YouTube Video Clipper with Playlist Support

Project Overview

This is a desktop application built with Python that allows users to download YouTube videos (both single videos and playlists) and create clips from them. The app features a modern graphical user interface and supports high-quality video downloads with flexible clipping capabilities.

Features

• 🎥 Download single YouTube videos
• 📋 Download entire YouTube playlists
• ✂️ Create multiple clips from videos
• 🎬 Built-in video player
• 📁 Organized file management (separate folders for downloads and clips)
• 🎯 Progress tracking for downloads
• 🔄 Support for high-quality video formats
• 🎵 Automatic audio extraction and merging

Project Structure

yt-clip-notes/
├── main_app_playlistSupport.py    # Main application file with playlist support
├── main_app.py                    # Previous version without playlist support
├── main_ffmpeg.py                 # FFmpeg utility functions
├── main.py                        # Entry point
├── pyproject.toml                 # Project dependencies and configuration
├── README.md                      # Project documentation
├── test.py                        # Test file
├── uv.lock                        # Lock file for dependencies
├── clips/                         # Directory for storing video clips
└── downloads/                     # Directory for storing downloaded videos

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• FFmpeg (for video processing)
• Required Python packages:
  • PySide6 (for GUI)
  • yt-dlp (for video downloads)
  • Other dependencies listed in pyproject.toml

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Install FFmpeg if not already installed
3. Install Python dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the application:

   python main.py

Usage

1. Single Video Download

   • Paste a YouTube URL
   • Click "Download Video"
   • Wait for download to complete

2. Playlist Download

   • Check "This is a playlist URL"
   • Paste playlist URL
   • Click "Download Playlist"
   • Monitor progress in playlist manager

3. Creating Clips

   • Load a downloaded video
   • Use video player controls
   • Set clip start/end points
   • Save clips
   • Click "Start Clipping" to process all clips

Configuration

• Downloads are saved in the downloads folder
• Clips are saved in the clips folder
• You can change these locations in the app settings

Features in Detail

1. Video Download

   • Supports high-quality video downloads (up to 2160p)
   • Automatic format selection
   • Progress tracking
   • Error handling

2. Playlist Management

   • Download entire playlists
   • Track individual video progress
   • Load any downloaded video
   • Status tracking for each video

3. Video Player

   • Play/Pause controls
   • Time slider
   • Current/Total time display
   • Clip point markers

4. Clipping Features

   • Set multiple clip points
   • Delete unwanted clips
   • Batch process all clips
   • Option to clean up source videos

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests!

License

[Your chosen license]

Acknowledgments

• Built with PySide6
• Uses yt-dlp for downloads
• FFmpeg for video processing