The latest articles on DEV Community by Tech Discovery Apps (@techdiscoveryapps). https://dev.to/techdiscoveryapps https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4102976%2Fa128ff29-43b5-4bc5-8ff9-c423e90aaeac.jpg https://dev.to/techdiscoveryapps en Tech Discovery Apps Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:37:22 +0000 https://dev.to/techdiscoveryapps/i-replaced-10-download-websites-with-one-telegram-bot-3l41 https://dev.to/techdiscoveryapps/i-replaced-10-download-websites-with-one-telegram-bot-3l41 <h2> Why </h2> <p>Every time I wanted to download a video — from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, or wherever — I'd end up on some sketchy website full of ads, popups, and fake download buttons.</p> <p>I just wanted something simple. Send a link, get the download. No ads, no extensions, no nonsense.</p> <p>So I built a Telegram bot that does exactly that.</p> <h2> What It Does </h2> <p>You send the bot a video link. It sends you back the available download options — different qualities and formats. You pick one, and you get the download link.</p> <p>That's it.</p> <h2> Supported Platforms </h2> <ul> <li>YouTube</li> <li>Instagram</li> <li>Facebook</li> <li>TikTok</li> <li>X (Twitter)</li> <li>Vimeo</li> <li>Rumble</li> <li>VK</li> <li>OK.ru</li> <li>RaiPlay</li> </ul> <p>And more — the bot uses a modular scraper system, so adding new platforms is just dropping in a new file.</p> <h2> How To Use It </h2> <p>The bot is live and <strong>free to test</strong>. Just open Telegram and message:</p> <p><strong><a href="https://t.me/techdiscoverydownloaderbot" rel="noopener noreferrer">@techdiscoverydownloaderbot</a></strong></p> <p>Send any video link — that's all you need to do.</p> <h2> What I Used </h2> <ul> <li>Python</li> <li>Telegram Bot API</li> <li>A modular scraper system with per-platform extractors</li> <li>yt-dlp as the fallback engine for anything not covered by custom scrapers</li> </ul> <p>The architecture is simple: each platform has its own scraper module. The bot detects the platform from the URL, loads the right scraper, extracts the download links, and sends them back.</p> <h2> What's Next </h2> <p>I'm working on:</p> <ul> <li>Adding more supported websites</li> <li>More download formats and quality options</li> </ul> <p>If you need a custom Telegram or WhatsApp bot for your business, I build them. Check out <a href="https://www.techdiscoveryapps.com/start-project" rel="noopener noreferrer">techdiscoveryapps.com/start-project</a></p> <p>Questions? Drop them below 👇</p>