* [NEW FEATURES](#new-features)
* [Differences in default behavior](#differences-in-default-behavior)
* [INSTALLATION](#installation)
- * [Dependencies](#dependencies)
* [Update](#update)
+ * [Dependencies](#dependencies)
* [Compile](#compile)
* [USAGE AND OPTIONS](#usage-and-options)
* [General Options](#general-options)
* [Format Selection examples](#format-selection-examples)
* [MODIFYING METADATA](#modifying-metadata)
* [Modifying metadata examples](#modifying-metadata-examples)
+* [EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS](#extractor-arguments)
* [PLUGINS](#plugins)
* [DEPRECATED OPTIONS](#deprecated-options)
* [MORE](#more)
* **[Format Sorting](#sorting-formats)**: The default format sorting options have been changed so that higher resolution and better codecs will be now preferred instead of simply using larger bitrate. Furthermore, you can now specify the sort order using `-S`. This allows for much easier format selection that what is possible by simply using `--format` ([examples](#format-selection-examples))
-* **Merged with youtube-dl [commit/dfbbe29](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/dfbbe2902fc67f0f93ee47a8077c148055c67a9b)**: (v2021.05.16) You get all the latest features and patches of [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) in addition to all the features of [youtube-dlc](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc)
+* **Merged with youtube-dl [commit/379f52a](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/379f52a4954013767219d25099cce9e0f9401961)**: (v2021.06.06) You get all the latest features and patches of [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) in addition to all the features of [youtube-dlc](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc)
* **Merged with animelover1984/youtube-dl**: You get most of the features and improvements from [animelover1984/youtube-dl](https://github.com/animelover1984/youtube-dl) including `--write-comments`, `BiliBiliSearch`, `BilibiliChannel`, Embedding thumbnail in mp4/ogg/opus, playlist infojson etc. Note that the NicoNico improvements are not available. See [#31](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/31) for details.
* All Feeds (`:ytfav`, `:ytwatchlater`, `:ytsubs`, `:ythistory`, `:ytrec`) supports downloading multiple pages of content
* Search (`ytsearch:`, `ytsearchdate:`), search URLs and in-channel search works
* Mixes supports downloading multiple pages of content
+ * Partial workaround for throttling issue
* Redirect channel's home URL automatically to `/video` to preserve the old behaviour
* `255kbps` audio is extracted from youtube music if premium cookies are given
* Youtube music Albums, channels etc can be downloaded
+* **Cookies from browser**: Cookies can be automatically extracted from all major web browsers using `--cookies-from-browser BROWSER[:PROFILE]`
+
* **Split video by chapters**: Videos can be split into multiple files based on chapters using `--split-chapters`
* **Multi-threaded fragment downloads**: Download multiple fragments of m3u8/mpd videos in parallel. Use `--concurrent-fragments` (`-N`) option to set the number of threads used
* **Aria2c with HLS/DASH**: You can use `aria2c` as the external downloader for DASH(mpd) and HLS(m3u8) formats
-* **New extractors**: AnimeLab, Philo MSO, Rcs, Gedi, bitwave.tv, mildom, audius, zee5, mtv.it, wimtv, pluto.tv, niconico users, discoveryplus.in, mediathek, NFHSNetwork, nebula, ukcolumn, whowatch, MxplayerShow, parlview (au)
+* **New extractors**: AnimeLab, Philo MSO, Spectrum MSO, Rcs, Gedi, bitwave.tv, mildom, audius, zee5, mtv.it, wimtv, pluto.tv, niconico users, discoveryplus.in, mediathek, NFHSNetwork, nebula, ukcolumn, whowatch, MxplayerShow, parlview (au), YoutubeWebArchive, fancode, Saitosan, ShemarooMe, telemundo, VootSeries, SonyLIVSeries, HotstarSeries, VidioPremier, VidioLive, RCTIPlus, TBS Live, douyin, pornflip
-* **Fixed extractors**: archive.org, roosterteeth.com, skyit, instagram, itv, SouthparkDe, spreaker, Vlive, akamai, ina, rumble, tennistv, amcnetworks, la7 podcasts, linuxacadamy, nitter, twitcasting, viu, crackle, curiositystream, mediasite, rmcdecouverte, sonyliv, tubi, tenplay
+* **Fixed extractors**: archive.org, roosterteeth.com, skyit, instagram, itv, SouthparkDe, spreaker, Vlive, akamai, ina, rumble, tennistv, amcnetworks, la7 podcasts, linuxacadamy, nitter, twitcasting, viu, crackle, curiositystream, mediasite, rmcdecouverte, sonyliv, tubi, tenplay, patreon, videa, yahoo, BravoTV, crunchyroll playlist, RTP, viki
