SoundBridge

🎧 SoundBridge SoundBridge lets you download audio from videos directly into your self-hosted music library, without copy-paste, external websites, or cloud services. Everything runs locally on your infrastructure. Key Features: 🎵 Download audio from YouTube videos 📁 Save directly into existing or new music folders 🧠 Smart folder caching (no unnecessary API calls) ⚡ Asynchronous downloads with real-time logs 🖥️ Clean Material-style UI (dark mode by default) 🔐 API-key protected backend 🧩 No ads, no tracking, no analytics How It Works SoundBridge is composed of: - A browser extension (this) - A self-hosted backend API - A yt-dlp container running on your server - Your existing media server (Jellyfin, Navidrome, ecc...) The extension: - Detects the current video - Sends a request to your backend - Downloads and converts audio server-side - Saves it into your media music library folder No third-party servers are involved. 🔐 Privacy-First & Self-Hosted SoundBridge is designed with privacy as a core principle: - No tracking - No telemetry - No analytics - No data collection The extension communicates only with the backend you configure. You stay in full control of your data. ⚙️ Requirements To use SoundBridge, you need: - A self-hosted server (local machine, NAS, or VPS) - Jellyfin, Navidrome, Gonic, ecc.. installed and configured or a simple SAMBA folder exposed - Docker (for yt-dlp & Node.js backend) - The SoundBridge backend API (open source) Setup instructions are provided in the GitHub repository. SoundBridge is free and open source. You can: - Inspect the code - Host it yourself - Modify it to fit your workflow ⚠️ Disclaimer SoundBridge does not bypass DRM or paid content protections. You are responsible for complying with YouTube’s Terms of Service and local copyright laws. 🔗 Links 📦 Source code & documentation: GitHub 🔐 Privacy policy: see Privacy tab