Reel
A simple, fast video downloader for Windows, powered by yt-dlp and FFmpeg. Download videos, extract audio, choose your quality, and manage everything from one clean desktop app.

A simple, fast, all-in-one video downloader for Windows.
Reel gives you one clean place to download videos from the web without having to deal with command-line tools, complicated settings, or manually managing yt-dlp and FFmpeg.
Download videos with ease
Paste a video URL into Reel, choose your preferred quality and format, and let Reel handle the rest.
Under the hood, Reel uses the power of yt-dlp for downloading and FFmpeg for processing and converting media, while keeping everything wrapped inside a simple Windows interface.
Features
- Simple URL-based downloading - Paste a link and get started.
- Multiple quality options - Choose the quality that works best for you.
- Video and audio downloads - Download complete videos or extract audio when supported.
- Playlist download - Download an entire playlist of youtube videos in one go, just paste in the Playlist link.
- FFmpeg processing - Automatically handles merging, conversion, and media processing, with a default toggle to download in a Premier Pro compatible formart.
- Clean download management - Keep track of your downloads without digging through folders.
- Modern Windows UI - Designed to feel like a proper desktop application rather than a command-line utility.
- Fast and lightweight - Built to do one thing well without unnecessary complexity.
Built on proven tools
Reel doesn't reinvent the wheel. It combines powerful open-source tools like yt-dlp and FFmpeg with a purpose-built desktop interface.
The result is a downloader that gives you the power of those tools without requiring you to learn their command-line syntax.
Built for Windows
Reel is currently designed specifically for Windows, with a focus on making downloading and managing media as straightforward as possible.
Note: Reel is a tool for downloading content that you have permission to download. Please respect the copyright and terms of service of the websites and content you use it with.