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yt-dlp
A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes
Description
yt-dlp is a feature-rich fork of youtube-dl with additional features and fixes. It can download videos and audio from YouTube and thousands of other sites, with improved performance, format selection, and post-processing capabilities.
AI 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
Use When
- → You need to download videos or audio from websites
- → You want a more maintained alternative to youtube-dl
Avoid When
- x You need a streaming player (use streamlink instead)