I can see the appeal of downloading YouTube opposed to streaming, however if folks are looking to stream I would suggest Invidious
Comment on Looking for a YouTube monitor and downloader. Sorry if wrong place for question.
Osaft90@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
I use Pinchflat and I love it. No need for YouTube and its dumb amount of ads (on tv and phone).
ohshit604@lemmy.halstead.host 3 weeks ago 
ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago Seconded. I self host it for family members for that reason!
roundabout@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Also using this and have been for around a year now. I set it to pull thumbnails and descriptions off the videos and give it a specific folder in my main media drive so it’s easy to pick up in Plex. Worked great so far!
Worth noting too: you can set it up to monitor a playlist. I use this feature by making a public playlist and I add stuff to the playlist that I dont want to lose.
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
This looks great! I’m looking into this now, to see if it’s compatible with my current workflow and hardware. Thank you!
valar@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I use Pinchflat, there’s a similar one called Youtarr also.