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-# YT-DLP
-A command-line program to download videos from YouTube and many other [video platforms](supportedsites.md)
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* **[SponSkrub Integration](#sponskrub-sponsorblock-options)**: You can use [SponSkrub](https://github.com/yt-dlp/SponSkrub) to mark/remove sponsor sections in youtube videos by utilizing the [SponsorBlock](https://sponsor.ajay.app) API
-* **[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))
+* **[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 than what is possible by simply using `--format` ([examples](#format-selection-examples))
* **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.
* **Youtube improvements**:
- * All Feeds (`:ytfav`, `:ytwatchlater`, `:ytsubs`, `:ythistory`, `:ytrec`) supports downloading multiple pages of content
+ * All Feeds (`:ytfav`, `:ytwatchlater`, `:ytsubs`, `:ythistory`, `:ytrec`) and private playlists supports downloading multiple pages of content
* Search (`ytsearch:`, `ytsearchdate:`), search URLs and in-channel search works
* Mixes supports downloading multiple pages of content
+ * Most (but not all) age-gated content can be downloaded without cookies
* 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
* **Aria2c with HLS/DASH**: You can use `aria2c` as the external downloader for DASH(mpd) and HLS(m3u8) formats
-* **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
+* **New extractors**: AnimeLab, Philo MSO, Spectrum MSO, SlingTV MSO, Cablevision 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, ParamountPlusSeries, ScienceChannel, Utreon, OpenRec, BandcampMusic, blackboardcollaborate, eroprofile albums, mirrativ
-* **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
+* **Fixed/improved 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, Hotstar, vidio, vimeo, mediaset, Mxplayer, nbcolympics, ParamountPlus, Newgrounds
* **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
* **Portable Configuration**: Configuration files are automatically loaded from the home and root directories. See [configuration](#configuration) for details
-* **Output template improvements**: Output templates can now have date-time formatting, numeric offsets, object traversal etc. See [output template](#output-template) for details. Even more advanced operations can also be done with the help of `--parse-metadata`
+* **Output template improvements**: Output templates can now have date-time formatting, numeric offsets, object traversal etc. See [output template](#output-template) for details. Even more advanced operations can also be done with the help of `--parse-metadata` and `--replace-in-metadata`
-* **Other new options**: `--sleep-requests`, `--convert-thumbnails`, `--write-link`, `--force-download-archive`, `--force-overwrites`, `--break-on-reject` etc
+* **Other new options**: `--print`, `--sleep-requests`, `--convert-thumbnails`, `--write-link`, `--force-download-archive`, `--force-overwrites`, `--break-on-reject` etc
-* **Improvements**: Multiple `--postprocessor-args` and `--downloader-args`, faster archive checking, more [format selection options](#format-selection) etc
+* **Improvements**: Regex and other operators in `--match-filter`, multiple `--postprocessor-args` and `--downloader-args`, faster archive checking, more [format selection options](#format-selection) etc
* **Plugin extractors**: Extractors can be loaded from an external file. See [plugins](#plugins) for details
* The options `--id`, `--auto-number` (`-A`), `--title` (`-t`) and `--literal` (`-l`), no longer work. See [removed options](#Removed) for details
* `avconv` is not supported as as an alternative to `ffmpeg`
* The default [output template](#output-template) is `%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s`. There is no real reason for this change. This was changed before yt-dlp was ever made public and now there are no plans to change it back to `%(title)s.%(id)s.%(ext)s`. Instead, you may use `--compat-options filename`
-* The default [format sorting](sorting-formats) is different from youtube-dl and prefers higher resolution and better codecs rather than higher bitrates. You can use the `--format-sort` option to change this to any order you prefer, or use `--compat-options format-sort` to use youtube-dl's sorting order
+* The default [format sorting](#sorting-formats) is different from youtube-dl and prefers higher resolution and better codecs rather than higher bitrates. You can use the `--format-sort` option to change this to any order you prefer, or use `--compat-options format-sort` to use youtube-dl's sorting order
* The default format selector is `bv*+ba/b`. This means that if a combined video + audio format that is better than the best video-only format is found, the former will be prefered. Use `-f bv+ba/b` or `--compat-options format-spec` to revert this
* Unlike youtube-dlc, yt-dlp does not allow merging multiple audio/video streams into one file by default (since this conflicts with the use of `-f bv*+ba`). If needed, this feature must be enabled using `--audio-multistreams` and `--video-multistreams`. You can also use `--compat-options multistreams` to enable both
* `--ignore-errors` is enabled by default. Use `--abort-on-error` or `--compat-options abort-on-error` to abort on errors instead
* 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
+* Some private fields such as filenames are removed by default from the infojson. Use `--no-clean-infojson` or `--compat-options no-clean-infojson` to revert this
+* When `--embed-subs` and `--write-subs` are used together, the subtitles are written to disk and also embedded in the media file. You can use just `--embed-subs` to embed the subs and automatically delete the seperate file. See [#630 (comment)](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/630#issuecomment-893659460) for more info. `--compat-options no-keep-subs` can be used to revert this.
