YouTube is one of the product names that will probably never require an introduction. The online video-sharing platform headquarter in California, United States. Created and ran by 3 friends in February 2005 until when it was purchased by Google in 2006, YouTube is among the world’s most visited websites; second only to Google Search.
YouTube is the one-stop-shop for all types of media content including podcasts, music videos, documentaries, movies, series, interviews, news, and cat videos. Seeing how popular it is, one can understand how it inspired the creation of an efficient youtube downloader, youtube-dl. Thanks to this fact, we can happily introduce today’s app to you.
For youtube-dl and other things like this, I have alias youtube-dl=‘youtube-dl -long-ass-command’ in my.bashaliases, so my invocation is the same as yours. The key advantage here is if I occasionally want to run it with different options, I can unalias youtube-dl, and rest assured it’ll be back to my usual setup next time I log in. Youtube-dl is the command-line video downloader that is also available with a UI through YDL-UI. Youtube-dl is a Command Line Program to download video and audio from many, many sites. Once I found out about it, a few frustrating hours ensued trying to t. Youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites.
youtube-dl-gui is a free, cross-platform Electron-based GUI for youtube-dl. Don’t know what youtube-dl is? It is an open-source command-line download manager program with which you can download audio and video from YouTube and at least 1000 other video hosting websites.
Although it is a command-line app, youtube-dl has, since January 2020, joined the list of the most starred GitHub projects – evidence of its approval rating among Internet video downloaders.
youtube-dl-gui is an open-source application that brings the efficiency of youtube-dl to users who prefer working with graphical interfaces. Before it, we covered two similar apps namely YouTube-DLG and MPS-YouTube. If their features didn’t get you sold on the idea then check out the features packed in youtube-dl-gui.
Youtube-dl Download Channel
Features in youtube-dl-gui
- Available on GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.
- Free and open-source software. Source code available on GitHub.
- Download audio and video in all available qualities.
- Download private videos.
- Download and extract (mp3) audio.
- Download channels.
- Download playlists.
- Displays estimated download size.
- Lightning-fast download speeds (cache & multiple processes).
- Colour theme customization.
Install youtube-dl-gui on Linux
youtube-dl-gui is available for Linux users as an AppImage. This is good news because all you have to do is open the AppImage on whatever distro you’re running and you’re set! The releases are listed on the software’s GitHub releases page.
Windows users can install youtube-dl-gui using the .exe file, while macOS users can lay their hands on the .dmg file. Irrespective of the distro you’re running, the default download location is your downloads folder. Of course, you’re at liberty to change this setting to fit your needs.
What do you use to download videos online? Are there any suggestions that you will like to make? Feel free to share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
- Table of contents
- Video formats
Here are all the youtube-dl format codes I can find.Please let me know if there are more.
You can pass them to youtube-dl as --format a+b/c+d/e,where a+b is your preferred video+audio pair, c+d is your second-bestpreference, and e is your last resort.Don't forget the magic words like 'bestvideo', 'bestaudio' to round out your selection.
See https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#format-selection
There are more formats listed in youtube-dl's source code,but some of them seem to be obsolete and are no longer returned by -Feven when using the example video IDs listed there. I will only includecodes for which I have an example.
Video formats (¶)
| id | quality | codec | examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 571 | 4320p60 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F kFz9afj8lu0 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 272 | 4320p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 337 | 2160p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 401 | 2160p60 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F kFz9afj8lu0 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 305 | 2160p60 | AVC | youtube-dl -F -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 315 | 2160p60 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 266 | 2160p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 313 | 2160p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F kFz9afj8lu0 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 336 | 1440p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 400 | 1440p60 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F kFz9afj8lu0 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 304 | 1440p60 | AVC | youtube-dl -F -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 308 | 1440p60 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 264 | 1440p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 271 | 1440p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F kFz9afj8lu0 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 335 | 1080p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 399 | 1080p60 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 299 | 1080p60 | AVC | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 303 | 1080p60 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 137 | 1080p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 248 | 1080p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 334 | 720p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 398 | 720p60 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 298 | 720p60 | AVC | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 302 | 720p60 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 136 | 720p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 247 | 720p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 333 | 480p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 397 | 480p30 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 135 | 480p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 244 | 480p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 332 | 360p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 396 | 360p30 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 134 | 360p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 243 | 360p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 331 | 240p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 395 | 240p30 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 133 | 240p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 242 | 240p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 330 | 144p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 394 | 144p30 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 160 | 144p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 278 | 144p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
AVC only (¶)
| id | quality | codec | examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 305 | 2160p60 | AVC | youtube-dl -F -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 266 | 2160p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 304 | 1440p60 | AVC | youtube-dl -F -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 264 | 1440p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 299 | 1080p60 | AVC | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 137 | 1080p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 298 | 720p60 | AVC | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 136 | 720p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 135 | 480p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 134 | 360p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 133 | 240p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 160 | 144p30 | AVC | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
VP9 only (¶)
| id | quality | codec | examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 272 | 4320p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 337 | 2160p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 315 | 2160p60 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 313 | 2160p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F kFz9afj8lu0 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 336 | 1440p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 308 | 1440p60 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 271 | 1440p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F kFz9afj8lu0 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 335 | 1080p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 303 | 1080p60 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 248 | 1080p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 334 | 720p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 302 | 720p60 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI |
| 247 | 720p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 333 | 480p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 244 | 480p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 332 | 360p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 243 | 360p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 331 | 240p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 242 | 240p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
| 330 | 144p60 HDR | VP9 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 278 | 144p30 | VP9 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ -xNN-bJQ4vI i6fWG4FxDZw |
AV1 only (¶)
| id | quality | codec | examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 571 | 4320p60 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F kFz9afj8lu0 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 401 | 2160p60 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F kFz9afj8lu0 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 400 | 1440p60 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F kFz9afj8lu0 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 399 | 1080p60 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 398 | 720p60 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 397 | 480p30 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 396 | 360p30 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 395 | 240p30 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ |
| 394 | 144p30 | AV1 | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU 1La4QzGeaaQ |
Audio formats (¶)
| id | quality | codec | examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 258 | 386k | m4a | youtube-dl -F NMANRHz4UAY |
| 256 | 195k | m4a | youtube-dl -F NMANRHz4UAY |
| 251 | 160k | Opus | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU |
| 140 | 128k | m4a | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU |
| 250 | 70k | Opus | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU |
| 249 | 50k | Opus | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU |
Combined formats (¶)
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| id | quality | codec | examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 720p30+128k | AVC+m4a | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU |
| 18 | 360p30+96k | AVC+m4a | youtube-dl -F S8Zt6cB_NPU |
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