Yt-dlp
A feature-rich command-line tool for downloading audio and video from YouTube and other sites.
Yt-dlp is built in Python, distributed under the The Unlicense license, 156.2k GitHub stars from 100 contributors, latest release 2026.03.17.
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- Language
- Python
- Latest Release
- 2026.03.17
- License
- The Unlicense
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Key Features
- Supports a wide variety of video sites
- Download playlists and individual videos
- Format selection and video conversion
- Subtitle and annotation downloading
- Advanced post-processing options
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