cheatsheets/cheatsheets/youtube-dl

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tags: [ video, music ]
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# To download a video in 720p MP4:
youtube-dl -f 22 example.com/watch?v=id
# To download a video in 720p MP4 or WebM or FLV:
youtube-dl -f 22/45/120
# To list all available formats of a video:
youtube-dl -F example.com/watch?v=id
# To download a video to /$uploader/$date/$title.$ext:
youtube-dl -o '%(uploader)s/%(date)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s' example.com/watch?v=id
# To download a video playlist starting from a certain video:
youtube-dl --playlist-start 5 example.com/watch?v=id&list=listid
# To simulate a download with youtube-dl:
youtube-dl -s example.com/watch?v=id
# To download audio in mp3 format with best quality available
youtube-dl --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 example.com/watch?v=id
# For all video formats see link below (unfold "Comparison of YouTube media encoding options")
# https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=YouTube&oldid=723160791#Quality_and_formats
# Best results
youtube-dl -f 'bestvideo[height<=480]+bestaudio/best[height<=480]' https://youtu.be/zcSFIUiMgAs
# Another one
youtube-dl -f 'bestvideo[ext=mp4][vcodec!^=av0][vcodec!^=av1]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/mp4/best' --recode-video mp4 https://youtu.be/zcSFIUiMgAs