A sidebar that lives inside YouTube — scrape comments, monitor channels, and download videos without leaving the tab.
C:\YouTube-Tools\extensionchrome://extensions and toggle Developer Mode on
(top-right).youtube.com — the
ExportYT sidebar icon appears in your Chrome toolbar.One-click scraping with replies, metadata, and multi-format export.
Get notified instantly when watched channels upload or go live.
Queue MP4/MP3 downloads via the local Python bridge.
Control YouTube Music from the sidebar without switching tabs.
| Permission | Reason |
|---|---|
| youtube.com | Read video & comment data from YouTube pages |
| nativeMessaging | Connect to local Python bridge for downloads |
| storage | Store preferences and monitored channels locally |
| sidePanel | Open the sidebar in Chrome 114+ |
Full-featured GUI for mass comment scraping, bulk downloads, and playlist archiving. Runs fully locally — no browser required.
| Component | Requirement | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit) | ✓ |
| Python | 3.9+ (bundled with installer) | ✓ |
| RAM | 4 GB min, 8 GB recommended | ✓ |
| Disk | ~500 MB for app + dependencies | ✓ |
| Internet | Active connection required for scraping | ✓ |
| Chrome | v114+ (for bridge feature only) | Optional |
install_bridge.bat as Administrator to enable browser-triggered downloads.
Scrape 100k+ comments. Full reply tree. Auto-resumes if interrupted.
Process entire playlists in batch mode — download or scrape all videos at once.
Run headlessly via command line with full argument support for automation.
Connects to Chrome Extension via native messaging for browser-triggered downloads.
Get the latest Chrome Extension and Python desktop app
Browser sidebar for comment scraping and channel monitoring. Load as unpacked in Chrome 114+.
Full Python GUI packed as a Windows installer with all dependencies and desktop shortcut.
Upgrade to access the desktop app.
Connects Chrome Extension to the local Python app for browser-triggered downloads.
Upgrade to access the bridge.
Master the full ExportYT ecosystem.
The central dashboard for managing your exports and downloads.
Allows you to trigger downloads and exports from any browser. It's the "brain" of the project where you manage your membership and history.
Simply visit this site, paste a YouTube URL in the Tool tab, and start exporting.
A powerful sidebar explorer that lives inside YouTube.
Provides one-click access to scraping and downloading tools without leaving the YouTube tab. It detects the video you're watching automatically.
Follow the Installation Guide to load the extension as "unpacked" in Chrome Developer Mode.
The heavy-lifting engine for local processing.
Handles the actual downloading of files using yt-dlp and
manages mass comment scraping that would be too slow in a browser.
Download the installer from the Downloads page and run the EXE.
The glue that connects your browser to your files.
Passes video URLs from the Chrome Extension directly to the Python App. Without this, the extension cannot trigger local downloads.
The Bridge is included in the Desktop App installer, but can be manually
set up using install_bridge.bat in the app folder.
Need more help? Check out the GitHub Guide.
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