Yout-x86_64.AppImage (~170 MB) — self-contained: bundles ffmpeg + app-menu launcher, nothing to install

Quick start (three commands):

curl -L -o ~/Downloads/Yout.AppImage https://desktop.yout.com/download/Yout-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x ~/Downloads/Yout.AppImage
~/Downloads/Yout.AppImage

ffmpeg is bundled — no extra packages needed. If you get a libfuse error on Ubuntu 22.04+, install FUSE or launch without it:

sudo apt install libfuse2t64   # libfuse2 on Ubuntu 22.04
~/Downloads/Yout.AppImage --appimage-extract-and-run

Prefer a plain standalone binary instead? Download Yout-linux-x86_64 and follow the advanced steps below.

Download the binary

Download using your browser (click above) or from the terminal:

wget https://desktop.yout.com/download/Yout-linux-x86_64 -O ~/Downloads/Yout

Or with curl:

curl -L -o ~/Downloads/Yout https://desktop.yout.com/download/Yout-linux-x86_64

Make it executable

chmod +x ~/Downloads/Yout

Install system-wide

Move the binary to ~/.local/bin/ (no sudo needed):

mkdir -p ~/.local/bin && mv ~/Downloads/Yout ~/.local/bin/yout

Make sure ~/.local/bin is in your PATH. On most distros it already is. If not, add this to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

Test it:

yout

Create a desktop shortcut

Create a .desktop file so Yout appears in your application menu (GNOME, KDE, XFCE, etc.):

First, download the app icon:

                                mkdir -p ~/.local/share/icons && wget https://desktop.yout.com/download/yout-icon.png -O ~/.local/share/icons/yout.png
                            

Then create the .desktop entry:

cat > ~/.local/share/applications/yout.desktop << EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Yout Desktop
Comment=Format shift videos and audio
Exec=$HOME/.local/bin/yout
Icon=$HOME/.local/share/icons/yout.png
Type=Application
Categories=AudioVideo;Audio;Video;
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=Yout
EOF

Update the desktop database:

update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/ 2>/dev/null

Add to favorites/dock:

GNOME: Open Activities, find Yout, right-click → "Add to Favorites"

KDE: Right-click the app in the menu → "Add to Panel" or "Add to Desktop"

XFCE: Right-click panel → Panel → Add New Items → Launcher, then select Yout

Dependencies (if needed)

Yout Desktop uses Qt6. On most desktop Linux distributions, the required libraries are already installed. If the app doesn't launch, install these packages:

ffmpeg — required for MP3/WAV conversion & clipping

The raw binary uses your system ffmpeg. The AppImage already bundles it, so this step is only for the standalone binary.

sudo apt install ffmpeg

Ubuntu / Debian:

sudo apt install libxcb-xinerama0 libxcb-cursor0 libxkbcommon0 libegl1

Fedora / RHEL:

                                sudo dnf install xcb-util-cursor xcb-util-wm xcb-util-keysyms libxkbcommon mesa-libEGL
                            

Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S xcb-util-cursor xcb-util-wm libxkbcommon

Launch and sign in

Open Yout Desktop and sign in with your Yout.com account (or create one for free). Paste a video URL, choose your format, and start format shifting.

Uninstall

To completely remove Yout Desktop from your system:

                        rm -f ~/.local/bin/yout ~/.local/share/icons/yout.png ~/.local/share/applications/yout.desktop && update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/ 2>/dev/null
                    

This removes the binary, icon, and desktop entry. No other files are left behind.

Install Yout Desktop for Linux