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A web interface for yt-dlp. Downloads videos onto server.
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README.md

yt-dlp-web-ui

A web UI for yt-dlp, built with Deno.

NOTE ON AI USE: While I do use AI to write code I decide on the architecture, design of the software, design of the website, how it works and what it should do. I also decide which dependencies and tools to use.

Features

  • Paste a YouTube URL and download with a max-quality selector (480p–4K)
  • Live download progress bar
  • Video library with thumbnails, resolution badges and channel info
  • Built-in player with English subtitles when available
  • In-app status for active and failed downloads

Todo

  • Support downloading subtitles in additional languages (currently English only)
  • Unify the project description across the repository, this README and the UI subtitle
  • Add a one-click "retry without subtitles" button to the failed-download state, instead of telling users to switch the subtitle option manually
  • Add a per-video info popup with additional details such as the description and the original URL
  • Play video while downloading

Requirements

  • Deno 2.x
  • yt-dlp available on PATH
  • ffmpeg (format merging) and mediainfo (metadata)

Getting started

git clone https://code.reboot.li/rebootl/yt-dlp-wui.git
cd yt-dlp-wui
./run-local.sh

Then open http://localhost:9092.

Docker

docker build -t yt-dlp-wui .
docker run -p 9092:9092 -v /path/to/your/videos:/app/downloads yt-dlp-wui

Configuration

Environment variable Default Description
PORT 9092 Server port
DOWNLOAD_DIR ./downloads Where videos are saved

Project structure

main.ts      Deno/Oak backend: REST API + static file serving
index.html   Alpine.js frontend (single file)
style.css    Styles