This utility does not include yt-dlp or ffmpeg, but it will prompt you if either is not found with instructions.
This tool aims to be a CLI frontend that simplifies the downloading of video or audio for yt-dlp with functionality for all supported output audio formats and qualities. This works for individual videos or playlists. When downloads are completed, the output folder is made and opened upon completion.
Simply download the latest release and extract to a desired location. It is not recommended to extract to a UAC-protected parent directory. Once yt-dlp and ffmpeg are downloaded and extracted, run the script and follow the prompts.
I use Export Cookies by Rotem Dan for extracting browser cookies. Place cookies.txt in the working directory, cookies will automatically be loaded when downloading a video.
- Even if the yt-dlp build is up-to-date, leaving the window still opens the GitHub page due to batch limitations
- ffmpeg is a requirement for downloading videos as audio in newer yt-dlp builds, a fix was implemented but there is no current implementation of checking PATH so a relative path check is used instead
- Not all base features are implemented, it is undecided if more will be added. Requests will not be taken, but PRs will be considered
- An unideal method needed to be used for downloading Vorbis audio, upon completion a command is run to change the extensions of downloaded Vorbis outfiles due to batch limitations
- Window does not rescale correctly when changed if the window is minimized between actions
- Only Windows support is planned at the time of this readme's submission
- AVI: Downloads as multiple files (
<VideoTitle>.mp4/<VideoTitle>.webm/<VideoTitle>.avi) - FLV: Downloads as multiple files (
<VideoTitle>.mp4/<VideoTitle>.webm/<VideoTitle>.flv) - MOV: Downloads as multiple files (
<VideoTitle>.mp4/<VideoTitle>.webm/<VideoTitle>.mov) - Webm: Downloads as multiple files (.f136.mp4/.f251.webm/*.webm)
- AAC: Downloads as *.m4a
- ALAC: Downloads as *.m4a
Feel free to submit a PR, but please comment code when doing so. This is for clarity as batch has a range of use syntax and limitations that are too vast to account for so some things may seem unclear on first glance.