Releases: vanloctech/youwee
Release list
Youwee v0.20.0
Youwee v0.20.0
Beautiful and Ultimate yt-dlp GUI & Video Downloader - Processing - Free & Open Source
What's New
Added
- Japanese language - Added Japanese translations for the app interface
- Spanish language - Added Spanish translations for the app interface
- Universal codec selection - Added video codec choices to Universal downloads
- Long video AI Summary - Added format options and connected multi-part summaries so detailed summaries for long videos preserve more context
- Linux Flatpak package - Added a Flatpak release bundle for Linux users on modern distributions where AppImage may require extra FUSE packages
Changed
- Flatpak updates - Skip the built-in AppImage updater when Youwee runs from Flatpak so updates can be managed by Flatpak instead
Fixed
- Windows titlebar maximize - Fixed double-clicking the custom titlebar on Windows maximizing and immediately restoring the window
- Open in folder actions - Routed file reveal actions through Youwee's platform-aware app command for more reliable folder opening
- Dependency detection - Added
~/.local/binto Unix dependency lookup so GUI-launched apps can find user-installed tools more reliably - Firefox cookie profiles - Use the real Firefox profile folder or absolute profile path from
profiles.inifor browser-cookie downloads while keeping display names in Settings - Unicode download titles - Preserve Unicode video titles from metadata and UTF-8 final file paths instead of falling back to lossy progress output
- Pasted text URLs - Extract HTTP(S) links from pasted text across Download, Universal, Gallery, and metadata inputs
- Windows safe filenames - Harden yt-dlp filename handling on Windows with path-aware trimming and Windows-safe filename rules without changing output templates
- OpenAI summaries - Automatically adjust OpenAI and OpenAI-compatible Proxy sampling parameters so legacy and reasoning models can generate summaries without 400 errors
Download
| Platform | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🍎 Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
For Apple Silicon Macs |
| 🍎 Mac (Intel) | Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg |
For Intel-based Macs |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows.msi |
MSI Installer |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe |
EXE Installer |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.deb |
Debian/Ubuntu |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.flatpak |
Flatpak bundle for modern distros |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.AppImage |
Portable fallback, may require FUSE |
| 🌐 Extension (Chromium) | Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip |
Unzip and load unpacked on Chrome/Edge/Brave |
| 🦊 Extension (Firefox) | Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi |
Signed unlisted add-on for Firefox stable |
📋 Requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- Linux: Ubuntu 20.04 or equivalent
Optional
- FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
- Gallery-dl - for download images from supported sites (self-setup required)
Browser Extension Install
- Chromium: download
Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip-> extract -> openchrome://extensions-> enable Developer mode -> Load unpacked. - Firefox: download
Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpiand open it directly to install.
Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txtWhat's Changed
- Let native titlebar dragging handle double-click maximize by @anhtahaylove in #91
- Find user-local Unix binaries during dependency lookup by @anhtahaylove in #92
- fix(ui): route file reveal actions through app command by @anhtahaylove in #96
- Keep Unicode titles from lossy download output by @anhtahaylove in #98
- feat(ui): extract URLs from pasted text in shared parser by @anhtahaylove in #99
- fix(windows): improve yt-dlp filename safety without changing defaults by @blueyi in #100
- feat: add self-correcting OpenAI sampling-param handling by @thuytx03 in #101
- Use Firefox profile folder names for browser cookies by @anhtahaylove in #89
New Contributors
- @anhtahaylove made their first contribution in #91
- @blueyi made their first contribution in #100
- @thuytx03 made their first contribution in #101
Full Changelog: v0.19.0...v0.20.0
Youwee v0.19.0
Youwee v0.19.0
Beautiful and Ultimate yt-dlp GUI & Video Downloader - Processing - Free & Open Source
What's New
Added
- Library collections - Added automatic Library collections for expanded playlists, channel downloads, and split chapter files
- Library delete behavior - Added a setting to choose whether deleting a Library item also deletes the media file
- Frame rate - Added an option to prefer 30 FPS downloads in Download, Universal, and Channels, with a clear quality warning
- Downloaded video memory - Added an optional setting to detect videos already in Library across Download, Universal, Gallery, and Channels, with ask, skip, or allow duplicate handling
- Split tool - Added an optional item action to split completed media files into named segments using FFmpeg
Changed
- Library history - Removed the max history entries setting so Library can keep downloaded video records until users delete them
- Library summaries - Refined Library item actions and moved full AI summaries into a dedicated reader dialog with text size controls
- Queue download folders - Ask whether queued items should use the new folder when the global download folder changes
Fixed
- Extension cold-start links - Fixed browser extension download links opening Youwee without adding the video on cold app launch
