YT Grab
A free, local-first YouTube downloader for Windows. Grab video up to 4K/HDR, pull audio, and transcribe — with no ads, no tracking, and nothing uploaded.
- Local-first
- 4K / HDR
- No ads
- 0BSD
Windows may show a SmartScreen warning the first time — it's unsigned, not unsafe. See the FAQ
YT Grab started as a simple itch: download a YouTube video without wading through ad-choked websites that upload your links to who-knows-where. It grew into a proper local app — fast, clean, and completely yours.
Point it at a link, pick your quality, and it’s on your disk. Need just the audio? One click. Want a transcript or subtitles? It runs Whisper locally and hands you the text. No accounts, no tracking, no nonsense.
Features
4K / HDR downloads
Grab video up to 4K with HDR preserved — or pick any quality you want.
Audio extraction
Pull MP3 / audio-only in a click for music and podcasts.
Built-in transcription
Local Whisper turns any video into text and subtitles — no cloud.
Library & history
Everything you grab, organized and searchable.
No ads, no tracking
Nothing phones home. No accounts, no telemetry, no upsells.
Local-first
Runs entirely on your PC. Your files never leave your machine.
Screenshots
FAQ
Is it free?
Completely — free and open source under 0BSD. No ads, no upsells, no catch.
Does it upload my videos anywhere?
No. Everything runs locally on your machine. Nothing is ever uploaded.
Windows says it's from an unknown publisher.
The app isn't code-signed yet, so SmartScreen warns. Click 'More info' → 'Run anyway', or build it yourself from source.
How does transcription work?
It uses local Whisper models — no internet needed once the model has downloaded.