ytdl v1.4.1
node-ytdl
A youtube downloader written in Javascript. To be used with the command line. If you're looking to use it in your node program, check out ytdl-core.
Usage
Streams to stdout by default
ytdl "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HSylqgVYQI" | mpv -
To save to a file
ytdl "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HSylqgVYQI" > myvideo.mp4
or
ytdl -o "{author.name} - {title}" "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HSylqgVYQI"
Download video and convert to mp3 (Requires ffmpeg)
ytdl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HSylqgVYQI | ffmpeg -i pipe:0 -b:a 192K -vn myfile.mp3
Supported options
Usage: ytdl <url> [options]
url URL to the video.
Options:
-v, --version Print program version.
-q ITAG, --quality ITAG Video quality to download, default: highest
-r INT-INT, --range INT-INT Byte range to download, ie 10355705-12452856
-b INT, --begin INT Time to begin video, format by 1:30.123 and 1m30s
-o FILE, --output FILE Save to file, template by {prop}, default: stdout
--filter STR Can be video, videoonly, audio, audioonly
--filter-container REGEXP Filter in format container
--unfilter-container REGEXP Filter out format container
--filter-resolution REGEXP Filter in format resolution
--unfilter-resolution REGEXP Filter out format resolution
--filter-encoding REGEXP Filter in format encoding
--unfilter-encoding REGEXP Filter out format encoding
-i, --info Print video info without downloading
-j, --info-json Print video info as JSON without downloading
--print-url Print direct download URL
--no-cache Skip file cache for html5player
--debug Print debug information
Install
npm -g install ytdl
Tests
Tests are written with mocha
npm test
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