# YouTube Downloader

A simple, self-hosted YouTube downloader that allows you to download videos and audio from YouTube. Built with Flask and yt-dlp.

## Features

- 🎥 Download YouTube videos in best quality
- 🎵 Extract audio as MP3 files
- 🌐 Simple web interface
- 🏃‍♂️ Easy to set up and run
- 🔒 Private and self-hosted

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.6+
- FFmpeg (required for audio downloads)

## Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://gitea.patrolbuddygo.com/wesleyneuhaus/YouTubeDownloader.git
cd YouTubeDownloader

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt


3. Install FFmpeg (required for audio downloads):
   - Download from [FFmpeg's official website](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html)
   - Either place the FFmpeg executable in the project directory or add it to your system PATH

## Usage

1. Start the server:

python main.py

2. Open your web browser and navigate to:

http://localhost:5000


3. Enter a YouTube URL and select your preferred download format (video or audio)

4. Click "Download" and wait for the process to complete

## Updating

To update to the latest version:

git pull
pip install -r requirements.txt