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kyla

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Registered: 2022-03-22

Posts: 1

What is the YouTube downloader in your software manager?

It does exactly what i need it to do (Download videos without re-compression) but i want to use it on other distros aswell

q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

Posts: 4,453

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Re: What is the YouTube downloader in your software manager?

https://github.com/JaGoLi/ytdl-gui

wojan

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Registered: 2024-08-30

Posts: 2

Re: What is the YouTube downloader in your software manager?

Sorry, I'm new here and don't know how to start new question so I write here my question: is the YouTube downloader still available?
I have it listed in my "software center" but if I try to install it the warning appear stating that "Unable to download .... Check your internet connection", but for other apps it works normally, so it is not an issue...
I would be grateful if somebody could helps me?

hchiper

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2020-07-28

Posts: 491

Re: What is the YouTube downloader in your software manager?

I have looked in Q4OS 4 and 5 and none of them has "YouTube downloader" listed in Software Center. Which version of Q4OS do you use?

Anyway, if I remember well, youtube-dl doesn't work anymore (due to modifications inside YouTube). Instead you might use yt-dlp.

A GUI is also available separately. I've never used it.

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seb3773

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Registered: 2023-11-01

Posts: 147

Re: What is the YouTube downloader in your software manager?

youtube-dl doesn't work anymore (due to modifications inside YouTube). Instead you might use yt-dlp.

A GUI is also available separately. I've never used it.

yes, it is the way to go. The gui is well done by the way, but I prefer this one :

https://github.com/mhogomchungu/media-downloader

which is a GUI front end to yt-dlp, gallery-dl, lux, you-get, svtplay-dl, aria2c, wget and safari books

Last edited by seb3773 (2024-08-31 09:06)

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q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

Posts: 4,453

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Re: What is the YouTube downloader in your software manager?

@wojan
What install file did you download to install Q4OS ?

wojan

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Registered: 2024-08-30

Posts: 2

Re: What is the YouTube downloader in your software manager?

Thank you very much to everyone
Im rather begginer and dont know-how How to check the version, but it is not the newest one. Probably 3xxx.
I installed the Media downloader and it works nice. 
The GUI for yt-dip, Given by hchiper I wasnt able to install, commands given in the linked instruction didnt work with my Q4os ?
But Media downloader is OK, so once again thanks everybody ?