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yt-dlp
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A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader
by Open Source Community · New publisher
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yt-dlp/yt-dlp is an open-source project by yt-dlp: A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader. Indexed here so it can be found — not resold.
It is free. Get it from the upstream repository: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
From the project's own README (excerpt, reproduced for discovery under its Unlicense license):
yt-dlp is a feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader with support for thousands of sites. The project is a fork of youtube-dl based on the now inactive youtube-dlc.
INSTALLATION Detailed instructions Release Files Update Dependencies Compile USAGE AND OPTIONS General Options Network Options Geo-restriction Video Selection Download Options Filesystem Options Thumbnail Options Internet Shortcut Options Verbosity and Simulation Options Workarounds Video Format Options Subtitle Options Authentication Options Post-processing Options SponsorBlock Options Extractor Options Preset Aliases CONFIGURATION Configuration file encoding Authentication with netrc Notes about environment variables OUTPUT TEMPLATE Output template examples FORMAT SELECTION Filtering Formats Sorting Formats Format Selection examples MODIFYING METADATA Modifying metadata examples EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS PLUGINS Installing Plugins Developing Plugins EMBEDDING YT-DLP Embedding examples CHANGES FROM YOUTUBE-DL New features Differences in default behavior Deprecated options CONTRIBUTING Opening an Issue Developer Instructions WIKI FAQ
INSTALLATION
You can install yt-dlp using the binaries, pip or one using a third-party package manager. See the wiki for detailed instructions
RELEASE FILES
Recommended
File Description :--- :--- yt-dlp Platform-independent zipimport binary. Needs Python (recommended for Linux/BSD) yt-dlp.exe Windows (Win8+) standalone x64 binary (recommended for Windows) yt-dlpmacos Universal MacOS (10.15+) standalone executable (recommended for MacOS)
Alternatives
File Description :--- :--- yt-dlplinux Linux (glibc 2.17+) standalone x8664 binary yt-dlplinux.zip Unpackaged Linux (glibc 2.17+) x8664…
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01Capabilities
Does
- + Media processing
- + URL canonicalization
Doesn’t
- No exclusions declared
02Requirements & stack
Depends on
No declared dependencies
Credentials needed
None declared
Stack
03Community
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Issues 0
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04Trust Passport
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05Versions
Full history →| Version | Channel | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0.0 | stable | Aug 3, 2026 | Indexed listing — see the upstream repository for real release history. |