Projects sharing features with Youtube

Pytube is a Python library and command line interface for downloading videos, playlists, and captions from YouTube. It functions as both a programmatic tool for metadata extraction and a standalone media downloader. The project is designed using only the Python standard library to avoid external package dependencies. It utilizes regular expression-based HTML parsing to extract stream URLs and asset details directly from the platform. The library supports retrieving video metadata and thumbnails, as well as extracting caption tracks. It provides capabilities for downloading entire playlists a

VidBee is a self-hosted media download manager that wraps the yt-dlp engine to download videos and audio from over 1000 websites. It functions as both a desktop client and a Fastify-based web service, managing downloads through a persistent queue with pause, resume, retry, and real-time progress tracking. The application uses cookie-based authentication to access login-gated, age-restricted, or subscriber-only content by importing browser cookies or Netscape-format cookie files. The application distinguishes itself through automated download workflows, including RSS and Atom feed monitoring t

This project is a specialized TikTok API scraper and data extractor. It functions as a proxy-based web scraper designed to collect user metadata, video posts, and trend feeds, while providing a webhook data pipeline to route scraped information to external URLs via HTTP requests. The tool includes a watermark-free video downloader that saves high-definition content to local storage. It employs cryptographic request signing for server authentication and utilizes session cookie authentication combined with proxy rotation to manage network traffic and avoid rate limits. Capabilities cover bulk

h5player is an HTML5 video player extension and web media controller that adds advanced playback controls, visual filters, and media downloading capabilities to any web page using the HTML5 video tag. It functions as a customizable media hotkey manager and real-time video filter tool to enhance the standard browser viewing experience. The project is distinguished by its configuration-driven extension system, which allows for the remapping of playback shortcuts and the addition of new features through external scripts. It also provides a real-time visual filtering suite for modifying brightnes

Han1meViewer is an Android media viewer application for browsing, streaming, and downloading media content from a specific external website. It functions as a privacy-focused media browser that adapts external site content to a mobile-optimized interface. The application features tools for bypassing network restrictions through proxy and CDN configuration. It provides privacy protections including application locks and launcher icon disguises to hide the application's purpose. The project covers a wide range of capabilities, including background video downloading for offline media management

Yewtube is a command line YouTube client, media player, and downloader. It provides a text-based interface for searching, streaming, and browsing video content and comments without requiring an API key. The project functions as a Tor network proxy client, routing network requests through the Tor network to anonymize browsing and streaming activity. It also operates as a media downloader, enabling the retrieval of videos and playlists for local storage in various resolutions and audio formats. The application covers broader capabilities including playlist management, online media streaming, a

SkyTube is a third-party mobile application for streaming YouTube videos. It provides an ad-free video player that removes advertisements and integrates a media downloader for saving videos and thumbnails to local device storage for offline use. The application features a content filter to block videos based on channel lists, language, or view counts, and a subscription manager for importing and tracking channel updates in a dedicated feed. It also utilizes community-sourced timing data to automatically skip sponsored segments within videos. Playback is managed through gesture-based controls

YTLite is a modified YouTube client and a set of specialized extensions designed to provide expanded controls over playback, layout, and content visibility. It functions as a playback enhancer and interface customizer that allows for the modification of the native video platform experience. The project integrates SponsorBlock to automatically skip sponsored segments using community-driven timing data and restores the visibility of dislike counts on videos. It unlocks high-resolution streaming, enabling 2K and 4K playback, and provides a media downloader for saving videos, audio tracks, and im

ani-cli is a command line interface designed for searching, streaming, and downloading anime content. It functions as a terminal-based media utility that isolates and retrieves direct video streams from external web sources, allowing users to browse catalogs and play media without a web browser. The tool distinguishes itself through a modular provider architecture that uses pattern matching to extract metadata and stream links from various sites. It delegates actual video decoding and playback to external system media players, providing users with control over resolution, audio tracks, and pl

DashPlayer is a language learning video player designed for vocabulary and grammar study. It integrates an AI subtitle generator to create machine-translated captions and grammatical sentence analysis for video content. The project features a bilingual subtitle renderer that displays dual-language captions with toggleable visibility. It includes a remote media downloader to fetch online video content via URL and a utility to split long files into smaller segments for more manageable study sessions. The playback system supports sentence-based navigation, allowing users to jump between subtitl

HLS Downloader is a browser-integrated utility designed to detect, capture, and assemble fragmented streaming media content directly from web pages. It functions as a browser extension that identifies HTTP Live Streaming manifests, allowing users to download video, audio, and subtitle tracks as complete, playable local files. The tool distinguishes itself by performing all processing tasks entirely within the browser environment. It utilizes native browser primitives to decrypt protected media segments and reconstruct fragmented binary streams into unified files. By intercepting network traff

This project is a native macOS application designed to provide a dedicated interface for streaming and managing Bilibili video content. It functions as a desktop utility that integrates web-based media rendering with native system controls, allowing users to access high-resolution streams while offloading intensive decoding tasks to the host hardware. The application distinguishes itself through advanced playback customization and real-time interaction tools. Users can manage bullet comment overlays using regex-based filtering to maintain visual clarity, and the system supports personalized v

This project is a desktop application designed for archiving video content and animation series from the Bilibili platform to local storage. It functions as a media download manager that enables offline access to single-part clips and multi-part series by resolving remote video identifiers and manifests into downloadable file paths. The application distinguishes itself by supporting authenticated access, allowing users to inject stored session cookies to retrieve high-definition streams and premium content that would otherwise be restricted. It also incorporates download acceleration through

