iawia002/lux
Lux is a command-line utility for downloading video, audio, and image content from a wide variety of online platforms. It supports extraction from major services like YouTube, TikTok, and Reddit, as well as numerous regional and niche sites. The system handles complex media processing tasks, including playlist management, multi-threaded downloads, and video/audio merging with subtitle embedding.
48.9
Weak · 29 July 2026
8.9k
lines of production code
Go
with JavaScript
1
bus factor · 125 authors in all
3
measurements over time
How it got here
2018 · Platform expansion and architecture refactoring
The project was renamed to Lux and underwent significant architectural improvements, including a centralized HTTP request module and a structured downloader with multi-threading support. This period focused on expanding platform compatibility by adding extractors for numerous video and image services, while simultaneously refactoring existing extractors for major platforms like YouTube and Bilibili.
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2019–2024 · platform expansion and CI automation
This period focused on significantly expanding the tool's capabilities by adding extractors for a wide variety of new video and audio platforms, including social media, streaming services, and music sites. Concurrently, the project improved its development workflow by automating CI testing for each extractor and upgrading the Go environment.
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