YDL GUI

Open source

What the maker publishes

Additional tools

Its toolbox includes thumbnail downloads, subtitle extraction in SRT, VTT, ASS, or LRC formats, live chat archiving, and a yt-dlp plugin manager. source

Authentication and network

The app supports cookies for age-restricted or members-only content and HTTP/SOCKS proxies. source

Automation

An installed app can be opened from scripts with a URL, cookies, download directory, and yt-dlp or Deno path supplied as session inputs. source

Batch downloads

Yes source

Browser integration

The companion Chrome and Edge extension can send a page URL and required cookies to the desktop app through a local protocol handler. source

Browser support limit

The extension requires the YDL GUI desktop app to be installed and running for its protocol handler to work. source

Cookie handling

The README states that extension cookies are processed locally and passed to the app without being uploaded. source

Dependencies

The first-launch instructions say yt-dlp is fetched from the app settings and Deno can optionally be installed for full YouTube format support. source

Device platforms

Windows,macOS,Linux source

Download controls

The app supports video, audio-only, or video-only downloads, queues with pause, resume, and cancel controls, and configurable concurrent downloads and fragment threading. source

Extra runtime

The first-launch instructions say Deno is optional and provides full YouTube format support. source

Format options

It can trim video by time, re-encode to formats including MP4, MKV, WebM, MP3, AAC, and FLAC, and embed subtitles, thumbnails, metadata, and chapters. source

Getting started

The README says to paste a link, choose a quality, and click download without using a terminal. source

Integrations

The README lists SponsorBlock integration and a companion Chrome/Edge browser extension that passes a page URL and required cookies to the desktop app. source

Latest release

The releases page lists v1.0.0 and describes channel/creator archives for YouTube and Bilibili, SQLite storage, and cancellable background tasks. source

License

The repository identifies the software as MIT licensed. source

License and support

The repository identifies the project as MIT-licensed and invites contributions through issues or pull requests. source

Output formats

MP4,MKV,WebM,MP3,AAC,FLAC,and more source

Platforms

The README lists Windows .exe installers, macOS .dmg files, and Linux AppImage, .deb, and .rpm releases. source

Playlist downloads

Yes source

Processing options

The README lists clip trimming, output re-encoding, embedding subtitles and metadata, SponsorBlock integration, proxy support, and a speed limiter. source

Purpose

YDL GUI is a desktop graphical interface for yt-dlp that downloads videos from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter/X, and 1,000+ websites. source

Release

The releases page marks version 1.0.0 as the latest release and lists installers for Windows, macOS, and Linux. source

Setup

The README says users can paste a link, choose a quality, and start a download without using a terminal. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 12 Oct 2026.