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.

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How to install YoutubeDownloader on Windows (Tyrrrz/YoutubeDownloader) · gitmanual

How to install on Windows

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 Windows?

Yes, it installs on your Windows

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

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗github.comThe project's own site.

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Download for Windows

1.17.1 · 10/25/2026 ↗

YoutubeDownloader.win-x64.zip

zip · x64 · 78.9 MB · 20,114 downloads · best match

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/Tyrrrz/YoutubeDownloader/releases/download/1.17.1/YoutubeDownloader.win-x64.zip" -OutFile "YoutubeDownloader.win-x64.zip"
Expand-Archive "YoutubeDownloader.win-x64.zip" -DestinationPath .

Other Windows downloads (2)

YoutubeDownloader.win-arm64.zip

zip · ARM64 · 76.6 MB · 860 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/Tyrrrz/YoutubeDownloader/releases/download/1.17.1/YoutubeDownloader.win-arm64.zip" -OutFile "YoutubeDownloader.win-arm64.zip"
Expand-Archive "YoutubeDownloader.win-arm64.zip" -DestinationPath .

YoutubeDownloader.win-x86.zip

zip · 32-bit · 75.7 MB · 1,899 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/Tyrrrz/YoutubeDownloader/releases/download/1.17.1/YoutubeDownloader.win-x86.zip" -OutFile "YoutubeDownloader.win-x86.zip"
Expand-Archive "YoutubeDownloader.win-x86.zip" -DestinationPath .

Install with a package manager

Alternative: ScoopNeeds Scoop

scoop install extras/youtubedownloader

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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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

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Readme.md

global.json

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