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TubeDL

YouTube up to 8K, downloaded by your own browser

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TubeDL saves YouTube videos up to 8K AV1 with the original audio, as MKV or MP4, straight to your disk. A small browser helper (Chrome, Brave, Edge) does the work on your own connection — nothing goes through a server, so no bot-checks and your speed is your line's. Age-restricted videos work if you're signed in to YouTube. Free seat: 5 downloads, 2 GB, no expiry. First 100, then a waitlist. One-click helper install and a native Mac app are next.

PH · launched Nov 7, 2026 · 2 upvotes (top 19%) · 0 views

Niche: video and media downloaders · 189 launches, 13 in the last 7 days ▼ -54% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Media & entertainment
  • Prosumer
  • Not AI
  • Commercial product
  • Chrome Extensions
  • Productivity
  • Video

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Could you build this?

Partial The browser helper and download UI are buildable, but reliable 8K AV1 extraction depends on continually reverse-engineering YouTube's changing stream and anti-bot mechanisms.

What it would actually take: A real version needs a browser extension plus a native messaging helper that parses YouTube's player responses, handles signature and token decryption, and merges separate audio and video streams with ffmpeg. The hard part is keeping up with YouTube's frequent changes, which takes ongoing reverse-engineering effort similar to the yt-dlp project. Terms-of-service and legal exposure also need to be considered.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 657 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #50 of 658 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 365 days after the earliest competitor.

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