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Youwee v0.11.0

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🎬 Youwee v0.11.0

A modern, beautiful YouTube downloader built with Tauri.

✨ What's New

Added

  • Browser Extension for one-click download (Chromium + Firefox) - You can now send the current video page from browser to Youwee and choose Download now or Add to queue
  • Extension setup in Settings - Added a new Settings → Extension section with direct download buttons and easy install steps for Chromium and Firefox

Changed

  • UI/UX refresh for YouTube and Universal pages - Simplified input, preview, queue, and title-bar interactions for a cleaner and more consistent experience

Fixed

📥 Download

Platform File Description
🍎 Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg For Apple Silicon Macs
🍎 Mac (Intel) Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg For Intel-based Macs
🪟 Windows Youwee-Windows.msi MSI Installer
🪟 Windows Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe EXE Installer
🐧 Linux Youwee-Linux.deb Debian/Ubuntu
🐧 Linux Youwee-Linux.AppImage Portable (all distros)
🌐 Extension (Chromium) Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip Unzip and load unpacked on Chrome/Edge/Brave
🦊 Extension (Firefox) Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi Signed unlisted add-on for Firefox stable

📋 Requirements

  • Windows: Windows 10 or later
  • macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
  • Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent

🔧 Optional

  • FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
  • Bun Runtime - if you can only download 360p from YouTube (auto-download available in Settings)

🌐 Browser Extension Install

  • Chromium: download Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip -> extract -> open chrome://extensions -> enable Developer mode -> Load unpacked.
  • Firefox: download Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi and open it directly to install.

🔐 Verify Downloads

Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:

sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txt

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