Reading the repo
Reading the repo
GitHub didn't answer, so this is the saved copy from 12 h ago
Will it work on my device?
Fully interactive (prompts for URL, format, and quality):
python ytdl.py
or on Windows, double-click-friendly:
ytdl.bat
Pass a URL and let it prompt for the rest:
python ytdl.py https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXXXXXXX
Fully non-interactive:
python ytdl.py <url> -f mp4 -q 720p
python ytdl.py <url> -f mp3 -q 192
python ytdl.py <url> -f mp3 -q best -o D:\Music
Download an entire playlist as MP3:
python ytdl.py <playlist_url> --playlist -f mp3 -q 192
Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.
Needs Git: winget install Git.Git
git clone https://github.com/kenh-zealand/youtube_cli_downloader.git cd youtube_cli_downloader
Python 3
winget install Python.Python.3.12
In the maintainers' order. Do the README instructions above first — they cover steps outside the terminal.
python ytdl.py ytdl.bat python ytdl.py https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXXXXXXX python ytdl.py <url> -f mp4 -q 720p python ytdl.py <url> -f mp3 -q 192 python ytdl.py <url> -f mp3 -q best -o D:\Music python ytdl.py <playlist_url> --playlist -f mp3 -q 192
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