YT-DLP Visualizer

A minimalist macOS GUI companion for yt-dlp. Easily download YouTube videos as MP4 or extract audio to MP3.

Prerequisites

You need yt-dlp and ffmpeg installed on your Mac. The easiest way to install them is via Homebrew:

brew install yt-dlp ffmpeg

Installation & Security

Since this app is open-source and not signed with a paid Apple Developer Account, macOS will show a security warning on the first launch.

To bypass this:

1. Drag YT-DLP Visualizer.app to your Applications folder.
2. Right-click (Control-click) the app icon and select Open.
3. Click Open on the confirmation dialog.

You only need to do this once. Subsequent launches will work by simply double-clicking.

Build from Source

1. Clone the repository:
   git clone [https://github.com/samimkel/YT-DLP-Visualizer.git\](https://github.com/samimkel/YT-DLP-Visualizer.git)

2. Open the project in Xcode.

3. Important: Go to Target Settings -> Signing & Capabilities and delete/disable App Sandbox (required to run yt-dlp).

4. Press Cmd + R to build and run.

License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.