yoink is an all-in-one media tool. download videos from 1000+ sites, convert between formats, and compress for discord. no ads, no trackers, free and fast, forever.

• download videos and audio from 1000+ sites (youtube, tiktok, twitter, reddit, etc.)
• playlists download entire youtube playlists as a zip
• images download image galleries from supported sites (gallery-dl)
• convert between formats with different codecs
• compress videos to a target file size for discord
• clips download specific youtube clips with timestamps
• gifs auto-detect and download as gif from twitter/x
• pwa install as a mobile app, share links directly from your phone
• admin panel built-in dashboard for analytics, banners, and server status

• frontend — svelte 5 SPA with vite, deployed on cloudflare pages
• api — node.js + express with modular route/service architecture
• tools — yt-dlp, ffmpeg, gallery-dl, cobalt api

see docs/self-hosting.md for full setup guide

git clone https://github.com/coah80/yoink.git
cd yoink/api
npm install
cp ../docs/admin-config.example.js admin-config.js
node index.js

the API serves on http://localhost:3001. for the frontend:

cd frontend
npm install
npm run build

the built frontend goes in frontend/dist/ — serve it with any static host or reverse proxy.

powered by:

• yt-dlp — media downloading
• gallery-dl — image downloading
• ffmpeg — video processing
• cobalt — youtube fast path

inspired by:

• cobalt.tools
• vert.sh
• 8mb.video

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