Is YoutubeDownloader still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 9 days ago. Latest release 1.17.1, 21 days ago.

How widely used is YoutubeDownloader?

Widely used. 17k stars, 8 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Assembly instructions

Tyrrrz/YoutubeDownloader

Downloads videos and playlists from YouTube

.NET#download#downloader#ffmpeg#mp3

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 9 days ago. Latest release 1.17.1, 21 days ago.
How widely used?: Widely used17k stars, 8 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 16,720
Activity: Updated this month

Saved setup from 10 h ago

Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗github.comThe project's own site.

Also: In the browser ↗

Download for macOS

1.17.1 · 10/25/2026 ↗

YoutubeDownloader.osx-arm64.zip

zip · Apple Silicon · 100.6 MB · 847 downloads · best match

Download

If it contains an .app, move it to Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/Tyrrrz/YoutubeDownloader/releases/download/1.17.1/YoutubeDownloader.osx-arm64.zip"
unzip "YoutubeDownloader.osx-arm64.zip"

Other macOS downloads (1)

YoutubeDownloader.osx-x64.zip

zip · Intel · 105.0 MB · 531 downloads

Download

If it contains an .app, move it to Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/Tyrrrz/YoutubeDownloader/releases/download/1.17.1/YoutubeDownloader.osx-x64.zip"
unzip "YoutubeDownloader.osx-x64.zip"

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Parts list

1×.NET SDK 10.0.100runtime

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Good to know

A .NET solution with several projects: start the app project with dotnet run --project <path/to/App.csproj> (the README usually names it).
Dev Container config found — you can open it in VS Code Dev Containers or GitHub Codespaces for a zero-setup environment.
Nested projects: YoutubeDownloader.Core/YoutubeDownloader.Core.csproj, YoutubeDownloader/YoutubeDownloader.csproj

Details

License: MIT
Open issues: 13
Branch: prime

Files we read (6)

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

.github/workflows/main.yml

Contributing.md

Directory.Build.props

Readme.md

global.json

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