DSH; @DeepSeekHarness is one of the best and the no: one Harness imo for a reason, and this is just one part.
If you still haven't given DeepSeek harness a try, now you should.
Downloading a YouTube video should take 5 seconds. Not 5 popups.
Please don't tell the downloader sites about this.
You paste a link. 3 popups. 2 fake DOWNLOAD buttons. A redirect to a casino. Then a blurry, low-res file.
Pablo Stanley built the fix.
It's called yoinks. One line in your terminal.
Paste a URL. Pick a resolution. Done.
> YouTube, X, Instagram, Threads, TikTok
> 1,800+ sites total
> Pick the highest quality available. Up to 4K.
> Audio-only mp3 if you just want the sound
> No popups. No fake buttons. No redirects.
> Saves straight to your Downloads folder
Just type: npx yoinks
(All you need is Node 18+.)
Under the hood it runs yt-dlp and sets it up for you. No Python needed.
6.4K GitHub stars. MIT license. 100% free.
But DO NOT install it. We should all keep the popup ads in business.
100% Open Source.
(Link in the comments)