Frequently Asked Questions

FastTube Downloader works on any Linux distribution with Python 3.8+, GTK3, yt-dlp, and aria2. We provide packages for Fedora (RPM), Ubuntu/Debian (DEB), and Arch Linux.

Currently, FastTube Downloader's browser extension is designed for Chrome and Chromium-based browsers (Brave, Edge, Opera, etc.). Firefox support is planned for future releases.

Yes! While YouTube is fully supported, yt-dlp supports hundreds of websites. Any site compatible with yt-dlp will work with FastTube Downloader.

Pull the latest changes from the GitHub repository and re-run the setup script: git pull && sudo ./setup.sh. If you installed via a package manager, use your distribution's update command.

Videos are saved to ~/Videos/, music to ~/Music/, and playlists create their own subfolders within ~/Videos/. You can configure these locations in the app settings.

First, ensure the Extension ID in your browser matches the one in native_host/com.fasttube.downloader.json. If they differ, update the JSON file and re-run setup.sh. Also verify that the app is running before triggering downloads.

Yes! FastTube Downloader supports pausing and resuming downloads. Click the pause button on any active download, and it will save its progress. Click resume to continue from where it left off.

You can have multiple downloads running simultaneously. Each download uses aria2 with up to 16 connections for maximum speed.

Absolutely! Just paste a playlist URL or trigger it from your browser. FastTube Downloader will automatically detect it's a playlist, download all videos, and organize them in a dedicated subfolder.

yt-dlp is used for extracting video URLs from platforms like YouTube and handles the initial connection. aria2 then takes over for the actual download, using multiple connections for faster speeds.

Yes! FastTube Downloader is open-source under the MIT License. Visit the GitHub repository to report issues, suggest features, or submit pull requests. Contributions are always welcome!

Subtitle support depends on yt-dlp's capabilities for the specific website. For YouTube, subtitles can be downloaded if available. Check yt-dlp documentation for configuration options.