Plinth
What it is
A free desktop video downloader for YouTube and 2000+ sites — 4K HDR, MP3, playlists, subtitles. I maintain this build: rebranded packaging via Scoop and Homebrew, public site and docs; winget coming soon.
Plinth is a free, open-source desktop video downloader for YouTube and 2000+ sites. Paste a link, pick a format, choose a folder, and keep the file — no ads, no accounts, no upsells. I maintain this build: rebrand (name, site, docs) and packaging for Scoop and Homebrew, with a public site at [plinth.fabwaseem.com](https://plinth.fabwaseem.com). Winget is coming soon.
Problem
Most video downloaders are ad-ridden, paywalled, or quietly harvest your data. People need a fully local, transparent, MIT-licensed app with installers they can trust.
Result
Plinth ships with a public site and docs. It gives anyone a private, no-nonsense way to save the videos they watch, with packaging and distribution I keep updated.
What I maintain
- Rebrand: Plinth name, site, Scoop and Homebrew packages
- Downloads from YouTube and 2000+ sites via yt-dlp, up to 4K HDR 60fps
- Audio extraction to MP3, AAC, and Opus
- Bulk URLs, playlist sync, and subtitles in SRT, VTT, and ASS
- SponsorBlock, smart quality modes, and a global hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+D)
- 100% local processing, 30 languages, MIT licensed
- Install via Scoop, Homebrew, Flatpak, or AppImage — winget coming soon
