--list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs they
would handle
--extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported extractors
- --proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy
+ --proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an
+ empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection
--no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.
--cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can
- store downloaded information permanently. By
+ store some downloaded information permanently. By
default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache
- /youtube-dl .
+ /youtube-dl . At the moment, only YouTube player
+ files (for videos with obfuscated signatures) are
+ cached, but that may change.
--no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching
+ --socket-timeout None Time to wait before giving up, in seconds
+ --bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack bidirectional
+ text support. Requires bidiv or fribidi
+ executable in PATH
Video Selection:
----------------
--max-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos larger than SIZE (e.g.
50k or 44.6m)
--date DATE download only videos uploaded in this date
- --datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded before this date
- --dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded after this date
+ --datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded on or before this
+ date (i.e. inclusive)
+ --dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded on or after this
+ date (i.e. inclusive)
+ --min-views COUNT Do not download any videos with less than COUNT
+ views
+ --max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than COUNT
+ views
--no-playlist download only the currently playing video
--age-limit YEARS download only videos suitable for the given age
- --download-archive FILE Download only videos not present in the archive
- file. Record all downloaded videos in it.
+ --download-archive FILE Download only videos not listed in the archive
+ file. Record the IDs of all downloaded videos in
+ it.
Download Options:
-----------------
different, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically
incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename
extension, %(format)s for the format description
- (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD")%(upload_date)s for
- the upload date (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the
- provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the
- video id , %(playlist)s for the playlist the
- video is in, %(playlist_index)s for the position
- in the playlist and %% for a literal percent. Use
- - to output to stdout. Can also be used to
- download to a different directory, for example
- with -o '/my/downloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(i
- d)s.%(ext)s' .
+ (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"), %(format_id)s for
+ the unique id of the format (like Youtube's
+ itags: "137"), %(upload_date)s for the upload
+ date (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider
+ (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video
+ id, %(playlist)s for the playlist the video is
+ in, %(playlist_index)s for the position in the
+ playlist and %% for a literal percent. Use - to
+ output to stdout. Can also be used to download to
+ a different directory, for example with -o '/my/d
+ ownloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
--autonumber-size NUMBER Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s
when it is present in output filename template or
- --autonumber option is given
+ --auto-number option is given
--restrict-filenames Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and
avoid "&" and spaces in filenames
-a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin)
+ --load-info FILE json file containing the video information
+ (created with the "--write-json" option)
-w, --no-overwrites do not overwrite files
- -c, --continue resume partially downloaded files
+ -c, --continue force resume of partially downloaded files. By
+ default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if
+ possible.
--no-continue do not resume partially downloaded files (restart
from beginning)
--cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in
--get-id simulate, quiet but print id
--get-thumbnail simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL
--get-description simulate, quiet but print video description
+ --get-duration simulate, quiet but print video length
--get-filename simulate, quiet but print output filename
--get-format simulate, quiet but print output format
+ -j, --dump-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information
--newline output progress bar as new lines
--no-progress do not print progress bar
--console-title display progress in console titlebar
-v, --verbose print various debugging information
- --dump-intermediate-pages print downloaded pages to debug problems(very
+ --dump-intermediate-pages print downloaded pages to debug problems (very
verbose)
+ --write-pages Write downloaded intermediary pages to files in
+ the current directory to debug problems
Video Format Options:
---------------------
- -f, --format FORMAT video format code, specifiy the order of
+ -f, --format FORMAT video format code, specify the order of
preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18". "-f mp4"
and "-f flv" are also supported
--all-formats download all available video formats
--prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific one
is requested
--max-quality FORMAT highest quality format to download
- -F, --list-formats list all available formats (currently youtube
- only)
+ -F, --list-formats list all available formats
Subtitle Options:
-----------------
-u, --username USERNAME account username
-p, --password PASSWORD account password
-n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data
- --video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo only)
+ --video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo, smotri)
Post-processing Options:
------------------------
processed files are overwritten by default
--embed-subs embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4
videos)
- --add-metadata add metadata to the files
+ --add-metadata write metadata to the video file
+ --xattrs write metadata to the video file's xattrs (using
+ dublin core and xdg standards)
+ --prefer-avconv Prefer avconv over ffmpeg for running the
+ postprocessors (default)
+ --prefer-ffmpeg Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the
+ postprocessors
CONFIGURATION
=============
You can configure youtube-dl by placing default arguments (such as
--extract-audio --no-mtime to always extract the audio and not copy the
-mtime) into /etc/youtube-dl.conf and/or ~/.config/youtube-dl.conf.
+mtime) into /etc/youtube-dl.conf and/or ~/.config/youtube-dl.conf. On
+Windows, the configuration file locations are
+%APPDATA%\youtube-dl\config.txt and C:\Users\<Yourname>\youtube-dl.conf.
OUTPUT TEMPLATE
===============
Examples:
- $ youtube-dl --dateafter now-6months #will only download the videos uploaded in the last 6 months
- $ youtube-dl --date 19700101 #will only download the videos uploaded in January 1, 1970
- $ youtube-dl --dateafter 20000101 --datebefore 20100101 #will only download the videos uploaded between 2000 and 2010
+$ # Download only the videos uploaded in the last 6 months $ youtube-dl
+--dateafter now-6months $ # Download only the videos uploaded on January
+1, 1970 $ youtube-dl --date 19700101 $ # will only download the videos
+uploaded in the 200x decade $ youtube-dl --dateafter 20000101
+--datebefore 20091231
FAQ
===
====
Bugs and suggestions should be reported at:
-https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues
-
-Please include:
+https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues . Unless you were prompted so
+or there is another pertinent reason (e.g. GitHub fails to accept the
+bug report), please do not send bug reports via personal email.
