YouTube Downloader (yt-dlp)

A simple Python script for downloading videos or audio from YouTube using the yt-dlp tool.

Features

• Download multiple YouTube videos or audio tracks at once.
• Automatically saves downloads in a downloads folder located in the same directory as the script.
• Supports downloading in either mp4 (video) or mp3 (audio) formats.

Prerequisites

1. Python 3.x:

   • Ensure you have Python 3 installed on your system. You can download it from python.org.

2. yt-dlp:

   • Install the yt-dlp tool using pip:

     pip install yt-dlp

3. FFmpeg (required for audio extraction):

   • Install FFmpeg for your platform:
     • Linux: Install via your package manager (e.g., sudo apt install ffmpeg).
     • MacOS: Install via Homebrew (brew install ffmpeg).
     • Windows: Download from ffmpeg.org.

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the script:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/youtube-downloader.git
   cd youtube-downloader
   
    2.	Ensure the script is executable:
   

chmod +x youtube_downloader.py

Usage 1. Run the script:

./youtube_downloader.py

2.	Input YouTube URLs (one per line):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example2

Press Enter on an empty line to finish input.

3.	Choose the format:
•	Type mp4 for video.
•	Type mp3 for audio.
4.	The script will download all files into the downloads folder.

Example Output

When the script runs, it will display the following:

==== YouTube Downloader (yt-dlp) ====

Enter YouTube URLs, one per line. Then press Enter on an empty line to finish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example2

Choose format: 'mp4' for video or 'mp3' for audio: mp3

Starting downloads in: /path/to/script/downloads

Downloading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example1 Downloading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example2

All downloads completed!

Notes • The script automatically creates a downloads folder if it doesn’t already exist. • Invalid URLs will not be downloaded. • For issues with audio or video, ensure FFmpeg is correctly installed.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Happy downloading! 🎥🎶

You can customize the git clone URL or any other project-specific details as needed!