Shiliu Downloader

Spec sheet

What it does

Shiliu Downloader is a desktop media downloader for single videos, batches and playlists.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Product

Shiliu Downloader is a desktop media downloader built with Tauri, yt-dlp, and ffmpeg.Read 12 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Intended users

The app is designed for people who want to manage single-video, batch-link, or playlist downloads in a desktop interface.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platforms

The site offers macOS builds for Apple Silicon and Intel, plus a 64-bit Windows installer.Read 12 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Audio downloads

Users can select audio-only downloads.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Authentication

YouTube downloads can use browser cookies or cookie files when authentication is required.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Batch behavior clarification

The author told a Linux.do user that one format can be applied across a batch or selected individually.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linux.do

Batch downloads

Multiple links can be pasted and queued together with shared format rules.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Batch features

The app supports single videos, multiple links, and playlists, with shared format rules for batch tasks and per-item playlist adjustments.Read 12 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Bundled dependencies

The Windows installer includes the download engine and media-processing dependencies, so separate dependency installation is not required.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Current version

The website identifies version 0.1.1 as the current release.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Developer stack

The repository uses React 19, TypeScript, Vite, Tauri 2, yt-dlp, ffmpeg, ffprobe and Deno.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Device platforms

macOS Apple Silicon,macOS Intel,Windows x64Read 22 Sep 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Domain registration

ScamAdviser lists nobrisk.com WHOIS registration date as June 14, 2025 and the organisation as 凉风 with privacy-redacted owner details.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scamadviser.com

Domain trust warning

ScamAdviser gave nobrisk.com a trust score of 0 and flagged hidden WHOIS ownership, a young domain, low rank and phishing or suspicious reports.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scamadviser.com

Download engine

The application is built with Tauri, yt-dlp and ffmpeg, with the download engine bundled in installers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Download modes

Users can download video, audio, subtitles, or video with subtitles.Read 12 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Format selection

The parser displays available video streams, audio variants, subtitles and resolution choices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Independent availability report

A Linux.do post dated March 21, 2026 described the project as open source and reported testing on an M-series Mac.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linux.do

Known limitation

Some logged-in YouTube links may fail because of YouTube challenges and upstream yt-dlp compatibility issues.Read 12 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Known YouTube limitation

Some logged-in YouTube links can fail because of YouTube challenges and upstream yt-dlp compatibility.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Legal limitation

The maker says users must have rights to access, download and retain content and must follow platform terms and local law.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Limit: ffmpeg path

An M4 Air user reported that the app only opened successfully through Terminal because it otherwise reported a missing ffmpeg path.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linux.do

Limit: format selection error

A Linux.do user reported that a selected 720p format still produced a message requiring a downloadable format to be selected.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linux.do

Limit: Intel testing

The project author said Intel hardware had not initially been tested and later uploaded a repackaged build for testing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linux.do

Limit: parsing failures

A Linux.do user reported that the app could not parse a video link.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linux.do

Local development

The README requires Node.js, Rust and a Tauri build environment and documents npm install plus npm run tauri dev.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

macOS Apple Silicon

A signed and notarized build is provided for Apple Silicon Macs including M1 through M4 models.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

macOS Intel

A separately signed, notarized and verified Intel Mac build is provided.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

macOS signing

The site says the Apple Silicon and Intel macOS builds are signed and notarized.Read 12 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Maker identity

The linked GitHub repository is owned by the account coolbreezecoin.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Playlist downloads

Playlist items can be processed together, with per-item format adjustments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Playlist downloads

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Praise: community interest

The Linux.do launch post received 22 likes and several commenters said they had been looking for a YouTube downloader.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linux.do

Release news

Release v0.1.1 was published on March 21, 2026 with Mac Apple Silicon, Mac Intel and Windows packages.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Repository activity

The public repository shows 18 stars, 5 forks and 14 commits.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Repository license

The repository says it does not separately declare a new license and that third-party dependencies retain their own licenses.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Subtitle downloads

Users can download subtitles or combine video with subtitles.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Supported sites

It supports YouTube and Bilibili, and says other sites may work if yt-dlp can parse them reliably.Read 12 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Supported sources

YouTube,Bilibili,and other yt-dlp-parseable sitesRead 22 Sep 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Task management

The task center provides progress, speed, ETA, cancellation, retries and persistent local history.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Use and rights

The site says users should download only content they have the right to access, download, and keep, and follow local laws, platform terms, and copyright rules.Read 12 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Video downloads

It supports video downloads from YouTube, Bilibili and other sites yt-dlp can parse.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

Windows requirement

The Windows package targets 64-bit Windows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shiliu.nobrisk.com

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