Original quality
Downloads the untouched source streams straight from YouTube — no re-encode, no quality loss.
Latest · v0.1.1-beta
Download YouTube videos the reliable way
Original untouched streams with perfect seeking — no re-encoding, no broken files. Built for video editing.
Features
Why use it
Editor-friendly
Perfect seek tables mean scrubbing, trimming, and previews just work in your video editor.
Free & open source
No subscriptions, no watermarks, no limits. The code is on GitHub for anyone to audit.
Playlists & formats
Playlists, subtitles, audio-only, or capped resolution — pick the exact format you need.
Downloads
Get the app
Windows 10/11 · NSIS installer (.exe) or MSI package (.msi)
How it works
Three steps
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Install the app
Download the installer and open it — no dev server, no terminal, no setup.
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Paste a link
Drop in any YouTube video or playlist URL and let the app read it.
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Download
Original-quality MP4 lands in your downloads folder, ready for the editor.
Settings
Browser cookies for downloads
Use your signed-in browser session so YouTube stops throttling downloads — fixes mid-download 403 errors.
Choose a browser
Works best with Firefox or Edge — Chrome may need to be fully closed first.
Your setup
Self-hosting? Drop config.json next to the app's downloads folder — no file editing needed. In the desktop app, use the Settings gear instead.
FAQ
Questions
“Windows protected your PC” — what is that?
SmartScreen flags installers that aren't code-signed yet. It's the publisher that's unrecognized, not the app. Click More info → Run anyway to install. Code signing is on the roadmap — once it's live, the warning disappears.
Do I need yt-dlp or ffmpeg?
Downloads are powered by yt-dlp and ffmpeg. When running from source, install them with winget install yt-dlp and winget install ffmpeg.
Is it really free?
Yes — free and open source, forever. No account, no ads, no download limits.
Why not a web downloader like vidssave or y2mate?
Those re-encode videos on their servers with cheap settings that corrupt the seek table — files freeze and skip in editors. This app pulls the original streams, so seeking is perfect.
Which Windows versions are supported?
Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit). WebView2 — required by the app — is preinstalled on both.