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aviz85 (@aviz85) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Youtube Downloader by aviz85 — Agent Skill

Name: Youtube Downloader
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: aviz85

File contents

YouTube Video Downloader

First time? If setup_complete: false above, run ./SETUP.md first, then set setup_complete: true.

Download YouTube videos with quality control, optimized for sharing on WhatsApp and other platforms.

Requirements

This skill requires Python to be installed on your system.

Python 3.9+ (required)
yt-dlp (pip install yt-dlp)
ffmpeg (for audio extraction)

First time setup? Read SETUP.md for detailed installation instructions for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Quick Start

cd ~/.claude/skills/youtube-downloader/scripts

# Download for WhatsApp (144p, small file)
python download.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --quality whatsapp

# Download standard quality (480p)
python download.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --quality standard

# Download high quality (720p)
python download.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --quality high

# Download best quality available
python download.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --quality best

# List available formats
python download.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --list

Quality Presets

Preset	Resolution	Max Size	Use Case
`whatsapp`	144p	~10MB	WhatsApp sharing (default)
`standard`	480p	~50MB	General use
`high`	720p	~100MB	Good quality
`best`	Best available	Varies	Maximum quality

Options

Option	Description
`--quality` / `-q`	Quality preset (whatsapp/standard/high/best)
`--output` / `-o`	Output directory (default: current dir)
`--list` / `-l`	List available formats without downloading
`--audio-only` / `-a`	Extract audio only (MP3)

Examples

# Download and send to WhatsApp
python download.py "https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx" -q whatsapp
# Then use WhatsApp skill to send

# Download to specific folder
python download.py "https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx" -o ~/Downloads

# Audio only (for podcasts/music)
python download.py "https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx" --audio-only

WhatsApp Size Limits

16MB: Direct video sharing limit
2GB: Document sharing limit (preserves quality)

For videos over 16MB, either:

Use lower quality preset
Send as document (not video)

---name: youtube-downloaderdescription: Download YouTube videos with quality presets. Use for: download youtube, yt download, video download, youtube to whatsapp, youtube mp3.--- # YouTube Video Downloader > **First time?** If `setup_complete: false` above, run `./SETUP.md` first, then set `setup_complete: true`. Download YouTube videos with quality control, optimized for sharing on WhatsApp and other platforms. ## Requirements **This skill requires Python to be installed on your system.** - Python 3.9+ (required) - yt-dlp (`pip install yt-dlp`) - ffmpeg (for audio extraction) > **First time setup?** Read [SETUP.md](./SETUP.md) for detailed installation instructions for Windows, macOS, and Linux. ## Quick Start ```bash cd ~/.claude/skills/youtube-downloader/scripts # Download for WhatsApp (144p, small file) python download.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --quality whatsapp # Download standard quality (480p) python download.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --quality standard # Download high quality (720p) python download.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --quality high # Download best quality available python download.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --quality best # List available formats python download.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --list ``` ## Quality Presets | Preset | Resolution | Max Size | Use Case | |--------|-----------|----------|----------| | `whatsapp` | 144p | ~10MB | WhatsApp sharing (default) | | `standard` | 480p | ~50MB | General use | | `high` | 720p | ~100MB | Good quality | | `best` | Best available | Varies | Maximum quality | ## Options | Option | Description | |--------|-------------| | `--quality` / `-q` | Quality preset (whatsapp/standard/high/best) | | `--output` / `-o` | Output directory (default: current dir) | | `--list` / `-l` | List available formats without downloading | | `--audio-only` / `-a` | Extract audio only (MP3) | ## Examples ```bash # Download and send to WhatsApp python download.py "https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx" -q whatsapp # Then use WhatsApp skill to send # Download to specific folder python download.py "https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx" -o ~/Downloads # Audio only (for podcasts/music) python download.py "https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx" --audio-only ``` ## WhatsApp Size Limits - **16MB**: Direct video sharing limit - **2GB**: Document sharing limit (preserves quality) For videos over 16MB, either: 1. Use lower quality preset 2. Send as document (not video)

Frequently asked questions

Youtube Downloader