Use -concurrent-fragments ( -N) option to set the number of threads usedĪria2c with HLS/DASH: You can use aria2c as the external downloader for DASH(mpd) and HLS(m3u8) formats
Multi-threaded fragment downloads: Download multiple fragments of m3u8/mpd videos in parallel. Split video by chapters: Videos can be split into multiple files based on chapters using -split-chapters Redirect channel's home URL automatically to /video to preserve the old behaviourĬookies from browser: Cookies can be automatically extracted from all major web browsers using -cookies-from-browser BROWSERĭownload time range: Videos can be downloaded partially based on either timestamps or chapters using -download-sections.255kbps audio is extracted (if available) from YouTube Music when premium cookies are given.Download livestreams from the start using -live-from-start ( experimental).Supports some (but not all) age-gated content without cookies.
Output template and Windows batch files.The main focus of this project is adding new features and patches while also keeping up to date with the original project Yt-dlp is a youtube-dl fork based on the now inactive youtube-dlc.