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+[](https://yt-dlp.readthedocs.io)
-A command-line program to download videos from youtube.com and many other [video platforms](docs/supportedsites.md)
+A command-line program to download videos from youtube.com and many other [video platforms](supportedsites.md)
This is a fork of [youtube-dlc](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc) which is inturn a fork of [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl)
* [Filesystem Options](#filesystem-options)
* [Thumbnail images](#thumbnail-images)
* [Internet Shortcut Options](#internet-shortcut-options)
- * [Verbosity / Simulation Options](#verbosity--simulation-options)
+ * [Verbosity and Simulation Options](#verbosity-and-simulation-options)
* [Workarounds](#workarounds)
* [Video Format Options](#video-format-options)
* [Subtitle Options](#subtitle-options)
* **[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 v2021.02.10**: 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 v2021.03.03**: 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 `--get-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.
* **Aria2c with HLS/DASH**: You can use aria2c as the external downloader for DASH(mpd) and HLS(m3u8) formats. No more slow ffmpeg/native downloads
-* **New extractors**: AnimeLab, Philo MSO, Rcs, Gedi, bitwave.tv, mildom, audius
+* **New extractors**: AnimeLab, Philo MSO, Rcs, Gedi, bitwave.tv, mildom, audius, zee5
-* **Fixed extractors**: archive.org, roosterteeth.com, skyit, instagram, itv, SouthparkDe, spreaker, Vlive, tiktok, akamai, ina, rumble
+* **Fixed extractors**: archive.org, roosterteeth.com, skyit, instagram, itv, SouthparkDe, spreaker, Vlive, tiktok, akamai, ina, rumble, tennistv
* **Plugin support**: Extractors can be loaded from an external file. See [plugins](#plugins) for details
**PS**: Some of these changes are already in youtube-dlc, but are still unreleased. See [this](Changelog.md#unreleased-changes-in-blackjack4494yt-dlc) for details
-If you are coming from [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl), the amount of changes are very large. Compare [options](#options) and [supported sites](docs/supportedsites.md) with youtube-dl's to get an idea of the massive number of features/patches [youtube-dlc](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc) has accumulated.
+If you are coming from [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl), the amount of changes are very large. Compare [options](#options) and [supported sites](supportedsites.md) with youtube-dl's to get an idea of the massive number of features/patches [youtube-dlc](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc) has accumulated.
# INSTALLATION
* Use pip+git: `python -m pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp.git@release`
* Install master branch: `python -m pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp`
+UNIX users (Linux, macOS, BSD) can also install the [latest release](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest) one of the following ways:
+
+```
+sudo curl -L https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -o /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
+sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
+```
+
+```
+sudo wget https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -O /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
+sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
+```
+
+```
+sudo aria2c https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -o /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
+sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
+```
+
### UPDATE
Starting from version `2021.02.09`, 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.
pyinstaller.exe yt_dlp\__main__.py --onefile --name yt-dlp
**For Unix**:
-You will need the required build tools
-python, make (GNU), pandoc, zip, nosetests
-Then simply type this
-
- make
+You will need the required build tools: `python`, `make` (GNU), `pandoc`, `zip`, `nosetests`
+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
# DESCRIPTION
-**yt-dlp** is a command-line program to download videos from youtube.com many other [video platforms](docs/supportedsites.md). It requires the Python interpreter, version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+, and it is not platform specific. It should work on your Unix box, on Windows or on macOS. It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
+**yt-dlp** is a command-line program to download videos from youtube.com many other [video platforms](supportedsites.md). It requires the Python interpreter, version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+, and it is not platform specific. It should work on your Unix box, on Windows or on macOS. It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
yt-dlp [OPTIONS] [--] URL [URL...]
"OUTPUT TEMPLATE" for a list of available
keys) to match if the key is present, !key
to check if the key is not present,
- key>NUMBER (like "comment_count > 12", also
+ key>NUMBER (like "view_count > 12", also
works with >=, <, <=, !=, =) to compare
against a number, key = 'LITERAL' (like
"uploader = 'Mike Smith'", also works with
--no-include-ads Do not download advertisements (default)
## Download Options:
+ -N, --concurrent-fragments N Number of fragments to download
+ concurrently (default is 1)
-r, --limit-rate RATE Maximum download rate in bytes per second
(e.g. 50K or 4.2M)
-R, --retries RETRIES Number of retries (default is 10), or
ffmpeg
--hls-prefer-ffmpeg Use ffmpeg instead of the native HLS
downloader
- --hls-use-mpegts Use the mpegts container for HLS videos,
- allowing to play the video while
- downloading (some players may not be able
- to play it)
- --external-downloader NAME Use the specified external downloader.
- Currently supports aria2c, avconv, axel,
- curl, ffmpeg, httpie, wget
+ --hls-use-mpegts Use the mpegts container for HLS videos;
+ allowing some players to play the video
+ while downloading, and reducing the chance
+ of file corruption if download is
+ interrupted. This is enabled by default for
+ live streams
+ --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-args NAME:ARGS Give these arguments to the external
downloader. Specify the downloader name and
the arguments separated by a colon ":". You
--no-write-playlist-metafiles Do not write playlist metadata when using
--write-info-json, --write-description etc.
--get-comments Retrieve video comments to be placed in the
- .info.json file
+ .info.json file. The comments are fetched
+ even without this option if the extraction
+ is known to be quick
--load-info-json FILE JSON file containing the video information
(created with the "--write-info-json"
option)
--write-webloc-link Write a .webloc macOS internet shortcut
--write-desktop-link Write a .desktop Linux internet shortcut
-## Verbosity / Simulation Options:
+## Verbosity and Simulation Options:
-q, --quiet Activate quiet mode
--no-warnings Ignore warnings
-s, --simulate Do not download the video and do not write
--bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack
bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv
or fribidi executable in PATH
+ --sleep-requests SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep between requests
+ during data extraction
--sleep-interval SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep before each
download when used alone or a lower bound
of a range for randomized sleep before each
before each download (maximum possible
number of seconds to sleep). Must only be
used along with --min-sleep-interval
- --sleep-subtitles SECONDS Enforce sleep interval on subtitles as well
+ --sleep-subtitles SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep before each
+ subtitle download
## Video Format Options:
-f, --format FORMAT Video format code, see "FORMAT SELECTION"
a list of available MSOs
--ap-username USERNAME Multiple-system operator account login
--ap-password PASSWORD Multiple-system operator account password.
- If this option is left out, yt-dlp
- will ask interactively
+ If this option is left out, yt-dlp will ask
+ interactively
--ap-list-mso List all supported multiple-system
operators
similar syntax to the output template can
also be used. The parsed parameters replace
any existing values and can be use in
- output templateThis option can be used
+ output template. This option can be used
multiple times. Example: --parse-metadata
"title:%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a
title like "Coldplay - Paradise". Example
directory
## Extractor Options:
+ --extractor-retries RETRIES Number of retries for known extractor
+ errors (default is 3), or "infinite"
--allow-dynamic-mpd Process dynamic DASH manifests (default)
(Alias: --no-ignore-dynamic-mpd)
--ignore-dynamic-mpd Do not process dynamic DASH manifests
- `dislike_count` (numeric): Number of negative ratings of the video
- `repost_count` (numeric): Number of reposts of the video
- `average_rating` (numeric): Average rating give by users, the scale used depends on the webpage
- - `comment_count` (numeric): Number of comments on the video
+ - `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)
- `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
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