Installation

Fifu is distributed as a Python app with an npm wrapper for quick startup. Choose the path that fits your workflow.

Quick run with npx

npx fifu-tui

Install with pipx

pipx install git+https://github.com/Dawaman43/fifu.git

Install globally with npm

npm install -g fifu-tui

Linux packages

• Arch: yay -S fifu
• Debian/Ubuntu/Mint: download the .deb from GitHub Releases and run sudo dpkg -i fifu.deb
• Fedora/RHEL: download the .rpm from GitHub Releases and run sudo rpm -i fifu.rpm

macOS

curl -L -o fifu https://github.com/Dawaman43/fifu/releases/latest/download/fifu-macos
chmod +x fifu
./fifu

Windows

Download fifu-win.exe from GitHub Releases and run it from PowerShell or by double-clicking.

Requirements

• Python 3.10 or newer
• Network access for YouTube
• Optional: ffmpeg for merging separate audio and video streams

Verify the install

Run the app and confirm it launches:

fifu