youtube-dl
A command-line program to download videos from YouTube and more sites.
What is youtube-dl?
Augmentable with front-ends such as 
Youtube-DLG , youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos from 
YouTube and a hundreds other sites. It requires the Python interpreter and is therefore platform-independent.
It can be integrated in other programs and so be used to watch online videos in local applications such as
MPV .
Youtube-DLG , youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos from 
YouTube and a hundreds other sites. It requires the Python interpreter and is therefore platform-independent.It can be integrated in other programs and so be used to watch online videos in local applications such as
MPV .Recent user activities on youtube-dl
- olivier770 liked youtube-dl
- Danilo_Venom added youtube-dl as alternative(s) to Softorino YouTube Converter
- JVB liked youtube-dlJVB
simple but efficient commandline tool. I used it to download complete playlists of videos from Youtube with there original subtitles.
Does what it needs to do, has format options, no bullshit. Also downloads from other video hosts. You know what I mean.
Non-technical users may find the CLI weird, welcome to computers!
Remember to update frequently.
youtube-dl runs on macOS but not iOS or web.
http://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/download.html
Been using youtube-dl to download videos for years now and it's worked perfectly the entire time. Downloads my old Youtube uploads in higher quality than YouTube itself offers. You can download only the audio or the entire video file, and it doesn't just work for Youtube but for almost any website you could want.
The only downside is that it's command line only. I personally love using it via command line, but it makes it nearly impossible for me to recommend it to certain friends. Nonetheless, I can't say enough good things about this tool.
It's easy to use, or install. Recently I discovered It's possible to download videos from Twitch.
This program is perfect! No limits, lightweight, open source, endless configuration if you like that. You can download entire playlists or entire channels with descriptions and subtitles. Never going to change from youtube-dl!
It's not a real review, but info update request. If you visit maintainer's page, you'll see that homepage changed to [https://yt-dl.org/] (https://yt-dl.org) (look at https://github.com/ytdl-org)
Official repository is unavailable and as a result, github pages site is unavailable too now:
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