Video-Downloader is a cross-platform desktop utility designed to retrieve and archive online video content. It functions as a media aggregator that extracts streaming video sources from various platforms and saves them to a local file system for offline viewing. The application specializes in processing fragmented media streams by fetching individual segments and merging them into a single, playable file. It utilizes pattern matching to identify source endpoints and employs concurrent data fetching to manage large media transfers reliably. To maintain compatibility with evolving third-party

N_m3u8DL-CLI is a cross-platform .NET command-line interface designed for extracting and recording adaptive video streams. It functions as an HLS and DASH downloader that retrieves media from m3u8 and DASH playlist files, including the ability to capture ongoing live broadcasts with automatic duration limits. The tool includes a dedicated AES-128-CBC stream decryptor to handle protected video segments using provided keys and initialization vectors. To optimize transfer speeds, it utilizes a multi-threaded download model and supports custom HTTP header management to bypass server restrictions.

m3u8-downloader is a tool for extracting, downloading, and merging video segments from m3u8 playlist files into a single file. It functions as an HLS stream extractor and downloader that parses playlists to identify and retrieve individual video fragments. The project features a dedicated AES-128 stream decryptor to ensure encrypted media is playable and utilizes an MP4 transcoder to convert fragmented stream segments into a standard container for broad media player compatibility. It employs cross-origin script injection to bypass browser security restrictions and extract video source links d

YoutubeDownloader is a desktop application designed to retrieve and archive video and audio content from online platforms. It enables users to download media files directly to local storage, providing options to select specific quality levels and file formats to suit local playback requirements. The application distinguishes itself through its ability to access restricted or private content by utilizing personal account credentials. By managing session authentication, it allows for the retrieval of media that is not accessible to the general public. Furthermore, it incorporates automated work

TwitchDownloader is a specialized media retrieval and processing tool designed to archive video-on-demand content and clips from Twitch to local storage. It includes a dedicated chat archiver for fetching and saving chat logs in text or structured data formats. The project features a chat-to-video renderer that transforms raw chat logs into visual overlays and video files, including support for custom emote sets. A media queue manager enables the processing of bulk download lists and the management of multiple concurrent retrieval jobs. The software covers remote content search to find multi

Annie is a command-line video downloader and web video extraction library written in Go. It functions as a concurrent media downloader designed to fetch video files and playlists from websites via URLs. The tool distinguishes itself through a proxy-aware network layer that supports SOCKS5 and HTTP proxies to bypass regional content restrictions. It also incorporates session cookie integration and referrer spoofing to facilitate the download of authenticated or age-gated content. The project provides capabilities for bulk media acquisition, including batch downloading from text files and extr

Lux is a command line video downloader written in Go designed for extracting and saving video and audio from various websites. It functions as a concurrent media downloader that increases transfer speeds by splitting files into fragments and downloading them using multiple threads. The tool serves as a playlist download manager capable of retrieving entire video collections or specific ranges of items. It also operates as a proxy-enabled media client, supporting HTTP and SOCKS5 proxies and session cookies to access region-locked, private, or age-gated content. Additional capabilities include

This is a tool for downloading videos, images, and audio from the Douyin social media platform using shareable URLs or profile links. It can download individual posts, entire user profiles including all posts and liked content, collections, and music tracks, with options for watermark-free and high-quality output. The tool also supports live stream recording, comment collection, and keyword-based content search with JSONL export. The project distinguishes itself through an integrated REST API server that accepts download and transcription requests, tracks job status, and exposes health check

Tartube is a desktop video manager and web video downloader designed for capturing and storing video content from a wide variety of hosting sites for offline viewing. It serves as a graphical interface for the yt-dlp engine to download and organize videos from platforms such as YouTube and Twitch. The application enables web video archiving to prevent data loss from deletions or platform changes. It provides a dedicated interface for categorizing and managing large collections of downloaded web videos within an organized library. The system handles multi-platform video downloading and offlin

This project is a cross-platform desktop application that serves as a graphical wrapper for the youtube-dl command line tool. It functions as a web media extractor and batch video downloader, allowing users to save video files, audio tracks, subtitles, and metadata from supported online platforms. The application provides a visual interface to manage download quality, output formats, and file naming. It supports the retrieval of restricted or private content through browser cookie files, basic authentication, or video passwords. The software includes capabilities for bulk playlist archiving

This project is a command-line video downloader and web media extractor written in Python. It is designed to retrieve video and audio streams from various hosting platforms for local storage or real-time streaming via standard output. The system utilizes a framework of custom extractor classes to handle different websites and allows for the development of new extractors to extend compatibility. It supports accessing restricted, private, or region-locked content through the use of session cookies, user-agent headers, and proxy server routing. Capabilities include media format selection based

ytdlp-interface is a self-hosted media downloader that provides a web-based graphical user interface for retrieving and saving internet videos to a local server or device. It functions as a visual wrapper for the yt-dlp command line engine, allowing users to fetch online video and audio content without using a terminal. The project enables online video archiving and web content extraction by allowing users to enter URLs into a simplified interface to save media from supported platforms. The system manages these downloads through a structured communication layer that separates the frontend fr

bilibili-helper-o is a browser extension designed to modify the Bilibili web interface and enhance media playback and download capabilities. It functions as a playback enhancer and web interface modifier that injects custom scripts into the platform to customize the video player and layout. The project provides tools to remove regional and account-based viewing restrictions on Bilibili content. It also includes a video downloader extension capable of extracting and saving video streams from the platform to local storage for offline archiving. These capabilities are implemented through networ

Persepolis is a Python-based download manager and graphical user interface for the aria2 engine. It functions as a concurrent file downloader that splits files into multiple chunks to be retrieved simultaneously, maximizing available network bandwidth. The application integrates a media extraction engine to resolve direct URLs, enabling the retrieval of video and audio content from various online streaming platforms and hosting services. It provides tools for download queue management and automation, including the ability to schedule specific start times or define time windows for downloads