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yt-dlp Feature-Rich Audio and Video Downloader CLI
yt-dlp is a powerful command-line tool for downloading audio and video from thousands of websites including YouTube, Vimeo, and social media platforms. It supports format selection, subtitle extraction, metadata embedding, SponsorBlock integration, and batch processing with extensive post-processing options.
Installation
Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- python -m pip install -U --pre "yt-dlp[default]"
- After installing these, simply run make.
- You can also run make yt-dlp instead to compile only the binary without updating any of the additional files. (The build tools marked with * are not needed for this)
- npm), ejs:github (external JavaScript
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- yt-dlp|Platform-independent zipimport binary. Needs Python (recommended for Linux/BSD)
- Python versions 3.10+ (CPython) and 3.11+ (PyPy) are supported. Other versions and implementations may or may not work correctly.
Source: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/HEAD/README.md