OpenBrief
Ranked 4 of 4 video downloaders by recommenders
People recommend it as a simple, local-first desktop app for downloading and summarizing videos, with files kept on your machine instead of a cloud subscription.
People recommend it as a simple, local-first desktop app for downloading and summarizing videos, with files kept on your machine instead of a cloud subscription.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Local-first, you own your files
“local-first, ownership of files, and composable AI instead of another cloud subscription”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Show HN: OpenBrief – Local-first video downloader/summarizer” Composable AI without a cloud subscription
“local-first, ownership of files, and composable AI instead of another cloud subscription”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Show HN: OpenBrief – Local-first video downloader/summarizer” Simple Tauri app, not another CLI
“refreshing to see a simple and local-first Tauri app instead of another one CLI/TUI tool”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Show HN: OpenBrief – Local-first video downloader/summarizer” Seen as interesting, worth starring
“Looks interesting, starred, thanks.”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Show HN: OpenBrief – Local-first video downloader/summarizer”
Other video downloaders people recommend
The three most recommended other video downloaders, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yt-dlp | 153 | 25 | 86% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Seal video downloader for Android | 12 | 9 | 57% | 5 | — | — |
| TubeArchivist | 7 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
| OpenBriefThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Looks interesting, starred, thanks.”
“refreshing to see a simple and local-first Tauri app instead of another one CLI/TUI tool”
“local-first, ownership of files, and composable AI instead of another cloud subscription”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.