🎬 Youwee v0.6.1
A modern, beautiful YouTube downloader built with Tauri.
✨ What's New
Added
- yt-dlp channel selection - Choose between Bundled, Stable, or Nightly versions in Settings → Dependencies
- Auto-download yt-dlp Stable - Automatically downloads latest stable yt-dlp on first launch
- Fallback to bundled - Uses bundled yt-dlp when Stable/Nightly not available (no internet, download failed)
Changed
- Default channel is now Stable - App defaults to Stable channel instead of Bundled for latest features and fixes
- Status indicators - Shows "Using bundled temporarily..." when falling back, "Downloading yt-dlp..." during auto-download
- Embed Thumbnail off by default - Disabled by default since it requires FFmpeg
Fixed
- Hidden console windows on Windows - yt-dlp, FFmpeg, and other background processes no longer spawn visible terminal windows
- FFmpeg/Deno download with progress - Shows download percentage and stage (downloading, extracting, verifying) instead of hanging indefinitely
- Display download error details - Failed downloads now show error message in the queue item instead of just "Error" status
📥 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) |
📋 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)
🔐 Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txt