YouTube to WAV Converter

A simple and fast web application to download YouTube videos as high-quality WAV audio files. The application runs locally on your machine, ensuring your data stays private.

✨ Features

• 🚀 Lightning-fast YouTube audio extraction
• 🎵 Converts to high-quality WAV format
• 🔒 Runs locally - your data never leaves your computer
• 🌙 Dark mode interface
• 📱 Responsive design works on all devices
• ⚡ No database required

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• FFmpeg (required for audio conversion)

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/undergroundrap/yt-wav-converter.git
   cd yt-wav-converter

2. Set up a virtual environment (recommended)

   # Windows
   python -m venv venv
   .\venv\Scripts\activate
   
   # macOS/Linux
   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Install FFmpeg

   • Windows: Download from FFmpeg's official site and add to PATH
   • macOS: brew install ffmpeg
   • Linux: sudo apt install ffmpeg (Debian/Ubuntu) or sudo dnf install ffmpeg (Fedora)

Running the Application

1. Set the Flask app environment variable

   # Windows
   set FLASK_APP=app.py
   set FLASK_ENV=development
   
   # macOS/Linux
   export FLASK_APP=app.py
   export FLASK_ENV=development

2. Start the application

   flask run

3. Open your browser to http://localhost:5000

🛠️ Project Structure

youtube_wav_converter/
├── app.py                  # Main Flask application
├── requirements.txt        # Python dependencies
├── README.md              # Project documentation
├── LICENSE                # MIT License
├── screenshot.png         # Application screenshot
├── .gitignore            # Git ignore file
├── templates/             # HTML templates
│   └── index.html        # Main web interface
└── temp_audio/           # Temporary storage for audio files (created on first run)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Notes

• The application creates a temp_audio directory to store temporary files during conversion.
• Logs are stored in the logs directory.
• For production use, ensure proper security measures are in place.