--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ const { platform } = require("os");
 process.env.ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS = "true";
 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);
+
 const USER_DATA_PATH = app.getPath("userData");
 const CONFIG_FILE_PATH = path.join(USER_DATA_PATH, "ytdownloader.json");