TubeHarvester

A Python application for downloading YouTube videos, audio, playlists, and channels.

Features

• Download individual YouTube videos
• Convert videos to MP3 or MP4 formats
• Batch download multiple videos
• Scrape and download entire YouTube playlists
• Scrape and download all videos from a YouTube channel
• Handle YouTube authentication with automatic cookie extraction from browsers
• Simple graphical user interface (GUI)

Project Structure

TubeHarvester/
├── LICENSE
├── main.py
├── README.md
├── requirements.txt
├── run_tests.py
├── src
│   ├── BatchDownloader.py
│   ├── ChannelScraper.py
│   ├── CookieManager.py
│   ├── GUI.py
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── Mp3_Converter.py
│   ├── Mp4_Converter.py
│   ├── PlaylistScraper.py
└── tests
    ├── __init__.py
    ├── test_batch_downloader.py
    ├── test_batch_mp3_downloading.py
    ├── test_channel_scraper.py
    ├── test_cookie_manager.py
    ├── test_gui.py
    ├── test_mp3_converter.py
    ├── test_mp4_converter.py
    ├── test_playlist_scraper.py
    ├── test_playlist_url_handling.py
    └── test_youtube_mix_playlists.py

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• FFmpeg

Install FFmpeg

sudo apt install ffmpeg  # Debian/Ubuntu

Setup Python Environment

pip install -r requirements.txt

Or with conda:

conda activate base_env
pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the Application

python3 main.py

Or with conda:

conda activate base_env && python main.py

Usage

The GUI will launch, allowing to enter YouTube URLs and select download options.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.