A modern desktop app for downloading videos from YouTube, X/Twitter, TikTok, and 1000+ sites. Built with Tauri, React, and Rust.

Windows / macOS / Linux - Download from Releases

Arch Linux (AUR)

yay -S ripvid

Linux (curl)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BurgessTG/ripVID/main/install.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell)

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BurgessTG/ripVID/main/install.ps1 | iex

• Download from YouTube, X/Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and 1000+ sites
• Highest quality H.264/MP4 video or MP3 audio extraction
• Auto-updates for app and dependencies (yt-dlp, ffmpeg)
• Smart cookie handling for age-restricted content
• Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux
• Lightweight Rust backend

On first launch, ripVID downloads yt-dlp and ffmpeg automatically. These are updated daily in the background. The app checks for updates every 30 minutes and installs them seamlessly.

Prerequisites: Node.js 18+, Rust, Bun

git clone https://github.com/BurgessTG/ripVID.git
cd ripVID
bun install
bun run tauri:dev

Build:

bun run tauri:build

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Vite
• Backend: Tauri v2, Rust, tokio
• Tools: yt-dlp, ffmpeg, deno (all auto-downloaded on first launch)

Users are responsible for complying with all applicable laws. Do not download copyrighted content without permission or violate platform terms of service.

Apache License 2.0 - See LICENSE

• Releases
• Issues
• yt-dlp | Tauri | FFmpeg