ytdown

A simple command-line tool to download YouTube videos, music, or playlists using yt-dlp.

Installation

Install the tool globally using npm:

npm install -g .

(Note: Since this is a local project, you install it with .)

To publish and install from the registry, you would use:

npm install -g dnx-ytdown

Usage

You can use ytdown directly from your command line after global installation, or you can use it without installation via npx.

Synopsis

ytdown <link> [options]

Arguments

• <link>: (Required) The URL of the YouTube video, music, or playlist you want to download.

Options

• --format, -f: The format to download.
  • Choices: mp3, mp4
  • Default: mp4
• --output, -o: The directory where files will be saved.
  • Default: The current working directory.
• --help, -h: Show the help message.

Examples

1. Download a video as MP4 (default format):

ytdown "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"

2. Download a video as MP3 and save it to a specific folder:

ytdown "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" --format mp3 --output "/home/user/Music/MyDownloads"

3. Download a full playlist as MP3:

ytdown "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL..." --format mp3

4. Use with npx (no global installation needed):

This command assumes you are running it from within the project directory.

npx . "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" --format mp3