For ease of use, a few more compat options are available:
* `--compat-options all`: Use all compat options
You can also build the executable without any version info or metadata by using:
pyinstaller.exe yt_dlp\__main__.py --onefile --name yt-dlp
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+
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**:
(default) (Alias: --no-abort-on-error)
--abort-on-error Abort downloading of further videos if an
error occurs (Alias: --no-ignore-errors)
- --dump-user-agent Display the current browser identification
- --list-extractors List all supported extractors
+ --dump-user-agent Display the current user-agent and exit
+ --list-extractors List all supported extractors and exit
--extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported
- extractors
+ extractors and exit
--force-generic-extractor Force extraction to use the generic
extractor
--default-search PREFIX Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For
--no-mark-watched Do not mark videos watched (default)
--no-colors Do not emit color codes in output
--compat-options OPTS Options that can help keep compatibility
- with youtube-dl and youtube-dlc
+ with youtube-dl or youtube-dlc
configurations by reverting some of the
changes made in yt-dlp. See "Differences in
default behavior" for details
COUNT views
--max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than
COUNT views
- --match-filter FILTER Generic video filter. Specify any key (see
- "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 "view_count > 12", also
- works with >=, <, <=, !=, =) to compare
- against a number, key = 'LITERAL' (like
- "uploader = 'Mike Smith'", also works with
- !=) to match against a string literal and &
- to require multiple matches. Values which
- are not known are excluded unless you put a
- question mark (?) after the operator. For
- example, to only match videos that have
- been liked more than 100 times and disliked
- less than 50 times (or the dislike
- functionality is not available at the given
- service), but who also have a description,
- use --match-filter "like_count > 100 &
- dislike_count <? 50 & description"
+ --match-filter FILTER Generic video filter. Any field (see
+ "OUTPUT TEMPLATE") can be compared with a
+ number or a string using the operators
+ defined in "Filtering formats". You can
+ also simply specify a field to match if the
+ field is present and "!field" to check if
+ the field is not present. In addition,
+ Python style regular expression matching
+ can be done using "~=", and multiple
+ filters can be checked with "&". Use a "\"
+ to escape "&" or quotes if needed. Eg:
+ --match-filter "!is_live & like_count>?100
+ & description~=\'(?i)\bcats \& dogs\b\'"
+ matches only videos that are not live, has
+ a like count more than 100 (or the like
+ field is not available), and also has a
+ description that contains the phrase "cats
+ & dogs" (ignoring case)
--no-match-filter Do not use generic video filter (default)
--no-playlist Download only the video, if the URL refers
to a video and a playlist
stdin), one URL per line. Lines starting
with '#', ';' or ']' are considered as
comments and ignored
- -P, --paths TYPES: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.
