How to Install Youtube-DL

By Nicholas St. Germain —

What is Youtube-DL?

Youtube-DL is a free, open-source, command-line software used to download video and audio from YouTube and other video websites. It is compatible with Windows, Linux, and macOS. Youtube-DL offers extensive customization options, including proxy support and the ability to select specific video and audio formats.

Installation

Unix (Linux, macOS, etc.)

Requirements: Python 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+

Install with curl

sudo curl -L https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl

If you don't have curl

sudo wget https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl

Using Homebrew

brew install youtube-dl

Using MacPorts

sudo port install youtube-dl

Once complete, you can find all possible arguments and syntax in the official documentation.

Windows

Requirements: Python 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+

  1. Download the ZIP file from the official releases page.
  2. Unzip the file.
  3. Open PowerShell.
  4. Navigate to the directory of the downloaded file using cd.

You can find all possible arguments and syntax in the official documentation.

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