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YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader

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Re: YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader

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Post by Sniffnoy »

jtokoph wrote: post #6

Some of the things that make this the 'ultimate': - Supports hundreds of services, not just youtube [0] - Allows you to extract audio in multiple formats - Download entire playlists (and general batch support) - Configure video/audio quality - Extract/build metadata - Cross platform [0] https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/supportedsites.html

One thing I couldn't figure out how to do recently: Download only a certain time range in a video. Of course, I could have downloaded the whole thing and then used standard video tools to extract it afterward, but the video was very large so this would have been impractical. Do you know of a way to do this, by any chance?

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Post by asddubs »

clarry wrote: post #269
asddubs wrote: post #177

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't know why this is being downvoted. VLC can play .part files of many formats, but not if they're seperate streams. I wish there was a way to just download the highest format that will download only one file.

-f best It's in the documentation.

no, that's the highest format, not the highest format that will download in one file, as opposed to two which have to be merged, meaning playing .part files is impossible

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Post by jnpatel »

SG- wrote: post #75

Here's something i've added to my .bashrc that lets me type in simply 'play ' using youtube-dl and mplayer (I forget where I found this gem, and sorry for weird formatting, won): function play { youtube-dl --default-search=ytsearch: \ --youtube-skip-dash-manifest \ --output="${TMPDIR:-/tmp/}%(title)-s%(id)s.%(ext)s" \ --restrict-filenames \ --format="bestaudio[ext!=webm]" \ --exec=mplayer -vvv "$*" } play rick astley…

Do you know if this downloads the file to completion, or streams it?

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Post by cheshire_cat »

aluhut wrote: post #198
cheshire_cat wrote: post #162

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you are looking for something to give your family members, almost everyone I know uses the open-source tool jdownloader [0] to download youtube videos. It's a ponderous java monster but it works great and comes with a huge plugin collection for numerous sites. The fact that it has a gui makes it really accessibly to non-technical people. There seems to be talk about AdWare in the installer but I personally never h…

I know jdownloader. Have been using it in it's early days for 1-click hosters on a separate machine. Don't trust it at all ;)

I don't trust it that much either, but in the end jdownloader gets developed by a company registered in Germany. [0]

If they ever did something really sinister they would be quickly out of business.

[0] http://www.wemakeyourappwork.com

http://www.wemakeyourappwork.com/#contact

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Post by elzi »

ProfOak_ wrote: post #36
guycook wrote: post #28

The tragedy of this software (and many like it) is that despite working exactly as advertised, easily and with a lot of features, because it's a quiet open source project without any SEO rigging it will never appear in page 1 of any searches by laymen trying to download videos ("save youtube to hard drive", "download youtube videos" et al). The amount of crapware I've had to remove from family member's PCs just becau…

I found this neat project that adds a GUI to YouTube-dl. It looks like an easy program for non-technical people to use. https://github.com/MrS0m30n3/youtube-dl-gui

I had to resolve a dependency before the installation worked (wxPython) on OSX. Worked via `brew install wxpython`

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Post by rpgmaker »

baldfat wrote: post #163
guycook wrote: post #28

The tragedy of this software (and many like it) is that despite working exactly as advertised, easily and with a lot of features, because it's a quiet open source project without any SEO rigging it will never appear in page 1 of any searches by laymen trying to download videos ("save youtube to hard drive", "download youtube videos" et al). The amount of crapware I've had to remove from family member's PCs just becau…

I treat youtube-dl like Fight Club. I am glad it isn't on the top of searches since I am afraid sites would start trying to stop it from working harder.

I don't know what parent is talking about, this script it's already very popular. I found it years ago and it wasn't difficult to find on google. Something worth mentioning is that the script works with dozens and dozens of video sites (or just sites with regular video content). Almost any video you throw at it gets downloaded. When something breaks it's usually fixed within days. It's a great piece of work.

Re: YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader

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Post by lochlainn »

Nothing but positive experiences with youtube-dl, invaluable piece of software IMO.

For people interested in tools like this, or for people who want to just watch videos without downloading, I would also recommend Livestreamer. I use it to watch Crunchyroll streams, and I avoid all the strange issues that come up with their terrible player. No more skipping to random sections of the episode. https://github.com/chrippa/livestreamer

Re: YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader

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Post by slang800 »

MiguelVieira wrote: post #208

Honest question: why would you want to download a video from YouTube? The main use case I can think of is you want to watch videos offline on a mobile device but don't want to pay for a YouTube Red subscription.

In addition to offline use, YouTube videos frequently get taken down due to bogus copyright claims (see: http://www.cartoonbrew.com/law/internet-creators-pressuring-...) or even nuked by their creator (like the "InternetAristocrat" did).

I frequently backup entire channels using youtube-dl just to avoid the chance of that content getting destroyed.

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Post by TheGrassyKnoll »

jefurii wrote: post #236
OJFord wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The problem is so bad, I know lots of people - myself > included - who hunt for projects first on Github, and > Google a distant second. Seriously? I search with `site:github.com` all the time.

DuckDuckGo has !github, !gh, !ghcode, and !gist. https://duckduckgo.com/bang?q=github

And don't forget !yt for YouTube search from DuckDuckGo. (!bang will show you almost 8000 bang options)

Re: YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader

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Post by bas »

extrapolar wrote: post #24

Note that it is against YouTube's ToS to download videos: https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms "You may access Content for your information and personal use solely as intended through the provided functionality of the Service and as permitted under these Terms of Service. You shall not download any Content unless you see a “download” or similar link displayed by YouTube on the Service for that Content."

So?
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