- AI Summary numbering - Fixed ordered lists restarting at 1 when rendered with blank lines between topics
- Channel fetch controls - Added a stop action for channel video fetching and avoided re-fetching when opening a just-browsed followed channel
- Duplicate dialog thumbnails - Fixed already-downloaded video dialogs showing a placeholder when the Library entry already has a thumbnail
- Settings icons - Fixed oversized Font Awesome icons breaking Settings layouts when icon CSS is unavailable
Download
| Platform | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🍎 Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
For Apple Silicon Macs |
| 🍎 Mac (Intel) | Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg |
For Intel-based Macs |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows.msi |
MSI Installer |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe |
EXE Installer |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.deb |
Debian/Ubuntu |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.AppImage |
Portable (all distros) |
| 🌐 Extension (Chromium) | Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip |
Unzip and load unpacked on Chrome/Edge/Brave |
| 🦊 Extension (Firefox) | Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi |
Signed unlisted add-on for Firefox stable |
📋 Requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- Linux: Ubuntu 20.04 or equivalent
Optional
- FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
- Gallery-dl - for download images from supported sites (self-setup required)
Browser Extension Install
- Chromium: download
Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip-> extract -> openchrome://extensions-> enable Developer mode -> Load unpacked. - Firefox: download
Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpiand open it directly to install.
Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txtFull Changelog: v0.18.0...v0.19.0
Youwee v0.18.0
Youwee v0.18.0
A modern, beautiful YouTube downloader built with Tauri.
What's New
Added
- Queue file numbering - Added an option to prefix regular queued downloads with their queue order
- Queue output folder - Added a queue item action to choose a download folder for individual downloads
- yt-dlp advanced options - Added vetted advanced options for users who need more control over yt-dlp downloads
- Playlist file numbering - Added a Download setting to prefix playlist downloads with their playlist order
- Embedded chapter splitting - Added Download settings to split embedded video chapters into separate files and optionally number chapter files
- Extension AI Summary - Added a Summary button in the browser extension to open YouTube videos directly in AI Summary
- AI summary token limit - Added an optional Settings field to set maximum output tokens for generated summaries
- Cookie skip rules - Added tag-based rules to skip browser or cookie file authentication for matching sites, with Facebook Reels included by default
Changed
- Extension interface - Refined the browser extension popup and floating menu with a cleaner style that matches the music player
Fixed
- Recovered plugin downloads - Fixed successful
download.failedplugin recoveries still leaving the original queue item marked as failed - Plugin retry workflows - Fixed retried failed downloads not picking up newly assigned plugin workflows
- Extension floating button - Fixed the browser extension floating button not appearing or crashing on tabs that were already open when the extension was installed or reloaded
- Extension cold-start downloads - Fixed browser extension
Download nowlinks opening Youwee without adding the video when the desktop app was not already running - AI summary video info - Fixed AI Summary getting stuck while fetching video info for videos whose subtitles are available but video formats cannot be selected
- AI summary length - Removed the default hard-coded summary output token limit so providers can use their model defaults unless users set a custom value
- Long video titles - Fixed downloads failing when very long titles are used as filenames
Download
| Platform | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🍎 Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
For Apple Silicon Macs |
| 🍎 Mac (Intel) | Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg |
For Intel-based Macs |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows.msi |
MSI Installer |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe |
EXE Installer |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.deb |
Debian/Ubuntu |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.AppImage |
Portable (all distros) |
| 🌐 Extension (Chromium) | Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip |
Unzip and load unpacked on Chrome/Edge/Brave |
| 🦊 Extension (Firefox) | Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi |
Signed unlisted add-on for Firefox stable |
📋 Requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent
Optional
- FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
- Bun Runtime - if you can only download 360p from YouTube (auto-download available in Settings)
Browser Extension Install
- Chromium: download
Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip-> extract -> openchrome://extensions-> enable Developer mode -> Load unpacked. - Firefox: download
Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpiand open it directly to install.
Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txtFull Changelog: v0.17.2...v0.18.0
Youwee v0.17.2
Youwee v0.17.2
A modern, beautiful YouTube downloader built with Tauri.
