--playlist-start NUMBER playlist video to start at (default is 1)
--playlist-end NUMBER playlist video to end at (default is last)
+ --playlist-items ITEM_SPEC playlist video items to download. Specify
+ indices of the videos in the playlist
+ seperated by commas like: "--playlist-items
+ 1,2,5,8" if you want to download videos
+ indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can
+ specify range: "--playlist-items
+ 1-3,7,10-13", it will download the videos
+ at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
--match-title REGEX download only matching titles (regex or
caseless sub-string)
--reject-title REGEX skip download for matching titles (regex or
-r, --rate-limit LIMIT maximum download rate in bytes per second
(e.g. 50K or 4.2M)
- -R, --retries RETRIES number of retries (default is 10)
+ -R, --retries RETRIES number of retries (default is 10), or
+ "infinite".
--buffer-size SIZE size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K)
(default is 1024)
--no-resize-buffer do not automatically adjust the buffer
automatically resized from an initial value
of SIZE.
--playlist-reverse Download playlist videos in reverse order
+ --xattr-set-filesize (experimental) set file xattribute
+ ytdl.filesize with expected filesize
+ --external-downloader COMMAND (experimental) Use the specified external
+ downloader. Currently supports
+ aria2c,curl,wget
Filesystem Options:
-------------------
--write-info-json write video metadata to a .info.json file
--write-annotations write video annotations to a .annotation
file
- --write-thumbnail write thumbnail image to disk
--load-info FILE json file containing the video information
(created with the "--write-json" option)
--cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie
--no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching
--rm-cache-dir Delete all filesystem cache files
+Thumbnail images:
+-----------------
+
+ --write-thumbnail write thumbnail image to disk
+ --write-all-thumbnails write all thumbnail image formats to disk
+ --list-thumbnails Simulate and list all available thumbnail
+ formats
+
Verbosity / Simulation Options:
-------------------------------
--bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack
bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv
or fribidi executable in PATH
+ --sleep-interval SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep before each
+ download.
Video Format Options:
---------------------
by extension for the extensions aac, m4a,
mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm. You can also use
the special names "best", "bestvideo",
- "bestaudio", "worst". By default, youtube-
- dl will pick the best quality. Use commas
- to download multiple audio formats, such as
- -f
+ "bestaudio", "worst". You can filter the
+ video results by putting a condition in
+ brackets, as in -f "best[height=720]" (or
+ -f "[filesize>10M]"). This works for
+ filesize, height, width, tbr, abr, vbr, and
+ fps and the comparisons <, <=, >, >=, =, !=
+ . Formats for which the value is not known
+ are excluded unless you put a question mark
+ (?) after the operator. You can combine
+ format filters, so -f "[height <=?
+ 720][tbr>500]" selects up to 720p videos
+ (or videos where the height is not known)
+ with a bitrate of at least 500 KBit/s. By
+ default, youtube-dl will pick the best
+ quality. Use commas to download multiple
+ audio formats, such as -f
136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio.
You can merge the video and audio of two
formats into a single file using -f <video-
-----------------------
-u, --username USERNAME login with this account ID
- -p, --password PASSWORD account password
+ -p, --password PASSWORD account password. If this option is left
+ out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.
-2, --twofactor TWOFACTOR two-factor auth code
-n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data
--video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo, smotri)
--add-metadata write metadata to the video file
--xattrs write metadata to the video file's xattrs
(using dublin core and xdg standards)
- --fixup POLICY (experimental) Automatically correct known
- faults of the file. One of never (do
- nothing), warn (only emit a warning),
- detect_or_warn(check whether we can do
- anything about it, warn otherwise
+ --fixup POLICY Automatically correct known faults of the
+ file. One of never (do nothing), warn (only
+ emit a warning), detect_or_warn(the
+ default; fix file if we can, warn
+ otherwise)
--prefer-avconv Prefer avconv over ffmpeg for running the
postprocessors (default)
--prefer-ffmpeg Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the
by simply typing youtube-dl or ffmpeg, no matter what directory you're
in.
+How do I put downloads into a specific folder?
+
+Use the -o to specify an output template, for example
+-o "/home/user/videos/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s". If you want this for
+all of your downloads, put the option into your configuration file.
+
+How do I download a video starting with a - ?
+
+Either prepend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= or separate the ID from
+the options with --:
+
+ youtube-dl -- -wNyEUrxzFU
+ youtube-dl "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wNyEUrxzFU"
+
+Can you add support for this anime video site, or site which shows current movies for free?
+
+As a matter of policy (as well as legality), youtube-dl does not include
+support for services that specialize in infringing copyright. As a rule
+of thumb, if you cannot easily find a video that the service is quite
+obviously allowed to distribute (i.e. that has been uploaded by the
+creator, the creator's distributor, or is published under a free
+license), the service is probably unfit for inclusion to youtube-dl.
+
+A note on the service that they don't host the infringing content, but
+just link to those who do, is evidence that the service should not be
+included into youtube-dl. The same goes for any DMCA note when the whole
+front page of the service is filled with videos they are not allowed to
+distribute. A "fair use" note is equally unconvincing if the service
+shows copyright-protected videos in full without authorization.
+
+Support requests for services that do purchase the rights to distribute
+their content are perfectly fine though. If in doubt, you can simply
+include a source that mentions the legitimate purchase of content.
+
How can I detect whether a given URL is supported by youtube-dl?
For one, have a look at the list of supported sites. Note that it can
7. Have a look at youtube_dl/common/extractor/common.py for possible
helper methods and a detailed description of what your extractor
should return. Add tests and code for as many as you want.
-8. If you can, check the code with pyflakes (a good idea) and pep8
- (optional, ignore E501).
+8. If you can, check the code with flake8.
9. When the tests pass, add the new files and commit them and push the
result, like this:
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.
+Only post features that you (or an incapacitated 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.
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