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Yt Dlp CLI by grandamenium — Agent Skill

Name: Yt Dlp CLI
Author: grandamenium

File contents

yt-dlp

Feature-rich video/audio downloader. Supports YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, and 1000+ sites.

Official repo: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
Docs: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#usage-and-options

Common Commands

Download Video

yt-dlp "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"                # Default best quality
yt-dlp -f "bestvideo+bestaudio" URL                           # Best video + audio
yt-dlp -f "bestvideo[height<=720]+bestaudio" URL              # Max 720p
yt-dlp -f "best[height<=480]" URL                             # Max 480p single file

Download Audio Only

yt-dlp -x URL                                                 # Extract audio (best format)
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 URL                              # Convert to MP3
yt-dlp -x --audio-format wav URL                              # Convert to WAV
yt-dlp -x --audio-quality 0 URL                               # Best audio quality

List Formats

yt-dlp -F URL                                                 # List available formats
yt-dlp -f 22 URL                                              # Download specific format ID

Output Naming

yt-dlp -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" URL                             # Title as filename
yt-dlp -o "%(uploader)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" URL                # Organize by uploader
yt-dlp -o "/tmp/%(title)s.%(ext)s" URL                        # Specific directory

Metadata

yt-dlp --print title URL                                      # Print title only
yt-dlp --print duration URL                                   # Print duration
yt-dlp -j URL                                                 # Full metadata as JSON
yt-dlp --write-info-json URL                                  # Save metadata file
yt-dlp --write-thumbnail URL                                  # Download thumbnail
yt-dlp --write-subs --sub-lang en URL                         # Download subtitles
yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --sub-lang en URL                    # Auto-generated subs

Playlists

yt-dlp --flat-playlist -j URL                                 # List playlist entries
yt-dlp --playlist-items 1-5 URL                               # Download first 5
yt-dlp -I 1:10 URL                                            # Items 1 through 10

Advanced

yt-dlp --sponsorblock-remove all URL                          # Remove sponsor segments
yt-dlp --embed-thumbnail --embed-subs URL                     # Embed metadata
yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser chrome URL                      # Use browser cookies
yt-dlp --download-archive archive.txt URL                     # Skip already downloaded

Agent Best Practices

Use -j (JSON) for metadata extraction without downloading
Use --print for specific fields: --print title, --print duration
Use -x --audio-format mp3 for podcast/audio extraction
Use --flat-playlist -j to list playlist contents without downloading
Use -f "bestvideo[height<=720]+bestaudio" to balance quality and size
Use --download-archive for incremental downloads
Always respect copyright and terms of service

Example Workflows

Get video metadata

yt-dlp -j "URL" | jq '{title, duration, view_count, upload_date}'

Download audio from playlist

yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 -o "%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" "PLAYLIST_URL"

---name: yt-dlp-clidescription: Use yt-dlp to download videos and audio from YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, and 1000+ other sites. Extract metadata, select formats, and convert media.---# yt-dlpFeature-rich video/audio downloader. Supports YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, and 1000+ sites.- **Official repo:** https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp- **Docs:** https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#usage-and-options## Common Commands### Download Video```bashyt-dlp "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" # Default best qualityyt-dlp -f "bestvideo+bestaudio" URL # Best video + audioyt-dlp -f "bestvideo[height<=720]+bestaudio" URL # Max 720pyt-dlp -f "best[height<=480]" URL # Max 480p single file```### Download Audio Only```bashyt-dlp -x URL # Extract audio (best format)yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 URL # Convert to MP3yt-dlp -x --audio-format wav URL # Convert to WAVyt-dlp -x --audio-quality 0 URL # Best audio quality```### List Formats```bashyt-dlp -F URL # List available formatsyt-dlp -f 22 URL # Download specific format ID```### Output Naming```bashyt-dlp -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" URL # Title as filenameyt-dlp -o "%(uploader)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" URL # Organize by uploaderyt-dlp -o "/tmp/%(title)s.%(ext)s" URL # Specific directory```### Metadata```bashyt-dlp --print title URL # Print title onlyyt-dlp --print duration URL # Print durationyt-dlp -j URL # Full metadata as JSONyt-dlp --write-info-json URL # Save metadata fileyt-dlp --write-thumbnail URL # Download thumbnailyt-dlp --write-subs --sub-lang en URL # Download subtitlesyt-dlp --write-auto-subs --sub-lang en URL # Auto-generated subs```### Playlists```bashyt-dlp --flat-playlist -j URL # List playlist entriesyt-dlp --playlist-items 1-5 URL # Download first 5yt-dlp -I 1:10 URL # Items 1 through 10```### Advanced```bashyt-dlp --sponsorblock-remove all URL # Remove sponsor segmentsyt-dlp --embed-thumbnail --embed-subs URL # Embed metadatayt-dlp --cookies-from-browser chrome URL # Use browser cookiesyt-dlp --download-archive archive.txt URL # Skip already downloaded```## Agent Best Practices- Use `-j` (JSON) for metadata extraction without downloading- Use `--print` for specific fields: `--print title`, `--print duration`- Use `-x --audio-format mp3` for podcast/audio extraction- Use `--flat-playlist -j` to list playlist contents without downloading- Use `-f "bestvideo[height<=720]+bestaudio"` to balance quality and size- Use `--download-archive` for incremental downloads- Always respect copyright and terms of service## Example Workflows### Get video metadata```bashyt-dlp -j "URL" | jq '{title, duration, view_count, upload_date}'```### Download audio from playlist```bashyt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 -o "%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" "PLAYLIST_URL"```

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