# yt-dlp
> A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes

## Summary
Feature-rich video and audio downloader for thousands of sites

## Capabilities
- Download videos from YouTube and thousands of other sites
- Extract audio from videos
- Advanced format selection and quality options
- Post-processing with ffmpeg integration
- Playlist and channel downloading

## When to Use
- You need to download videos or audio from websites
- You want a more maintained alternative to youtube-dl

## When NOT to Use
- You need a streaming player (use streamlink instead)

## Related Tools
- [streamlink](/tools/streamlink) (complementary)
- [gallery-dl](/tools/gallery-dl) (complementary)
- [lux](/tools/lux) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/yt-dlp