-* **Subtitle extraction from manifests**: Subtitles can be extracted from streaming media manifests. See [be6202f12b97858b9d716e608394b51065d0419f](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/be6202f12b97858b9d716e608394b51065d0419f) for details
+* **Subtitle extraction from manifests**: Subtitles can be extracted from streaming media manifests. See [commit/be6202f](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/be6202f12b97858b9d716e608394b51065d0419f) for details
* **Multiple paths and output templates**: You can give different [output templates](#output-template) and download paths for different types of files. You can also set a temporary path where intermediary files are downloaded to using `--paths` (`-P`)
* `--add-metadata` attaches the `infojson` to `mkv` files in addition to writing the metadata when used with `--write-infojson`. Use `--compat-options no-attach-info-json` to revert this
* `playlist_index` behaves differently when used with options like `--playlist-reverse` and `--playlist-items`. See [#302](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/302) for details. You can use `--compat-options playlist-index` if you want to keep the earlier behavior
* The output of `-F` is listed in a new format. Use `--compat-options list-formats` to revert this
+* All *experiences* of a funimation episode are considered as a single video. This behavior breaks existing archives. Use `--compat-options seperate-video-versions` to extract information from only the default player
* Youtube live chat (if available) is considered as a subtitle. Use `--sub-langs all,-live_chat` to download all subtitles except live chat. You can also use `--compat-options no-live-chat` to prevent live chat from downloading
* Youtube channel URLs are automatically redirected to `/video`. Append a `/featured` to the URL to download only the videos in the home page. If the channel does not have a videos tab, we try to download the equivalent `UU` playlist instead. Also, `/live` URLs raise an error if there are no live videos instead of silently downloading the entire channel. You may use `--compat-options no-youtube-channel-redirect` to revert all these redirections
* Unavailable videos are also listed for youtube playlists. Use `--compat-options no-youtube-unavailable-videos` to remove this
* If `ffmpeg` is used as the downloader, the downloading and merging of formats happen in a single step when possible. Use `--compat-options no-direct-merge` to revert this
+* Thumbnail embedding in `mp4` is done with mutagen if possible. Use `--compat-options embed-thumbnail-atomicparsley` to force the use of AtomicParsley instead
For ease of use, a few more compat options are available:
* `--compat-options all`: Use all compat options
sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
```
+### UPDATE
+You can use `yt-dlp -U` to update if you are using the provided release.
+If you are using `pip`, simply re-run the same command that was used to install the program.
+
### DEPENDENCIES
-Python versions 3.6+ (CPython and PyPy) are officially supported. Other versions and implementations may or maynot work correctly.
+Python versions 3.6+ (CPython and PyPy) are supported. Other versions and implementations may or may not work correctly.
-On windows, [Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26999) is also necessary to run yt-dlp. You probably already have this, but if the executable throws an error due to missing `MSVCR100.dll` you need to install it.
+<!-- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26999 -->
+On windows, [Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)](https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/5/165255E7-1014-4D0A-B094-B6A430A6BFFC/vcredist_x86.exe) is also necessary to run yt-dlp. You probably already have this, but if the executable throws an error due to missing `MSVCR100.dll` you need to install it manually.
-Although there are no other required dependencies, `ffmpeg` and `ffprobe` are highly recommended. Other optional dependencies are `sponskrub`, `AtomicParsley`, `mutagen`, `pycryptodome`, `phantomjs` and any of the supported external downloaders. Note that the windows releases are already built with the python interpreter, mutagen and pycryptodome included.
