#YouTube


  • Download a video or playlist:
    youtube-dl [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0]
  • List all formats that a video or playlist is available in:
    youtube-dl –list-formats [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwa0_nE9H7A]
  • Download a video or playlist at a specific quality:
    youtube-dl –format [“best[height
  • Download the audio from a video and convert it to an MP3:
    youtube-dl -x –audio-format [mp3] [url]
  • Download video(s) as MP4 files with custom filenames:
    youtube-dl –format [mp4] -o [“%(title)s by %(uploader)s on %(upload_date)s in %(playlist)s.%(ext)s”] [url]
  • Download a video and save its description, metadata, annotations, subtitles, and thumbnail:
    youtube-dl –write-description –write-info-json –write-annotations –write-sub –write-thumbnail [url]
  • From a playlist, download all “Let’s Play” videos that aren’t marked “NSFW” or age-restricted for 7 year-olds:
    youtube-dl –match-title [“let’s play”] –age-limit [7] –reject-title [“nsfw”] [playlist_url]

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