# π₯ YTSage
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**A modern YouTube downloader with a clean PySide6 interface.**
Download videos in any quality, extract audio, fetch subtitles, and more.
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## β Why YTSage?
YTSage is designed for users who want a **simple yet powerful YouTube downloader**. Unlike other tools, it offers:
- A clean, modern PySide6 interface
- One-click downloads for video, audio, and subtitles
- Advanced features like SponsorBlock, subtitle merging, and playlist selection
- Cross-platform support and easy installation
## β¨ Features
| Core Features | Advanced Features | Extra Features |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| π₯ Format Table | π« SponsorBlock Integration | πΎ Save Download Path |
| π΅ Audio Extraction | π Multi-Subtitle Select & Merge | π Auto-Update yt-dlp |
| β¨ Simple UI | πΎ Save Description | π οΈ FFmpeg/yt-dlp Detection |
| π Playlist Support | πΌοΈ Save thumbnail | βοΈ Custom Commands |
| πΌοΈ Playlist Selector | π Speed Limiter | πͺ Login with Cookies |
| π Embed Chapters | βοΈ Trim Video Sections | |
## π Installation
### β‘ Quick Install (Recommended)
Install YTSage from PyPI:
```bash
pip install ytsage
```
Then launch the app:
```bash
ytsage
```
### π¦ Pre-built Executables
- πͺ **Windows:** YTSage-v<version>.exe / YTSage-v<version>-ffmpeg.exe (with FFmpeg)
- π§ **Linux:** YTSage-v<version>-amd64.deb / YTSage-v<version>-x86_64.AppImage
- π **macOS:** YTSage-v<version>-macOS.zip / YTSage-v<version>.dmg
> πDownload Latest Releaseπ οΈ Manual Installation from Source
### 1. Clone the Repository
```bash
git clone https://github.com/oop7/YTSage.git
cd YTSage
```
### 2. Install Dependencies
#### β‘ With uv
```bash
uv pip install -r requirements.txt
```
#### π¦ Or with standard pip
```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
### 3. Run the Application
```bash
python main.py
```
## πΈ Screenshots
Main Interface
Playlist Download
Audio Format
Subtitle Options
## π Usage
π― Basic Usage
1. **Launch YTSage**
2. **Paste YouTube URL** (or use "Paste URL" button)
3. **Click "Analyze"**
4. **Select Format:**
- `Video` for video downloads
- `Audio Only` for audio extraction
5. **Choose Options:**
- Enable subtitles & select language
- Enable subtitle merge
- Save thumbnail
- Remove sponsor segments
- Save description
- Embed chapters
6. **Select Output Directory**
7. **Click "Download"**
π Playlist Download
1. **Paste Playlist URL**
2. **Click "Analyze"**
3. **Select videos from the playlist selector (optional, defaults to all)**
4. **Choose desired format/quality**
5. **Click "Download"**
> π‘ The application automatically handles the download queue
π§° Advanced Options
- **Quality Selection:** Choose the highest resolution for best quality
- **Subtitle Options:** Filter languages and embed into video
- **Custom Commands:** Access advanced yt-dlp features
- **Save Description:** Save the description of the video
- **Save Thumbnail:** Save the thumbnail of the video
- **Embed Chapters:** Embed chapter markers as metadata in the downloaded video file for compatible video players
- **Remove Sponsor Segments:** Remove sponsor segments from the video
- **Speed Limiter:** Limit the download speed
- **Login with Cookies:** Login to YouTube using cookies to access private content
How to use it:
1. Extract cookies from your browser using an extension like [cookie-editor](https://github.com/moustachauve/cookie-editor?tab=readme-ov-file)
2. Copy the cookies in Netscape format
3. Create a file named `cookies.txt` and paste the cookies into it
4. Select the `cookies.txt` file in the app
- **Save Download Path:** Save the download path
- **Update yt-dlp:** Update yt-dlp
- **FFmpeg/yt-dlp Detection:** Automatically detect FFmpeg/yt-dlp
- **Trim Video:** Download only specific parts of a video by specifying time ranges (HH:MM:SS format)
## π οΈ Troubleshooting
Click to view common issues and solutions
- **Format table not displaying:** Update yt-dlp to the latest version.
