📥 YouTube Downloader Application

A modern and feature-rich web-based YouTube Downloader built with Node.js. Supports 8K/4K/HDR, audio-only, and merged downloads with a sleek dark UI!

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🚀 Quick Start Guide

✅ First Time Setup

1. 📦 Install Node.js Download and install from 👉 https://nodejs.org (Required to run this app)

2. 🧬 Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/Dharaneesh20/YT_Downloader.git
   cd YT_Downloader

3. 🏁 Run Setup Script

   • Double-click: Setup-and-Run.bat (Sets up everything automatically — dependencies, yt-dlp, ffmpeg check, and launches the app)

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🔁 Daily Use (After First Setup)

• Double-click: Quick-Start.bat (Quick launch with no setup delay)

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📂 Folder Structure

Folder / File	Purpose
downloads/	Downloaded videos will appear here
node_modules/	Node.js dependencies
public/ or src/	HTML, CSS, JS, frontend files
server.js	Backend Node.js server logic
Setup-and-Run.bat	First-time setup script
Quick-Start.bat	One-click daily launcher
Run.bat	Original CLI runner
Update-Dependencies.bat	Downloads the latest yt-dlp and dependencies

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🌟 Features

• ✅ One-click setup & launch
• 🌐 Automatically opens in your browser
• 🎞️ 8K / 4K / FHD / HD / SD / HDR / SDR video support
• 🎵 Audio-only downloads
• 🔀 Video + Audio merging via ffmpeg
• 🕹️ Command-line & GUI support
• 💾 Download history
• 🌑 Dark theme with Red/Blue accent
• ⚙️ Auto-install & update of all dependencies

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🛠️ Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
❌ node not recognized	Install Node.js 👉 https://nodejs.org
❌ yt-dlp not found	Script will auto-download the latest yt-dlp
❌ ffmpeg missing	Download it manually 👉 https://ffmpeg.org
🔁 Port 3000 in use	Script will auto-kill conflicting processes

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🔄 Updating the App

To update yt-dlp and dependencies:

Double-click: Update-Dependencies.bat

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💬 Coming Soon (Optional Ideas)

• ✅ Cross-platform support (Linux/Mac via .sh script)
• 📁 Drag & drop video links
• 🧠 AI-powered filename suggestions
• 📱 Mobile-friendly interface

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🧠 Developer Notes

This app uses:

• express for the backend
• yt-dlp for downloading
• ffmpeg for merging streams
• open to auto-launch the browser
• Static frontend with dark-mode styling

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Here's your updated README section with added credits to FFmpeg and yt-dlp:

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🙌 Credits

Made with ❤️ by Dharaneesh R.S Licensed under MIT.

Special thanks to:

• 🎞️ FFmpeg – for enabling seamless media processing and merging
• ⬇️ yt-dlp – for powering high-quality YouTube downloads

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