Casual_blog/content/tech/HowTo_download_youtube_video.md

+++ title = 'HowTo Download Youtube video' date = 2024-08-03 +++

1. Install yt-dlp

curl -L https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -o ~/.local/bin/yt-dlp; chmod a+rx ~/.local/bin/yt-dlp

2. Download a Video or Playlist

yt-dlp -f "best[height<=1080]+bestaudio" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf5eUikyXYA

Options cheatsheet

• Download video in best quality - yt-dlp -f bestvideo+bestaudio <URL>
• Download 1080p video - yt-dlp -f "best[height<=1080]+bestaudio" <URL>
• Download mp3 audio - yt-dlp --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 <URL>
• Resume download - yt-dlp -c <URL>

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