--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 autoUpdater.autoDownload = false;
+
+// Set the config directory to XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ytdownloader
+const xdgConfigHome = process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME;
+let configDir = app.getPath('home') + "/.config/ytdownloader";
+if (xdgConfigHome) {
+	configDir = xdgConfigHome + "/ytdownloader";
+}
+app.setPath ('userData', configDir);
+
 /**@type {BrowserWindow} */
 let win = null;
 let secondaryWindow = null;