YouTube Video Downloader

A simple web application to extract high-quality video links from YouTube URLs using yt-dlp and Flask.

Features

• Simple web interface.
• Extracts the best quality video URL.
• Displays video thumbnail, title, and duration.
• Direct download/stream link.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• pip (Python package manager)

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the source code.
2. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

   python -m venv venv
   # Windows
   .\venv\Scripts\activate
   # macOS/Linux
   source venv/bin/activate

3. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Run the application:

   python app.py

2. Open your web browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:5000.
3. Paste a YouTube video URL into the input field.
4. Click "Get Video".
5. Click the "Download Video" button to open the video stream or download it.

Note

This tool uses yt-dlp to extract video information. Please respect YouTube's Terms of Service and copyright laws.