How to Install and Use YouTube-DL on Ubuntu 18.04 | Update Youtube-DL |
Install and Use YouTube-DL on Ubuntu 18.04
Install YouTube-DL – A Command Line Video Download Tool for Linux
sudo snap install youtube-dl
Update youtbe-dl Snap package-
sudo snap refresh
Only lists the updates
snap refresh --list
Remove YouTube-DL
sudo snap remove youtube-dl
Check available video formats
youtube-dl -F "url"
Download Specific video format
youtube-dl -f 26(video id you get from the previous code) "url"
Download Specific best format
youtube-dl -f best "url"
Download Audio
youtube-dl --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 "url"
Download a video playlist
youtube-dl -o "%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" 'Paste your playlist link'
youtube-dl -f best -cio'%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s 'Paste your playlist link'