-- Your exact command line, like
- youtube-dl -t "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHlDtZ6Oc3s&feature=channel_video_title".
- A common mistake is not to escape the &. Putting URLs in quotes
- should solve this problem.
-- If possible re-run the command with --verbose, and include the full
- output, it is really helpful to us.
-- The output of youtube-dl --version
-- The output of python --version
-- The name and version of your Operating System ("Ubuntu 11.04 x64" or
- "Windows 7 x64" is usually enough).
+Please include the full output of the command when run with --verbose.
+The output (including the first lines) contain important debugging
+information. Issues without the full output are often not reproducible
+and therefore do not get solved in short order, if ever.
For discussions, join us in the irc channel #youtube-dl on freenode.
+
+When you submit a request, please re-read it once to avoid a couple of
+mistakes (you can and should use this as a checklist):
+
+Is the description of the issue itself sufficient?
+
+We often get issue reports that we cannot really decipher. While in most
+cases we eventually get the required information after asking back
+multiple times, this poses an unnecessary drain on our resources. Many
+contributors, including myself, are also not native speakers, so we may
+misread some parts.
+
+So please elaborate on what feature you are requesting, or what bug you
+want to be fixed. Make sure that it's obvious
+
+- What the problem is
+- How it could be fixed
+- How your proposed solution would look like
+
+If your report is shorter than two lines, it is almost certainly missing
+some of these, which makes it hard for us to respond to it. We're often
+too polite to close the issue outright, but the missing info makes
+misinterpretation likely. As a commiter myself, I often get frustrated
+by these issues, since the only possible way for me to move forward on
+them is to ask for clarification over and over.
+
+For bug reports, this means that your report should contain the complete
+output of youtube-dl when called with the -v flag. The error message you
+get for (most) bugs even says so, but you would not believe how many of
+our bug reports do not contain this information.
+
+Site support requests must contain an example URL. An example URL is a
+URL you might want to download, like
+http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc . There should be an obvious
+video present. Except under very special circumstances, the main page of
+a video service (e.g. http://www.youtube.com/ ) is not an example URL.
+
+Are you using the latest version?
+
+Before reporting any issue, type youtube-dl -U. This should report that
+you're up-to-date. About 20% of the reports we receive are already
+fixed, but people are using outdated versions. This goes for feature
+requests as well.
+
+Is the issue already documented?
+
+Make sure that someone has not already opened the issue you're trying to
+open. Search at the top of the window or at
+https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/search?type=Issues . If there is an
+issue, feel free to write something along the lines of "This affects me
+as well, with version 2015.01.01. Here is some more information on the
+issue: ...". While some issues may be old, a new post into them often
+spurs rapid activity.
+
+Why are existing options not enough?
+
+Before requesting a new feature, please have a quick peek at the list of
+supported options. Many feature requests are for features that actually
+exist already! Please, absolutely do show off your work in the issue
+report and detail how the existing similar options do not solve your
+problem.
+
+Is there enough context in your bug report?
+
+People want to solve problems, and often think they do us a favor by
+breaking down their larger problems (e.g. wanting to skip already
+downloaded files) to a specific request (e.g. requesting us to look
+whether the file exists before downloading the info page). However, what
+often happens is that they break down the problem into two steps: One
+simple, and one impossible (or extremely complicated one).
+
+We are then presented with a very complicated request when the original
+problem could be solved far easier, e.g. by recording the downloaded
+video IDs in a separate file. To avoid this, you must include the
+greater context where it is non-obvious. In particular, every feature
+request that does not consist of adding support for a new site should
+contain a use case scenario that explains in what situation the missing
+feature would be useful.
+
+Does the issue involve one problem, and one problem only?
+
+Some of our users seem to think there is a limit of issues they can or
+should open. There is no limit of issues they can or should open. While
+it may seem appealing to be able to dump all your issues into one
+ticket, that means that someone who solves one of your issues cannot
+mark the issue as closed. Typically, reporting a bunch of issues leads
+to the ticket lingering since nobody wants to attack that behemoth,
+until someone mercifully splits the issue into multiple ones.
+
+In particular, every site support request issue should only pertain to
+services at one site (generally under a common domain, but always using
+the same backend technology). Do not request support for vimeo user
+videos, Whitehouse podcasts, and Google Plus pages in the same issue.
+Also, make sure that you don't post bug reports alongside feature
+requests. As a rule of thumb, a feature request does not include outputs
+of youtube-dl that are not immediately related to the feature at hand.
+Do not post reports of a network error alongside the request for a new
+video service.
+
+Is anyone going to need the feature?
+
+Only post features that you (or an incapicated friend you can personally
+talk to) require. Do not post features because they seem like a good
+idea. If they are really useful, they will be requested by someone who
+requires them.
+
+Is your question about youtube-dl?
+
+It may sound strange, but some bug reports we receive are completely
+unrelated to youtube-dl and relate to a different or even the reporter's
+own application. Please make sure that you are actually using
+youtube-dl. If you are using a UI for youtube-dl, report the bug to the
+maintainer of the actual application providing the UI. On the other
+hand, if your UI for youtube-dl fails in some way you believe is related
+to youtube-dl, by all means, go ahead and report the bug.
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