YTEngine

YTEngine is a comprehensive desktop application designed to assist and boost YouTube content creation and management. It provides a suite of tools for automation, media processing, and streaming analysis, packaged into a single, easy-to-use executable.

🚀 Key Features

✅ Completed

• System Dashboard: Real-time monitoring of CPU, RAM, and Network Latency/Speed (via Ookla Speedtest).
• Smart Downloader:
  • Dual Engine: Self-updating yt-dlp and ffmpeg binaries.
  • Bulk Queue System: Add multiple URLs, process them sequentially in the background.
  • Format Control: Auto-merge Best Video + Best Audio into standard MP4 (AAC) or convert to MP3.
  • Custom Directory: Save downloads to any specific folder.
  • History Database: Persistent SQLite database tracking all downloads with Play/Retry actions.
• Built-in Player: Preview downloaded videos instantly without leaving the app.

🚧 Planned Features (ToDo)

• Viral Video Finder:
  • Scrape trending keywords and videos across niches.
  • Analyze engagement metrics (Views/Hour).
• Channel/Playlist Bulk Downloader:
  • One-click download of all videos from a specific channel or playlist.
  • "Download All Competitor Videos" mode for content research.
• Stream Manager & Looper:
  • 24/7 Live Stream: Loop a local video file indefinitely to a YouTube Stream Key.
  • ASMR Creator: Combine visual loops with audio layers automatically.
• Automated Video Editor:
  • Shorts Generator: Auto-crop landscape videos to 9:16 vertical format.
  • Silence Remover: Automatically cut silent parts from raw footage.
  • Compilation Maker: Merge multiple clips into a single long video.

🛠 Tech Stack

• Framework: Electron (Chromium 132 + Node.js)
• Frontend: Next.js 15, React 19, Tailwind CSS, Shadcn/UI concepts
• Backend: Node.js (IPC), Better-SQLite3 (Database)
• Engines: yt-dlp (Python-based Downloader), FFmpeg (Media Processing), Ookla Speedtest CLI

📦 Distribution

• Builder: electron-builder is used to package the application into a distributable installer or portable executable for Windows (win32).

🔧 Development Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js (LTS version)
• npm (Node Package Manager)

Installation

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

Running Locally

To start the development server (Next.js + Electron):

npm run dev:electron

Build for Production

To build the standalone .exe:

npm run dist