vessel

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vessel is a Rust-native media extraction, download, and metadata-ledger engine that aims for yt-dlp-grade functionality while adding durable, idempotent dataset maintenance for channels, videos, playlists, comments, subtitles, and historical metadata snapshots.

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I’m building this to become a sharp, reusable tool that I can rely on in real workflows: fast, well-scoped, and easy to operate.

What’s novel Link to heading

  • Opinionated defaults with room for power-user control.
  • Tight scope + strong ergonomics (the “small tool, big leverage” approach).

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  • Project page: /projects/vessel/
  • Primary language: Rust
  • Commits: 10
  • Created: 2026-05-28T16:24:14Z
  • Last updated: 2026-05-31T01:43:19Z