Official repository: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

PS: Some links in this document will not work since this is a copy of the README.md from Github

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yt-dlp is a feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader with support for thousands of sites. The project is a fork of youtube-dl based on the now inactive youtube-dlc.

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• INSTALLATION
  • Detailed instructions
  • Release Files
  • Update
  • Dependencies
  • Compile
• USAGE AND OPTIONS
  • General Options
  • Network Options
  • Geo-restriction
  • Video Selection
  • Download Options
  • Filesystem Options
  • Thumbnail Options
  • Internet Shortcut Options
  • Verbosity and Simulation Options
  • Workarounds
  • Video Format Options
  • Subtitle Options
  • Authentication Options
  • Post-processing Options
  • SponsorBlock Options
  • Extractor Options
  • Preset Aliases
• CONFIGURATION
  • Configuration file encoding
  • Authentication with netrc
  • Notes about environment variables
• OUTPUT TEMPLATE
  • Output template examples
• FORMAT SELECTION
  • Filtering Formats
  • Sorting Formats
  • Format Selection examples
• MODIFYING METADATA
  • Modifying metadata examples
• EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS
• PLUGINS
  • Installing Plugins
  • Developing Plugins
• EMBEDDING YT-DLP
  • Embedding examples
• CHANGES FROM YOUTUBE-DL
  • New features
  • Differences in default behavior
  • Deprecated options
• CONTRIBUTING
  • Opening an Issue
  • Developer Instructions
• WIKI
  • FAQ

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INSTALLATION

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You can install yt-dlp using the binaries, pip or one using a third-party package manager. See the wiki for detailed instructions

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RELEASE FILES

Recommended

File	Description
yt-dlp	Platform-independent zipimport binary. Needs Python (recommended for Linux/BSD)
yt-dlp.exe	Windows (Win8+) standalone x64 binary (recommended for Windows)
yt-dlp_macos	Universal MacOS (10.15+) standalone executable (recommended for MacOS)

Alternatives

File	Description
yt-dlp_linux	Linux (glibc 2.17+) standalone x86_64 binary
yt-dlp_linux.zip	Unpackaged Linux (glibc 2.17+) x86_64 executable (no auto-update)
yt-dlp_linux_aarch64	Linux (glibc 2.17+) standalone aarch64 binary
yt-dlp_linux_aarch64.zip	Unpackaged Linux (glibc 2.17+) aarch64 executable (no auto-update)
yt-dlp_linux_armv7l.zip	Unpackaged Linux (glibc 2.31+) armv7l executable (no auto-update)
yt-dlp_musllinux	Linux (musl 1.2+) standalone x86_64 binary
yt-dlp_musllinux.zip	Unpackaged Linux (musl 1.2+) x86_64 executable (no auto-update)
yt-dlp_musllinux_aarch64	Linux (musl 1.2+) standalone aarch64 binary
yt-dlp_musllinux_aarch64.zip	Unpackaged Linux (musl 1.2+) aarch64 executable (no auto-update)
yt-dlp_x86.exe	Windows (Win8+) standalone x86 (32-bit) binary
yt-dlp_win_x86.zip	Unpackaged Windows (Win8+) x86 (32-bit) executable (no auto-update)
yt-dlp_arm64.exe	Windows (Win10+) standalone ARM64 binary
yt-dlp_win_arm64.zip	Unpackaged Windows (Win10+) ARM64 executable (no auto-update)
yt-dlp_win.zip	Unpackaged Windows (Win8+) x64 executable (no auto-update)
yt-dlp_macos.zip	Unpackaged MacOS (10.15+) executable (no auto-update)

Misc

File	Description
yt-dlp.tar.gz	Source tarball
SHA2-512SUMS	GNU-style SHA512 sums
SHA2-512SUMS.sig	GPG signature file for SHA512 sums
SHA2-256SUMS	GNU-style SHA256 sums
SHA2-256SUMS.sig	GPG signature file for SHA256 sums

The public key that can be used to verify the GPG signatures is available here Example usage:

curl -L https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/raw/master/public.key | gpg --import
gpg --verify SHA2-256SUMS.si