yt-dlp

name	yt-dlp
description	Use this skill when the user wants to download videos/audio, extract metadata, or work with media from YouTube and 1000+ other sites using yt-dlp.

yt-dlp Plugin

Feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader with support for thousands of sites. Fork of youtube-dl with active development and enhanced features.

Commands

• yt-dlp self version — Print yt-dlp version
• yt-dlp download video <args> — Download video (passthrough: yt-dlp --quiet --no-warnings [options])
• yt-dlp info video <args> — Get video metadata as JSON (passthrough: yt-dlp -j --no-warnings )

Installation

curl -L https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -o /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp

Alternative methods:

• pip install yt-dlp
• brew install yt-dlp

Usage Examples

# Get video metadata as JSON
sc yt-dlp info video "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxx"

# Download video (quiet mode)
sc yt-dlp download video "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxx"

# Download with specific format
sc yt-dlp download video "-f best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxx"

# Download audio only
sc yt-dlp download video "-x --audio-format mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxx"

Key Features

• Supports 1000+ sites (YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, etc.)
• JSON output for metadata extraction
• Format selection and conversion
• Subtitle and metadata download
• Playlist handling
• Non-interactive, scriptable operation

Common yt-dlp Options

• -j / --dump-json - Print JSON for each video
• -J / --dump-single-json - Print JSON for playlist
• --quiet - Silent mode
• --no-warnings - Suppress warnings
• -f FORMAT - Select format
• -x - Extract audio
• --write-subs - Download subtitles