ytdl-org/youtube-dl

What this repository does

Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites

Repository facts

Owner

ytdl-org

Primary language

Python

Stars

141,232

Forks

10,660

Open issues + pull requests

4,125

License

Unlicense

Archived

No

Default branch

master

Created

2010-10-31T14:35:07.000Z

Last push

2026-02-19T16:45:25.000Z

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