+While all the other dependancies are optional, `ffmpeg` and `ffprobe` are highly recommended
+* [**ffmpeg** and **ffprobe**](https://www.ffmpeg.org) - Required for [merging seperate video and audio files](#format-selection) as well as for various [post-processing](#post-processing-options) tasks. Licence [depends on the build](https://www.ffmpeg.org/legal.html)
+* [**sponskrub**](https://github.com/faissaloo/SponSkrub) - For using the [sponskrub options](#sponskrub-sponsorblock-options). Licenced under [GPLv3+](https://github.com/faissaloo/SponSkrub/blob/master/LICENCE.md)
+* [**mutagen**](https://github.com/quodlibet/mutagen) - For embedding thumbnail in certain formats. Licenced under [GPLv2+](https://github.com/quodlibet/mutagen/blob/master/COPYING)
+* [**pycryptodome**](https://github.com/Legrandin/pycryptodome) - For decrypting various data. Licenced under [BSD2](https://github.com/Legrandin/pycryptodome/blob/master/LICENSE.rst)
+* [**websockets**](https://github.com/aaugustin/websockets) - For downloading over websocket. Licenced under [BSD3](https://github.com/aaugustin/websockets/blob/main/LICENSE)
+* [**keyring**](https://github.com/jaraco/keyring) - For decrypting cookies of chromium-based browsers on Linux. Licenced under [MIT](https://github.com/jaraco/keyring/blob/main/LICENSE)
+* [**AtomicParsley**](https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley) - For embedding thumbnail in mp4/m4a if mutagen is not present. Licenced under [GPLv2+](https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley/blob/master/COPYING)
+* [**rtmpdump**](http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu) - For downloading `rtmp` streams. ffmpeg will be used as a fallback. Licenced under [GPLv2+](http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu)
+* [**mplayer**](http://mplayerhq.hu/design7/info.html) or [**mpv**](https://mpv.io) - For downloading `rstp` streams. ffmpeg will be used as a fallback. Licenced under [GPLv2+](https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/Copyright)
+* [**phantomjs**](https://github.com/ariya/phantomjs) - Used in extractors where javascript needs to be run. Licenced under [BSD3](https://github.com/ariya/phantomjs/blob/master/LICENSE.BSD)
+* Any external downloader that you want to use with `--downloader`
-### UPDATE
-You can use `yt-dlp -U` to update if you are using the provided release.
-If you are using `pip`, simply re-run the same command that was used to install the program.
+To use or redistribute the dependencies, you must agree to their respective licensing terms.
+
+Note that the windows releases are already built with the python interpreter, mutagen, pycryptodome and websockets included.
### COMPILE
**For Windows**:
-To build the Windows executable, you must have pyinstaller (and optionally mutagen and pycryptodome)
+To build the Windows executable, you must have pyinstaller (and optionally mutagen, pycryptodome, websockets)
- python3 -m pip install --upgrade pyinstaller mutagen pycryptodome
+ python3 -m pip install --upgrade pyinstaller mutagen pycryptodome websockets
Once you have all the necessary dependencies installed, just run `py pyinst.py`. The executable will be built for the same architecture (32/64 bit) as the python used to build it.
Note that pyinstaller [does not support](https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller#requirements-and-tested-platforms) Python installed from the Windows store without using a virtual environment
**For Unix**:
-You will need the required build tools: `python`, `make` (GNU), `pandoc`, `zip`, `nosetests`
+You will need the required build tools: `python`, `make` (GNU), `pandoc`, `zip`, `pytest`
Then simply run `make`. You can also run `make yt-dlp` instead to compile only the binary without updating any of the additional files
**Note**: In either platform, `devscripts\update-version.py` can be used to automatically update the version number
(default is 1)
-r, --limit-rate RATE Maximum download rate in bytes per second
(e.g. 50K or 4.2M)
+ --throttled-rate RATE Minimum download rate in bytes per second
+ below which throttling is assumed and the
+ video data is re-extracted (e.g. 100K)
-R, --retries RETRIES Number of retries (default is 10), or
"infinite"
--fragment-retries RETRIES Number of retries for a fragment (default
--downloader-args NAME:ARGS Give these arguments to the external
downloader. Specify the downloader name and
the arguments separated by a colon ":". You
- can use this option multiple times
+ can use this option multiple times to give
+ different arguments to different downloaders
(Alias: --external-downloader-args)
## Filesystem Options:
option)
--cookies FILE File to read cookies from and dump cookie
jar in
- --no-cookies Do not read/dump cookies (default)
+ --no-cookies Do not read/dump cookies from/to file
+ (default)
+ --cookies-from-browser BROWSER[:PROFILE]
+ Load cookies from a user profile of the
+ given web browser. Currently supported
+ browsers are: brave|chrome|chromium|edge|fi
+ refox|opera|safari|vivaldi. You can specify
+ the user profile name or directory using
+ "BROWSER:PROFILE_NAME" or
+ "BROWSER:PROFILE_PATH". If no profile is
+ given, the most recently accessed one is
+ used
+ --no-cookies-from-browser Do not load cookies from browser (default)
--cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl
- can store some downloaded information
- permanently. By default
- $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or
- ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the moment, only
- YouTube player files (for videos with
- obfuscated signatures) are cached, but that
- may change
+ can store some downloaded information (such
+ as client ids and signatures) permanently.
