A modern, beautiful YouTube video downloader built with Tauri and React
- 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 — Built with Tauri for minimal resource usage
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⚠️ 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) | Download .msi · Download .exe |
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | Download .dmg |
| macOS (Intel) | Download .dmg |
| Linux (x64) | Download .deb · Download .AppImage (Recommend for auto update) |
See all releases on the Releases page
| Browser | Download |
|---|---|
| Chromium (Chrome/Edge/Brave/Opera/Vivaldi/Arc/Coc Coc) | Download .zip |
| Firefox | Download .xpi |
- 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: docs/browser-extension.md
- Install signed
.ywpplugins to extend post-download workflows with custom actions such as notifications, uploads, and third-party integrations - Create a plugin workspace from Youwee, attach it for live debugging, then build and sign the final plugin package with
youwee-sdk - Plugins can provide localized guides, typed configuration fields, requested permissions, and trigger-based workflow steps inside the app
- SDK guide: sdk-js/README.md
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/vanloctech/youwee.git
cd youwee
# Install dependencies
bun install
# Run in development mode
bun run tauri dev
# Build for production
bun run tauri build- Frontend: React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui
- Backend: Rust, Tauri 2.0
- Downloader: yt-dlp (bundled)
- Build: Bun, Vite
We welcome contributions. See Contributing Guide.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- yt-dlp - The powerful video downloader
- FFmpeg - Multimedia framework for audio/video processing
- Deno - JavaScript runtime for YouTube extraction
- Tauri - Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop apps
- shadcn/ui - Beautiful UI components
- Lucide Icons - Beautiful open-source icons
- GitHub: @vanloctech
- Issues: GitHub Issues