just paste the link and yoink it
yoink.tools

github • status • coah80.com

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.

features

• 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
• discord bot — /yoink, /convert, /compress commands

tech stack

• backend — go with chi router, single binary
• frontend — svelte 5 SPA with vite
• discord bot — go with discordgo, separate binary
• tools — yt-dlp, ffmpeg, gallery-dl, cobalt api

self-hosting

git clone https://github.com/coah80/yoink.git
cd yoink
make build      # builds the server
make bot        # builds the discord bot
./yoink         # serves API + frontend on :3001

copy .env.example and configure your environment variables.

credits

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

license

MIT

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