VideoYou Downloader for Windows
VideoYou
VideoYou is a modern Windows desktop application for downloading videos, audio, playlists, subtitles, thumbnails, and metadata from hundreds of supported websites through a simple graphical interface.
Powered by the industry-standard yt-dlp downloader and FFmpeg, VideoYou removes the need for command-line tools while exposing the features that advanced users expect. Paste a link, choose your download settings, and let the application handle the rest.
Everything runs locally on your computer. No cloud processing, subscriptions, or online accounts are required.
Overview
VideoYou was designed for creators, developers, students, archivists, and everyday users who need a fast and reliable way to save online media.
Whether you want to archive educational videos, save music for offline listening, download gameplay footage, preserve tutorials, or collect reference material for creative projects, VideoYou provides a clean desktop experience without unnecessary complexity.
The application combines a modern interface with the proven reliability of yt-dlp and FFmpeg while providing real-time progress information, detailed logs, customizable output formats, and support for hundreds of websites.
Main Features
- Video Downloads
- Download videos with original audio
- Automatic video and audio merging
- Highest available quality
- Manual quality selection
- Audio Downloads
- Extract audio from videos
- Create MP3 files
- Create M4A files
- Create WAV files
- Original audio preservation
- Quality Selection
- Best Available
- 2160p (when available)
- 1440p (when available)
- 1080p
- 720p
- 480p
- 360p
- Lowest available quality
- Export Formats
- MP4
- MKV
- WebM
- MP3
- M4A
- WAV
- Metadata
- Download video information
- Save info.json
- Embed metadata
- Embed thumbnails
- Download subtitles
- Download automatic subtitles
- Playlists
- Entire playlists
- Selected playlist items
- Automatic numbering
- Playlist metadata
- Cookies Support
- Browser cookies
- Restricted videos
- Private content (where permitted)
- Age-restricted content (where permitted)
- Download Manager
- Live progress
- Download speed
- Estimated remaining time
- Current task indicator
- Detailed logs
- Error reporting
- Batch Processing
- Multiple URLs
- Queue support
- Sequential downloads
- Automatic processing
- Desktop Experience
- Modern interface
- Offline application
- No advertisements
- No subscriptions
- No cloud services
Supported Websites
VideoYou supports hundreds of websites through the continuously updated yt-dlp backend.
Popular supported services include:
- YouTube
- YouTube Music
- Steam
- TikTok
- X (Twitter)
- Twitch
- Kick
- Discord CDN
- Vimeo
- Dailymotion
- SoundCloud
- Bandcamp
- BiliBili
- Niconico
- PeerTube
- Archive.org
- Many hundreds of additional supported websites
Download Options
- Video with audio
- Audio only
- Best quality
- Specific resolution
- Original metadata
- Embedded thumbnails
- Video subtitles
- Automatic subtitles
- Playlist downloads
- Single videos
- Multiple downloads
- Browser cookies
- Custom output folders
- Automatic filenames
- Overwrite protection
Perfect For
- Content creators
- YouTubers
- Game developers
- Students
- Teachers
- Researchers
- Video editors
- Music collections
- Offline libraries
- Educational content
- Tutorial archives
- Reference material
- Gameplay footage
- Game trailers
- Social media clips
- Podcast downloads
- Personal backups
Typical Workflow
- Copy a supported video or playlist URL.
- Paste the URL into VideoYou.
- Select Video or Audio mode.
- Choose your preferred quality.
- Select the output format.
- Choose an output folder.
- Enable optional subtitles, thumbnails, metadata, or cookies.
- Press Download.
- Monitor progress through the built-in download log.
- Your files are saved locally on your computer.
Technical Features
- Built around yt-dlp
- Built around FFmpeg
- Native Windows desktop application
- Automatic stream merging
- Automatic format conversion
- Real-time progress updates
- Detailed download logs
- Metadata support
- Subtitle support
- Thumbnail downloading
- Playlist downloading
- Batch downloading
- Cookie authentication
- Multiple output formats
- Automatic filename generation
- Local file processing
- No external servers
- No cloud uploads
- No paid APIs
Privacy
VideoYou performs every operation directly on your computer using yt-dlp and FFmpeg.
Downloaded files are never uploaded to external servers, and the application does not rely on cloud processing. Your downloads remain under your control.
Requirements
- Windows
- Internet connection
- No additional software installation required
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Purchase
In order to download this tool you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $2.43 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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