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yt-dlp/yt-dlp — Download audio and video from numerous online platforms | Sourcevana

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yt-dlp

Download audio and video from numerous online platforms.

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Python154.2K12.5KUpdated 2d agoFeatured

Quick Overview

What is this?

yt-dlp is a powerful Python command-line utility designed for downloading media. It supports thousands of websites and offers extensive customization for formats, quality, and metadata. You can use it to grab specific videos, entire playlists, or even extract just the audio track.

What problem does it solve?

Download audio and video from numerous online platforms.

Who should use it?

Anyone needing to download online videos or audio content for offline use or archival.

Setup difficulty:Easy

Pros

Supports thousands of websites
Highly configurable download options
Fast and actively maintained

Cons

Can be complex with advanced options
Requires command-line familiarity

Scores

Trust Score

71

Star reputation (15%)100

Star velocity 7d (15%)0

Commit recency (15%)100

Fork ratio (10%)27

Issue ratio (10%)84

Contributor signal (10%)100

README quality (5%)100

License (5%)100

Homepage/demo (5%)100

Docs URL (5%)0

Topic count (5%)100

Maintenance

76

Commit frequency95

Issue management25

Documentation85

Popularity

72

Stars100

Forks100

Growth trend10

Star History

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Snapshot Versions

Version	Commit	Size	Downloads	Date
latestLatest	HEAD	3.7 MB	0	2h ago

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README

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

Trust Score

71

Sourcevana Trust · 71/100

License

Unlicense

Primary Language

Python

Topics

cli downloader python sponsorblock youtube-dl youtube-downloader yt-dlp download extract save

AddedApr 1, 2026

UpdatedApr 1, 2026

Last commit2d ago

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