Show HN: Ytd – an intuitive, free, simple YouTube downloader for Mac

Category: cli-tool

Tags: youtube-downloader, macos, menu-bar, playlist-sync, local-ai

Score: 5.0/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 5, Documentation: 7, Utility: 4)

ytd is a macOS menu-bar app that automatically syncs a public or unlisted YouTube playlist to a local folder, downloads single videos via a shortcut, and generates on-device summaries and tags using Apple's model. It offers Jellyfin-compatible metadata and a tidy library, but is a closed-source, proprietary binary distributed via Homebrew tap rather than an open-source project.

Target audience: macOS users who want to archive YouTube playlists locally

Repository: https://products.n0agi.com/ytd/ · Ruby

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