youtube-dl

Save videos from YouTube.com and selected other video platforms by issuing commands in a terminal with youtube-dl. The program retrieves media files for local playback or later processing rather than relying on a browser-based workflow.

Its command-line design suits shell users, scripts, and repeatable media tasks, while its support for more than one platform makes it useful when content comes from different services. It is also practical for building personal video collections or preparing clips for offline use, provided the platform and content allow that use. Published by Joe Borg, youtube-dl is an open-source multimedia program whose current release is 2021.12.17+git01bf89e.

The Linux build requires snapd and targets x86_64, also known as amd64, systems. The program requires Python 2.6, Python 2.7, or Python 3.2 and later; upstream also provides a Windows executable that bundles Python and describes the software as suitable for Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X. The upstream program is designed to be non-platform-specific, so its command-line approach can carry across those environments even though this cataloged build is for Linux.