Queue Engine
Manage multiple jobs with clear states, progress bars, ETA, and scoped job logs.
Desktop App (Windows / macOS / Linux)
Fetch, queue, and download videos faster with desktop-level control.
StreamFetch combines Electron, React, and yt-dlp into a focused desktop app for reliable video and audio downloads, including Smart Clipboard Watcher for instant URL pickup, Visual Clip Studio for precise trimming, a cleaner Turbo Mode acceleration panel, and guided auth recovery when links need retries.
- Queue-based workflow with per-item progress
- Smart Clipboard Watcher with one-click Fetch prompt for copied YouTube links
- Visual Clip Studio with draggable start/end handles
- Pause, resume, cancel, and retry controls
- Structured Turbo Mode controls with fragment-count tuning on compatible streams
Feature Highlights
Built for high-throughput downloads, not one-off scripts
Smart Clipboard Watcher
Catch copied YouTube links while the app is visible and trigger metadata fetch from an in-app action toast.
Visual Clip Studio
Trim single videos with draggable start/end handles, a cleaner preview, and exact time inputs when needed.
Advanced Format Picker
Pick exact format IDs when auto mode is not enough for your target output.
Auth Recovery Flow
Fallback from browser cookies to `cookies.txt` import when extraction is blocked.
Turbo Mode Controls
Use the redesigned acceleration module to switch Turbo cleanly, tune fragment count, and read status at a glance.
Update Awareness
Detect both app and yt-dlp updates so your downloader stays current.
Typical Workflow
From URL to completed file in a few predictable steps
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Paste or Copy URL
Paste a link manually or let Smart Clipboard Watcher surface a copied YouTube URL with a one-click Fetch action.
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Select Output
Choose video or audio mode, quality profile, optional Clip Studio trimming, folder, and optional format ID.
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Queue + Accelerate
Add items to queue, optionally enable Turbo Mode from the structured acceleration panel, and monitor status, speed, ETA, and logs.
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Recover if Needed
Retry with browser cookies or exported `cookies.txt` when authentication is required.
App Screens
Large dashboard views that cycle through the full StreamFetch workspace
Link & Fetch Workspace
Paste a link, fetch metadata, trim with Clip Studio, enable Turbo download, and queue the job.
Queue Overview & Logs
Monitor the overview, inspect the selected job, and follow logs while downloads are running.
History Archive
Review previous downloads, failed jobs, and archived activity in one structured list.
Defaults & Updates Settings
Save defaults, manage clipboard watcher behavior, and access app and `yt-dlp` updater options.
Security Model
Desktop convenience without dropping core Electron safeguards
Node integration off: renderer cannot directly call Node APIs.
Context isolation on: UI code is isolated from the preload bridge.
Whitelisted IPC: only approved channels are exposed to renderer.
Validated process args: download commands use controlled spawn arguments.
Get Started with StreamFetch
Grab the latest setup/build from GitHub Releases (Windows setup, Linux AppImage, macOS DMG) and start fetching from pasted or copied links in under a minute.