PulVid (Lubuntu Edition)

Download videos in high quality with audio from any supported URL, with a simple graphical interface, resolution selector and optional MP4 conversion.
Designed for Linux (Lubuntu/XFCE) environments and optimized for practical daily use on multiple machines.

Features

• Paste any video URL (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)
• Select from available resolutions (e.g. 720p, 1080p)
• Always includes audio – even when video-only formats are selected
• Adds resolution to the filename
• Automatically renames files if a name conflict occurs
• Optionally converts downloaded video to .mp4 with a checkbox
• Uses zenity GUI for interaction – no terminal needed
• Displays buttons to open video or folder after download
• Automatically downloads the app icon if missing and places it in the correct folder (~/.local/share/icons/).

Requirements

Ensure the following packages are installed:

sudo apt install ffmpeg zenity curl xdg-utils

PulVid also requires the latest version of yt-dlp, which is automatically downloaded by the installer.

Installation

1. Download or clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-user/PulVid.git
cd PulVid

2. Make the installation script executable and run it:

chmod +x install_pulvid.sh
./install_pulvid.sh

The script will:

• Automatically install required tools (yt-dlp, ffmpeg, zenity, curl, xdg-open)
• Download the latest version of yt-dlp from GitHub
• Copy the main script to ~/bin/
• Register a .desktop launcher so PulVid appears in the application menu
• Optionally add a desktop shortcut

Output

• Videos are saved in your ~/Videos folder
  Example: Funny Cats 720p.webm, Funny Cats 720p-1.webm, etc.

• Already existing files are auto-renamed to avoid overwriting.

Example usage

Launch PulVid from your application menu or desktop shortcut, paste a link, select resolution, and click through.
If the MP4 checkbox is selected, an additional .mp4 version will be generated.

Ideal for

• Office computers running Lubuntu/XFCE
• Batch downloading videos with GUI ease
• Users who need guaranteed audio and high quality
• Those who dislike using yt-dlp from the terminal

Download

Get the latest version from the release folder.

Changelog

See full release history in the CHANGELOG.md file.

License

MIT License – free for personal and commercial use.

Author

H. Martinov
hmartinov@dmail.ai
GitHub

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See update options directly in the app menu (in future versions).