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Show HN: VODForge – a free local desktop UI for YouTube video/playlist downloads
Choose up to 4K, control the output profile, and move individual videos or full playlists through a clear sequential queue.
VODForge keeps the YouTube source and validated MP4 output together so you can compare codecs, resolution, bitrates, frame rate, audio, size, and saved location—not guess what a converter changed.
Choose up to 320 kbps, preserve the source rate, and keep cover art separate or embed YouTube or custom artwork.
Compare source audio with the validated MP3, inspect cover-art and metadata choices, and open the exact saved location.
M1, M2, M3, M4, and newer Apple chips. Most Macs from late 2020 onward.
For Intel-based Macs, typically from 2019 and earlier.
Signed installer for Windows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit.