kkdai/youtube
Download Youtube Video in Golang observed · 2026-10-19
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 92
- Release rhythm 44
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 97.5
- age_days: 3962
- days_rel: 213
- days_push: 52
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
3940 stars · 498 forks observed · 2026-10-19
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Go package and CLI tool (youtubedr) for downloading YouTube videos, usable both as a command-line binary and as an importable Go library. It supports listing available streams and downloading videos by URL or video ID.
Use cases
- download youtube videos from the command line
- save a youtube video as mp4
- embed youtube downloading in a go program
- list available video quality streams for a youtube url
- download only audio from a youtube video
When to choose
- you want a lightweight youtube downloader written in Go
- you need a Go library to programmatically download YouTube videos
- you want a simple CLI alternative to youtube-dl for direct downloads
When to avoid
- you need playlist or channel batch downloading with many advanced options
- you need a GUI downloader
- you require guaranteed support for bypassing YouTube restrictions or DRM
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli video-processing http-client developer-tools media developer-tools go cli cross-platform windows youtube-downloader video-download youtubedr golang-library command-line video macos linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/kkdai/youtube · fetched 2026-10-19 · d13b9ed093b3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kkdai/youtube | main | 77 |
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