| name | yt-dlp |
| description | Download video and audio from YouTube, Twitter/X, TikTok, Instagram, and 1000+ other sites. Use for downloading videos, extracting audio, fetching subtitles/metadata, or archiving media content. |
| metadata | {"version":"1.0.0","displayName":"yt-dlp","author":"gremlin","category":"data","icon":"video","tags":["video","audio","download","youtube","media"],"install":"which yt-dlp || pip install yt-dlp\n","allowedCommands":["yt-dlp"]} |
yt-dlp
You have access to yt-dlp for downloading video and audio from the web.
Safety
- Always confirm downloads with the user before starting, especially for large files or playlists.
- Respect copyright — only download content the user has rights to access.
- Use
--simulate or -s to preview what would be downloaded without actually downloading.
- Use
--restrict-filenames to avoid problematic characters in output filenames.
Tips
- Use
yt-dlp --list-formats <url> to see available quality options before downloading.
- Extract audio only:
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 <url>
- Best quality video+audio:
yt-dlp -f "bestvideo+bestaudio" --merge-output-format mp4 <url>
- Download subtitles:
yt-dlp --write-subs --sub-langs en <url>
- Get metadata as JSON:
yt-dlp --dump-json <url>
- Limit download speed:
--rate-limit 5M
- Download specific playlist items:
--playlist-items 1-5
- Use
-o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" to control output filename template.
- For age-restricted or geo-blocked content,
--cookies-from-browser chrome can help.
