🎬 Parabolic

A powerful yt-dlp frontend

Features • Installation • Screenshots • Building • Contributing

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✨ Features

🌐 Versatile Downloads

Powerful frontend for yt-dlp with support for hundreds of sites

🎵 Multiple Formats

Download in mp4, webm, mp3, opus, flac, and wav

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⚡ Concurrent Downloads

Run multiple downloads at the same time

📝 Complete Metadata

Support for downloading metadata and video subtitles

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⚖️ Legal Copyright Disclaimer

[!CAUTION] Videos on YouTube and other sites may be subject to DMCA protection. The authors of Parabolic do not endorse, and are not responsible for, the use of this application in means that will violate these laws.

📥 Installation

Choose your platform

Linux

Windows

Download the latest version from Releases

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macOS

Download the latest version from Releases

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Browser Extensions

Chrome: See extension folder for manual installation instructions

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🌍 Translation Status

Help us translate Parabolic! Click here to contribute

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💬 Chat & Community

Join our community on Matrix!

🤝 Contributing

We'd love your contribution! See CONTRIBUTING.md for details on:

🐛 How to report bugs
💡 How to suggest new features
🔧 How to contribute code
📖 How to improve documentation

📸 Screenshots

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Home Page	Active Downloads

Dark Mode	Add Download

</details> <details> <summary><b>🪟 Windows Interface (WinUI)</b></summary>

Home Page	Active Downloads

Dark Mode	Add Download

</details> <details> <summary><b>🧩 Chrome Extension</b></summary> <video width="800" height="600" controls> <source src="extension/resources/chrome.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video> </details> <details> <summary><b>🦊 Firefox Extension</b></summary> <video width="800" height="600" controls> <source src="extension/resources/firefox.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video> </details>

🔨 Building

Parabolic is a .NET 10 project and can easily be built on any platform. Besides .NET 10, the following are required system dependencies for building each project:

📦 Dependencies

Shared

gettext
- Can be installed on Windows using msys2

WinUI

WindowsAppSDK

GNOME

Gtk4
libadwaita
blueprint-compiler
- Can be installed on Windows using msys2

🏗️ Build Process

Once all dependencies are available on the system, simply run:

WinUI:

bash

dotnet run --project Nickvision.Parabolic.WinUI

GNOME:

bash

dotnet run --project Nickvision.Parabolic.GNOME

📜 Code of Conduct

This project follows the GNOME Code of Conduct.

We expect all participants to treat each other with respect and contribute to a welcoming and inclusive community.