youtube-downloader

This repository contains an Electron application that serves as a user interface (UI) for yt-dlp, offering various features for downloading videos and playlists, as well as extracting audio (mp3) from both single videos and playlists.

Installation and Development Setup

You can get started with the development of this application using either NPM or Yarn. Here are the steps:

Using NPM:

npm install
npm run electron

Using Yarn:

yarn install
yarn electron

Building the Application

This project utilizes electron-builder to package and create distributable versions of the Electron app for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

The configuration schema for electron-builder can be found in the package.json file under the "build" key.

To trigger the build process, you can use the following scripts:

Using NPM:

npm run build-linux
npm run build-mac
npm run build-win

Using Yarn:

yarn build-linux
yarn build-mac
yarn build-win

Important Note: According to the electron-builder documentation, you cannot expect to build an app for all platforms on just one platform. If your app has native dependencies, it can only be compiled on the target platform where it is intended to run.

The build Folder

This folder serves as a lookup location for icons used by electron-builder during the build process.

The bin Folder

The bin directory contains precompiled binaries required by the application. These binaries will be copied into the native app during the distribution build process. This approach ensures that the application works seamlessly without requiring users to manually download dependencies. Please note that the paths to these binaries may change between development and production.

The dist Folder

This directory is where electron-builder stores the packaged and compiled versions of the application for distribution.