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d94adc26 | 1 | % YOUTUBE-DL(1) |
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cfcec693 | 3 | # NAME |
94eb2dd1 | 4 | youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms |
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6 | # SYNOPSIS |
7 | **youtube-dl** [OPTIONS] URL [URL...] | |
8 | ||
9 | # DESCRIPTION | |
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10 | **youtube-dl** is a small command-line program to download videos from |
11 | YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the Python interpreter, version | |
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12 | 2.6, 2.7, or 3.3+, and it is not platform specific. It should work on |
13 | your Unix box, on Windows or on Mac OS X. It is released to the public domain, | |
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14 | which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. |
15 | ||
cfcec693 | 16 | # OPTIONS |
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17 | -h, --help print this help text and exit |
18 | --version print program version and exit | |
19 | -U, --update update this program to latest version | |
20 | -i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors | |
21 | -r, --rate-limit LIMIT maximum download rate (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) | |
22 | -R, --retries RETRIES number of retries (default is 10) | |
23 | --buffer-size SIZE size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16k) | |
24 | (default is 1024) | |
25 | --no-resize-buffer do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By | |
26 | default, the buffer size is automatically resized | |
27 | from an initial value of SIZE. | |
28 | --dump-user-agent display the current browser identification | |
29 | --user-agent UA specify a custom user agent | |
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30 | --referer REF specify a custom referer, use if the video access |
31 | is restricted to one domain | |
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32 | --list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs they |
33 | would handle | |
dbc50fdf | 34 | --proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy |
891629c8 | 35 | --no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation. |
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cfcec693 | 37 | ## Video Selection: |
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38 | --playlist-start NUMBER playlist video to start at (default is 1) |
39 | --playlist-end NUMBER playlist video to end at (default is last) | |
40 | --match-title REGEX download only matching titles (regex or caseless | |
41 | sub-string) | |
42 | --reject-title REGEX skip download for matching titles (regex or | |
43 | caseless sub-string) | |
44 | --max-downloads NUMBER Abort after downloading NUMBER files | |
45 | --min-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos smaller than SIZE | |
46 | (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) | |
47 | --max-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos larger than SIZE (e.g. | |
48 | 50k or 44.6m) | |
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49 | --date DATE download only videos uploaded in this date |
50 | --datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded before this date | |
51 | --dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded after this date | |
6bcd846b | 52 | |
cfcec693 | 53 | ## Filesystem Options: |
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54 | -t, --title use title in file name (default) |
55 | --id use only video ID in file name | |
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56 | -l, --literal [deprecated] alias of --title |
57 | -A, --auto-number number downloaded files starting from 00000 | |
58 | -o, --output TEMPLATE output filename template. Use %(title)s to get | |
59 | the title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name, | |
60 | %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if | |
61 | different, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically | |
62 | incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename | |
63 | extension, %(upload_date)s for the upload date | |
64 | (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider | |
65 | (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video id | |
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66 | , %(playlist)s for the playlist the video is in, |
67 | %(playlist_index)s for the position in the | |
68 | playlist and %% for a literal percent. Use - to | |
69 | output to stdout. Can also be used to download to | |
70 | a different directory, for example with -o '/my/d | |
71 | ownloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' . | |
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72 | --autonumber-size NUMBER Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s |
73 | when it is present in output filename template or | |
74 | --autonumber option is given | |
75 | --restrict-filenames Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and | |
76 | avoid "&" and spaces in filenames | |
77 | -a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin) | |
78 | -w, --no-overwrites do not overwrite files | |
79 | -c, --continue resume partially downloaded files | |
80 | --no-continue do not resume partially downloaded files (restart | |
81 | from beginning) | |
82 | --cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in | |
83 | --no-part do not use .part files | |
84 | --no-mtime do not use the Last-modified header to set the | |
85 | file modification time | |
86 | --write-description write video description to a .description file | |
87 | --write-info-json write video metadata to a .info.json file | |
d496a75d | 88 | --write-thumbnail write thumbnail image to disk |
6bcd846b | 89 | |
cfcec693 | 90 | ## Verbosity / Simulation Options: |
