--playlist-random Download playlist videos in random order
--xattr-set-filesize Set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with
expected file size
- --hls-prefer-native Use the native HLS downloader instead of
- ffmpeg
- --hls-prefer-ffmpeg Use ffmpeg instead of the native HLS
- downloader
--hls-use-mpegts Use the mpegts container for HLS videos;
allowing some players to play the video
while downloading, and reducing the chance
--no-hls-use-mpegts Do not use the mpegts container for HLS
videos. This is default when not
downloading live streams
- --external-downloader NAME Name or path of the external downloader to
- use. Currently supports aria2c, avconv,
- axel, curl, ffmpeg, httpie, wget
- (Recommended: aria2c)
+ --downloader [PROTO:]NAME Name or path of the external downloader to
+ use (optionally) prefixed by the protocols
+ (http, ftp, m3u8, dash, rstp, rtmp, mms) to
+ use it for. Currently supports native,
+ aria2c, avconv, axel, curl, ffmpeg, httpie,
+ wget (Recommended: aria2c). You can use
+ this option multiple times to set different
+ downloaders for different protocols. For
+ example, --downloader aria2c --downloader
+ "dash,m3u8:native" will use aria2c for
+ http/ftp downloads, and the native
+ downloader for dash/m3u8 downloads
+ (Alias: --external-downloader)
--downloader-args NAME:ARGS Give these arguments to the external
downloader. Specify the downloader name and
the arguments separated by a colon ":". You
stdin), one URL per line. Lines starting
with '#', ';' or ']' are considered as
comments and ignored
- -P, --paths TYPE:PATH The paths where the files should be
+ -P, --paths TYPES:PATH The paths where the files should be
downloaded. Specify the type of file and
the path separated by a colon ":". All the
same types as --output are supported.
home path after download is finished. This
option is ignored if --output is an
absolute path
- -o, --output [TYPE:]TEMPLATE Output filename template, see "OUTPUT
+ -o, --output [TYPES:]TEMPLATE Output filename template; see "OUTPUT
TEMPLATE" for details
--output-na-placeholder TEXT Placeholder value for unavailable meta
fields in output filename template
You can also use special names to select particular edge case formats:
- `all`: Select all formats
- - `b*`, `best*`: Select the best quality format irrespective of whether it contains video or audio.
- - `w*`, `worst*`: Select the worst quality format irrespective of whether it contains video or audio.
+ - `mergeall`: Select and merge all formats (Must be used with `--audio-multistreams`, `--video-multistreams` or both)
+ - `b*`, `best*`: Select the best quality format irrespective of whether it contains video or audio
+ - `w*`, `worst*`: Select the worst quality format irrespective of whether it contains video or audio
- `b`, `best`: Select the best quality format that contains both video and audio. Equivalent to `best*[vcodec!=none][acodec!=none]`
- `w`, `worst`: Select the worst quality format that contains both video and audio. Equivalent to `worst*[vcodec!=none][acodec!=none]`
- `bv`, `bestvideo`: Select the best quality video-only format. Equivalent to `best*[acodec=none]`
# by default, bestvideo and bestaudio will have the same file name.
$ yt-dlp -f 'bv,ba' -o '%(title)s.f%(format_id)s.%(ext)s'
+# Download and merge the best format that has a video stream,
+# and all audio-only formats into one file
+$ yt-dlp -f 'bv*+mergeall[vcodec=none]' --audio-multistreams
+
+# Download and merge the best format that has a video stream,
+# and the best 2 audio-only formats into one file
+$ yt-dlp -f 'bv*+ba+ba.2' --audio-multistreams
# The following examples show the old method (without -S) of format selection
-# and how to use -S to achieve a similar but better result
+# and how to use -S to achieve a similar but (generally) better result
# Download the worst video available (old method)
$ yt-dlp -f 'wv*+wa/w'
$ yt-dlp -f '((bv*[fps>30]/bv*)[height<=720]/(wv*[fps>30]/wv*)) + ba / (b[fps>30]/b)[height<=720]/(w[fps>30]/w)'
# Download the video with the largest resolution no better than 720p,
-# or the video with the smallest resolution available if there is no such video,
+# or the video with the smallest resolution available if there is no such video,
# prefering larger framerate for formats with the same resolution
$ yt-dlp -S 'res:720,fps'
--metadata-from-title FORMAT --parse-metadata "%(title)s:FORMAT"
--prefer-avconv avconv is no longer officially supported (Alias: --no-prefer-ffmpeg)
--prefer-ffmpeg Default (Alias: --no-prefer-avconv)
+ --hls-prefer-native --downloader "m3u8:native"
+ --hls-prefer-ffmpeg --downloader "m3u8:ffmpeg"
--avconv-location avconv is no longer officially supported
-C, --call-home Not implemented
--no-call-home Default
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