+ By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or
+ ~/.cache/youtube-dl
--no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching
--rm-cache-dir Delete all filesystem cache files
--no-prefer-free-formats Don't give any special preference to free
containers (default)
--check-formats Check that the formats selected are
- actually downloadable (Experimental)
+ actually downloadable
+ --no-check-formats Do not check that the formats selected are
+ actually downloadable
-F, --list-formats List all available formats of requested
videos
--merge-output-format FORMAT If a merge is required (e.g.
## Post-Processing Options:
-x, --extract-audio Convert video files to audio-only files
(requires ffmpeg and ffprobe)
- --audio-format FORMAT Specify audio format: "best", "aac",
- "flac", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", "vorbis", or
- "wav"; "best" by default; No effect without
- -x
+ --audio-format FORMAT Specify audio format to convert the audio
+ to when -x is used. Currently supported
+ formats are: best (default) or one of
+ aac|flac|mp3|m4a|opus|vorbis|wav
--audio-quality QUALITY Specify ffmpeg audio quality, insert a
value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for
VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K
|webm|mov|avi|mp3|mka|m4a|ogg|opus). If
target container does not support the
video/audio codec, remuxing will fail. You
- can specify multiple rules; eg.
+ can specify multiple rules; Eg.
"aac>m4a/mov>mp4/mkv" will remux aac to
m4a, mov to mp4 and anything else to mkv.
--recode-video FORMAT Re-encode the video into another format if
- re-encoding is necessary. The supported
- formats are the same as --remux-video
+ re-encoding is necessary. The syntax and
+ supported formats are the same as --remux-video
--postprocessor-args NAME:ARGS Give these arguments to the postprocessors.
Specify the postprocessor/executable name
and the arguments separated by a colon ":"
Metadata, EmbedSubtitle, EmbedThumbnail,
SubtitlesConvertor, ThumbnailsConvertor,
VideoRemuxer, VideoConvertor, SponSkrub,
- FixupStretched, FixupM4a and FixupM3u8. The
+ FixupStretched, FixupM4a, FixupM3u8,
+ FixupTimestamp and FixupDuration. The
supported executables are: AtomicParsley,
FFmpeg, FFprobe, and SponSkrub. You can
also specify "PP+EXE:ARGS" to give the
--embed-subs Embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4,
webm and mkv videos)
--no-embed-subs Do not embed subtitles (default)
- --embed-thumbnail Embed thumbnail in the audio as cover art
+ --embed-thumbnail Embed thumbnail in the video as cover art
--no-embed-thumbnail Do not embed thumbnail (default)
- --add-metadata Write metadata to the video file
- --no-add-metadata Do not write metadata (default)
+ --embed-metadata Embed metadata including chapter markers
+ (if supported by the format) to the video
+ file (Alias: --add-metadata)
+ --no-embed-metadata Do not write metadata (default)
+ (Alias: --no-add-metadata)
--parse-metadata FROM:TO Parse additional metadata like title/artist
from other fields; see "MODIFYING METADATA"
for details
file. One of never (do nothing), warn (only
emit a warning), detect_or_warn (the
default; fix file if we can, warn
- otherwise)
+ otherwise), force (try fixing even if file
+ already exists
--ffmpeg-location PATH Location of the ffmpeg binary; either the
path to the binary or its containing
directory
downloaded file is also available. If no
fields are passed, "%(filepath)s" is
appended to the end of the command
+ --exec-before-download CMD Execute a command before the actual
+ download. The syntax is the same as --exec
--convert-subs FORMAT Convert the subtitles to another format
- (currently supported: srt|ass|vtt|lrc)
+ (currently supported: srt|vtt|ass|lrc)
(Alias: --convert-subtitles)
--convert-thumbnails FORMAT Convert the thumbnails to another format
- (currently supported: jpg, png)
+ (currently supported: jpg|png)
--split-chapters Split video into multiple files based on
internal chapters. The "chapter:" prefix
can be used with "--paths" and "--output"
--no-hls-split-discontinuity Do not split HLS playlists to different
formats at discontinuities such as ad
breaks (default)
- --youtube-include-dash-manifest Download the DASH manifests and related
- data on YouTube videos (default)
- (Alias: --no-youtube-skip-dash-manifest)