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91 | -q, --quiet activates quiet mode |
92 | -s, --simulate do not download the video and do not write | |
93 | anything to disk | |
94 | --skip-download do not download the video | |
95 | -g, --get-url simulate, quiet but print URL | |
96 | -e, --get-title simulate, quiet but print title | |
1a2adf3f | 97 | --get-id simulate, quiet but print id |
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98 | --get-thumbnail simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL |
99 | --get-description simulate, quiet but print video description | |
100 | --get-filename simulate, quiet but print output filename | |
101 | --get-format simulate, quiet but print output format | |
102 | --newline output progress bar as new lines | |
103 | --no-progress do not print progress bar | |
104 | --console-title display progress in console titlebar | |
105 | -v, --verbose print various debugging information | |
106 | --dump-intermediate-pages print downloaded pages to debug problems(very | |
107 | verbose) | |
6bcd846b | 108 | |
cfcec693 | 109 | ## Video Format Options: |
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110 | -f, --format FORMAT video format code, specifiy the order of |
111 | preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18" | |
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112 | --all-formats download all available video formats |
113 | --prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific one | |
114 | is requested | |
115 | --max-quality FORMAT highest quality format to download | |
116 | -F, --list-formats list all available formats (currently youtube | |
117 | only) | |
118 | --write-sub write subtitle file (currently youtube only) | |
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119 | --write-auto-sub write automatic subtitle file (currently youtube |
120 | only) | |
02030ff7 | 121 | --only-sub [deprecated] alias of --skip-download |
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122 | --all-subs downloads all the available subtitles of the |
123 | video (currently youtube only) | |
124 | --list-subs lists all available subtitles for the video | |
125 | (currently youtube only) | |
65cceef8 | 126 | --sub-format FORMAT subtitle format [srt/sbv/vtt] (default=srt) |
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127 | (currently youtube only) |
128 | --sub-lang LANG language of the subtitles to download (optional) | |
129 | use IETF language tags like 'en' | |
6bcd846b | 130 | |
cfcec693 | 131 | ## Authentication Options: |
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132 | -u, --username USERNAME account username |
133 | -p, --password PASSWORD account password | |
134 | -n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data | |
81b42336 | 135 | --video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo only) |
6bcd846b | 136 | |
cfcec693 | 137 | ## Post-processing Options: |
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138 | -x, --extract-audio convert video files to audio-only files (requires |
139 | ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe) | |
140 | --audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or | |
141 | "wav"; best by default | |
142 | --audio-quality QUALITY ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert | |
143 | a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR | |
144 | or a specific bitrate like 128K (default 5) | |
145 | --recode-video FORMAT Encode the video to another format if necessary | |
146 | (currently supported: mp4|flv|ogg|webm) | |
147 | -k, --keep-video keeps the video file on disk after the post- | |
148 | processing; the video is erased by default | |
149 | --no-post-overwrites do not overwrite post-processed files; the post- | |
150 | processed files are overwritten by default | |
6bcd846b | 151 | |
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152 | # CONFIGURATION |
153 | ||
280d6789 | 154 | You can configure youtube-dl by placing default arguments (such as `--extract-audio --no-mtime` to always extract the audio and not copy the mtime) into `/etc/youtube-dl.conf` and/or `~/.config/youtube-dl.conf`. |
df4bad32 | 155 | |
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156 | # OUTPUT TEMPLATE |
157 | ||
158 | The `-o` option allows users to indicate a template for the output file names. The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a single file, like in `youtube-dl -o funny_video.flv "http://some/video"`. However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when downloading each video. The special sequences have the format `%(NAME)s`. To clarify, that is a percent symbol followed by a name in parenthesis, followed by a lowercase S. Allowed names are: | |
159 | ||
160 | - `id`: The sequence will be replaced by the video identifier. | |
161 | - `url`: The sequence will be replaced by the video URL. | |
162 | - `uploader`: The sequence will be replaced by the nickname of the person who uploaded the video. | |
163 | - `upload_date`: The sequence will be replaced by the upload date in YYYYMMDD format. | |
164 | - `title`: The sequence will be replaced by the video title. | |
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165 | - `ext`: The sequence will be replaced by the appropriate extension (like flv or mp4). |
166 | - `epoch`: The sequence will be replaced by the Unix epoch when creating the file. | |
167 | - `autonumber`: The sequence will be replaced by a five-digit number that will be increased with each download, starting at zero. | |
7eab8dc7 | 168 | - `playlist`: The name or the id of the playlist that contains the video. |
d281274b | 169 | - `playlist_index`: The index of the video in the playlist, a five-digit number. |
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1083705f | 171 | The current default template is `%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s`. |
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172 | |
