ytdlp-interface

This is a Windows graphical interface for yt-dlp, that is designed as a simple YouTube downloader. Since v1.2, the interface also accepts non-YouTube URLs, so theoretically it can be used to download from any site that yt-dlp supports (see the list).

To use, unpack the archive in a new folder at a location of your choice, and run ytdlp-interface.exe.

Download links for the latest version

64 bit: https://github.com/ErrorFlynn/ytdlp-interface/releases/download/v2.19.0/ytdlp-interface.7z

32 bit: https://github.com/ErrorFlynn/ytdlp-interface/releases/download/v2.19.0/ytdlp-interface_x86.7z

Windows 7 64 bit: https://github.com/ErrorFlynn/ytdlp-interface/releases/download/v2.19.0/ytdlp-interface_win7.7z

Windows 7 32 bit: https://github.com/ErrorFlynn/ytdlp-interface/releases/download/v2.19.0/ytdlp-interface_x86_win7.7z

Building the source

The project depends on four static libraries: Nana C++ GUI library v1.8 or later (at the time I'm writing this v1.8 is in development, so you must build branch develop-1.8), libjpeg-turbo, libpng, and bit7z.

The project uses a modified version of the Nana library (included in ytdlp-interface dependencies.7z). You can still link against the original library, but the modified version has features and behaviors not present in the original (as of June 2024). Most importantly, the modified library ensures that all interface elements follow the chosen color scheme, and that most interface elements scale properly with the system scale factor.

The program also uses JSON for modern C++ to get media info from yt-dlp.exe and to read/write the settings file, but that's just a header file that's included in the project (you can replace it with its latest version if you really want to).

The source is built using Visual Studio 2026 (if you don't have it already, you can get the Community Edition for free). First, unpack the archive ytdlp-interface dependencies.7z in the same directory where you put ytdlp-interface. As a result, you will have the following directories next to each other: bit7z, libjpeg-turbo-3.1.2, libpng, nana, ytdlp-interface.

Next, you will need to build the dependencies. All of them have a solution file (.sln), except for libjpeg-turbo which uses CMake. In Visual Studio's "Get started" window, select "Open a folder", then select the folder libjpeg-turbo-3.1.2. You can then press F7 to build. Initially there is only the x64-Debug configuration, but you can add the rest by selecting Manage configurations... from the dropdown menu.

Once you have built all the depencencies, you should be able to build ytdlp-interface (all the dependency paths are already configured in the project).