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youtube-dl
Download videos from YouTube and hundreds of other sites
Description
youtube-dl downloads videos from YouTube and many other sites. It is useful for automated bulk downloads and supports various output formats and quality options.
AI Summary
Download videos and audio from YouTube and hundreds of other sites
Capabilities
- + Download videos from YouTube and 1000+ sites
- + Extract audio from videos
- + Select video quality and format
- + Support playlists and channels
- + Resume interrupted downloads
Use When
- → You need to download videos from YouTube or other sites
- → You want to extract audio from online videos
Avoid When
- x Consider using yt-dlp (the maintained fork) instead