ytdl-org/youtube-dl
Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
53/100
- Activity 68
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5785
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 195
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
141040 stars · 10670 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
youtube-dl is a Python-based command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and many other video platforms. It is released to the public domain and works on Unix, Windows, and macOS.
Use cases
- download youtube videos from the command line
- save videos from various sites for offline viewing
- extract audio from youtube videos
- batch download playlists
- script automated video downloads
When to choose
- you need a mature, widely-supported command-line video downloader
- you want a public-domain tool with no license restrictions
- you need to embed video downloading in Python scripts
When to avoid
- you want the actively developed fork with better site support (yt-dlp)
- you need a GUI downloader
- you only target sites yt-dlp supports better
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
cli video-processing http-client media developer-tools windows python cli cross-platform video-downloader youtube media-download public-domain command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl · fetched 2026-08-28 · a567f88e9f66
- homepage: http://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/ · fetched 2026-08-28 · 61642646489c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ytdl-org/youtube-dl | main | 53 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="ytdl-org/youtube-dl")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem