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VidBee is a modern, open-source video downloader that lets you download videos and audios from 1000+ websites worldwide. Built with Electron and powered by yt-dlp, VidBee offers a clean, intuitive interface with powerful features for all your downloading needs, including RSS auto-download automation that automatically subscribes to feeds and downloads new videos from your favorite creators in the background.
## 👋🏻 Getting Started
VidBee is currently under active development, and feedback is welcome for any [issue](https://github.com/nexmoe/VidBee/issues) encountered.
[📥 Download VidBee](https://vidbee.org/download/) | [📚 Documentation](https://docs.vidbee.org)
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## ✨ Features
### 🌍 Global Video Download Support
Download videos from almost any website worldwide through the powerful yt-dlp engine. Support for 1000+ sites including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and many more.

### 🎨 Best-in-class UI Experience
Modern, clean interface with intuitive operations. One-click pause/resume/retry, real-time progress tracking, and comprehensive download queue management.

### 📡 RSS Auto Download
Automatically subscribe to RSS feeds and auto-download new videos in the background from your favorite creators across YouTube, TikTok, and more. Set up RSS subscriptions once, and VidBee will automatically download new uploads without manual intervention, perfect for keeping up with your favorite channels and creators.
## 🌐 Supported Sites
VidBee supports 1000+ video and audio platforms through yt-dlp. For the complete list of supported sites, visit [https://vidbee.org/supported-sites/](https://vidbee.org/supported-sites/)
## 🧱 Web + API (Docker-ready)
This monorepo now includes:
- `packages/downloader-core`: Shared yt-dlp/ffmpeg download core
- `apps/api`: Fastify API server with oRPC and SSE events
- `apps/web`: TanStack Start web client using oRPC
Run locally:
```bash
pnpm run start:web
```
This command starts `apps/api` and `apps/web` together.
Run with Docker:
```bash
docker compose up -d --build
```
Stop services:
```bash
docker compose down
```
Optional env vars (via `.env`):
```bash
VIDBEE_API_PORT=3100
VIDBEE_WEB_PORT=3000
VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3100
```
## 🤝 Contributing
You are welcome to join the open source community to build together. For more details, check out:
- Monorepo apps:
- `apps/desktop`: VidBee desktop app (Electron)
- `apps/docs`: Documentation site (Next.js)
- `apps/extension`: Browser extension (WXT)
- [Contributing Guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [DeepWiki Documentation](https://deepwiki.com/nexmoe/VidBee)
## 📄 License
This project is distributed under the MIT License. See [`LICENSE`](LICENSE) for details.
## 🙏 Thanks
- [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) - The powerful video downloader engine
- [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/) - The multimedia framework for video and audio processing
- [Electron](https://www.electronjs.org/) - Build cross-platform desktop apps
- [React](https://react.dev/) - The UI library
- [Vite](https://vitejs.dev/) - Next generation frontend tooling
- [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com/) - Utility-first CSS framework
- [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/) - Beautifully designed components