- --youtube-skip-dash-manifest Do not download the DASH manifests and
- related data on YouTube videos
- (Alias: --no-youtube-include-dash-manifest)
- --youtube-include-hls-manifest Download the HLS manifests and related data
- on YouTube videos (default)
- (Alias: --no-youtube-skip-hls-manifest)
- --youtube-skip-hls-manifest Do not download the HLS manifests and
- related data on YouTube videos
- (Alias: --no-youtube-include-hls-manifest)
+ --extractor-args KEY:ARGS Pass these arguments to the extractor. See
+ "EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS" for details. You can
+ use this option multiple times to give
+ arguments for different extractors
# CONFIGURATION
- `average_rating` (numeric): Average rating give by users, the scale used depends on the webpage
- `comment_count` (numeric): Number of comments on the video (For some extractors, comments are only downloaded at the end, and so this field cannot be used)
- `age_limit` (numeric): Age restriction for the video (years)
+ - `live_status` (string): One of 'is_live', 'was_live', 'upcoming', 'not_live'
- `is_live` (boolean): Whether this video is a live stream or a fixed-length video
- `was_live` (boolean): Whether this video was originally a live stream
- `playable_in_embed` (string): Whether this video is allowed to play in embedded players on other sites
- `playlist_title` (string): Playlist title
- `playlist_uploader` (string): Full name of the playlist uploader
- `playlist_uploader_id` (string): Nickname or id of the playlist uploader
+ - `webpage_url` (string): A URL to the video webpage which if given to yt-dlp should allow to get the same result again
+ - `original_url` (string): The URL given by the user (or same as `webpage_url` for playlist entries)
Available for the video that belongs to some logical chapter or section:
Each aforementioned sequence when referenced in an output template will be replaced by the actual value corresponding to the sequence name. Note that some of the sequences are not guaranteed to be present since they depend on the metadata obtained by a particular extractor. Such sequences will be replaced with placeholder value provided with `--output-na-placeholder` (`NA` by default).
-For example for `-o %(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s` and an mp4 video with title `yt-dlp test video` and id `BaW_jenozKcj`, this will result in a `yt-dlp test video-BaW_jenozKcj.mp4` file created in the current directory.
+For example for `-o %(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s` and an mp4 video with title `yt-dlp test video` and id `BaW_jenozKc`, this will result in a `yt-dlp test video-BaW_jenozKc.mp4` file created in the current directory.
For numeric sequences you can use numeric related formatting, for example, `%(view_count)05d` will result in a string with view count padded with zeros up to 5 characters, like in `00042`.
If you want to download several formats of the same video use a comma as a separator, e.g. `-f 22,17,18` will download all these three formats, of course if they are available. Or a more sophisticated example combined with the precedence feature: `-f 136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio`.
-You can merge the video and audio of multiple formats into a single file using `-f <format1>+<format2>+...` (requires ffmpeg installed), for example `-f bestvideo+bestaudio` will download the best video-only format, the best audio-only format and mux them together with ffmpeg. If `--no-video-multistreams` is used, all formats with a video stream except the first one are ignored. Similarly, if `--no-audio-multistreams` is used, all formats with an audio stream except the first one are ignored. For example, `-f bestvideo+best+bestaudio` will download and merge all 3 given formats. The resulting file will have 2 video streams and 2 audio streams. But `-f bestvideo+best+bestaudio --no-video-multistreams` will download and merge only `bestvideo` and `bestaudio`. `best` is ignored since another format containing a video stream (`bestvideo`) has already been selected. The order of the formats is therefore important. `-f best+bestaudio --no-audio-multistreams` will download and merge both formats while `-f bestaudio+best --no-audio-multistreams` will ignore `best` and download only `bestaudio`.
