The best YouTube downloaders, and how Google silenced the press
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#2TIL about stacher!Thank you.
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#3Youtube is a youtube downloader. Everything is a downloader. It's literally impossible to interact with a thing without downloading it and having the data. The difference is that the data is usually deleted later (a silly practice done to trick the lawyers into believing the world is like they think it is, hiding actual reality that would confuse and enrage them).
Re: The best YouTube downloaders, and how Google silenced the press
#4“The best downloaded for iOS/ipados” is yt-dlp. Install in ashell, view with VLC.
Re: The best YouTube downloaders, and how Google silenced the press
#5Youtube is a youtube downloader. Everything is a downloader. It's literally impossible to interact with a thing without downloading it and having the data. The difference is that the data is usually deleted later (a silly practice done to trick the lawyers into believing the world is like they think it is, hiding actual reality that would confuse and enrage them).
Unless it’s protected by DRM.
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#6ytarchive is also great for downloading livestreams.
Unfortunately, it's not as up-to-date as yt-dlp so it can be fragile against blocks. I'm hoping that yt-dlp adds some functionality for downloading portions of a livestream (i.e. not downloading from the start, 120 hours ago).
Re: The best YouTube downloaders, and how Google silenced the press
#7Youtube is a youtube downloader. Everything is a downloader. It's literally impossible to interact with a thing without downloading it and having the data. The difference is that the data is usually deleted later (a silly practice done to trick the lawyers into believing the world is like they think it is, hiding actual reality that would confuse and enrage them).
Unless it’s protected by DRM.
Even with DRM, if you can see it, it's decoded somewhere along the line. There will always be a way to get the raw video out of it if you're committed enough.
Re: The best YouTube downloaders, and how Google silenced the press
#8Youtube is a youtube downloader. Everything is a downloader. It's literally impossible to interact with a thing without downloading it and having the data. The difference is that the data is usually deleted later (a silly practice done to trick the lawyers into believing the world is like they think it is, hiding actual reality that would confuse and enrage them).
Agreed, more or less, but I would argue you could make a distinction for a "streaming" situation where say no more than 10% of the data is on your computer at any one point in time, vs "downloading" where the data exists in its entirety at once.
You could encode these terms in a contract or something about allowed usage of a service, I believe.
Re: The best YouTube downloaders, and how Google silenced the press
#9Youtube is a youtube downloader. Everything is a downloader. It's literally impossible to interact with a thing without downloading it and having the data. The difference is that the data is usually deleted later (a silly practice done to trick the lawyers into believing the world is like they think it is, hiding actual reality that would confuse and enrage them).
Agreed, more or less, but I would argue you could make a distinction for a "streaming" situation where say no more than 10% of the data is on your computer at any one point in time, vs "downloading" where the data exists in its entirety at once. You could encode these terms in a contract or something about allowed usage of a service, I believe.
You could. But youtube's website itself would fail this "only 10% at once" test.
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#10TIL about stacher!Thank you.
Yeah! Stacher was one of the reasons I shared this on HN.
Also interesting take on why downloaders are ethical; Google tacitly allows and actually needs them.