youtube-dl

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Download videos from YouTube and other websites. See also: `yt-dlp`, `ytfzf`, `you-get`.

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Options (7)

-F, --list-formatsboolean

List all formats that a video or playlist is available in

Example: youtube-dl {{[-F|--list-formats]}} '{{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwa0_nE9H7A}}'

-f, --formatboolean

Download a video or playlist at a specific quality

Example: youtube-dl {{[-f|--format]}} "{{best[height<=480]}}" '{{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0}}'

-x, --extract-audioboolean

Download the audio from a video and convert it to an MP3

Example: youtube-dl {{[-x|--extract-audio]}} --audio-format {{mp3}} '{{url}}'

-o, --outputboolean

Download video(s) as MP4 files with custom filenames

Example:

youtube-dl {{[-f|--format]}} {{mp4}} {{[-o|--output]}} "{{%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s by %(uploader)s on %(upload_date)s in %(playlist)s.%(ext)s}}" '{{url}}'

-c, --continueboolean

Download a playlist and extract MP3s from it

Example:

youtube-dl {{[-f|--format]}} "bestaudio" {{[-c|--continue]}} {{[-w|--no-overwrites]}} {{[-i|--ignore-errors]}} {{[-x|--extract-audio]}} --audio-format mp3 {{[-o|--output]}} "%(title)s.%(ext)s" '{{url_to_playlist}}'

-w, --no-overwritesboolean

Download a playlist and extract MP3s from it

Example:

youtube-dl {{[-f|--format]}} "bestaudio" {{[-c|--continue]}} {{[-w|--no-overwrites]}} {{[-i|--ignore-errors]}} {{[-x|--extract-audio]}} --audio-format mp3 {{[-o|--output]}} "%(title)s.%(ext)s" '{{url_to_playlist}}'

-i, --ignore-errorsboolean

Download a playlist and extract MP3s from it

Example:

youtube-dl {{[-f|--format]}} "bestaudio" {{[-c|--continue]}} {{[-w|--no-overwrites]}} {{[-i|--ignore-errors]}} {{[-x|--extract-audio]}} --audio-format mp3 {{[-o|--output]}} "%(title)s.%(ext)s" '{{url_to_playlist}}'

Examples (8)

Download a video or playlist

youtube-dl 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0'

List all formats that a video or playlist is available in

youtube-dl [-F|--list-formats] 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwa0_nE9H7A'

Download a video or playlist at a specific quality

youtube-dl [-f|--format] "best[height<=480]" 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0'

Download the audio from a video and convert it to an MP3

youtube-dl [-x|--extract-audio] --audio-format mp3 'url'

Download the best quality audio and video and merge them

youtube-dl [-f|--format] bestvideo+bestaudio 'url'

Download video(s) as MP4 files with custom filenames

youtube-dl [-f|--format] mp4 [-o|--output] "%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s by %(uploader)s on %(upload_date)s in %(playlist)s.%(ext)s" 'url'

Download a particular language's subtitles along with the video

youtube-dl --sub-lang en --write-sub 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwa0_nE9H7A'

Download a playlist and extract MP3s from it

youtube-dl [-f|--format] "bestaudio" [-c|--continue] [-w|--no-overwrites] [-i|--ignore-errors] [-x|--extract-audio] --audio-format mp3 [-o|--output] "%(title)s.%(ext)s" 'url_to_playlist'

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