which is important as YouTube videos get deleted often).
- pjmlp 5y ago
  If only the Web had a file API. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystem https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystem
poisonborz 5y ago
I just don't get these kind of comments. This person's javascript knowledge enabled him to develop this multi-platform app, it looks and feels great and does its job. Yes, it uses a lot of memory (140mb by just opening it) but how long does this stay actually open? You download some videos and close it in a few minutes. It's not a persistent use case like a chat client. youtube-dl is a 10 year old project. Where are all the great qt gui-s for it?
- pluc 5y ago
  It's a CLI app, it doesn't need "an app" for it.
  - fsloth 5y ago
    I think it's matter of usability and taste. As a programmer who uses CLI applications daily I still find GUI applications far superior to those tasks for which I don't have the CLI commands imprinted in my tactile memory. And I forget any CLI functions I don't use daily reaaallly fast.
    - dotancohen 5y ago
      $ man foo Now tell me where the swipe-from-the-left and swipe-from-the-right and pull-down-from-the-top and long-press and double-tap and trippple-tap and pinch vertically and pinch horizontally and triple-finger tap for "modern" apps are documented?
      - fsloth 5y ago
        I think we must be using different apps. For example - re-encoding a movie file. I'm 100% sure it's much faster for me to type "<windows> hand <enter>" to start Handbrake, click open, paste the path to the file to the file dialog, and click convert, than figure out how to use ffmpeg command line.
        dotancohen 5y ago
        OK, you got me at ffmpeg! By bash history and search history are littered with fighting that gem. But youtube-dl, the subject of this post, is another matter. Using it is a simple matter of `$ youtube-dl <url-to-video>`, the former which is bash-completed after two characters and the latter which is a paste. Surely that's quicker than any GUI.
  - poisonborz 5y ago
    A lot of people prefer 1-2 mouse clicks instead of typing in dozens of characters, needing to memorize arguments and options. Try to download a specific resolution as a novice user. Especially if you are disabled and can't type easily.

In case you're wondering: yes, it uses Electron. Because you definitely need yet another browser just to watch youtube videos.

by brabel 5y ago

In case you're wondering: yes, it uses Electron. Because you definitely need yet another browser just to watch youtube videos.

LordRishav 5y ago

Why not use FreeTube (https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube) then if it is based on Electron anyway? Freetube also has support for watching videos directly alongwith downloading and can also route the video through Invidious servers if you prefer not giving your IP address to Youtube.

poisonborz 5y ago
It's a wholly different use case. FreeTube is meant as a full replacement for the YouTube site. This app is a frontend for youtube-dl and concentrates on quick downloads noly.

qwerty456127 5y ago

To download them, not to watch. You still are going to watch in a native player like VLC, MPV, MPC or whatever, and also have the video backed up (which is important as YouTube videos get deleted often).

pjmlp 5y ago
If only the Web had a file API. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystem https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystem

poisonborz 5y ago

I just don't get these kind of comments. This person's javascript knowledge enabled him to develop this multi-platform app, it looks and feels great and does its job. Yes, it uses a lot of memory (140mb by just opening it) but how long does this stay actually open? You download some videos and close it in a few minutes. It's not a persistent use case like a chat client. youtube-dl is a 10 year old project. Where are all the great qt gui-s for it?

pluc 5y ago
It's a CLI app, it doesn't need "an app" for it.
- fsloth 5y ago
  I think it's matter of usability and taste. As a programmer who uses CLI applications daily I still find GUI applications far superior to those tasks for which I don't have the CLI commands imprinted in my tactile memory. And I forget any CLI functions I don't use daily reaaallly fast.
  - dotancohen 5y ago
    $ man foo Now tell me where the swipe-from-the-left and swipe-from-the-right and pull-down-from-the-top and long-press and double-tap and trippple-tap and pinch vertically and pinch horizontally and triple-finger tap for "modern" apps are documented?
    - fsloth 5y ago
      I think we must be using different apps. For example - re-encoding a movie file. I'm 100% sure it's much faster for me to type "<windows> hand <enter>" to start Handbrake, click open, paste the path to the file to the file dialog, and click convert, than figure out how to use ffmpeg command line.
      - dotancohen 5y ago
        OK, you got me at ffmpeg! By bash history and search history are littered with fighting that gem. But youtube-dl, the subject of this post, is another matter. Using it is a simple matter of `$ youtube-dl <url-to-video>`, the former which is bash-completed after two characters and the latter which is a paste. Surely that's quicker than any GUI.
- poisonborz 5y ago
  A lot of people prefer 1-2 mouse clicks instead of typing in dozens of characters, needing to memorize arguments and options. Try to download a specific resolution as a novice user. Especially if you are disabled and can't type easily.