yt-dlp

yt-dlp is open-source multimedia software for Linux that is used to download multimedia from online services. It is intended for Linux users who want a tool derived from the youtube-dl project and its related development work. The software belongs to the multimedia category in the MirrorNest catalog.

Its stated foundation combines youtube-dl code from the 2021.06.06 commit 379f52a with youtube-dlc code from the 2020.11.11-3 commit 98e248f. This gives yt-dlp the features and patches associated with youtube-dlc alongside the newer youtube-dl changes included in that base. The description of the project therefore focuses on its combined youtube-dl and youtube-dlc lineage rather than on a separate set of features listed by MirrorNest.

The software is distributed for the Linux platform, and Snapcraft build files for yt-dlp are available in the snap-yt-dlp project at https://github.com/degville/snap-yt-dlp. The snap build is not endorsed by the yt-dlp project. Users evaluating the package should distinguish the build format and distribution source from the upstream project's own endorsement.

MirrorNest mirrors the official yt-dlp build directly on its own storage. The mirror scans the build for malware before publishing it in the catalog. This places yt-dlp in MirrorNest's Linux multimedia section as an open-source package provided through a separately maintained download mirror.