youtube-downloader

Run the download script with the video URL: python scripts/download_video.py "URL". It uses yt-dlp to fetch the best quality video as MP4 and saves it to the output directory, installing yt-dlp automatically if needed.

Use the -a or --audio-only flag with the download script. This tells yt-dlp to extract the audio track and convert it to MP3 at the best available quality, skipping the video stream entirely.

This script supports best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p, and worst. For specific resolutions, it selects the best video stream at or below the requested height and merges it with the best audio stream.

No, the script passes --no-playlist to yt-dlp, so only single videos are downloaded. If you paste a playlist URL, only the individual video is fetched and playlist entries are skipped.

Failures typically occur when the requested resolution is unavailable for that video or yt-dlp is outdated. The script selects streams at or below the requested height to reduce this, and reinstalling yt-dlp often resolves extraction errors.