DataReel GTK

Desktop application for downloading media using yt-dlp with GTK4 UI.

Prerequisites

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake pkg-config libgtk-4-dev yt-dlp

Linux (Fedora)

sudo dnf install gcc gcc-c++ cmake pkgconfig gtk4-devel yt-dlp

macOS

brew install cmake gtk4 yt-dlp

Building

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

Running

./youtube-dl-gtk

Features (Current & Planned)

• Basic GTK4 UI
• URL input and download path selection
• Process management for downloads
• Download progress tracking
• Queue management
• Multiple concurrent downloads
• Download history
• Config file support
• Plugin architecture for other downloaders

Architecture

The application is designed with extensibility in mind:

• UI Layer (src/ui/): GTK4 interface components
• Core Layer (src/core/): Download logic, process management
• Utils (src/utils/): Configuration, helpers

Future data acquisition tools can be integrated by implementing the downloader interface.

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.gitignore

# Build directories
build/
cmake-build-*/

# CMake
CMakeCache.txt
CMakeFiles/
cmake_install.cmake
Makefile
*.cmake
!CMakeLists.txt

# Compiled files
*.o
*.so
*.dylib
*.a
youtube-dl-gtk

# IDE
.vscode/
.idea/
*.swp
*.swo
*~

# macOS
.DS_Store

# Debug
*.dSYM/