What's New
Changed
- Interface font and icons - Bundled the app font and icons so the interface stays consistent without relying on external CDN resources
- Plugin details layout - Changed imported plugin details in Settings to use tabs for Information, Requested Permissions, and Runtime & Compatibility
- Channel Load More - Changed Channel browse and followed-channel detail pages to use the floating Load More button style from YouTube keyword search
Fixed
- Music player visibility - Fixed the collapsed music player leaving an invisible overlay that could block buttons and restart playback when users clicked controls underneath
- Channel completion state - Fixed followed channel videos losing their completed state after reopening the app by persisting manual channel completions and restoring status from exact video IDs and existing history files
- Duplicate channel follows - Return the existing followed channel record when following the same URL again so video sync does not target a non-existent channel id
Download
| Platform | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🍎 Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
For Apple Silicon Macs |
| 🍎 Mac (Intel) | Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg |
For Intel-based Macs |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows.msi |
MSI Installer |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe |
EXE Installer |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.deb |
Debian/Ubuntu |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.AppImage |
Portable (all distros) |
| 🌐 Extension (Chromium) | Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip |
Unzip and load unpacked on Chrome/Edge/Brave |
| 🦊 Extension (Firefox) | Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi |
Signed unlisted add-on for Firefox stable |
📋 Requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent
Optional
- FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
- Bun Runtime - if you can only download 360p from YouTube (auto-download available in Settings)
Browser Extension Install
- Chromium: download
Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip-> extract -> openchrome://extensions-> enable Developer mode -> Load unpacked. - Firefox: download
Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpiand open it directly to install.
Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txtFull Changelog: v0.17.1...v0.17.2
Youwee v0.17.1
Youwee v0.17.1
A modern, beautiful YouTube downloader built with Tauri.
What's New
Added
- Upcoming live scheduling - Added an inline queue action to schedule another download attempt when a YouTube live event has not started yet
- Data Export YouTube keyword source - Added a YouTube keyword source so search results can be exported from Data Export
- CLI output folder - Added
--output/-oso each CLI-queued download can use its own absolute output folder
Changed
- Schedule controls - Refined the schedule popover and active schedule state with quicker presets, clearer preview text, and a more compact countdown display
Fixed
- FFmpeg app-managed updates - Store the installed app-managed FFmpeg release version so update checks no longer loop when the FFmpeg binary reports an internal git build version
- FFmpeg dependency status - Show auto-detected system FFmpeg as System instead of App managed, and report clearer app-managed install verification errors
- yt-dlp bundled version - Prefer the sidecar shipped with the current app build so old app-managed binaries no longer mask newer bundled releases
- Channel yt-dlp source - Fixed Channel browsing to respect the selected yt-dlp source/channel, including Stable and System
- Escaped pasted URLs - Normalize shell-escaped URL punctuation in Download, Universal, and Gallery inputs so pasted links like
watch\?v\=...enqueue the intended video - CLI escaped URLs - Normalize shell-escaped URL punctuation so quoted YouTube URLs like
watch\?v\=...download the intended video - Scheduled livestream errors - Show clear upcoming livestream messages instead of grouping scheduled YouTube lives into generic skipped or unspecified errors
- Windows CLI output - Fixed
youwee -Vandyouwee --helpnot printing output in Windows terminals
Download
| Platform | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🍎 Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
For Apple Silicon Macs |
| 🍎 Mac (Intel) | Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg |
For Intel-based Macs |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows.msi |
MSI Installer |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe |
EXE Installer |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.deb |
Debian/Ubuntu |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.AppImage |
Portable (all distros) |
| 🌐 Extension (Chromium) | Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip |
Unzip and load unpacked on Chrome/Edge/Brave |
| 🦊 Extension (Firefox) | Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi |
Signed unlisted add-on for Firefox stable |
📋 Requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent
Optional
- FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
- Bun Runtime - if you can only download 360p from YouTube (auto-download available in Settings)
Browser Extension Install
- Chromium: download
Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip-> extract -> openchrome://extensions-> enable Developer mode -> Load unpacked. - Firefox: download
Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpiand open it directly to install.
Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txtFull Changelog: v0.17.0...v0.17.1
Youwee v0.17.0
🎬 Youwee v0.17.0
A modern, beautiful YouTube downloader built with Tauri.
✨ What's New
Added
- Command-line interface - Added a local
youweeCLI with install controls, structured download requests, and options for quality, audio mode, queue-only, playlist handling, subtitles, download sections, live-from-start, and skip-live behavior - Skip live streams - Added a download setting to skip currently live videos from the YouTube and Universal interfaces
- AI summary search - Added SQLite FTS5-powered Library search across titles, URLs, file paths, and saved AI summaries, with search scope controls for all content, details only, or AI summaries only
- YouTube keyword search - Added a dedicated YouTube keyword search view with filter controls for upload date, duration, sort order, and video features, letting selected results be added directly to the download queue
- Queue status tabs - Added compact status tabs to the YouTube and Universal queues for filtering videos by download state
- Plugin SDK YouTube search bridge - Exposed app-managed YouTube keyword search to JavaScript plugins through
ctx.youwee.youtube.searchVideos(...)with typed filters and continuation support
Changed
- AI generation timeout - Expanded the AI Generation Timeout options up to 60 minutes and now applies the selected timeout to AI provider HTTP requests for long-video summaries
- Application database filename - Renamed the internal SQLite database from
logs.dbtoyouwee.dbwith automatic migration from the legacy file while keeping the old file as a backup
Fixed
- Bilibili HTTP 412 - Added browser-like headers to Bilibili yt-dlp requests to prevent
HTTP Error 412
📥 Download
| Platform | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🍎 Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
For Apple Silicon Macs |
| 🍎 Mac (Intel) | Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg |
For Intel-based Macs |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows.msi |
MSI Installer |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe |
EXE Installer |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.deb |
Debian/Ubuntu |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.AppImage |
Portable (all distros) |
| 🌐 Extension (Chromium) | Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip |
Unzip and load unpacked on Chrome/Edge/Brave |
| 🦊 Extension (Firefox) | Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi |
Signed unlisted add-on for Firefox stable |
📋 Requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent
🔧 Optional
- FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
- Bun Runtime - if you can only download 360p from YouTube (auto-download available in Settings)
🌐 Browser Extension Install
- Chromium: download
Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip-> extract -> openchrome://extensions-> enable Developer mode -> Load unpacked. - Firefox: download
Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpiand open it directly to install.
🔐 Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txtFull Changelog: v0.16.0...v0.17.0
Youwee v0.16.0
🎬 Youwee v0.16.0
A modern, beautiful YouTube downloader built with Tauri.
✨ What's New
Added
- Persistent download queue - Added an optional Download setting to save YouTube, Universal, and Gallery queue items in the app database so queued items can be restored after closing and reopening Youwee
- Data Export - Added a new Data Export workspace for exporting YouTube playlist and channel data, choosing exactly which fields to include, saving files in formats such as CSV, Excel, JSON, Markdown, HTML, SQLite, and Word, and keeping exported files in Library for later access
- Telegram Remote Download - Added a Remote Download settings section with Telegram long-polling control, allowed chat ID tags, bot command guide,
/add,/download,/status,/queue,/stop, and/helpsupport, plus optional quality shortcuts such as720,audio, andmp3
Changed
- Download queue additions while running - Allowed adding new URLs to YouTube, Universal, and Gallery queues while downloads are already running, with queue workers waiting briefly for newly added items before ending the active session
- YouTube format selection - Changed the default YouTube video codec to Auto so new downloads no longer force H.264-only format selection and better match Universal downloads for videos without matching AVC streams
Fixed
- Linux deb install conflict - Renamed the bundled yt-dlp sidecar to a Youwee-specific binary name so
.debinstalls no longer conflict with distro-managedyt-dlppackages - System dependency paths - Improved Windows PATH resolution for yt-dlp, FFmpeg, Deno, gallery-dl, and helper tools
- Firefox cookie profile selection - Prioritized the active Firefox profile from
profiles.iniso browser-cookie downloads target the profile where cookies are most likely stored
📥 Download
| Platform | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🍎 Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
For Apple Silicon Macs |
| 🍎 Mac (Intel) | Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg |
For Intel-based Macs |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows.msi |
MSI Installer |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe |
EXE Installer |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.deb |
Debian/Ubuntu |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.AppImage |
Portable (all distros) |
| 🌐 Extension (Chromium) | Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip |
Unzip and load unpacked on Chrome/Edge/Brave |
| 🦊 Extension (Firefox) | Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi |
Signed unlisted add-on for Firefox stable |
📋 Requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent
🔧 Optional
- FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
- Bun Runtime - if you can only download 360p from YouTube (auto-download available in Settings)
🌐 Browser Extension Install
- Chromium: download
Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip-> extract -> openchrome://extensions-> enable Developer mode -> Load unpacked. - Firefox: download
Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpiand open it directly to install.
🔐 Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txtFull Changelog: v0.15.1...v0.16.0
Youwee v0.15.1
🎬 Youwee v0.15.1
A modern, beautiful YouTube downloader built with Tauri.
