Settings - Maxstupo/ydl-ui GitHub Wiki

This page is an overview of what each setting does in YDL-UI. The settings window can be accessed by pressing Ctrl+P or clicking Settings in the menu strip.

Settings are stored in a JSON file named ydl-ui.json located alongside the YDL-UI executable.

Overview

General

• Language - The user interface language, view the Language section for more information.
• Check for Updates - Check for a new release of YDL-UI on startup.
• Stay on top - YDL-UI will stay on top of all other windows.
• Prompt on Close - If checked, prompt user for confirmation to close the application if downloads are currently active.
• Use Basic Folder Picker - Optional checkbox to use the alternative folder picker dialog, can fix DPI and scaling issues.

Download

• Basic Mode - Specifies the starting mode for the download dialog.
• Resume Downloads on Startup - If checked, downloads will continue on startup, else downloads will be stopped (can be resumed).
• Remember Download Settings - If checked, provides access to a preset that remembers the previous download settings.
• Auto confirm DragDrop Downloads - If checked, downloads dragged and dropped will be automatically confirmed (after presets are applied).
• Max Concurrent Downloads - The total active downloads that can run at once.
• Default Download Archive - The download dialog will use this custom download archive path if specified.
• Default Download Directory - The download dialog will use this custom download directory path if specified, otherwise the user's video library path will be used.

Binaries

The file paths to youtube-dl.exe and ffmpeg.exe are listed in this tab, they must be specified.

You can update youtube-dl with the update button. (Please Note: That updating youtube-dl has the possibility to cause compatibility issues between YDL-UI and youtube-dl.)