🎬 YouTube Video Downloader (Python GUI)
A simple Python-based YouTube Video Downloader that allows users to download high-quality MP4 videos using a clean file selection dialog.
This project is a lightweight desktop utility built using:
🐍 Python
🎥 pytube for YouTube video downloading
🖥 tkinter for folder selection dialog
Users can:
Enter a YouTube video URL Choose a download directory Automatically download the video in the highest available MP4 resolution
🚀 Features
✅ Download YouTube videos in highest available resolution ✅ Simple terminal-based interaction ✅ Folder selection via GUI dialog ✅ Error handling for invalid links or download issues ✅ Lightweight and beginner-friendly codebase
🛠 Technologies Used
Python 3.x
pytube
tkinter (built-in with Python)
⚙️ Installation 1️⃣ Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/your-username/youtube-downloader.git cd youtube-downloader
2️⃣ Install required dependency pip install pytube
tkinter comes pre-installed with standard Python distributions.
Then:
Enter the YouTube video URL
Select a folder using the file dialog
The video will download automatically
💡 Example Workflow Please enter a YouTube url: https://youtube.com/... Started download... Video downloaded successfully!
🔐 Error Handling
The program handles:
Invalid YouTube URLs
Network issues
Invalid save location
Download interruptions
Errors are printed to the terminal for debugging.
📈 Future Improvements
Add download progress bar
Add resolution selection option
Convert to full GUI app (with buttons & input fields)
Add audio-only download option
Add playlist download support
👨💻 Author
Yash Brahmankar