YT-Fetcher

This is a simple YouTube downloader web application that allows users to download audio and video from YouTube. It consists of a frontend built with React and a backend built with Python.

Features

• Download audio (MP3) and video (MP4) from YouTube videos.
• Easy-to-use web interface.
• Responsive design for desktop and mobile devices.

Technologies Used

• Frontend:

  • React
  • HTML
  • CSS

• Backend:

  • Python
  • Flask

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/tusharmalankiya/yt-fetcher.git
   

2. Install dependencies for frontend:

   cd client
   npm install
   

3. Create a virtual environment for backend

   cd server
   python3 -m venv venv
   

4. Activate the virtual environment

• For windows:

  .\venv\Scripts\activate
  

  Or

• For Linux/Mac

  source venv/bin/activate
  

5. Install dependencies for backend (assuming you have Python and pip installed):

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

Usage

1. Start the backend server:

   Activate the virtual environment if it is not activated.

   cd server
   python app.py
   

2. Start the frontend development server:

   cd client
   npm start
   

3. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the application.

4. Paste youtube link and download preferred type of content (either audio or video).