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yt-dlp

command-line program to download videos or audio from YouTube and other video sites
CreativeWork download_manager Q108454371

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
download manager, command-line tool, public-domain software, Python package, fork[1][2][3][4]
Official website
discord.com, github.com
Based on
youtube-dlc, youtube-dl[5][6]
Copyright license
Unlicense[7]
Copyright status
copyrighted, dedicated to the public domain by copyright holder
Depends on software
pycryptodomex, websockets, certifi
Has command line option
--update-to, -h, --help, --version, -U, --update, --no-update, -i, --ignore-errors, --no-abort-on-error, --abort-on-error, --list-extractors, --extractor-descriptions, --use-extractors, --default-search, --ignore-config, --no-config-locations, --config-locations, --plugin-dirs, --no-plugin-dirs, --js-runtimes, --no-js-runtimes, --remote-components, --no-remote-components, --flat-playlist, --no-flat-playlist, --live-from-start, --no-live-from-start, --wait-for-video, --no-wait-for-video, --mark-watched, --no-mark-watched, --color, --compat-options, --alias, -t, --preset-alias, --proxy, --socket-timeout, --source-address, --impersonate, --list-impersonate-targets, -4, --force-ipv4, -6, --force-ipv6, --enable-file-urls, --geo-verification-proxy, --xff, -I, --playlist-items, --min-filesize, --max-filesize, --date, --datebefore, --dateafter, --match-filters, --no-match-filters, --break-match-filters, --no-break-match-filters, --no-playlist, --yes-playlist, --age-limit, --download-archive, --no-download-archive, --max-downloads, --break-on-existing, --no-break-on-existing, --break-per-input, --no-break-per-input, --skip-playlist-after-errors, -N, --concurrent-fragments, -r, --limit-rate, --throttled-rate, -R, --retries, --file-access-retries, --fragment-retries, --retry-sleep, --skip-unavailable-fragments, --abort-on-unavailable-fragments, --keep-fragments, --no-keep-fragments, --buffer-size, --resize-buffer, --no-resize-buffer, --http-chunk-size, --playlist-random, --lazy-playlist, --no-lazy-playlist, --hls-use-mpegts, --no-hls-use-mpegts, --download-sections, --downloader, --downloader-args, -a, --batch-file, --no-batch-file, -P, --paths, -o, --output, --output-na-placeholder, --restrict-filenames, --no-restrict-filenames, --windows-filenames, --no-windows-filenames, --trim-filenames, -w, --no-overwrites, --force-overwrites, --no-force-overwrites, -c, --continue, --no-continue, --part, --no-part, --mtime, --no-mtime, --write-description, --no-write-description, --write-info-json, --no-write-info-json, --write-playlist-metafiles, --no-write-playlist-metafiles, --clean-info-json, --no-clean-info-json, --write-comments, --no-write-comments, --load-info-json, --cookies, --no-cookies, --cookies-from-browser, --no-cookies-from-browser, --cache-dir, --no-cache-dir, --rm-cache-dir, --write-thumbnail, --no-write-thumbnail, --write-all-thumbnails, --list-thumbnails, --write-link, --write-url-link, --write-webloc-link, --write-desktop-link, -q, --quiet, --no-quiet, --no-warnings, -s, --simulate, --no-simulate, --ignore-no-formats-error, --no-ignore-no-formats-error, --skip-download, -O, --print, --print-to-file
Operating system
cross-platform, Unix-like operating system, BSD, GNU/Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Software version identifier
2022.02.04, 2022.04.08, 2022.09.01, 2022.11.11, 2023.01.06, 2023.03.04, 2023.06.22, 2023.07.06, 2023.09.24, 2023.10.07, 2023.10.13, 2023.11.14, 2023.11.16, 2023.12.30, 2024.03.10, 2024.04.09, 2024.05.26, 2024.05.27, 2024.07.01, 2024.07.02, 2024.07.09, 2024.07.16, 2024.07.25, 2024.08.01, 2024.08.06, 2024.09.27, 2024.10.07, 2024.10.22, 2024.11.04, 2024.11.18, 2024.12.03, 2024.12.06, 2024.12.13, 2024.12.23, 2025.01.12, 2025.01.15, 2025.01.26, 2025.02.19, 2025.03.21, 2025.03.25, 2025.03.26, 2025.03.31, 2025.05.22, 2025.06.09, 2025.06.25, 2025.06.30, 2025.07.21, 2025.08.11, 2025.08.20, 2025.08.22, 2025.08.27, 2025.09.05, 2025.09.23, 2025.09.26, 2025.10.14, 2025.10.22, 2025.11.12, 2025.12.08, 2026.01.29, 2026.01.31, 2026.02.04, 2026.02.21, 2026.03.03, 2026.03.13, 2026.03.17, 2026.06.09, 2026.07.04, 2026.08.19, 2026.10.21, 2026.10.26[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Used by
Video2commons
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 27
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Yt-dlp-Download über Firefox-Kekse 2025-04-14 10 51 47-Greenshot.png ↗
Alpine Linux package
yt-dlp
AlternativeTo software ID
yt-dlp
Arch Linux package
yt-dlp
ArchWiki article
Yt-dlp
Debian stable package
yt-dlp
Discord server numeric ID
807245652072857610
Fedora package
yt-dlp
FreeBSD port
www/yt-dlp
Gentoo Wiki article
Yt-dlp
Gentoo package
net-misc/yt-dlp
GitHub account
yt-dlp
Show all 27 identifiers +15
GitLab topic ID
yt-dlp
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11jy_95s39
Homebrew formula name
yt-dlp
Issue tracker URL
github.com
Lemmy community ID
ytdlp@lemmy.dbzer0.com
MacPorts port
yt-dlp
Man page
yt-dlp.1
Open Hub ID
yt-dlp
OpenSUSE package
yt-dlp
PyPI project
yt-dlp
Repology project name
yt-dlp
SlackBuilds package
network/yt-dlp
Snap package
yt-dlp
Source code repository URL
github.com
Ubuntu package
yt-dlp

