{"library":"youtube-dl","type":"library","category":null,"description":"youtube-dl is a command-line program and Python library designed to download videos from YouTube.com and many other video-hosting sites. The official PyPI package, version `2021.12.17`, is no longer actively maintained and is significantly outdated. For current site compatibility, bug fixes, and new features, users are strongly recommended to use the `yt-dlp` fork or the `youtube-dl` nightly builds, which are built from the main repository's `master` branch.","language":"en","status":"maintenance","version":"2021.12.17","tags":["video downloader","youtube","media","cli","audio"],"last_verified":"Wed May 27","install":[{"cmd":"pip install youtube-dl","imports":["from youtube_dl import YoutubeDL"]},{"cmd":"pip install youtube-dl-nightly","imports":[]},{"cmd":"pip install yt-dlp","imports":[]},{"cmd":"brew install youtube-dl","imports":[]},{"cmd":"sudo curl -L https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl && sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl","imports":[]}],"homepage":null,"github":null,"docs":null,"changelog":null,"pypi":null,"npm":null,"openapi_spec":null,"status_page":null,"smithery":null,"compatibility":{"summary":{"python_range":"3.10–3.9","success_rate":100,"avg_install_s":2.8,"avg_import_s":0.84,"wheel_type":"wheel"},"url":"https://checklist.day/v1/registry/youtube-dl/compatibility"}}