✨ What's New
Changed
- UI and UX refinements - Improved the app's overall UI and UX across AI Features, metadata, plugin settings, guide dialogs, and shared notification flows for a more consistent Youwee experience
- Plugin SDK v2.0.0 support - Upgraded plugin support to
youwee-sdkv2.0.0with stricter read/write/AI permission enforcement and TypeScript-first plugin workspaces
📥 Download
| Platform | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🍎 Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
For Apple Silicon Macs |
| 🍎 Mac (Intel) | Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg |
For Intel-based Macs |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows.msi |
MSI Installer |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe |
EXE Installer |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.deb |
Debian/Ubuntu |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.AppImage |
Portable (all distros) |
| 🌐 Extension (Chromium) | Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip |
Unzip and load unpacked on Chrome/Edge/Brave |
| 🦊 Extension (Firefox) | Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi |
Signed unlisted add-on for Firefox stable |
📋 Requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent
🔧 Optional
- FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
- Bun Runtime - if you can only download 360p from YouTube (auto-download available in Settings)
🌐 Browser Extension Install
- Chromium: download
Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip-> extract -> openchrome://extensions-> enable Developer mode -> Load unpacked. - Firefox: download
Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpiand open it directly to install.
🔐 Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txtFull Changelog: v0.14.1...v0.15.1
Youwee v0.14.1
🎬 Youwee v0.14.1
A modern, beautiful YouTube downloader built with Tauri.
✨ What's New
Changed
- Plugin workflow guidance and permissions flow - Refined plugin import, permission approval, workspace guide, and configuration UI so plugin setup, workflow assignment, and plugin guides are clearer inside Settings
- Plugin authoring flexibility - Updated workspace and SDK integration to support flexible Lucide plugin icons and a cleaner Deno runtime test flow for plugin authors
Fixed
- Plugin runtime logs and output summaries - Reduced duplicated plugin log noise, skipped storing raw result protocol output, and highlighted follow-up output file paths more clearly in post-processing step logs
- Plugin guide rendering and localized docs - Fixed guide dialog overflow and preserved localized
README.<locale>.mdfiles for installed plugins - Plugin configuration polish - Improved multi-select configuration controls, validation timing, and plugin enable/import prompts to better match the rest of the app UI
📥 Download
| Platform | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🍎 Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
For Apple Silicon Macs |
| 🍎 Mac (Intel) | Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg |
For Intel-based Macs |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows.msi |
MSI Installer |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe |
EXE Installer |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.deb |
Debian/Ubuntu |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.AppImage |
Portable (all distros) |
| 🌐 Extension (Chromium) | Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip |
Unzip and load unpacked on Chrome/Edge/Brave |
| 🦊 Extension (Firefox) | Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi |
Signed unlisted add-on for Firefox stable |
📋 Requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent
🔧 Optional
- FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
- Bun Runtime - if you can only download 360p from YouTube (auto-download available in Settings)
🌐 Browser Extension Install
- Chromium: download
Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip-> extract -> openchrome://extensions-> enable Developer mode -> Load unpacked. - Firefox: download
Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpiand open it directly to install.
🔐 Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txtFull Changelog: v0.14.0...v0.14.1
Youwee v0.14.0
🎬 Youwee v0.14.0
A modern, beautiful YouTube downloader built with Tauri.
✨ What's New
Added
- Library tagging and collections - Added free-form tags and virtual collections for Library items, including item-level assignment, quick chip filters, collection management, and advanced filtering by tags or collections
- Signed plugin system and SDK workflow - Added signed
.ywpplugins with workspace attach/debug flow, typed configuration fields, localized plugin guides, permission review, workflow assignment, logs, andyouwee-sdkpackaging/signing support
Changed
- Gallery URL input alignment - Updated the Gallery input to match the YouTube single/multiple flow more closely, including the Add button style, batch layout, URL hints, and language copy across locales
Fixed
- Arch Linux startup crash with GBM EGL display - Added a Linux WebKitGTK fallback that disables the GBM renderer by default to avoid startup aborts on some Arch-based systems
📥 Download
| Platform | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🍎 Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
For Apple Silicon Macs |
| 🍎 Mac (Intel) | Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg |
For Intel-based Macs |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows.msi |
MSI Installer |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe |
EXE Installer |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.deb |
Debian/Ubuntu |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.AppImage |
Portable (all distros) |
| 🌐 Extension (Chromium) | Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip |
Unzip and load unpacked on Chrome/Edge/Brave |
| 🦊 Extension (Firefox) | Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi |
Signed unlisted add-on for Firefox stable |
📋 Requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent
🔧 Optional
- FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
- Bun Runtime - if you can only download 360p from YouTube (auto-download available in Settings)
🌐 Browser Extension Install
- Chromium: download
Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip-> extract -> openchrome://extensions-> enable Developer mode -> Load unpacked. - Firefox: download
Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpiand open it directly to install.
🔐 Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txtFull Changelog: v0.13.3...v0.14.0