Yoinks: open-source CLI downloads videos from 1,800+ sites, no ads or redirects
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-10-02
Open-source CLI tool Yoinks lets you download videos from YouTube, X/Twitter, Instagram, Threads, TikTok and 1,800+ other sites straight from the terminal.
- Paste a URL, pick a resolution or audio-only MP3 from a full-screen TUI
- No popups, fake download buttons, or sketchy redirects
- Run npx yoinks <url> with zero install (Node 18+); yt-dlp and ffmpeg are fetched automatically
- Keyboard and mouse friendly interface
Built by pablostanley, the repo has 2.9k GitHub stars.
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