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yt-dlp

command-line program to download videos or audio from YouTube and other video sites
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yt-dlp

Summary

yt-dlp is a download manager[1].

Key Facts

  • yt-dlp's instance of is recorded as download manager[2].
  • yt-dlp's instance of is recorded as command-line tool[3].
  • yt-dlp's instance of is recorded as public-domain software[4].
  • yt-dlp's instance of is recorded as Python package[5].
  • yt-dlp's instance of is recorded as fork[6].
  • yt-dlp's based on is recorded as youtube-dlc[7].
  • yt-dlp's based on is recorded as youtube-dl[8].
  • yt-dlp's copyright license is recorded as Unlicense[9].
  • yt-dlp's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[10].
  • yt-dlp's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[11].
  • yt-dlp's operating system is recorded as BSD[12].
  • yt-dlp's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[13].
  • yt-dlp's operating system is recorded as macOS[14].
  • yt-dlp's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2022.02.04[16].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2022.04.08[17].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2022.09.01[18].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2022.11.11[19].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.01.06[20].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.03.04[21].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.06.22[22].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.07.06[23].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.09.24[24].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.10.07[25].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.10.13[26].

Related Entities

BSD cross-platform macOS Media Downloader Microsoft Windows Unix-like operating system YT-DLP Command Generator

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · MichielN · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2022.02.04, 2022.04.08, 2022.09.01 +62
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2026.07.04"
  2. 27d ago · MichielN · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depends on software → pycryptodomex, websockets, certifi
    Website → —
    Software version identifier → 2022.02.04, 2022.04.08, 2022.09.01 +62
    Operating system → cross-platform, Unix-like operating system, BSD +3
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2026.06.09"
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