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baiyuetribe/glink — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2021-11-10

209GoAudience · generalComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

tl;dr

Glink removes watermarks from short videos on platforms like Douyin, TikTok, and Kuaishou. Paste a share link to get a clean, direct download link without branding.

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    What it does
      Strips video watermarks
      Provides direct download links
      Supports many platforms
    Tech stack
      Go backend
      Vue frontend
      Desktop app for Windows and macOS
    Use cases
      Repost viral clips
      Build video compilations
      Content repurposing
    Audience
      Social media managers
      Content creators
      Video editors

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Download a Douyin video without a watermark to repost it on another social platform.

VIBE 2

Grab clean source video files from TikTok or Kuaishou for use in video editing compilations.

VIBE 3

Quickly save multiple short videos from different Chinese apps without their branding overlays.

what's the stack?

GoVue

how it stacks up fr

baiyuetribe/glinksphireinc/foundryinternetkafe/deathcore
Stars209183179
LanguageGoGoGo
Last pushed2021-11-10
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity3/53/54/5
Audiencegeneraldeveloperops devops

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires setting up the Go backend and Vue frontend, and the README directs you to an external blog tutorial for detailed configuration instructions.

The explanation does not mention a license, so the usage rights for this repository are unknown.

in plain english

Glink is a tool that strips watermarks from short videos on platforms like Douyin, Kuaishou, TikTok, Pipixia, Huoshan, Kaiyan, Momo, Weibo, and many others. You paste a video share link, and it gives you a direct download link to the video file without the platform's watermark or branding overlay. The way it works is straightforward from a user's perspective: you take the share URL from any of the supported apps and feed it into Glink's web interface or desktop client. The backend then processes that link, extracts the underlying video file, and presents you with a clean download link. The project is built with Go for the backend and Vue for the web frontend, and it can run either as an online web service or as a standalone desktop application for Windows and macOS. The primary audience is people who frequently download and repost short videos across different platforms. For example, a social media manager who needs to move a viral clip from Douyin to another platform without the original app's watermark would find this useful. Content creators, video editors, and anyone building compilations or repurposing clips across the Chinese short-video ecosystem would benefit from having a quick way to grab clean source files. The project supports over a dozen platforms, which is notable given that each app structures its share links differently. The README doesn't go into detail about the specific extraction method or how it handles each platform's anti-scraping measures, but it does list all the supported link formats so you can verify compatibility before diving in. The README also points to a detailed tutorial on the author's blog for setup instructions.

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Help me set up the Glink project locally using Go and Vue. What are the basic steps to run the web interface on my machine?
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I want to build a desktop application version of Glink for Windows. How do I compile the Go backend and Vue frontend into a standalone desktop app?
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Write a simple script that takes a list of Douyin share links, sends them to a running Glink web service, and downloads the clean video files automatically.
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I have a short video share link from Kuaishou. How do I use Glink to extract the direct download URL for the video without the watermark?

Frequently asked questions

what is glink fr?

Glink removes watermarks from short videos on platforms like Douyin, TikTok, and Kuaishou. Paste a share link to get a clean, direct download link without branding.

What language is glink written in?

Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go, Vue.

Is glink actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2021-11-10).

What license does glink use?

The explanation does not mention a license, so the usage rights for this repository are unknown.

How hard is glink to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is glink for?

Mainly general.

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