YouTube archiving made simple.
Installation · Managing your Archive · Viewing your Archive
Yark lets you continuously archive all videos and metadata for YouTube channels and playlists. You can also view your archive as a seamless offline website ✨
To install Yark, simply download Python 3.9+ and FFmpeg (optional), then run the following:
$ pip3 install yarkOnce you've installed Yark, think of a name for your archive (e.g., foobar) and copy the channel/playlist url:
$ yark new foobar https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMdm6bUYIBN0KfS2CVuEPANow that you've created the archive, you can tell Yark to download all videos and metadata using the refresh command:
$ yark refresh foobarOnce everything has been downloaded, Yark will automatically give you a status report of what's changed since the last refresh:
Viewing you archive is easy, just type view with your archives name:
$ yark view foobarThis will pop up an offline website in your browser letting you watch all videos 🚀
Under each video is a rich history report filled with timelines and graphs, as well as a noting feature which lets you add timestamped and permalinked comments 👐
Light and dark modes are both available and automatically apply based on the system's theme.
Here's the general roadmap for Yark going a few months into the future for the upcoming features and changes:
- Yark 1.3 (Expected late March): New GUI simplifying Yark a ton + Viewer tabs + Comments
- Yark 1.4 (Expected June-July): Promised features after GUI (playlists, etc.)
- Onwards: Not sure yet, create an issue to help out :)
Some things to keep in mind when using Yark; the good and the bad:
- Don't create a new archive again if you just want to update it, Yark accumulates all new metadata for you via timestamps
- Feel free to suggest new features via the issues tab on this repository
- Scheduling isn't a feature just yet, please use
cronor something similar!