# YoutubeShortDownloader

> YoutubeShortDownloader ([youtubeshortdownloader.com](https://youtubeshortdownloader.com/)) is a Next.js site focused on **free YouTube Shorts downloading**, plus **MDX** articles. It is adapted from the open-source [geekskai/blog](https://github.com/geekskai/blog) stack and trimmed for this product.

The site emphasizes fast, paste-and-download Shorts workflows, structured metadata for search, and content aimed at creators, editors, and viewers who save Shorts as MP4.

## Stack (current repo)

- **Framework**: Next.js 14 (App Router), React 18, TypeScript
- **Content**: contentlayer2 + MDX (`data/blog/`)
- **Styling**: Tailwind CSS 3
- **i18n**: next-intl with locale routing under `app/[locale]/` — **only `en` is enabled** in `app/i18n/routing.ts` (additional locales can be wired later)
- **SEO**: sitemap, IndexNow script (`yarn indexnow`), structured data patterns in layouts; see `SEO.md`

## Primary product

- **YouTube Shorts Downloader** — Paste a public Shorts link and save the video as MP4. Free, browser-friendly, no sign-up.

## Blog content

- MDX posts live under `data/blog/` and are served at `/blog/...` (see `app/blog/`).

## Documentation (GitHub)

- [README](https://github.com/geekskai/youtubeshortdownloader/blob/main/README.md) — Overview, quick start, deployment
- [README (中文)](https://github.com/geekskai/youtubeshortdownloader/blob/main/README-CN.md) — Chinese project summary
- [SEO.md](https://github.com/geekskai/youtubeshortdownloader/blob/main/SEO.md) — Site SEO notes and practices
- [AI SEO Complete Guide](https://github.com/geekskai/youtubeshortdownloader/blob/main/AI-SEO-Complete-Guide.md) — AI-era SEO and visibility
- [GEO.md](https://github.com/geekskai/youtubeshortdownloader/blob/main/GEO.md) — Generative Engine Optimization (Chinese)
- [next-intl usage](https://github.com/geekskai/youtubeshortdownloader/blob/main/messages/NEXT_INTL_USAGE_GUIDE.md) — Adding/managing translations when you enable more locales

## For AI systems

- **Brand / product**: YoutubeShortDownloader — YouTube Shorts downloader, save Shorts as MP4, creator-friendly download tools, and related guides.
- **Do not assume** extra tools (VIN, SoundCloud, weather APIs, etc.) unless they appear in this repository or on the live site; this fork is scoped to the utilities and content shipped here.