🎬 YouTube Video Downloader CLI

A simple command-line tool to download YouTube videos and audio in different qualities effortlessly.

✨ Features

• ✅ Download YouTube Videos in different qualities (1080p, 720p, highest)
• ✅ Download Audio Only (MP3 format)
• ✅ Interactive CLI with user-friendly prompts
• ✅ Shows Estimated File Size before download

📌 Installation

🔹 Global Installation (Recommended for CLI Use)

To install the package globally, run:

npm install -g ytdl-pro

Now you can use it anywhere with:

youtube-downloader

🔹 Running Without Installation (Using npx)

If you don’t want to install it globally, run directly using npx:

npx ytdl-pro

🔹 Running Locally (For Development or Manual Use)

1️⃣ Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Himanshu110109/yt-downloader.git
cd yt-downloader

2️⃣ Install dependencies:

npm install

3️⃣ Run the script:

node index.js

📚 Usage Example

When you run the command, you will be asked to enter a YouTube video URL, select the format (video/audio), and choose the quality.

youtube-downloader

or

node index.js

or

npx ytdl-pro

You will see interactive prompts like this:

🔗 Enter YouTube video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyz123  
🎬 Select download format: (video/audio)  
🎬 Select video quality: (highest/1080p/720p)  
📂 Estimated File Size: 50 MB  
📥 Do you want to continue with the download? (Y/n)

🛠 Dependencies

This package uses:

• @distube/ytdl-core – for video/audio downloading
• inquirer – for interactive prompts
• chalk – for colored terminal output
• ora – for loading spinners
• fs-extra – for file system operations

🤝 Contribution

If you find any bugs or have feature suggestions, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request! 😃

🔗 GitHub Repo: https://github.com/Himanshu110109/yt-downloader

📜 License

📝 Apache 2.0 License – Free to use & modify!

🔥 Created by Himanshu Chandani