dhuan_
3 months ago
It's also possible create an HTTP service that acts as a wrapper to yt-dlp with just a few lines of shell, I created this example in the following link:
https://dhuan.github.io/mock/latest/examples.html#youtube-do...
Show HN: Command line YouTube downloader,a universal media solution for everyone
17 pointsposted 3 months ago
by saffron-sh9 Comments
SilverElfin
3 months ago
I saw this depends on yt-dlp but also recall hearing that yt-dlp no longer works due to Google taking actions. Has that changed? Also will this work with private playlists?
toomuchtodo
3 months ago
toomuchtodo
3 months ago
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15012
> This is a follow-up to #14404, which announced that yt-dlp will soon require an external JavaScript runtime (e.g. Deno) in order to fully support downloading from YouTube.
> With the release of yt-dlp version 2025.11.12, external JavaScript runtime support has arrived.
saffron-sh
3 months ago
yt-dlp works just fine, no breakage for as long as i created m2m and now am maintaining it, and as for the thing about private playlists, IT WORKS ON THEM as long as you have the link for them and thus have them as "unlisted" meaning anyone with a link can view so you can download all of the videos of a playlist with its link
brulard
3 months ago
Tried yt-dlp right now, seems to work fine
chrsw
3 months ago
"right now"
yt-dlp frequently breaks, and is impressively usually fixed pretty quick, because Google is actively shutting of ways to access their content without telemetry, tracking or ads. It's a cat and mouse game and if you're willing to play it, then good luck to you.
knowitnone3
3 months ago
wav format is a bad default.
saffron-sh
3 months ago
changed it to mkv, thanks for pointing out though