Clip — YouTube Downloader

A clean, minimalist YouTube downloader with a web UI.

Requirements

• Node.js (v16+)
• yt-dlp installed and in your PATH
• ffmpeg (recommended, for merging high-quality video+audio)

Setup

1. Install yt-dlp

macOS (Homebrew):

brew install yt-dlp

Windows (winget):

winget install yt-dlp

Linux / pip:

pip install yt-dlp

2. Install ffmpeg (recommended)

macOS: brew install ffmpeg
Windows: Download from https://ffmpeg.org/download.html
Linux: sudo apt install ffmpeg

3. Run the app

npm install
node server.js

Then open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Usage

1. Paste a YouTube URL
2. Click Fetch to load available formats
3. Select your preferred resolution/format
4. Click Download — the file saves to your downloads folder

Notes

• For personal use only. Respect copyright and YouTube's Terms of Service.
• High-quality formats (1080p+) require ffmpeg for audio/video merging.