Parabolic

Project Overview

Parabolic is a GNOME video download app for desktop users, removing the command-line friction of yt-dlp. It wraps yt-dlp in a graphical interface: paste a link, pick video or audio, and choose format, quality, subtitles, and metadata on screen while multiple downloads run in parallel.

Item	Value
Platform	Linux (Flathub), Windows
Engine	yt-dlp
By	NickvisionApps, GTK + libadwaita-style UI

yt-dlp's hundreds of sites inside one graphical window.

Key Features

• Wide site coverage: built on yt-dlp, supporting the hundreds of sites on its declared list
• Multiple formats: mp4 and webm video; mp3, opus, flac, and wav audio
• Concurrent downloads: several downloads run at the same time
• Complete metadata: video metadata and subtitle files can be downloaded
• Download management: task list, progress, and completion status at a glance

Quick Start

1. Install Parabolic from Flathub on Linux, or grab the installer from Releases on Windows
2. Paste a video or audio link into the app
3. Pick format, quality, subtitles, and metadata options, then start the download
4. Open the folder of finished files right from the download list

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Linux	any Flatpak-capable distribution
Windows	64-bit Windows
Network	access to the target site

Notes

• Copyright is yours: videos on YouTube and other sites may be DMCA-protected; whether your use is lawful is your call, and the authors take no responsibility
• Engine updates: site support tracks upstream yt-dlp; when a site breaks, updating yt-dlp usually fixes it
• Rate limits: downloads follow the target site's throttling and anti-bot behavior, so bulk jobs may wait