breiter/youtube-dl

Mirror of youtube-dl source code repository before it was taken down by RIAA using a claim of copyright infringement under the DMCA . The claim is that youtube-dl has no legitimate purpose -- which is absolutely not true. Among other things, I use youtube-dl to download school lessons recorded in Google Meet / YouTube published by my children's teachers for pandemic remote learning because internet not totally reliable in Zimbabwe. youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms - INSTALLATION - DESCRIPTION - OPTIONS - CONFIGURATION - OUTPUT TEMPLATE - FORMAT SELECTION - VIDEO SELECTION - FAQ - DEVELOPER INSTRUCTIONS - EMBEDDING YOUTUBE-DL - BUGS - COPYRIGHT # INSTALLATION To install it right away for all UNIX users (Linux, macOS, etc.), type: sudo curl -L yt-dl.org -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl If you do not have curl, you can alternatively use a recent wget: sudo wget yt-dl.org -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl Windows users can download an .exe file and place it in any location on their PATH except for `%SYSTEMROOT%\System32` (e.g. **do not** put in `C:\Windows\System32`). You can also use pip: sudo -H pip install --upgrade youtube-dl This command will update youtube-dl if you have already installed it. See the pypi page for more information. macOS users can install youtube-dl with Homebrew: brew install youtube-dl Or with MacPorts: sudo port install youtube-dl Alternatively, refer to the developer instructions for how to check out and work with the git repository. For further options, including PGP signatures, see the youtube-dl Download Page. # DESCRIPTION **youtube-dl** is a command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the Python interpreter, version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+, and it is not platform specific. It should work on your Unix box, on Windows or on macOS. It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URL [URL...] # OPTIONS -h, --help Print this help text and exit --version Print program version and exit -U, --update Update this program to latest version. Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (ru …