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ℹ️ youtube-dl-gui is automatically kept up to date via my AUR Packages Updater.

The updater checks for new upstream releases and pushes PKGBUILD updates as soon as a new version is detected. If the package falls out of date or something breaks, feel free to flag it or open an issue on the updater repo. Though it should generally update itself within a short window of a new release.

This package tracks a fork of the original project: https://github.com/jely2002/youtube-dl-gui.

The original project appears to be active again, so instead of switching this AUR package back to the upstream repository, users are advised to install the original AUR package instead:

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/open-video-downloader-bin

I may deprecate this package in the future if this fork remains archived.

ℹ️ youtube-dl-gui is automatically kept up to date via my AUR Packages Updater.

The updater checks for new upstream releases and pushes PKGBUILD updates as soon as a new version is detected. If the package falls out of date or something breaks, feel free to flag it or open an issue on the updater repo. Though it should generally update itself within a short window of a new release.

@eqlipse Your issue should have been fixed, but you might want to try the more maintained: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/open-video-downloader

This package tracks a fork of the original project: https://github.com/jely2002/youtube-dl-gui.

The original project appears to be active again, so instead of switching this AUR package back to the upstream repository, users are advised to install the original AUR package instead:

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/open-video-downloader-bin

I may deprecate this package in the future if this fork remains archived.

Running into what appears to be an invalid URL link for the package:

Registering Architecture: x86_64_v3

Registering Architecture: x86_64_v2

Installing AUR packages: youtube-dl-gui

youtube-dl-gui: Downloading

youtube-dl-gui: Building - Building package with makepkg

dependency count 0

makepkg: ==> Making package: youtube-dl-gui 2.5.7-1 (Wed 15 Apr 2026 09:15:21 AM EDT)

makepkg: ==> Checking runtime dependencies...

makepkg: ==> Checking buildtime dependencies...

makepkg: ==> Retrieving sources...

makepkg: -> Downloading v2.5.7.tar.gz...

makepkg error: % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current

makepkg error: Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed

makepkg error: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

makepkg error: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

makepkg error: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

makepkg error: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

makepkg error: curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404

makepkg error: ==> ERROR: Failure while downloading https://github.com/StefanLobbenmeier/youtube-dl-gui/archive/refs/tags/v2.5.7.tar.gz

makepkg error: Aborting...

youtube-dl-gui: Failed - Failed to build package with makepkg

Installation complete.

Going to the source page, there doesn't appear to be a 2.5.7 version; I'm only seeing a 2.5.6 version. Trying the link directly, https://github.com/StefanLobbenmeier/youtube-dl-gui/archive/refs/tags/v2.5.6.tar.gz will work fine while https://github.com/StefanLobbenmeier/youtube-dl-gui/archive/refs/tags/v2.5.7.tar.gz returns a 404 error

@Idm, yes it should be fixed now!

tnx @JasonLandbridge

everything works, but on my system the program has a generic icon

is it possible to use one of these icons? https://github.com/StefanLobbenmeier/youtube-dl-gui/tree/master/build/appx

I've taken over as maintainer, let me know if I can improve anything. I've already updated to the latest 2.5.6 version.

@jose1711 @begin-theadventu thank you for the fix, I have updated the PKGBUILD with it.

To fix replace cp with install -Dm644.

youtube-dl-gui.desktop is missing read permission (mode is 600)