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★ 5Audience · generalComplexity · 2/5Setup · easy

TLDR

A free desktop app with a dark-themed GUI for downloading videos from many websites at the highest available quality.

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  root((VideoGrab))
    What it does
      Downloads videos
      Paste a link
      Saves to a folder
    Tech stack
      CustomTkinter
      Desktop GUI
    Use cases
      Batch downloads
      Queue videos
      Check title first
    Audience
      General users
      No accounts needed

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Save a video from a supported website to your computer by pasting its link.

USE CASE 2

Queue several video links at once and download them one after another.

USE CASE 3

Check a video's title and length before committing to the download.

What is it built with?

CustomTkinter

How does it compare?

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Language—JavaScriptPython
Setup difficultyeasyhardmoderate
Complexity2/53/53/5
Audiencegeneraldeveloperops devops

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

In plain English

VideoGrab is a desktop application for downloading videos from websites, built with a graphical interface so you do not need to type commands. You paste in a video link, or several links at once, and the app fetches the video for you and saves it to a folder you choose. The interface is built with CustomTkinter, which gives it a dark, modern look. While a download is running, you can see its progress, speed, and estimated time remaining. Before you download, VideoGrab shows the video's title and duration so you know what you are about to save. You can queue up multiple videos and let them download one after another, and you can cancel any download in progress. According to the README, VideoGrab tries to grab the highest resolution available for a given video, up to 4K where the source supports it. It works across many different kinds of sites, including general streaming platforms, social media sites, and adult content sites, since the project's stated goal is broad compatibility rather than support for one specific service. The project is offered as a free download with no account, subscription, or usage limit mentioned in the README. There is no information in the README about the programming language used, a license, or how to build the project from source. Someone comfortable installing a downloaded executable from GitHub could try it, but there are no setup or contribution instructions provided.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how VideoGrab decides which video quality to download.
Prompt 2
Walk me through what CustomTkinter is and why an app might use it for its interface.
Prompt 3
What should I check before running a downloaded executable like VideoGrab on my computer?
Prompt 4
Suggest questions to ask about a project like this before trusting it with my downloads.

Frequently asked questions

What is videograb?

A free desktop app with a dark-themed GUI for downloading videos from many websites at the highest available quality.

How hard is videograb to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is videograb for?

Mainly general.

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