VidBandit
Download audio or video from YouTube — and 1000+ other sites — with one click.
A tiny desktop app. Paste a link, pick Audio or Video, hit Download. Files land in your Downloads folder. No command line, no Python, no ffmpeg setup — it's all bundled inside.
It's unsigned (free apps are), so just this once: unzip, then right-click the app → Open → Open.
If SmartScreen warns you, click More info → Run anyway. One-time only.
Everything bundled. Nothing to install.
It does one job well — and ships with all the heavy lifting already inside, so you never touch a terminal.
Audio or video, best quality
Save it as an MP3 for listening or a high-quality MP4 for watching — your pick, every time.
Age-restricted videos work
Pick the browser you're signed into YouTube on from the Sign in via menu — 18+ and private videos download too.
Install absolutely nothing
yt-dlp, ffmpeg and deno come bundled right inside the app. No Python, no PATH, no setup.
Auto-fills your link
Copy a video URL and VidBandit pastes it in for you the moment you open it. One less step.
Mac & Windows
One simple app, the same on both platforms. Native build for Apple Silicon and 64-bit Windows.
Open-source & free
MIT licensed and free forever. Read the code, build it yourself, or just download and go.
Three steps. That's the whole app.
No accounts, no settings to learn. Paste, pick, download.
Open VidBandit
Launch the app. If you've just copied a video link, it's already filled in for you.
Paste & choose
Drop in a link and pick Audio or Video — MP3 or MP4, your call.
Click Download
Hit Download. When it finishes, your Downloads folder opens automatically.
Age-restricted video? Make sure you're logged into YouTube in a browser, then choose that browser from the menu before downloading. Leave it on None for everything else — normal videos need no login.
Grab your free copy
Pick your platform below — the download starts straight from GitHub Releases.