YoutubeDL-Material

YoutubeDL-Material is a self-hosted web application that provides a modern Material Design interface for downloading and managing video and audio via youtube-dl. It combines an Angular frontend with a Node.js backend and can run as a standard Node app or via Docker.

Key Features

• Material Design web UI with light/dark themes
• Download management for video/audio with progress and history
• Server-side processing that can use common helpers such as FFmpeg
• Optional MongoDB database backend for improved scaling over JSON-based storage
• Public REST API with API key support (can be enabled in settings)
• Docker and Docker Compose deployment support

Use Cases

• Centralized media downloading tool for a home server or NAS
• Managing larger download libraries with a database-backed catalog
• Automating downloads or integrating with other tools through the public API

Limitations and Considerations

• Functionality depends on external download tools (for example youtube-dl) and their ongoing compatibility with target sites
• Some advanced post-processing features may require optional system dependencies (for example FFmpeg)

YoutubeDL-Material is well-suited for users who want a browser-based downloader with a clean UI, queue/history management, and optional API/database features for more advanced setups.