nomnom-app 0.1.0

YT-DLP GUI Wrapper, but it eats URLs and spits out videos. simple.
nomnom-app-0.1.0 is not a library.

nomnom ๐Ÿ“ฅ ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

gib me URLs โ€” a blazing-fast, native yt-dlp GUI built with Rust + Dioxus

nomnom wraps yt-dlp in a slick desktop UI so you can download videos, playlists, channels, and audio with a single click โ€” no terminal required.


โœจ Features

Feature Details
8 one-click presets Single ยท Batch ยท Playlist ยท Channel โ€” for both Video and Audio
Quality selector Best ยท 1080p ยท 720p ยท 480p
Smart output templates Files auto-sorted by uploader, playlist, date
Download archive Never re-download a file you already have
Batch mode Feed a .txt file with one URL per line
Flag panel 30+ toggleable yt-dlp flags, categorised
Terminal panel Raw command input for power users
Live streaming log Colour-coded stdout/stderr in real-time
Stop button Cancels the active download instantly

๐Ÿ“ฆ Installation

Pre-built binaries (recommended)

Download the latest release for your platform from the Releases page:

Platform File
Linux nomnom_x.x.x_amd64.deb or nomnom-x.x.x-x86_64.AppImage
macOS nomnom_x.x.x.dmg
Windows nomnom_x.x.x_x64_en-US.msi

Prerequisite: yt-dlp must be installed and available on your PATH. See Installing yt-dlp below.

Build from source

See INSTALL.md for full instructions.


๐Ÿ”ง Installing yt-dlp

nomnom is a GUI front-end โ€” yt-dlp does the actual downloading.

Linux / macOS

# pip (recommended โ€” gets auto-updates)
pip install -U yt-dlp

# or Homebrew (macOS)
brew install yt-dlp

Windows

# winget
winget install yt-dlp

# or scoop
scoop install yt-dlp

Verify it works:

yt-dlp --version

๐Ÿš€ Quick start

  1. Launch nomnom
  2. Pick a preset from the sidebar (e.g. Single Video or Audio Playlist)
  3. Paste your URL into the input bar
  4. Choose an output folder with ๐Ÿ“
  5. Hit โ–ถ Download

The live log shows exactly what yt-dlp is doing, colour-coded by status.


๐Ÿ—‚ Output folder structure

nomnom organises downloads automatically based on source type:

Downloads/
โ”œโ”€โ”€ My Video Title - [ChannelName - Jan 01 2025].mp4        โ† Single
โ”œโ”€โ”€ Playlists/
โ”‚   โ””โ”€โ”€ @ChannelName/
โ”‚       โ””โ”€โ”€ PlaylistTitle/
โ”‚           โ”œโ”€โ”€ 001 - First Video - [Jan 2025].mp4
โ”‚           โ””โ”€โ”€ 002 - Second Video - [Jan 2025].mp4
โ””โ”€โ”€ Channels/
    โ””โ”€โ”€ @ChannelName/
        โ”œโ”€โ”€ Video One - [Dec 2024].mp4
        โ””โ”€โ”€ Video Two - [Nov 2024].mp4

๐Ÿ›  Building from source

See INSTALL.md.


๐Ÿค Contributing

PRs welcome! Please open an issue first to discuss what you'd like to change.


๐Ÿ“„ License

MIT โ€” see LICENSE.