Command-line tool

youtube-dl

winget/youtube-dl.youtube-dl

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Download videos from YouTube and other websites.

At a glance

Windows

winget install --id youtube-dl.youtube-dl -e
scoop install youtube-dl

Download a video or playlist

youtube-dl 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0'

List all formats that a video or playlist is available in

youtube-dl -F 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwa0_nE9H7A'

Download a video or playlist at a specific quality

youtube-dl -f "best[height<=480]" 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0'

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