UPDATE:
This project had really become outdated. The original goal was to make yt-dlp and FFmpeg easier to use through simple command-line scripts, but as those tools evolved, keeping everything working became more and more of a maintenance headache.
Rather than continuing to patch the old setup, I decided it was time to modernize it. I’m currently redesigning the project to be much more user-friendly with a simple dashboard, automatic updates for both yt-dlp and FFmpeg, an easier installation process, and better organization overall. The installer also attempts to automatically add the YTD folder as a Microsoft Defender exclusion to help prevent Defender from quarantining the download tools (other antivirus software may still require a manual exclusion).
The goal is to make it something that anyone can install, keep updated, and use without ever needing to touch the command line unless they want to. It’s still a work in progress, but I think the end result will be a much cleaner and more polished experience than the original version.
What came before
Introducing the amazablazing youtube downloader. There are several applications out there that allow you to download a video and/or convert that video to an mp3 format. They all seem to work just fine, but they are terribly slow in my experience. You can only do one at a time and you have to find the link and paste it in the app.
Eureka
I came across yt-dpl. It is a command line program that allows you to download videos as well as convert those videos to mp3. It is amazablazing fast. Yeah, I had to make that word up just to convey how fast I mean. I learned that skill from my daughter that likes to convey how much she loves me with numbers that don’t exist but sound really big. For example, “I love you 299 thousand, 468, 999, 2 million.”
TL;DR
For those that do not care to read my ramblings and just want to get to using this command line program to download, here is the link below. Just make sure to at least read the instructions included in the zip. This will open a command line window for each song you place in the Songstoget.txt file and begin downloading all of them simultaneously, once you run the downloadtobatchsongs.exe, so if your pc is not a very fast pc, you might want to do it in smaller amounts.
Two other important things to remember is you may need to make an exclusion with your antivirus if it does not like it and if for some reason it stops working, go to the yt-dlp website and download the latest version. Replace the youtube-dl.exe in your folder you previously downloaded with the new one titled yt-dpl.exe and rename it to youtube-dl.exe
The semi-problem
This tool is really a cool tool for a geek like myself. I used it a few times to test it’s ability. One day a friend of mine asked me for a recommendation on an application that he could download his videos from YouTube. So of course I immediately thought I have the perfect thing, then remembered he is not as geeky as myself. Use of this command line program requires being at least somewhat familiar with using commands. What to do….
The Solution
There are a few steps that have to be done to your pc to get the Amazablazing youtube downloader to work. The first thing is to set FFmpeg path in your windows environment to the correct path. FFmpeg is a free and open-source project consisting of a vast software suite of libraries and programs for handling video, audio, and other multimedia files and streams.
I decided the best thing is to just create batch files for all of the steps that have to be done to add that and for the execution of the command lines that gets the video and converts to mp3. Finally settling on 3 options for using the tool. The first was a batch file to grab names of songs/videos from a text file and convert them all to an mp3. The second was a batch file to ask for user input for url of a song/video and convert it to an mp3. The third was to ask the user for the url of one song/video and download the video. All mp3’s go into a folder called songs and all videos go into a folder called videos. Crazy right?
I also converted some of the batch files to .exe so I could add an icon to make it look better and to ensure the batch was not accidentally changed. I used Slimm to Bat Exe to make the executable s and add the icons.
What is in the batch files?
The first file to start with is just a batch file called “Runme1st”, that does the following:
What the installer does
Creates a desktop shortcut to the YTD Dashboard
Requests administrator privileges (required for system changes)
Copies the application to C:\YTD
Creates required folders (Songs, Videos, Logs)
Removes Windows “downloaded from the Internet” security blocking from installed files
Adds C:\YTD\FFMPEG\bin to the Windows PATH
Attempts to add C:\YTD as a Microsoft Defender exclusion
Updates yt-dlp to the latest version
Downloads and installs the latest FFmpeg release
Verifies both tools are working correctly
Enough already how do I use this?
Click the download link below and save the ZIP file to your computer. Right-click the ZIP file and choose Extract All before running anything. Inside the extracted folder, simply double-click RunMe1st.bat. The installer will copy everything to C:\YTD, create a desktop shortcut to the YTD Dashboard, download the latest versions of yt-dlp and FFmpeg, add the FFmpeg folder to your Windows PATH, and attempt to add C:\YTD as a Microsoft Defender exclusion to help prevent Defender from quarantining the download tools.
Because this project includes yt-dlp and FFmpeg, some antivirus programs may flag or quarantine the files. This is a common issue with media downloading tools. The installer only attempts to configure Microsoft Defender automatically. If you use a different antivirus product (such as Bitdefender), you may need to manually add C:\YTD as an exclusion. As always, you should only download software from sources you trust. All of the batch files and PowerShell scripts included in this package are plain text and can be opened in Notepad for inspection before running them. The yt-dlp and FFmpeg executables are third-party open-source projects that I did not create, but they are widely used and have been reliable in my own use for many years.
After installation, launch the YTD Dashboard from your desktop. From there you can download music, download videos, perform batch song downloads, update yt-dlp and FFmpeg, and access the Songs and Videos folders from a single interface. An Instructions.txt file is also included with the download if you’d like more detailed information, and I’ll include those instructions below as well.
Once the installation has completed successfully, you can safely delete both the downloaded ZIP file and the temporary extracted folder you installed from. The application is fully installed in C:\YTD, and you’ll launch it using the YTD Dashboard shortcut on your desktop. If you ever want to uninstall it, simply delete the C:\YTD folder and remove the desktop shortcut.
Things to remember
Do not forget that if your antivirus does not like it you will need to create an exception for it.
If for some reason it stops working, first try to update the FFMPEG and YT-DLP from the console.
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