youtube-dl ☆

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Description:
Download YouTube videos from the command-line

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Nov 3, 2024

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: video downloader youtube cli multimedia archive

Install: brew install youtube-dl

About:
youtube-dl is a command-line program to download videos from YouTube and over a thousand other video hosting sites. It is a powerful, scriptable tool that bypasses web interfaces, allowing for batch downloads, format selection, and integration into automated workflows. Its primary value is providing reliable, high-quality video archiving directly from the terminal.

Key Features:

Downloads from YouTube and 1000+ other sites
Supports batch downloads and playlists
Allows selection of video/audio quality and format
Scriptable and embeddable for automation
Regularly updated to counter site changes

Use Cases:

Archiving online video content for offline access
Downloading video/audio for research or analysis
Integrating video downloads into automated scripts or pipelines

Alternatives:

yt-dlp – A faster, more actively maintained fork with additional features and site support

Version History

Detected	Change	Commit
Nov 3, 2024 9:12am	VERSION_BUMP	d579fce6
Oct 10, 2024 8:47pm	VERSION_BUMP	46aa9443
Oct 10, 2024 12:31pm	VERSION_BUMP	5ee90f7f
Sep 14, 2024 10:09pm	VERSION_BUMP	7f2153ee
Aug 1, 2024 10:02pm	VERSION_BUMP	93cc83e2
Dec 2, 2023 11:28pm	VERSION_BUMP	373280f6
Nov 29, 2023 3:24pm	VERSION_BUMP	15e9fae9
Oct 6, 2023 5:23pm	VERSION_BUMP	5532fb6a
Sep 18, 2023 12:35am	VERSION_BUMP	218f1dc0
Mar 19, 2023 1:33am	VERSION_BUMP	200ad6f8
Mar 19, 2023 1:33am	VERSION_BUMP	02e3bfa4
Mar 16, 2023 5:30pm	VERSION_BUMP	599a5239