YouTube Video Downloader (Tkinter + youtube_dl)

This is a simple Python GUI application for downloading YouTube videos using youtube_dl and Tkinter.

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Features

• GUI-based YouTube video downloader
• Allows browsing and selecting the download directory
• Simple, minimal interface
• Downloads videos in their original format

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Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Packages:
  • youtube_dl
  • tkinter (comes pre-installed with Python on most systems)
  • os (built-in)

Install youtube_dl:

pip install youtube_dl

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Usage

1. Clone or download this script.
2. Run the script:

python youtube_downloader.py

3. In the GUI:
   • Paste the YouTube video link.
   • Select a destination folder.
   • Click DOWNLOAD video.

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File Structure

youtube_downloader.py   # Main application script

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Code Overview

• CreateWidgets(): Creates and places Tkinter widgets.
• Browse(): Lets you choose a folder to save the downloaded file.
• Download(): Uses youtube_dl to download the YouTube video.
• paste(): Placeholder function for clipboard paste (not used in current version).

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Example

1. Enter a YouTube link in the YOUTUBE LINK field.
2. Click BROWSE to choose where the file should be saved.
3. Click DOWNLOAD video to start downloading.
4. Once complete, a SUCCESS message will pop up.

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Notes

• This version downloads the video in its default available format.
• To customize download options (e.g., MP3, resolution, etc.), modify the audDWLDopt dictionary in the code.

Example for downloading audio as MP3:

audDWLDopt = {
    'format': 'bestaudio/best',
    'postprocessors': [{
        'key': 'FFmpegExtractAudio',
        'preferredcodec': 'mp3',
        'preferredquality': '192',
    }]
}