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Hello lainanons, I've been using JDownlaoder for a few years now and I've been thinking about writing my own downloader to replace it in my daily use. I don't have any experience in writing UIs but I do know how to program in c++, should i make the UI in qt since it uses a language im already familiar with or should i make it in a higher level lang like python, is there also anything to note when writing downloaders? much thanks

>>34676 Just make it CLI-based. It'll be much easier, more cross-compatible, faster to compile... the list goes on.

>>34676 C++ TK/Tinker bindings is what I'd use if I knew C++ (or it's also what I use for one-off GUIs too large for zenity)

>>34676 Write a Lua CLI program :)

Try making a gui for yt-dlp and gallery-dl first.

>>34679 I would vote for the same, cli based with optional daemon/client architecture.

>>34676 i would use something like this myself https://floooh.github.io/sokol-html5/imgui-sapp.html

>>34690 If you want to jump straight into making a UI, I'd recommend doing the same, too. I'd like to see what a yt-dlp with a GUI would look like. I heard good about QT so you could try dipping your feet in it.

>>34717 what do you mean? it would be a text field a cancel button and download button with an optional way to enter settings