pyTuber

A user-friendly GUI application for downloading YouTube videos

Features

• Single Video Download: Download individual YouTube videos by URL
• Batch Download: Download multiple videos from a text file containing URLs
• Progress Tracking: Real-time status updates and progress indication
• Output Directory Selection: Choose where to save downloaded videos
• Modern UI: Clean, intuitive interface built with PyQt6

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• PyQt6 6.10.0
• pytube2

Installation

1. Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Run the application:

python main.py

2. Select Output Directory: Click "Browse..." to choose where downloaded videos will be saved (defaults to your Downloads folder)

3. Download Options:

   • Single Video Tab:

     • Paste a YouTube video URL
     • Click "Download Video"

   • Video List Tab:

     • Click "Select File..." to choose a text file containing YouTube URLs (one per line)
     • Click "Download from List"

4. Monitor progress in the Status Log at the bottom of the window

Example Video List File Format

Create a text file (e.g., videos.txt) with one YouTube URL per line:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID_1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID_2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID_3

Notes

• Downloads run in a separate thread to keep the UI responsive
• The application will prompt you before closing if a download is in progress
• All downloads are saved to the selected output directory

License

This project uses pytube2, which is licensed under the Unlicense.