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Youtube: How to download

youtube-dl - Youtube downloader and yt-dlp.

youtube-dl on GitHub: https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl

Download the latest version of youtube-dl: https://yt-dl.org/latest/youtube-dl.exe

Commonly used options

youtube-dl.exe -F <URL>: List available formats
youtube-dl.exe -f22 <URL>: Download format mp4 1280x720 720p
youtube-dl.exe --prefer-ffmpeg --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --embed-thumbnail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxxxx

yt-dlp: A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes

yt-dlp is a youtube-dl fork based on the now inactive youtube-dlc. The main focus of this project is adding new features and patches while also keeping up to date with the original project.

yt-dlp.exe -F <URL>: List available formats
yt-dlp.exe --list-thumbnails <URL>: List available thumbnails of each video.
yt-dlp.exe -f22 <URL>: Download format mp4 1280x720 720p
yt-dlp.exe --prefer-ffmpeg --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --embed-thumbnail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxxxx
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