Additionally, you can also provide "home"
- and "temp" paths. All intermediary files
- are first downloaded to the temp path and
- then the final files are moved over to the
- home path after download is finished. This
- option is ignored if --output is an
- absolute path
+ (default) and "temp" paths. All
+ intermediary files are first downloaded to
+ the temp path and then the final files are
+ moved over to the home path after download
+ is finished. This option is ignored if
+ --output is an absolute path
-o, --output [TYPES:]TEMPLATE Output filename template; see "OUTPUT
TEMPLATE" for details
--output-na-placeholder TEXT Placeholder value for unavailable meta
--no-write-thumbnail Do not write thumbnail image to disk
(default)
--write-all-thumbnails Write all thumbnail image formats to disk
- --list-thumbnails Simulate and list all available thumbnail
- formats
+ --list-thumbnails List available thumbnails of each video.
+ Simulate unless --no-simulate is used
## Internet Shortcut Options:
--write-link Write an internet shortcut file, depending
--write-desktop-link Write a .desktop Linux internet shortcut
## Verbosity and Simulation Options:
- -q, --quiet Activate quiet mode
+ -q, --quiet Activate quiet mode. If used with
+ --verbose, print the log to stderr
--no-warnings Ignore warnings
-s, --simulate Do not download the video and do not write
anything to disk
+ --no-simulate Download the video even if printing/listing
+ options are used
--ignore-no-formats-error Ignore "No video formats" error. Usefull
- for extracting metadata even if the video
- is not actually available for download
+ for extracting metadata even if the videos
+ are not actually available for download
(experimental)
--no-ignore-no-formats-error Throw error when no downloadable video
formats are found (default)
--skip-download Do not download the video but write all
related files (Alias: --no-download)
- -O, --print TEMPLATE Simulate, quiet but print the given fields.
- Either a field name or similar formatting
- as the output template can be used
- -j, --dump-json Simulate, quiet but print JSON information.
- See "OUTPUT TEMPLATE" for a description of
- available keys
- -J, --dump-single-json Simulate, quiet but print JSON information
- for each command-line argument. If the URL
- refers to a playlist, dump the whole
- playlist information in a single line
- --print-json Be quiet and print the video information as
- JSON (video is still being downloaded)
+ -O, --print TEMPLATE Quiet, but print the given fields for each
+ video. Simulate unless --no-simulate is
+ used. Either a field name or same syntax as
+ the output template can be used
+ -j, --dump-json Quiet, but print JSON information for each
+ video. Simulate unless --no-simulate is
+ used. See "OUTPUT TEMPLATE" for a
+ description of available keys
+ -J, --dump-single-json Quiet, but print JSON information for each
+ url or infojson passed. Simulate unless
+ --no-simulate is used. If the URL refers to
+ a playlist, the whole playlist information
+ is dumped in a single line
--force-write-archive Force download archive entries to be
written as far as no errors occur, even if
-s or another simulation option is used
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
+ -F, --list-formats List available formats of each video.
+ Simulate unless --no-simulate is used
--merge-output-format FORMAT If a merge is required (e.g.
bestvideo+bestaudio), output to given
container format. One of mkv, mp4, ogg,
(Alias: --write-automatic-subs)
--no-write-auto-subs Do not write auto-generated subtitles
(default) (Alias: --no-write-automatic-subs)
- --list-subs List all available subtitles for the video
+ --list-subs List available subtitles of each video.
+ Simulate unless --no-simulate is used
--sub-format FORMAT Subtitle format, accepts formats
preference, for example: "srt" or
"ass/srt/best"
--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
+ best|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
--parse-metadata FROM:TO Parse additional metadata like title/artist
from other fields; see "MODIFYING METADATA"
for details
+ --replace-in-metadata FIELDS REGEX REPLACE
+ Replace text in a metadata field using the
+ given regex. This option can be used
+ multiple times
--xattrs Write metadata to the video file's xattrs
(using dublin core and xdg standards)
--fixup POLICY Automatically correct known faults of the
path to the binary or its containing
directory
--exec CMD Execute a command on the file after
- downloading and post-processing. Similar
- syntax to the output template can be used
+ downloading and post-processing. Same
+ syntax as the output template can be used
to pass any field as arguments to the
command. An additional field "filepath"
that contains the final path of the
downloaded file is also available. If no
- fields are passed, "%(filepath)s" is
- appended to the end of the command
+ fields are passed, %(filepath)q is appended
+ to the end of the command. This option can
+ be used multiple times
+ --no-exec Remove any previously defined --exec
--exec-before-download CMD Execute a command before the actual
download. The syntax is the same as --exec
+ but "filepath" is not available. This
+ option can be used multiple times
+ --no-exec-before-download Remove any previously defined
+ --exec-before-download
--convert-subs FORMAT Convert the subtitles to another format
(currently supported: srt|vtt|ass|lrc)
(Alias: --convert-subtitles)
It may however also contain special sequences that will be replaced when downloading each video. The special sequences may be formatted according to [python string formatting operations](https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html#string-formatting). For example, `%(NAME)s` or `%(NAME)05d`. To clarify, that is a percent symbol followed by a name in parentheses, followed by formatting operations.
