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Potung Thul

@zlatiah@mastodon.zlatiah-no.one
@jbe
I second the "yt-dlp" suggestion. Open source, long history of working well (since its "youtube-dl" incarnation), no adware, no profit motive.


Potung Thul

@zlatiah@mastodon.zlatiah-no.one
@jbe
To be clear, after setting up yt-dlp, you go to the web page of the YouTube video you want, and copy the web address into the clipboard (highlight the "youtu.be/etc.etc." text in the address bar and Ctrl-C to copy, or right-click on the video for a context menu and select Copy Address To Clipboard).

Open a command window (like Window Power Shell or Mac terminal) and type:
yt-dlp "web address of desired video"

example:
yt-dlp "m.youtube.com/watch?v=q0GCdwpd"

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JB Emmons

@potungthul
@zlatiah
Thanks, that is what I was just figuring out. Also using the --write-info-json flag for reasons.

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