173 | In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title: | |
174 | ||
175 | $ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc | |
176 | youtube-dl test video ''_ä↭𝕐.mp4 # All kinds of weird characters | |
177 | $ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc --restrict-filenames | |
178 | youtube-dl_test_video_.mp4 # A simple file name | |
179 | ||
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180 | # VIDEO SELECTION |
181 | ||
182 | Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options `--date`, `--datebefore` or `--dateafter`, they accept dates in two formats: | |
183 | ||
184 | - Absolute dates: Dates in the format `YYYYMMDD`. | |
185 | - Relative dates: Dates in the format `(now|today)[+-][0-9](day|week|month|year)(s)?` | |
186 | ||
187 | Examples: | |
188 | ||
189 | $ youtube-dl --dateafter now-6months #will only download the videos uploaded in the last 6 months | |
190 | $ youtube-dl --date 19700101 #will only download the videos uploaded in January 1, 1970 | |
191 | $ youtube-dl --dateafter 20000101 --datebefore 20100101 #will only download the videos uploaded between 2000 and 2010 | |
192 | ||
cfcec693 | 193 | # FAQ |
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194 | |
195 | ### Can you please put the -b option back? | |
196 | ||
2e1b3afe | 197 | Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube-dl now defaults to downloading the highest available quality as reported by YouTube, which will be 1080p or 720p in some cases, so you no longer need the `-b` option. For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be available in a specific high quality format you're interested in. In that case, simply request it with the `-f` option and youtube-dl will try to download it. |
447b1d71 | 198 | |
f2a3a352 | 199 | ### I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What's this? |
447b1d71 | 200 | |
2e1b3afe | 201 | Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. We're [considering to provide a way to let you solve the CAPTCHA](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/154), but at the moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube-dl. |
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202 | |
203 | ### I have downloaded a video but how can I play it? | |
204 | ||
205 | Once the video is fully downloaded, use any video player, such as [vlc](http://www.videolan.org) or [mplayer](http://www.mplayerhq.hu/). | |
206 | ||
207 | ### The links provided by youtube-dl -g are not working anymore | |
208 | ||
a0432a1e | 209 | The URLs youtube-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct cookies. Use the `--cookies` option to write the required cookies into a file, and advise your downloader to read cookies from that file. Some sites also require a common user agent to be used, use `--dump-user-agent` to see the one in use by youtube-dl. |
447b1d71 | 210 | |
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211 | ### ERROR: no fmt_url_map or conn information found in video info |
212 | ||
5a2ba45e | 213 | youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl --update`. |
454d6691 | 214 | |
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215 | ### ERROR: unable to download video ### |
216 | ||
217 | youtube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl --update`. | |
218 | ||
5cdfaeb3 | 219 | ### SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character ### |
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220 | |
221 | The error | |
222 | ||
223 | File "youtube-dl", line 2 | |
224 | SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character '\x93' ... | |
225 | ||
226 | means you're using an outdated version of Python. Please update to Python 2.6 or 2.7. | |
227 | ||
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228 | ### What is this binary file? Where has the code gone? |
229 | ||
71f36332 | 230 | Since June 2012 (#342) youtube-dl is packed as an executable zipfile, simply unzip it (might need renaming to `youtube-dl.zip` first on some systems) or clone the git repository, as laid out above. If you modify the code, you can run it by executing the `__main__.py` file. To recompile the executable, run `make youtube-dl`. |
5cdfaeb3 | 231 | |
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232 | ### The exe throws a *Runtime error from Visual C++* |
233 | ||
234 | To run the exe you need to install first the [Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29). | |
235 | ||
cfcec693 | 236 | # COPYRIGHT |
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237 | |
238 | youtube-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders. | |
239 | ||
240 | This README file was originally written by Daniel Bolton (<https://github.com/dbbolton>) and is likewise released into the public domain. | |
6bcd846b | 241 | |
cfcec693 | 242 | # BUGS |
e133e121 | 243 | |
8236e851 | 244 | Bugs and suggestions should be reported at: <https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues> |
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245 | |
246 | Please include: | |
247 | ||
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248 | * Your exact command line, like `youtube-dl -t "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHlDtZ6Oc3s&feature=channel_video_title"`. A common mistake is not to escape the `&`. Putting URLs in quotes should solve this problem. |
249 | * If possible re-run the command with `--verbose`, and include the full output, it is really helpful to us. | |
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250 | * The output of `youtube-dl --version` |
251 | * The output of `python --version` | |
252 | * The name and version of your Operating System ("Ubuntu 11.04 x64" or "Windows 7 x64" is usually enough). | |
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253 | |
254 | For discussions, join us in the irc channel #youtube-dl on freenode. |