The field names themselves (the part inside the parenthesis) can also have some special formatting:
-1. **Object traversal**: The dictionaries and lists available in metadata can be traversed by using a `.` (dot) separator. You can also do python slicing using `:`. Eg: `%(tags.0)s`, `%(subtitles.en.-1.ext)`, `%(id.3:7:-1)s`. Note that the fields that become available using this method are not listed below. Use `-j` to see such fields
+1. **Object traversal**: The dictionaries and lists available in metadata can be traversed by using a `.` (dot) separator. You can also do python slicing using `:`. Eg: `%(tags.0)s`, `%(subtitles.en.-1.ext)s`, `%(id.3:7:-1)s`, `%(formats.:.format_id)s`. `%()s` refers to the entire infodict. Note that all the fields that become available using this method are not listed below. Use `-j` to see such fields
1. **Addition**: Addition and subtraction of numeric fields can be done using `+` and `-` respectively. Eg: `%(playlist_index+10)03d`, `%(n_entries+1-playlist_index)d`
1. **Date/time Formatting**: Date/time fields can be formatted according to [strftime formatting](https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-format-codes) by specifying it separated from the field name using a `>`. Eg: `%(duration>%H-%M-%S)s`, `%(upload_date>%Y-%m-%d)s`, `%(epoch-3600>%H-%M-%S)s`
1. **Default**: A default value can be specified for when the field is empty using a `|` seperator. This overrides `--output-na-template`. Eg: `%(uploader|Unknown)s`
+1. **More Conversions**: In addition to the normal format types `diouxXeEfFgGcrs`, `j`, `l`, `q` can be used for converting to **j**son, a comma seperated **l**ist and a string **q**uoted for the terminal respectively
To summarize, the general syntax for a field is:
```
- `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'
+ - `live_status` (string): One of 'is_live', 'was_live', 'is_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
# MODIFYING METADATA
-The metadata obtained the the extractors can be modified by using `--parse-metadata FROM:TO`. The general syntax is to give the name of a field or a template (with similar syntax to [output template](#output-template)) to extract data from, and the format to interpret it as, separated by a colon `:`. Either a [python regular expression](https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#regular-expression-syntax) with named capture groups or a similar syntax to the [output template](#output-template) (only `%(field)s` formatting is supported) can be used for `TO`. The option can be used multiple times to parse and modify various fields.
+The metadata obtained the the extractors can be modified by using `--parse-metadata` and `--replace-in-metadata`
+
+`--replace-in-metadata FIELDS REGEX REPLACE` is used to replace text in any metadata field using [python regular expression](https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#regular-expression-syntax). [Backreferences](https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html?highlight=backreferences#re.sub) can be used in the replace string for advanced use.
+
+The general syntax of `--parse-metadata FROM:TO` is to give the name of a field or a template (with same syntax as [output template](#output-template)) to extract data from, and the format to interpret it as, separated by a colon `:`. Either a [python regular expression](https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#regular-expression-syntax) with named capture groups or a similar syntax to the [output template](#output-template) (only `%(field)s` formatting is supported) can be used for `TO`. The option can be used multiple times to parse and modify various fields.
