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THE YOUTUBE DOWNLOADER – INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Welcome! This tool allows you to download any YouTube video to your computer at the highest possible quality.

Because YouTube often blocks basic downloaders, this folder contains a specialized setup to bypass those blocks securely. You do not need to know how to code to use this—just follow the two steps below.

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STEP 1: THE ONE-TIME SETUP (Do this first)

Before you can download your first video, we need to install the engine that makes this work. You only ever have to do this once.

1. Open this folder.
2. Right-click on the file named “1-Setup-Once.sh”.
3. Select “Run as a Program” or “Run in Terminal”.
4. A black window will open. It may ask for your computer’s password. Type it in (you won’t see the letters appear, this is normal) and press Enter.
5. Wait a minute or two while it downloads the required files.
6. When it says “Setup Complete!”, press Enter to close the window.

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STEP 2: DOWNLOADING A VIDEO (Do this anytime)

Whenever you want to download a video, just use this button:

1. Right-click on the file named “2-Download-Video.sh”.
2. Select “Run as a Program” or “Run in Terminal”.
3. A window will pop up asking: “Enter the YouTube video URL:”
4. Paste the link of the YouTube video you want and press Enter.
5. Wait for the progress bar to reach 100%.

That’s it! The video file (MP4) will magically appear right here inside this folder.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Q: The window closes immediately when I try to run the files!
A: Your computer might be trying to open them as text documents. Right-click the file, go to “Properties”, click the “Permissions” tab, and make sure “Allow executing file as program” is checked.

Q: It says “Error 403 Forbidden” when downloading!
A: Make sure you have Google Chrome installed on your computer. This script uses your Chrome browser in the background to prove to YouTube that you are a real human, not a robot. Close your YouTube tabs in Chrome and try the download again.