Merge pull request #100 from stemrollerapp/v3

Use yt-dlp instead of youtubei.js for downloads

Author: iffyloop

.gitignore

@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ node_modules
 !*-extra-files/ThirdPartyApps/ffmpeg/bin
 *-extra-files/ThirdPartyApps/ffmpeg/bin/**
 !*-extra-files/ThirdPartyApps/ffmpeg/bin/.gitkeep
+*-extra-files/ThirdPartyApps/yt-dlp/**
+!*-extra-files/ThirdPartyApps/yt-dlp/.gitkeep
 *-extra-files/Models/**
 !*-extra-files/Models/.gitkeep

README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ npm i -D
 
 ### Linux (Not officially supported)
 
-Install `ffmpeg` globally using your preferred package manager, and install `demucs` globally with `pip`.
+Install `ffmpeg` globally using your preferred package manager, and install `demucs` and `yt-dlp` globally with `pip`.
 If you get "Couldn't find appropriate backend" errors, try installing `libsox-dev`.
 
 ## Run in Development Mode

download-third-party-apps.js

@@ -125,15 +125,21 @@ async function main() {
   ]
 
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-    downloads.push([
-      'https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-release-essentials.zip',
-      path.join(
-        `${winOrMac}-extra-files`,
-        'ThirdPartyApps',
-        'ffmpeg',
-        'ffmpeg-release-essentials.zip'
-      ),
-    ])
+    downloads.push(
+      [
+        'https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-release-essentials.zip',
+        path.join(
+          `${winOrMac}-extra-files`,
+          'ThirdPartyApps',
+          'ffmpeg',
+          'ffmpeg-release-essentials.zip'
+        ),
+      ],
+      [
+        'https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/download/2025.09.26/yt-dlp_win.zip',
+        path.join(`${winOrMac}-extra-files`, 'ThirdPartyApps', 'yt-dlp', 'yt-dlp_win.zip'),
+      ]
+    )
   } else if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
     downloads.push(
       [
@@ -143,6 +149,10 @@ async function main() {
       [
         'https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/getrelease/ffprobe/zip',
         path.join(`${winOrMac}-extra-files`, 'ThirdPartyApps', 'ffmpeg', 'ffprobe-release.zip'),
+      ],
+      [
+        'https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/download/2025.09.26/yt-dlp_macos.zip',
+        path.join(`${winOrMac}-extra-files`, 'ThirdPartyApps', 'yt-dlp', 'yt-dlp_macos.zip'),
       ]
     )
   }
@@ -205,6 +215,13 @@ async function main() {
       path.join(`${winOrMac}-extra-files`, 'ThirdPartyApps', 'ffmpeg', 'bin', 'ffprobe')
     )
     console.log('Move successful: ffmpeg and ffprobe')
+
+    console.log('Renaming yt-dlp_macos to yt-dlp')
+    await fsPromises.rename(
+      path.join(`${winOrMac}-extra-files`, 'ThirdPartyApps', 'yt-dlp', 'yt-dlp_macos'),
+      path.join(`${winOrMac}-extra-files`, 'ThirdPartyApps', 'yt-dlp', 'yt-dlp')
+    )
+    console.log('Rename successful: yt-dlp_macos to yt-dlp')
   }
 }
 

mac-extra-files/ThirdPartyApps/yt-dlp/.gitkeep

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import xxhash from 'xxhash-wasm'
 import serve from 'electron-serve'
 import Store from 'electron-store'
 import * as processQueue from './processQueue.js'
-import { searchYt, deleteYtCacheDir } from './fetchYtStream.js'
+import { searchYt } from './searchYt.js'
 
 let electronStore = null
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ async function checkForMsvcRuntime() {
 }
 
 async function main() {
-  await deleteYtCacheDir()
+  await processQueue.deleteYtCacheDir()
   await processQueue.deleteTmpFolders()
 
   app.on('second-instance', (event, commandLine, workingDirectory, additionalData) => {
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ async function main() {
   })
 
   app.on('window-all-closed', async () => {
-    await deleteYtCacheDir()
+    await processQueue.deleteYtCacheDir()
     await processQueue.setItems([])
     await processQueue.deleteTmpFolders()
     app.quit()