Tool Management

RustTube depends on external tools for downloading, processing, and extracting media.

These tools are managed from inside the app.

Required Tools

RustTube can use the following tools:

• yt-dlp
• ffmpeg
• ffprobe
• deno

In the sidebar, ffprobe is not shown as a separate item because it is installed together with ffmpeg.

Tools Folder

Downloaded tools are stored in:

AppData\Roaming\JonasGrimm\RustTube\tools

You can open this folder directly from the app using the Tools installation folder button.

Installing Tools

The sidebar includes tool controls for:

• yt-dlp
• ffmpeg
• deno

Each tool entry can show:

• installed state
• missing state
• current download progress
• failure state

Available actions:

• Download
• Download All

Download Behavior

yt-dlp

This is the main downloader used by RustTube.

ffmpeg

This is required for tasks such as:

• converting audio to MP3
• merging separate video and audio streams
• post-processing media files

deno

This may be needed by yt-dlp for some extraction cases that rely on JavaScript runtime support.

Progress Display

During a tool download, RustTube shows:

• current tool status
• downloaded size
• total size if available
• progress bar for the active tool

Example:

Downloading 13.2 MB / 50.0 MB

Folder Buttons

The sidebar includes quick access buttons for:

• Tools installation folder
• Settings folder
• Program folder

Notes

• If all tools are already installed, Download All is hidden
• Installed tools no longer show a download button
• ffprobe is installed automatically as part of the ffmpeg package