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YTConverter™ is a Python-based project developed by kaifcodec designed to provide a robust tool for converting YouTube videos into various formats. This tool simplifies the process of downloading and converting videos from YouTube.

• Python 3.x
• Required Python libraries (listed in requirements.txt)
• ffmpeg & yt-dlp binary

git clone https://github.com/kaifcodec/ytconverter.git
cd ytconverter/standalone/
./install.sh # Auto-setup ffmpeg + dependencies

sudo apt install ffmpeg       # Debian/Ubuntu  
pkg install ffmpeg            # Termux  
sudo dnf install ffmpeg       # Fedora  
sudo pacman -S ffmpeg         # Arch

pip install ytconverter
ytconverter -S

./update.sh # update to new repo, new yt-dlp version 

ytconverter -U # pypi package 

git clone https://github.com/kaifcodec/ytconverter.git
cd ytconverter/standalone/
install.bat # Or manually install ffmpeg and add it to PATH

python3 ytconverter.py

• Video Downloading: Fetch videos directly from YouTube.
• Audio Downloading: Downloads audio of any video with wide range of bitrate selection.
• Multiple video download: Now you can download multiple videos using the tool, just paste the urls one by one
• Format Conversion: Convert downloaded videos into different formats such as MP3, MP4, etc.
• Metadata Handling: Extract and manage metadata associated with YouTube videos.

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome!

Please take a moment to read our CONTRIBUTING.md guide for details on how to help make YTConverter™ better.

Feel free to open a pull request or submit an issue.

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

For any questions or feedback, please open an issue or write an email on kaifcodec@gmail.com