Pulsar is a desktop media utility that wraps yt-dlp and ffmpeg in a polished graphical interface.
It’s designed to simplify media acquisition and post-processing, letting users add URLs to a queue, monitor transfer progress, and work with downloaded media through integrated conversion and compression tools.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Built with Tauri v2 and Rust to provide a native desktop experience.
- Smart queue system for adding multiple media items, managing priorities, and processing tasks in the background.
- Automatically downloads and configures Pulsar Bridge and ffmpeg on first launch.
- Flexible output controls for selecting video and audio containers, resolutions, metadata, and thumbnails.
- Advanced options including geo-bypass, time-range downloads, and browser cookie extraction.
- Includes dark, light, and system themes together with multi-language interface support.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/FuzjaJadrowa/Pulsar
Support:
Developer: FuzjaJadrowa
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Pulsar is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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