Is stacher7 a safe virus free youtube downloader? - Page 1
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author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 10, 2025, 03:36:50 pm
content: Is stacher7 a safe virus free youtube downloader?Website:https://stacher.io/Should I get a different youtube downloader.I know some of the online ones I tried in the past forced me to re-install my web browser as it became virus infected.

author: u666sa
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 10, 2025, 03:40:00 pm
content: Just type in google //youtube to mp4oryoutube to mp3Depending on what you want, video or mp3. Works perfect all the time.

author: bte
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 10, 2025, 11:06:10 pm
content: I usehttps://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/It is open-source and has versions for various legacy OS including XP, Win7 and earlier versions of MacOS.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 11, 2025, 01:49:59 am
content: Quote from: BrianHG on April 10, 2025, 03:36:50 pmNever heard of it, therefore by default I wouldn't trust it. I swear by yt-dlp which also has a third-party Windows GUI (if I'm not mistaken).

author: Whales
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2025, 02:10:59 am
content: Most projects use yt-dlp behind the scenes anyway. Just like how most image processing tools use imagemagick and video tools use ffmpeg.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 11, 2025, 02:27:15 am
content: Quote from: Whales on April 11, 2025, 02:10:59 amThat's all well and good, but when it comes to Windows binaries, there are plenty of applications that do what they say on the tin, but also come with a serving of malware, infostealers etc...

author: Whales
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2025, 03:24:58 am
content: I meant to say it's worth going straight to yt-dlp if you can

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 11, 2025, 03:30:11 am
content: Quote from: Whales on April 11, 2025, 03:24:58 amAbsolutely.

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 22, 2025, 11:21:40 pm
content: None of the youtube downloaders work in win7.

author: Andy Chee
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 22, 2025, 11:35:31 pm
content: yt-dlp works in Win7, however yt-dlp is a command line program, not a GUI.As mentioned, there are GUI front ends available, but I can’t speak to them as I don’t use them. The command line functionality is satisfactory enough for me.If you can’t get yt-dlp to run in Win7, I’d point to user error rather than software issues.For example;Code:C:\Downloads\yt-dlp.exe https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xfs0dglIVOM…. will download EEVblog’s latest video(replace “Downloads” with your actual yt-dlp directory)Strictly speaking you don’t need the full URLCode:C:\Downloads\yt-dlp.exe Xfs0dglIVOMBut sometimes the YouTube locator begins with a hyphen, and without the full URL, yt-dlp will interpret the hyphen as a command line option.Also, update yt-dlp often, because YouTube will often break things from their sideCode:C:\Downloads\yt-dlp.exe -UI’m sure a GUI would make managing all these things easier. Bottom line though, yt-dlp works.

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 23, 2025, 02:47:27 am
content: Got 'Tartube' working. It is a gui for yt-dlp.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 23, 2025, 09:21:13 am
content: Quote from: BrianHG on April 22, 2025, 11:21:40 pmThere's a version of yt-dlp that works down to XP:https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp_x86_Windows-XP.zip