App Idea: A Local-First Media Archiver & Library Powered by yt-dlp

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Hey Reddit,

The idea is a local-first media archiver powered by yt-dlp, focused on bulk downloading, recovering deleted or privatized content, and quickly building an offline library with videos, subtitles, live chats, comments, and metadata.

A typical use case:

  • Paste 1 or 10 links and let multiple workers download them in parallel, with proxy support to reduce the risk of limits or bans.
  • Archive entire playlists or even channels.
  • Subscribe to channels and automatically download new uploads on a schedule.

It’s a web-based app:

  • Dashboard: to manage and browse your library (like Youtube, Twitch or Kick)
  • Minimal Downloader: when you just want to download something quickly.

Would a locally hosted app like this be useful? And what would you call it?

Posted Aug 29, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC

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