- **Download fails:** Check your internet connection and ensure the video is available.
- **Separate video and audio files after download:** This happens when FFmpeg is missing or not detected. YTSage requires FFmpeg to merge high-quality video and audio streams.
- **Solution:** Ensure FFmpeg is installed and accessible in your system's PATH. For Windows users, the easiest option is to download the `YTSage-v-ffmpeg.exe` file, which comes bundled with FFmpeg.
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#### π macOS: "App is damaged and canβt be opened"
If you see this error on macOS Sonoma or newer, you need to remove the quarantine attribute.
1. **Open Terminal** (you can find it using Spotlight).
2. **Type the following command** but **do not** press Enter yet. Make sure to include the space at the end:
```bash
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine
```
3. **Drag the `YTSage.app` file** from your Finder window and drop it directly into the Terminal window. This will automatically paste the correct file path.
4. **Press Enter** to run the command.
5. **Try opening YTSage.app again.** It should now launch correctly.
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#### **Configuration Locations (Advanced)**
- **Windows:** `%LOCALAPPDATA%\YTSage`
- **macOS:** `~/Library/Application Support/YTSage`
- **Linux:** `~/.local/share/YTSage`
## π₯ Contributing
We welcome contributions! Here's how you can help:
1. π΄ Fork the repository
2. πΏ Create your feature branch:
```bash
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature
```
3. πΎ Commit your changes:
```bash
git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'
```
4. π€ Push to the branch:
```bash
git push origin feature/AmazingFeature
```
5. π Open a Pull Request
π Project Structure
## YTSage - Project Structure
This document describes the organized folder structure of YTSage.
### π Project Structure
```
YTSage-main/
βββ π assets/ # Static assets and resources
β βββ π Icon/ # Application icons
β β βββ icon.png
β βββ π sound/ # Audio files
β βββ notification.mp3
β
βββ π src/ # Source code
β βββ π core/ # Core business logic
β β βββ __init__.py # Core package init
β β βββ ytsage_downloader.py # Download functionality
β β βββ ytsage_ffmpeg.py # FFmpeg integration
β β βββ ytsage_style.py # UI styling
β β βββ ytsage_utils.py # Utility functions
β β βββ ytsage_yt_dlp.py # yt-dlp integration
β β
β βββ π gui/ # User interface components
β β βββ π dialogs/ # Dialog classes
β β β βββ __init__.py # Dialogs package init (re-exports all)
β β β βββ ytsage_dialogs_base.py # Basic dialogs (Log, About)
β β β βββ ytsage_dialogs_custom.py # Custom functionality dialogs
β β β βββ ytsage_dialogs_ffmpeg.py # FFmpeg-related dialogs
β β β βββ ytsage_dialogs_selection.py # Selection dialogs
β β β βββ ytsage_dialogs_settings.py # Settings dialogs
β β β βββ ytsage_dialogs_update.py # Update dialogs
β β β
β β βββ __init__.py # GUI package init
β β βββ ytsage_gui_dialogs.py # Dialog aggregator (backward compatibility)
β β βββ ytsage_gui_format_table.py # Format table functionality
β β βββ ytsage_gui_main.py # Main application window
β β βββ ytsage_gui_video_info.py # Video information display
β β
β βββ __init__.py # Main package init
β
βββ π main.py # Application entry point
βββ π requirements.txt # Python dependencies
βββ π README.md # Project documentation
βββ π LICENSE # License file
βββ π .gitignore # Git ignore rules
```
## βοΈ Star History
## π License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
## π Acknowledgments
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A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has contributed to this project by opening an issue to suggest an improvement or report a bug.