O nce it looked like the quest for the perfect front-end to the extremely useful youtube-dl command would last forever. Possibly because video-hosting services usually have far too many unskippable ads that nobody wants to see. We’re pleased to say we’ve found a new, fanciful GUI that can serve all your video download needs.
Open Video Downloader does its job with style and no distractions. In the endless stream of youtube-dl front-ends, it looks more polished and takes little effort to get running. We downloaded the AppImage bundle and ran it with no issues. The program features a fancy dark-themed GUI and feels like a typical modern tool built with Electron and Node.js.