YTDL – YT Video, Shorts & Audio Downloader (Next.js 16)

About this template

**YTDL** is a production-ready Next.js video downloader template for launching your own online video and audio downloader website. Built with Next.js 16 (App Router), React 19, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS v4. Users paste a video link, choose a quality, and the file is streamed directly to the browser. Video and audio are merged on the fly with yt-dlp and FFmpeg, with real-time download progress and no files stored on your server. ### Key Features - HD video downloads from 144p up to 1440p and 4K at 60fps, MP4 prioritized for compatibility - Dedicated Shorts downloader page - Audio extraction (M4A / WebM) - Full-resolution thumbnail downloader - Smart caching for fast repeat lookups - Download history stored in SQLite - Fully responsive, mobile-first interface ### Built for SEO - Keyword-targeted landing pages for each tool - Schema.org JSON-LD: WebApplication, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList, Organization - Dynamic sitemap.xml and robots.txt - Server-rendered metadata, Open Graph and canonical URLs - Semantic, accessible HTML structure ### Requirements Node.js 20+, yt-dlp and FFmpeg installed on a VPS or any server that supports child processes (serverless platforms are not supported). ### Included Complete source code, Privacy, Terms and Contact pages, and setup documentation. Users are responsible for complying with the terms of the platforms they download from.

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