xdagiz
Open-source tools built in public, from xytz's terminal YouTube downloader to xcalidraw's local-first Excalidraw manager, with star milestones cheered along the way.
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xdagiz is a channel shipping open-source tools in public, best known for xytz, a Go TUI that searches YouTube and downloads videos and full playlists from the terminal. It has also released Althemer, a TUI and CLI for switching Alacritty themes that began as a Rust learning project, a Helium picture-in-picture extension, and most recently xcalidraw for managing Excalidraw drawings. Between releases come Arch Linux rice posts and contribution wins, like becoming an official opencode contributor.
- The channel's favorite word is "xytz".
- Longest posting streak: 11 weeks in a row with a post.
- The busiest posting hour is 20, channel local time.
The journey.
- Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
- Feb – Mar 2026
- Apr – Jun 2026
- Aug – Sep 2026
- Oct 2026
Building now.
- xytz
A Go TUI, powered by yt-dlp, that searches YouTube and downloads videos, full playlists and channel videos from the terminal, with resume support.
Launched10 postsFeb 2026 – Aug 2026Visit - Althemer
A TUI and CLI tool for Alacritty users that previews themes before applying them and switches between them.
Launched1 postsApr 2026Visit - helium-pip-toggle
A simple extension that toggles picture-in-picture mode in Helium with Ctrl+Shift+].
Launched1 postsSep 2026Visit - xchatz
An AI chat web app, shared on the channel's first day for readers to try and give feedback on.
Launched1 postsDec 2025Visit
Start here.
- 01
The xytz launch post: what the Go TUI does and how to install it.
I'm dropping xytz - a TUI app that lets you download YouTube Videos all from the terminal. - Written in Go⚡ - Powered by yt-dlp ✨Core features - Search You...
Feb 4, 2026846 views - 02
xytz crossing 1k downloads and 380+ stars.
xytz just crossed 1k downloads and 380+ stars🎉 @xdagiz
Mar 22, 2026863 views - 03
Althemer, a Rust side project for previewing and switching Alacritty themes.
Althemer - a simple TUI and CLI tool to switch between Alacritty themes. It lets you preview the theme before applying it. This started as a simple project to...
Apr 5, 2026842 views - 04
The xcalidraw release and the problem it solves for Excalidraw users.
Releasing xcalidraw, a local-first desktop app for managing Excalidraw drawings. I use Excalidraw a lot, but managing a growing collection of drawings gets mes...
Oct 25, 2026442 views - 05
The switch from Windows to Arch, with the Sway setup and dotfiles.
just switched to arch after using windows for my whole life, and here's my rice • WM: Sway • Bar: Waybar • Launcher: wofi • Terminal: alacritty • Shell: fish +...
Jan 10, 2026910 views
In their own words.
This started as a simple project to learn Rust, and I figured it would be useful for some Alacritty users like me
so surreal to see other ppl using and recommending your product
Fresh from the channel.
Excalidraw Libraries work out of the box too @xdagiz
- Create drawings - Switch between open drawings using Ctrl+Tab - Rename or delete drawings @xdagiz
xdagiz pinned a photo
Releasing xcalidraw, a local-first desktop app for managing Excalidraw drawings. I use Excalidraw a lot, but managing a growing collection of drawings gets messy. I built xcalidraw to solve that by keeping your drawings as local files in a...
how is this even possible 😭 @xdagiz
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