Personal Windows-focused Youwee fork with upstream tracking, custom downloader fixes, and signed custom releases
This repository is the anhtahaylove/youwee custom fork of vanloctech/youwee. It stays close to upstream, but carries Windows-first fixes and experiments that are useful for daily use before they are accepted upstream.
Custom release binaries now live on the same anhtahaylove/youwee fork, so source, issues, releases, and updater metadata share one canonical repo.
- Custom updater channel — Uses
anhtahaylove/youweeinstead of upstream release prompts. - Facebook Reels core fallback — Keeps Reels downloads inside the core download path with better Library/history metadata.
- Unicode-safe download titles on Windows — Preserves Vietnamese and other Unicode titles in Logs and Library when yt-dlp stdout loses characters.
- Browser extension branding — Chromium/Firefox extension UI uses the custom fork identity and keeps unsupported actions hidden.
- Telegram Remote Download topics — Supports
message_thread_idfor Telegram forum topics. - Firefox profile folder resolution — Accepts real Firefox profile folder names such as
i879pxds.default-release. - Upstream v0.19 feature ports — Includes selected Library, media split, collection organization, queue output folder, numbering, and UI fixes.
- Video Downloads — YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Bilibili, Youku, and 1800+ sites
- Browser Extension Bridge — Chromium + Firefox extension with floating button, media/quality picker, and one-click
Download now/Add to queuesend to Youwee app - Plugins & Workflow Automation — Install signed plugins, configure custom fields, assign them to download workflows, and extend Youwee with notifications, uploads, and post-download automations
- Channel Follow — Follow YouTube, Bilibili & Youku channels, get notified of new videos, auto-download, and manage from system tray
- Metadata Fetcher — Download video info, descriptions, comments, and thumbnails without the video
- Live Stream Support — Download live streams with dedicated toggle
- AI Video Summary — Summarize videos with Gemini, OpenAI, or Ollama
- AI Video Processing — Edit videos using natural language (cut, convert, resize, extract audio)
- Time Range Download (Cut Video) — Download only the segment you need by setting start/end time
- Batch & Playlist — Download multiple videos or entire playlists
- Audio Extraction — Extract audio in MP3, M4A, or Opus formats
- Subtitle Support — Download or embed subtitles
- Subtitle Workshop — Create, edit, and refine subtitles (SRT/VTT/ASS) with timing tools, find/replace, auto-fix, AI Translate, AI Grammar Fix, and Whisper generation
- Subtitle Page Core Features — Waveform/spectrogram timeline, shot-change sync, realtime QC with style profiles, split/merge tools, translator mode (source/target), and batch/project operations
- Post-Processing — Auto-embed metadata, thumbnail, and subtitles (when enabled) into output files
- SponsorBlock — Automatically skip sponsors, intros, outros, and self-promotions with remove/mark/custom modes
- Speed Limit — Control download bandwidth (KB/s, MB/s, GB/s)
- Download Library — Track and manage all your downloads
- 6 Beautiful Themes — Midnight, Aurora, Sunset, Ocean, Forest, Candy
- Fast & Lightweight — Designed for minimal resource usage
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Youwee is a local utility for downloading and processing media from URLs provided by the user. It is not affiliated with YouTube or any other media platform.
Use Youwee only with content you own, have permission to use, or are legally allowed to access and store. Users are responsible for complying with applicable laws, platform terms, copyright rules, and any required permissions. The Youwee project and maintainers are not responsible for misuse of the app.
⚠️ Note: The app is not signed with an Apple Developer certificate yet. If macOS blocks the app, open terminal and run:xattr -cr /Applications/Youwee.app
| Platform | Download |
|---|---|
| Windows (x64, custom fork) | Download latest custom installer |
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | Use the upstream build from vanloctech/youwee releases |
| macOS (Intel) | Use the upstream build from vanloctech/youwee releases |
| Linux (x64) | Use the upstream build from vanloctech/youwee releases |
See custom Windows releases at anhtahaylove/youwee. For official cross-platform releases, use vanloctech/youwee.
| Browser | Download |
|---|---|
| Chromium (Chrome/Edge/Brave/Opera/Vivaldi/Arc/Coc Coc) | Bundled with the custom Windows installer, or use upstream extension assets |
| Firefox | Bundled with the custom Windows installer, or use upstream extension assets |
- One-click send current page to Youwee with
Download noworAdd to queue - Floating button supports
Video/Audio+ quality selection on supported sites - Popup works on any valid HTTP/HTTPS tab
- Guide: youwee.app/docs/browser-extension
Extend Youwee with signed .ywp plugins for post-download workflows such as notifications, uploads, and third-party integrations.
- Recommended plugins and install guide: PLUGINS.md
- SDK: sdk-js/README.md · youwee-sdk
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/anhtahaylove/youwee.git
cd youwee
# Install dependencies
bun install
# Run in development mode
bun run tauri dev
# Build for production
bun run tauri build
This fork is used for custom Windows builds and upstreamable experiments. Neutral fixes are split into clean PR branches against vanloctech/youwee when they are useful beyond this fork. See Contributing Guide.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- Website: youwee.app
- Discord: Youwee Community
- Custom fork: @anhtahaylove/youwee
- Upstream: @vanloctech/youwee
- Issues: Custom fork issues