A private local video and audio download manager with a guided CLI, browser interface, persistent queue, and no hosted processing backend.
Many download tools force users to choose between approachable interfaces and powerful controls, while cloud-based workflows create unnecessary privacy concerns.
The queue persists plans, progress, output files, audit events, and cancellation requests across CLI and daemon processes.
A durable local queue gives the browser and CLI one source of truth without adding a hosted service.The companion binds to 127.0.0.1, validates Origin, uses a secure local session, and restricts output-file access.
The local network boundary is part of the product’s privacy model, not merely a deployment detail.Validated DownloadPlan objects are serialised into jobs, and running work is reclaimed after a daemon crash.
The queue owns recovery so a terminal closing does not make a user restart the whole workflow.The public Vercel site is documentation only. The installed app starts a loopback service, while the CLI, browser interface, daemon, SQLite queue, yt-dlp, and FFmpeg remain on the user’s machine.
Network extractors are mocked or served by local fixtures, so required tests never contact media websites. The project documents pytest, Ruff, mypy, and a coverage gate as part of the release workflow.
The next quality step is a moderated onboarding round with non-technical desktop users, focusing on installation, the local privacy boundary, and queue recovery language.
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