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I had so much hope when I saw "cross-platform", finally a youtube downloader my parents can use on their 8 year old laptops. But alas, it's just electron. I gu
by yutijke 5y ago
I had so much hope when I saw "cross-platform", finally a youtube downloader my parents can use on their 8 year old laptops.
But alas, it's just electron. I guess they'll continue to use Newpipe on their phones, which has been working very well.
Edit: I just realised that my comment is a bit on the meaner side. While I absolutely detest the current trend of Electron apps I also realise that the ecosystem doesn't have any good options.
QT can be okay if done right, but C++ is neither ideal nor approachable for Application development, especially for hobbyists.
- guilamu 5y agoHave you tried freetube? (I'm unsure if it's electron though)
- areille 5y agoFreetube uses Electron (from project README : https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube)
- pjmlp 5y agoWe need to educate what browsers are capable of, https://whatwebcando.today/ https://whatwebcando.today/ https://whatwebcando.today/files.html https://whatwebcando.today/files.html
- zapzupnz 5y agoElectron apps run just fine on my 8 year old laptop. So long as there's only a couple of them at a time, mind you.
- aero-glide2 5y agoNewpipe has been working well? Throttling issues. Takes too much time to load. Video is black for a few seconds when changing to full screen. Comments don't load sometimes. Only comment loads sometimes. It is fundamentally broken.