🎬 YTubeConverter

YTubeConverter is a web-based YouTube video converter that allows users to download and convert YouTube videos into a wide range of formats. Built with Python Flask and JavaScript on the backend, and styled using HTML/CSS on the frontend, this project offers a simple and responsive interface for fast and flexible conversions.

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🚀 Features

• 🎧 Convert to high-quality audio formats like MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, OPUS, OGG
• 🎥 Download videos in formats such as MP4, WEBM, MKV, AVI
• 🧠 Metadata embedding and thumbnail support
• ⚙️ Backend powered by yt-dlp and ffmpeg
• 🌐 User-friendly web interface
• 🔧 Configurable for more formats if needed

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🧩 Dependencies

• yt-dlp – A fast and powerful YouTube video downloader and converter
• ffmpeg-python – Pythonic wrapper for FFmpeg to handle media conversion and processing
• Flask – Lightweight Python web framework

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🛠️ Technologies Used

Backend:

• Python
• Flask
• JavaScript (for async handling)

Frontend:

• HTML
• CSS

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💾 Supported Formats

Format	Type	Notes
MP3	Audio	320kbps, thumbnail + metadata
FLAC	Audio	Lossless
WAV	Audio	High quality
AAC	Audio	Compressed format
OPUS	Audio	Low-latency, high-quality
OGG	Audio	Vorbis codec
MP4	Video	Best quality + thumbnail
WEBM	Video	Modern web-compatible
MKV	Video	High compatibility
AVI	Video	Legacy support

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⚙️ How It Works

• The user enters a YouTube URL
• Selects the desired output format
• The backend fetches and processes the video using yt-dlp and ffmpeg
• The file is returned for download

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🧪 Setup & Run Locally

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/x6h057/YTubeConverter.git
   cd YTubeConverter
   python3 -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate
   flask run --host=0.0.0.0 --port=8080