Youwee is billed as a modern, beautiful YouTube video downloader built with Tauri and React.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Video Downloads — YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and 1800+ sites.
- AI Video Summary — Summarize videos with Gemini, OpenAI, or Ollama.
- AI Video Processing — Edit videos using natural language (cut, convert, resize, extract audio).
- Batch & Playlist — Download multiple videos or entire playlists.
- Audio Extraction — Extract audio in MP3, M4A, or Opus formats.
- Subtitle Support — Download or embed subtitles.
- Post-Processing — Auto-embed metadata and thumbnails into files.
- Download Library — Track and manage all your downloads.
- 6 Beautiful Themes — Midnight, Aurora, Sunset, Ocean, Forest, Candy.
- Fast & Lightweight — Built with Tauri for minimal resource usage.
Website: github.com/vanloctech/youwee
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Developer: vanloctech
License: MIT License

Youwee is written in TypeScript and Rust. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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