Note that any field created by this can be used in the [output template](#output-template) and will also affect the media file's metadata added when using `--add-metadata`.
This option also has a few special uses:
-* You can use this to change the metadata that is embedded in the media file. To do this, set the value of the corresponding field with a `meta_` prefix. For example, any value you set to `meta_description` field will be added to the `description` field in the file. You can use this to set a different "description" and "synopsis", for example
* You can download an additional URL based on the metadata of the currently downloaded video. To do this, set the field `additional_urls` to the URL that you want to download. Eg: `--parse-metadata "description:(?P<additional_urls>https?://www\.vimeo\.com/\d+)` will download the first vimeo video found in the description
+* You can use this to change the metadata that is embedded in the media file. To do this, set the value of the corresponding field with a `meta_` prefix. For example, any value you set to `meta_description` field will be added to the `description` field in the file. For example, you can use this to set a different "description" and "synopsis"
+
+For reference, these are the fields yt-dlp adds by default to the file metadata:
+
+Metadata fields|From
+:---|:---
+`title`|`track` or `title`
+`date`|`upload_date`
+`description`, `synopsis`|`description`
+`purl`, `comment`|`webpage_url`
+`track`|`track_number`
+`artist`|`artist`, `creator`, `uploader` or `uploader_id`
+`genre`|`genre`
+`album`|`album`
+`album_artist`|`album_artist`
+`disc`|`disc_number`
+`show`|`series`
+`season_number`|`season_number`
+`episode_id`|`episode` or `episode_id`
+`episode_sort`|`episode_number`
+`language` of each stream|From the format's `language`
+**Note**: The file format may not support some of these fields
+
## Modifying metadata examples
# Set "comment" field in video metadata using description instead of webpage_url
$ yt-dlp --parse-metadata 'description:(?s)(?P<meta_comment>.+)' --add-metadata
+# Replace all spaces and "_" in title and uploader with a `-`
+$ yt-dlp --replace-in-metadata 'title,uploader' '[ _]' '-'
+
```
# 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"`
+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:player_client=android_agegate,web;include_live_dash" --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_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The main clients are `web`, `android`, `ios`, `mweb`. These also have `_music`, `_embedded`, `_agegate`, and `_creator` variants (Eg: `web_embedded`) (`mweb` has only `_agegate`). By default, `android,web` is used, but the agegate and creator variants are added as required for age-gated videos. Similarly the music variants are added for `music.youtube.com` urls. You can also use `all` to use all the clients
* `player_skip`: `configs` - skip any requests for client configs and use defaults
+ * `include_live_dash`: Include live dash formats (These formats don't download properly)
* `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).
+ * `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`
These are all the deprecated options and the current alternative to achieve the same effect
-#### Not recommended
-While these options still work, their use is not recommended since there are other alternatives to achieve the same
+#### Redundant options
+While these options are redundant, they are still expected to be used due to their ease of use
--get-description --print description
--get-duration --print duration_string
--get-thumbnail --print thumbnail
-e, --get-title --print title
-g, --get-url --print urls
+ -j, --dump-json --print "%()j"
+ --match-title REGEX --match-filter "title ~= (?i)REGEX"
+ --reject-title REGEX --match-filter "title !~= (?i)REGEX"
+ --min-views COUNT --match-filter "view_count >=? COUNT"
+ --max-views COUNT --match-filter "view_count <=? COUNT"
+
+
+#### Not recommended
+While these options still work, their use is not recommended since there are other alternatives to achieve the same
+
--all-formats -f all
--all-subs --sub-langs all --write-subs
+ --print-json -j --no-simulate
--autonumber-size NUMBER Use string formatting. Eg: %(autonumber)03d
--autonumber-start NUMBER Use internal field formatting like %(autonumber+NUMBER)s
--metadata-from-title FORMAT --parse-metadata "%(title)s:FORMAT"
--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
+
+
+#### Developer options
+These options are not intended to be used by the end-user
+
+ --test Download only part of video for testing extractors
+ --youtube-print-sig-code For testing youtube signatures
#### Old aliases
projects / yt-dlp.git / blobdiff