# blackjack4494/yt-dlc

media downloader and library for various sites.

Repository: https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/yt-dlc
Language: Python
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: downloader, media, library, streaming
Last push: 2021-09-27T23:12:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2139, "days_push": 1801, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3041, forks 371 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:39.267145+00:00)

## What it is
youtube-dlc is a Python-based command-line media downloader and library for downloading videos from YouTube and other video platforms, forked from youtube-dl to merge community-tested features faster. It has been superseded by the yt-dlp fork and its last release was in September 2021.

## Use cases
- download videos from youtube
- save videos from other streaming platforms
- extract audio from online videos
- download subtitles along with videos
- batch download playlists
- script video downloads in python

## When to choose
- you need a legacy youtube-dl fork compatible with older workflows
- you are maintaining scripts pinned to youtube-dlc

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - use yt-dlp instead
- you need actively maintained site extractors
- you need bug fixes or new platform support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cli, http-client, video-processing, audio-processing
- domain: media, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: youtube-dl-fork, video-downloader, media-downloader, superseded-by-yt-dlp, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- blackjack4494/yt-dlc (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.267145+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:46:50.807390+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.267145+00:00, sha 98f112225226)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.