<p class="repo-desc-description">youtube-dl is a small command-line program for downloading videos from <a href="http://YouTube.com" rel="nofollow">YouTube.com</a>.</p>
<p class="repo-desc-description">youtube-dl is a small command-line program for downloading videos from <a href="http://YouTube.com" rel="nofollow">YouTube.com</a>.</p>
<h1 id="youtube-dl-download-videos-from-youtubecom">youtube-dl: Download videos from YouTube.com</h1>
<h1 id="youtube-dl-download-videos-from-youtubecom">youtube-dl: Download videos from YouTube.com</h1>
<p>(and more...)</p>
<p>(and more...)</p>
<h2 id="what-is-it">What is it?</h2>
<h2 id="what-is-it">What is it?</h2>
<p><em>youtube-dl</em> is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com. It requires the <a href="http://www.python.org/">Python interpreter</a>, version 2.x (x being at least 4), and it's not platform specific. It should work in your Unix box, in Windows or in Mac OS X. The latest version is <strong>2010.04.04</strong>. It's released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.</p>
<p><em>youtube-dl</em> is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com. It requires the <a href="http://www.python.org/">Python interpreter</a>, version 2.x (x being at least 4), and it's not platform specific. It should work in your Unix box, in Windows or in Mac OS X. The latest version is <strong>2010.06.06</strong>. It's released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.</p>
<p>I'll try to keep it updated if YouTube.com changes the way you access their videos. After all, it's a simple and short program. However, I can't guarantee anything. If you detect it stops working, check for new versions and/or inform me about the problem, indicating the program version you are using. If the program stops working and I can't solve the problem but you have a solution, I'd like to know it. If that happens and you feel you can maintain the program yourself, tell me. My contact information is at <a href="http://rg03.wordpress.com/contact-me/">rg03.wordpress.com</a>.</p>
<p>I'll try to keep it updated if YouTube.com changes the way you access their videos. After all, it's a simple and short program. However, I can't guarantee anything. If you detect it stops working, check for new versions and/or inform me about the problem, indicating the program version you are using. If the program stops working and I can't solve the problem but you have a solution, I'd like to know it. If that happens and you feel you can maintain the program yourself, tell me. My contact information is at <a href="http://rg03.wordpress.com/contact-me/">rg03.wordpress.com</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the feedback received so far. I'm glad people find my program useful.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the feedback received so far. I'm glad people find my program useful.</p>
<p>Note that if you directly click on these hyperlinks, your web browser will most likely display the program contents. It's usually better to right-click on it and choose the appropriate option, normally called <em>Save Target As</em> or <em>Save Link As</em>, depending on the web browser you are using.</p>
<p>Note that if you directly click on these hyperlinks, your web browser will most likely display the program contents. It's usually better to right-click on it and choose the appropriate option, normally called <em>Save Target As</em> or <em>Save Link As</em>, depending on the web browser you are using.</p>
<p>The -o option allows users to indicate a template for the output file names. The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a single file, like in <em>youtube-dl -o funny_video.flv "<code>http://some/video</code>"</em>. However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when downloading each video. The special sequences have the format <strong>%(NAME)s</strong>. To clarify, that's a percent symbol followed by a name in parenthesis, followed by a lowercase S. Allowed names are:</p>
<p>The -o option allows users to indicate a template for the output file names. The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a single file, like in <em>youtube-dl -o funny_video.flv "<code>http://some/video</code>"</em>. However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when downloading each video. The special sequences have the format <strong>%(NAME)s</strong>. To clarify, that's a percent symbol followed by a name in parenthesis, followed by a lowercase S. Allowed names are:</p>
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<pclass="repo-desc-description">youtube-dl is a small command-line program for downloading videos from <ahref="http://YouTube.com"rel="nofollow">YouTube.com</a>.</p>
<pclass="repo-desc-description">youtube-dl is a small command-line program for downloading videos from <ahref="http://YouTube.com"rel="nofollow">YouTube.com</a>.</p>
<h1id="youtube-dl-download-videos-from-youtubecom">youtube-dl: Download videos from YouTube.com</h1>
<h1id="youtube-dl-download-videos-from-youtubecom">youtube-dl: Download videos from YouTube.com</h1>
<p>(and more...)</p>
<p>(and more...)</p>
<h2id="what-is-it">What is it?</h2>
<h2id="what-is-it">What is it?</h2>
<p><em>youtube-dl</em> is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com. It requires the <ahref="http://www.python.org/">Python interpreter</a>, version 2.x (x being at least 4), and it's not platform specific. It should work in your Unix box, in Windows or in Mac OS X. The latest version is <strong>2009.09.13</strong>. It's released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.</p>
<p><em>youtube-dl</em> is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com. It requires the <ahref="http://www.python.org/">Python interpreter</a>, version 2.x (x being at least 4), and it's not platform specific. It should work in your Unix box, in Windows or in Mac OS X. The latest version is <strong>2010.04.04</strong>. It's released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.</p>
<p>I'll try to keep it updated if YouTube.com changes the way you access their videos. After all, it's a simple and short program. However, I can't guarantee anything. If you detect it stops working, check for new versions and/or inform me about the problem, indicating the program version you are using. If the program stops working and I can't solve the problem but you have a solution, I'd like to know it. If that happens and you feel you can maintain the program yourself, tell me. My contact information is at <ahref="http://rg03.wordpress.com/contact-me/">rg03.wordpress.com</a>.</p>
<p>I'll try to keep it updated if YouTube.com changes the way you access their videos. After all, it's a simple and short program. However, I can't guarantee anything. If you detect it stops working, check for new versions and/or inform me about the problem, indicating the program version you are using. If the program stops working and I can't solve the problem but you have a solution, I'd like to know it. If that happens and you feel you can maintain the program yourself, tell me. My contact information is at <ahref="http://rg03.wordpress.com/contact-me/">rg03.wordpress.com</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the feedback received so far. I'm glad people find my program useful.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the feedback received so far. I'm glad people find my program useful.</p>
<p>Note that if you directly click on these hyperlinks, your web browser will most likely display the program contents. It's usually better to right-click on it and choose the appropriate option, normally called <em>Save Target As</em> or <em>Save Link As</em>, depending on the web browser you are using.</p>
<p>Note that if you directly click on these hyperlinks, your web browser will most likely display the program contents. It's usually better to right-click on it and choose the appropriate option, normally called <em>Save Target As</em> or <em>Save Link As</em>, depending on the web browser you are using.</p>
<p>The -o option allows users to indicate a template for the output file names. The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a single file, like in <em>youtube-dl -o funny_video.flv "<code>http://some/video</code>"</em>. However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when downloading each video. The special sequences have the format <strong>%(NAME)s</strong>. To clarify, that's a percent symbol followed by a name in parenthesis, followed by a lowercase S. Allowed names are:</p>
<p>The -o option allows users to indicate a template for the output file names. The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a single file, like in <em>youtube-dl -o funny_video.flv "<code>http://some/video</code>"</em>. However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when downloading each video. The special sequences have the format <strong>%(NAME)s</strong>. To clarify, that's a percent symbol followed by a name in parenthesis, followed by a lowercase S. Allowed names are:</p>
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</li><li><em>stitle</em>: The sequence will be replaced by a simplified video title, restricted to alphanumeric characters and dashes.
</li><li><em>stitle</em>: The sequence will be replaced by a simplified video title, restricted to alphanumeric characters and dashes.
</li><li><em>ext</em>: The sequence will be replaced by the appropriate extension (like <em>flv</em> or <em>mp4</em>).
</li><li><em>ext</em>: The sequence will be replaced by the appropriate extension (like <em>flv</em> or <em>mp4</em>).
</li><li><em>epoch</em>: The sequence will be replaced by the Unix epoch when creating the file.
</li><li><em>epoch</em>: The sequence will be replaced by the Unix epoch when creating the file.
</li><li><em>ord</em>: The sequence will be replaced by a five-digit number that will be increased with each download, starting at zero.
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
<p>As you may have guessed, the default template is <em>%(id)s.%(ext)s</em>. When some command line options are used, it's replaced by other templates like <em>%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s</em>. You can specify your own.</p>
<p>As you may have guessed, the default template is <em>%(id)s.%(ext)s</em>. When some command line options are used, it's replaced by other templates like <em>%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s</em>. You can specify your own.</p>
<h2id="authors">Authors</h2>
<h2id="authors">Authors</h2>
<ul><li>Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez: program core, YouTube.com InfoExtractor, metacafe.com InfoExtractor and YouTube playlist InfoExtractor.
<ul><li>Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez: program core, YouTube.com InfoExtractor, metacafe.com InfoExtractor and YouTube playlist InfoExtractor.
</li><li>Danny Colligan: YouTube search InfoExtractor, ideas and patches.
</li><li>Danny Colligan: YouTube search InfoExtractor, ideas and patches.
</li><li>Benjamin Johnson: Google Video InfoExtractor, Photobucket InfoExtractor, Yahoo! Video InfoExtractor, generic InfoExtractor, ideas, patches, etc.
</li><li>Many other people contributing patches, code, ideas and kind messages. Too many to be listed here. You know who you are. Thank you very much.
</li><li>Many other people contributing patches, code, ideas and kind messages. Too many to be listed here. You know who you are. Thank you very much.
Till Maas
15 years ago