Python YouTube downloader

A simple terminal downloader that allows you to download a video or just an audio track from YouTube. The audio track is saved in the highest available quality to mp3.

Libraries imported

• pydub
• pytube

pip install pytube pydub

or clone repo and install requirements.txt

Installation

git clone https://github.com/Zajic86/YouTube-downloader.git
cd YouTube-downloader
pip install -r requirements.txt
cd yt-down
python yt-down.py

or just copy/paste code from yt-down/yt-down.py and install libraries.

If you have a problem with decoding to mp3 (Ubuntu) try install or update mpg123:

sudo apt install mpg123

Using a script

• Paste the copied URL of the video from YouTube
• Select an option: download the entire video (1) or only the audio track (2)
• Processing video: The video will be downloaded in the highest possible quality to the /video folder
• Processing audio: The audio is downloaded in the highest possible quality in .webm format to the /audio folder, then it is converted to mp3 format and the original format is deleted
• Output message
• Query for next download (y/n)

Note: keep in mind that the videos may be licensed and it may be illegal to download them. Download only your videos or freely licensed ones. I take no responsibility for using this script for illegal purposes