#ytdlp — Public Fediverse posts
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I have a new tool for downloading videos from websites. It was not easy to get this working, so I am not recommending the investment of time for this, but I am dropping the link here, possibly for future reference, or for technically-minded people who have been looking for another way to download streaming video.
This is working also as a #GreaseMonkey script in the #Falkon web browser.
m3u8-dl
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Today in self-owned infrastructure: I’m a #podcast publisher now. 😅
Almost every day, I find an interesting video or audio file, but don’t have the time to watch or listen to it.
Now I can drop it into my menu bar and it gets published in a podcast feed.Perfect way of consuming it later anywhere (or maybe never, but it’s bookmarked and archived).
The software is powered by #ytdlp, #ffmpeg, and #docker, running #selfhosted on my NAS, routed through #nginxproxymanager.
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So there's this cool new artist/musician/photographer/model --- I guess everyone has to be multi-hyphenate now --- I found on TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@illumitatiana?lang=en
She started? is part of? a music project called "Contact Sports" which released a cool music video for a cool song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhHZa11TdX0
It's got a fun retro tech aesthetic/vibe.
And some of her older TikTok stuff suggested she releases on #BandCamp! Nice!
But... hold on a sec.
Eventually, I found some kind of link tree:
https://contactsports.lnk.to/meandmymachine
No BandCamp :(
And then I see it, buried in a footer of one of the webpages: Warner Music Group (WMG).
NOOOOOOOO!!!!
There will never be a BandCamp release, just endless streaming bullshit. Notice in the screenshot how NONE of the NINE options given indicate an ability to BUY, to PURCHASE, to OWN the damned thing!
But there is the iTunes store with a "download" button at least.
But the "Download" button takes you to "Apple Music", which is JUST ANOTHER FUCKING STREAMING SERVICE.
But... apparently you *can* actually *purchase* the DRM-free music?
Oh. You have to do that through the iTunes app. Which only works on Mac and Windows. Because of course it won't work on Linux. And of course they won't set up a web site either.
Ok. How do I Actually Support™ this artist AND get to actually own the music in a non-DRM-encumbered manner?
The answer is: a Compact Disc. A CD-ROM. In 2026.
Fine. I bought it. It will ship October 02 2026.
But in the meantime...
I'm just gonna pirate your shit, WMG. What kind of fucked up world am I living in where the least-friction option is a fucking CLI program called yt-dlp?
#Warner #WarnerMusicGroup #WMG #music #piracy #ytdlp #ContactSports #Illumitatiana #streaming
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Yeah, there's a bunch of UIs for #YTDLP , I have several installed. I try the others out occasionally but keep coming back to #YtDownloader for its simplicity/ease of use.
Others I've got: YTSage, Omniget, Open Video Downloader.
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PS When taking the screenshots, I accidentally closed YtDownloader in the middle of a download. I restarted it, repasted the URL, reset the desired settings... & it resumed from where it left off (89%). Phew!
But hopefully they can build in a "one-click resume" option in future.
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Update to YtDownloader, streaming video downloader, now at 4.0.1.
https://github.com/aandrew-me/ytDownloader
1st noticeable change: bye-bye hamburger menu, hello expandable sidebar. Also some changes to options & layout when starting a download.
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RE: https://dobbs.town/@onan/117147910990857589
It's low resolution video, but the Greek subtitles really sell it to me. Downloaded with yt-dlp to carefully watch later.
#ytdlp #vlc -
@jessienab
How do you feel about #ytdlp making this change? Are they limiting potential advancements that could help keep video downloads free? You know the people at YouTube are using AI, and probably using it to try to stop us from downloading content without watching their ads and propaganda.When people post to the yt-dlp project, they are agreeing to work without any help from AI or LLM, with severe penalty if caught.
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Right. I do not use VPN, but saw the same 403 errors, and the same solution. The nightly build works! Until YouTube breaks #ytdlp again.
On #LinuxMint, this is how I installed the nightly build.
cd /tmp
sudo curl -L -o yt-dlp https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/download/2026.08.18.122307/yt-dlp_linuxsudo mv -f /tmp/yt-dlp /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp -
RE: https://digitalcourage.social/@padeluun/117016009001852875
Ein netter Hinweis, dass #ytdlp auch die Mediatheken unterstützt:
```
yt-dlp https://www.zdf.de/play/reportagen/am-puls-100/am-puls-mit-dunja-hayali-deutsche-bahn-verspaetung-100
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@schlaf @uichelorraine
Sinon les instances invidio.usLe mieux, je trouve, c'est d'utiliser newpipe, pipepipe ou tubular, sur smartphone Android (depuis #fdroid ). C'est moins souvent bloqué par Youtube, et ça permet aussi de télécharger avec ou sans vidéo et dans différentes résolutions. Ensuite on peut facilement le rapatrier sur un ordinateur avec #syncthings ou #kdeconnect.
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ICH BIN AUF 360 … DIESER #ytdlp MIST ist nur nützlich, um mir meine Unfähigkeit in die Fresse zu hauen 🤬
Mir ist danach, den PC aus dem Fenster zu schmeißen, obwohl der nichts dafür kann 🤯
(In dieser Laune rate ich davon ab, darauf zu reagieren!)
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Es ist ja schön, dass es Tools wie #ytdlp gibt. Doch wenn ich vom Umfang der Hilfe bzw. man-Seiten begraben werde, frage ich mich schon, ob das alles nötig ist?
Und wenn dann auch noch die Beispiele wenig hilfreich sind, vergeht mir jede Lust und der Reflex zur umgehenden Deinstallation fühlt sich angesprochen.
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improved on my yt-dlp ripping workflow due to increasing failures stemming from sites blocking VPN ips. now i get notifications of the failure, emacs raises the buffer, and my re-rip binding auto-reconnects to a different server before retrying. it's already paying dividends.
i'd like to say it's an equal quality of life improvement to getting my AC fixed, but nah. 🥵
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Da ich versuche, Klicks auf die Konzerntube maximal zu vermeiden, war unter #Linux das Programm yt-dlp super, mit dem man per Kommandozeile die Videos ohne Cookies einfach runter laden konnte. Seit einiger Zeit funktioniert das (zumindest bei mir) nicht mehr. Kennt jemand von euch eine Alternative zu yt-dlp?
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📥 arabcoders/ytptube
A WebUI for yt-dlp with concurrent downloads support, presets and scheduled tasks and many more.
Downloads online videos, channels, and playlists through a browser interface. Supports automated scheduling, instant notifications, and media playback using yt-dlp.
⭐ Stars: 973
📅 Last Update: Jul 05, 2026https://github.com/arabcoders/ytptube
#selfhosted #homelab #selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #videodownloader #ytdlp
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yt-dlp has now added an explicit "No AI / No LLM policy" notice to their repo and Contributing guidelines.
The opening paragraph:
This project strictly forbids the usage of LLMs, agents, or any other AI tools for any kind of contribution.
Full text:
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/.NO_AI/README.mdComplete set of files modified:
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/249aa5d6e667308fbf95ae5cfb40eba8177a802c -
Open Video Downloader is a free and open-source desktop app for downloading videos, audio, subtitles, playlists, and metadata from hundreds of websites.
Built on top of yt-dlp, it offers a simple graphical interface , no command line required. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux under the AGPL-3.0 license.
More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=open-video-downloader
#OpenSource #Privacy #Linux #Windows #macOS #ytdlp #VideoTools
