CharlesPikachu/videodl
Videodl: A lightweight video downloader written in pure python. (轻量级视频下载器，优先高清无水印，支持抖音，快手，小红书，B站，TikTok，YouTube，FIFA+，优酷，腾讯，爱奇艺，1905电影网，乐视，芒果，咪咕，PPTV，搜狐，Facebook，Twitter，新浪微博，今日头条，网易公开课，全民K歌，CCTV央视频，酷狗音乐MV，新片场，知乎，百度贴吧，TED等海量流媒体平台) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
83/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 54
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 114
- age_days: 2976
- days_rel: 147
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
2676 stars · 467 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A lightweight video downloader written in pure Python that parses and downloads videos from dozens of streaming platforms (Douyin, Bilibili, TikTok, YouTube, Kuaishou, etc.), preferring high-definition watermark-free sources. Usable both as a Python library and a command-line tool.
Use cases
- download videos from douyin without watermark
- parse bilibili video download links in python
- download tiktok videos via command line
- batch download videos from chinese streaming sites
- extract direct video urls from weibo or kuaishou
- youtube video downloader library in python
When to choose
- you need a pure-python downloader for many Chinese and international video platforms
- you want both a CLI and a programmable Python API
- you prefer watermark-free high-definition sources when available
When to avoid
- you need a permissive license for commercial use (PolyForm Noncommercial)
- you need yt-dlp's breadth of site support and community maintenance
- you need audio-only or subtitle downloading features
Facets
library · maturity active
video-processing web-scraping http-client cli crawlers media python cli cross-platform video-downloader watermark-free streaming-platforms douyin bilibili tiktok youtube-dl-alternative noncommercial-license video
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/CharlesPikachu/videodl · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9bf721e6bf68
- homepage: https://videofetch.readthedocs.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 527c6c8ecf7c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| CharlesPikachu/videodl | main | 83 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="CharlesPikachu/videodl")
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