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+# External binaries
+
+This project depends on three external tools that are **not bundled in the repository**.  
+You must download them manually and place each binary in the correct folder before building or running the app locally.
+
+---
+
+## Required tools
+
+| Tool    | Role                                        |
+|---------|---------------------------------------------|
+| yt-dlp  | Video and audio download engine             |
+| ffmpeg  | Media encoding, transcoding, muxing         |
+| ffprobe | Media file analysis and metadata extraction |
+| deno    | JavaScript / TypeScript runtime             |
+
+---
+
+## Folder structure
+
+Place the binaries exactly as shown below.  
+Do not rename them — the application resolves them by these exact names.
+
+```
+resources/
+└── binaries/
+    ├── linux/
+    │   ├── yt-dlp
+    │   ├── ffmpeg
+    │   ├── ffprobe
+    │   └── deno
+    └── win-32/
+        ├── yt-dlp.exe
+        ├── ffmpeg.exe
+        ├── ffprobe.exe
+        └── deno.exe
+```
+
+---
+
+## Download links
+
+### yt-dlp
+
+| Platform | URL                                                                  |
+|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Windows  | https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp.exe |
+| Linux    | https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp     |
+
+Rename the downloaded file to `yt-dlp` (or `yt-dlp.exe` on Windows).
+
+---
+
+### ffmpeg and ffprobe
+
+**Windows and Linux** — both binaries are included in the same archive.
+
+| Platform    | URL                                                                                                       |
+|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Windows x64 | https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-gpl.zip         |
+| Linux x64   | https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/ffmpeg-master-latest-linux64-gpl.tar.xz    |
+| Linux arm64 | https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/ffmpeg-master-latest-linuxarm64-gpl.tar.xz |
+
+Extract the archive and copy `ffmpeg` and `ffprobe` from the `bin/` subfolder.
+
+---
+
+### deno
+
+| Platform    | URL                                                                                          |
+|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Windows x64 | https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases/latest/download/deno-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip    |
+| Linux x64   | https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases/latest/download/deno-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip  |
+| Linux arm64 | https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases/latest/download/deno-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip |
+
+Each archive contains a single binary. Rename it to `deno` (or `deno.exe` on Windows).
+
+---
+
+## Permissions (Linux )
+
+After placing the binaries, make them executable:
+
+```bash
+chmod +x resources/binaries/linux/yt-dlp
+chmod +x resources/binaries/linux/ffmpeg
+chmod +x resources/binaries/linux/ffprobe
+chmod +x resources/binaries/linux/deno
+```
+
+---
+
+## Notes
+
+- These binaries are excluded from version control via `.gitignore`.
+- Always use the latest stable release of each tool.
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