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@divyanshuvortex/yit

v1.1.1

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Cross-platform CLI tool for downloading YouTube video and audio with a single command.

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Keywords

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Readme

yit — YouTube Downloader CLI

A cross-platform CLI tool for downloading YouTube video and audio with a single command. It abstracts away the complexity of stream selection, metadata extraction, format conversion, and progress tracking to provide a simple UX (similar to git or gh).

Features

  • Auto Stream Selection: Resolves the best resolution, codec, and bitrate, and merges them automatically (no manual stream IDs).
  • Metadata Preview: Displays title, channel name, views, resolution (e.g. 144p, 360p), etc., before downloading.
  • Progress UI: A live progress bar displaying percentage, current speed, and ETA.
  • Auto Dependency Management: Automatically downloads the required yt-dlp binary on the first run.
  • Smart Defaults: By default, saves downloaded media to your system's Downloads folder.

Installation

Make sure you have Node.js installed (version 20 or higher).

You can install the CLI globally via NPM:

npm install -g @divyanshuvortex/yit

Note: For some video/audio merging features, ensure you have FFmpeg installed on your system and available in your $PATH.

Usage

The core command structure is:

yit <url> [format] [quality]

Download Video (Default)

Downloads the best video and audio streams merged together.

yit "https://youtube.com/watch?v=YOUR_VIDEO_ID"

Download Audio Only

Extracts the best audio stream and saves it as an MP3.

yit "https://youtube.com/watch?v=YOUR_VIDEO_ID" mp3 best --audio-only

List Available Formats

See all available resolutions, sizes, and formats for a given video without downloading.

yit "https://youtube.com/watch?v=YOUR_VIDEO_ID" list

Tech Stack

  • Language: TypeScript, Node.js ≥20
  • CLI Framework: Commander.js
  • Downloader Core: yt-dlp (via yt-dlp-wrap subprocess)
  • UI & Formatting: cli-progress, picocolors, cli-table3