+You can merge the video and audio of multiple formats into a single file using `-f <format1>+<format2>+...` (requires ffmpeg installed), for example `-f bestvideo+bestaudio` will download the best video-only format, the best audio-only format and mux them together with ffmpeg. Unless `--video-multistreams` is used, all formats with a video stream except the first one are ignored. Similarly, unless `--audio-multistreams` is used, all formats with an audio stream except the first one are ignored. For example, `-f bestvideo+best+bestaudio --video-multistreams --audio-multistreams` will download and merge all 3 given formats. The resulting file will have 2 video streams and 2 audio streams. But `-f bestvideo+best+bestaudio --no-video-multistreams` will download and merge only `bestvideo` and `bestaudio`. `best` is ignored since another format containing a video stream (`bestvideo`) has already been selected. The order of the formats is therefore important. `-f best+bestaudio --no-audio-multistreams` will download and merge both formats while `-f bestaudio+best --no-audio-multistreams` will ignore `best` and download only `bestaudio`.
## Filtering Formats
- `lang`: Language preference as given by the extractor
- `quality`: The quality of the format as given by the extractor
- `source`: Preference of the source as given by the extractor
- - `proto`: Protocol used for download (`https`/`ftps` > `http`/`ftp` > `m3u8_native` > `m3u8` > `http_dash_segments` > other > `mms`/`rtsp` > unknown > `f4f`/`f4m`)
+ - `proto`: Protocol used for download (`https`/`ftps` > `http`/`ftp` > `m3u8_native`/`m3u8` > `http_dash_segments`> `websocket_frag` > other > `mms`/`rtsp` > unknown > `f4f`/`f4m`)
- `vcodec`: Video Codec (`av01` > `vp9.2` > `vp9` > `h265` > `h264` > `vp8` > `h263` > `theora` > other > unknown)
- `acodec`: Audio Codec (`opus` > `vorbis` > `aac` > `mp4a` > `mp3` > `ac3` > `dts` > other > unknown)
- `codec`: Equivalent to `vcodec,acodec`
```
+# EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS
+
+Some extractors accept additional arguments which can be passed using `--extractor-args KEY:ARGS`. `ARGS` is a `;` (semicolon) seperated string of `ARG=VAL1,VAL2`. Eg: `--extractor-args "youtube:skip=dash,hls;player_client=android" --extractor-args "funimation:version=uncut"`
+
+The following extractors use this feature:
+* **youtube**
+ * `skip`: `hls` or `dash` (or both) to skip download of the respective manifests
+ * `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from - one or more of `web`, `android`, `ios`, `web_music`, `android_music`, `ios_music`. By default, `android,web` is used. If the URL is from `music.youtube.com`, `android,web,android_music,web_music` is used
+ * `player_skip`: `configs` - skip any requests for client configs and use defaults
+ * `comment_sort`: `top` or `new` (default) - choose comment sorting mode (on YouTube's side).
+ * `max_comments`: maximum amount of comments to download (default all).
+ * `max_comment_depth`: maximum depth for nested comments. YouTube supports depths 1 or 2 (default).
+
+* **funimation**
+ * `language`: Languages to extract. Eg: `funimation:language=english,japanese`
+ * `version`: The video version to extract - `uncut` or `simulcast`
+
+* **vikiChannel**
+ * `video_types`: Types of videos to download - one or more of `episodes`, `movies`, `clips`, `trailers`
+
+NOTE: These options may be changed/removed in the future without concern for backward compatibility
+
+
# PLUGINS
Plugins are loaded from `<root-dir>/ytdlp_plugins/<type>/__init__.py`. Currently only `extractor` plugins are supported. Support for `downloader` and `postprocessor` plugins may be added in the future. See [ytdlp_plugins](ytdlp_plugins) for example.
--list-formats-old --compat-options list-formats (Alias: --no-list-formats-as-table)
--list-formats-as-table --compat-options -list-formats [Default] (Alias: --no-list-formats-old)
--sponskrub-args ARGS --ppa "sponskrub:ARGS"
+ --youtube-skip-dash-manifest --extractor-args "youtube:skip=dash" (Alias: --no-youtube-include-dash-manifest)
+ --youtube-skip-hls-manifest --extractor-args "youtube:skip=hls" (Alias: --no-youtube-include-hls-manifest)
+ --youtube-include-dash-manifest Default (Alias: --no-youtube-skip-dash-manifest)
+ --youtube-include-hls-manifest Default (Alias: --no-youtube-skip-hls-manifest)
--test Used by developers for testing extractors. Not intended for the end user
--youtube-print-sig-code Used for testing youtube signatures
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