a clean little desktop app to download videos

cliply started as a small weekend project, just wanted a simple way to grab videos without ads, bloat, or shady sites. it's free, fast, and respects your privacy. no logins, no tracking, no bs.

cliply is a cross-platform video downloader with a nice interface.

currently, you can:

• download videos in multiple qualities (144p to 4k)
• grab audio-only files
• trim clips to specific time ranges
• download entire playlists

new features are being added regularly. got an idea? request it here

install dependencies

npm install && npm run install:renderer

set up python environment

npm run setup:python:venv && npm run setup:python-deps

get ffmpeg (for trimming & conversion)
see docs/binaries for help

run it locally

npm run dev

# build everything
npm run prepare:full

# create packages
npm run dist

# platform specific
npm run dist:mac
npm run dist:win
npm run dist:linux

frontend: react + typescript + tailwind → src/main/renderer/
backend: python fastapi + yt-dlp → python/
desktop: electron handles the app shell → window management, ipc communication, file operations

built with open source tools, depends on yt-dlp.

cliply depends on yt-dlp, it's what powers the downloading engine.

we're not affiliated with yt-dlp or youtube-dl in any way. you can check out their full documentation here if you're curious.

this is open source! feel free to report bugs, suggest features, or submit pull requests. just keep it simple and clean like the rest of the project.

stuff to do

• add docs
• add support for transcripts
• fix race conditions in downloads
• ffmpeg docs and license
• fix auto upgrade system
• add github workflows for new release