Yes. Reel is completely free with no account and no sign-up.

Does Reel upload my data?

No. It runs entirely in your browser; your files and text are not uploaded to any server.

Do I need to install anything?

No install. It is a web app that works in any modern browser.

Reel

A builder for yt-dlp. Configure the options below and Reel live-generates the exact shell command (URL included), ready to paste into your terminal.

Reel does not download anything. It only builds a command you run locally, where yt-dlp is installed. Nothing is uploaded.

Video / playlist URL(s)

One per line. These are appended, shell-quoted, to the end of the command.

Generated command

Presets

One click populates the fields. Your URL is kept.

Format & quality

Builds the -f selector and container handling.

Quality

Merge container (--merge-output-format)

Prefer mp4 codecs (-S)

Remux to (--remux-video)

Recode to (--recode-video, re-encodes)

Audio extraction

Extract audio-x / --extract-audio

Audio format (--audio-format)

Audio quality (--audio-quality)

Output

Output template (-o)

Template preset Download directory (-P / --paths)

Restrict filenames--restrict-filenames Do not set file mtime--no-mtime

Subtitles

Write subtitles--write-subs Write auto-generated subs--write-auto-subs Embed subtitles--embed-subs

Languages (--sub-langs)

Convert subs to (--convert-subs)

Metadata, thumbnail & chapters

Embed metadata--embed-metadata Embed thumbnail--embed-thumbnail Write thumbnail file--write-thumbnail Embed chapters--embed-chapters Write info JSON--write-info-json

Playlist

Playlist handling

Default --yes-playlist --no-playlist

Items (--playlist-items)

Start (--playlist-start)

End (--playlist-end)

Max downloads (--max-downloads)

Download archive (--download-archive)

Sections & trimming

Download sections (--download-sections) Regex/time ranges, e.g. *00:00-05:00 or *chapter:intro

Split by chapters--split-chapters Force keyframes at cuts--force-keyframes-at-cuts

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Action

Network & reliability

Rate limit (--limit-rate)

Throttled rate (--throttled-rate)

Concurrent fragments (-N)

Retries (--retries)

Fragment retries (--fragment-retries)

Sleep between requests (--sleep-requests)

Min sleep interval (--min-sleep-interval)

Proxy (--proxy)

Source address (--source-address)

Force IPv4--force-ipv4

Authentication & access

Cookies file (--cookies)

Cookies from browser (--cookies-from-browser)

Username (--username)

Password (--password) sensitive, ends up in shell history

Geo-bypass--geo-bypass

Behavior

Overwrite policy

Default --no-overwrites --continue

Verbosity

Default --verbose --quiet

Ignore errors--ignore-errors Simulate (no write)-s / --simulate Progress on new lines--newline

Print field instead (--print)

Advanced: every yt-dlp option

Searchable list generated from the real yt-dlp option parser. Toggle any flag; add a value where required.

Extra raw args (appended verbatim)

Anything you type here is added to the command as-is, before the URLs. No quoting is applied.