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🔗 Connections
Operating system 5
Microsoft Windows, macOS, Unix-like operating system, cross-platform, BSD
Instance of 3
fork, download manager, public-domain software
Based on 1
youtube-dl
Copyright license 1
Unlicense
Used by 1
Video2commons
← Compatible with 1
Media Downloader
← Derivative work 1
youtube-dl
← Uses 1
YT-DLP Command Generator
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · MichielN · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2022.02.04, 2022.04.08, 2022.09.01 +67
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2026.10.26"
  2. 14d ago · MichielN · 2026-10-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'ja', 'tr']
    Software version identifier → 2022.02.04, 2022.04.08, 2022.09.01 +67
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2026.10.21"
  3. 9w ago · Looniverse · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → —
    Has command line option → --update-to, -h, --help +157
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Image: Yt-dlp downloading a Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024 video.png, Setting preferred rank for image via Como"
  4. 10w ago · ForeverFlying · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discord invite ID → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Discord invite ID: H5MNcFW63r"
  5. 11w ago · MichielN · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2022.02.04, 2022.04.08, 2022.09.01 +67
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2026.08.19"
  6. 16w ago · Dexxor · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://discord.com/invite/H5MNcFW63r, https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
    Lemmy community ID → ytdlp@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official website: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp"
  7. 17w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GitLab topic ID → yt-dlp
    MacPorts port → yt-dlp
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ MacPorts port: yt-dlp, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/225595947|yt-dlp (#225595947)]] for {{P|13706}}"
  8. 17w ago · MichielN · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2022.02.04, 2022.04.08, 2022.09.01 +67
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2026.07.04"
  9. 21w ago · MichielN · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depends on software → pycryptodomex, websockets, certifi
    Website → —
    Software version identifier → 2022.02.04, 2022.04.08, 2022.09.01 +67
    Operating system → cross-platform, Unix-like operating system, BSD +3
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2026.06.09"
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