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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]. yt-dlp draws 68 Wikipedia views per month (download_manager category, ranking #6 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • yt-dlp's instance of is recorded as download manager[3].
  • yt-dlp's instance of is recorded as command-line tool[4].
  • yt-dlp's instance of is recorded as public-domain software[5].
  • yt-dlp's instance of is recorded as Python package[6].
  • yt-dlp's instance of is recorded as fork[7].
  • yt-dlp's based on is recorded as youtube-dlc[8].
  • yt-dlp's based on is recorded as youtube-dl[9].
  • yt-dlp's copyright license is recorded as Unlicense[10].
  • yt-dlp's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[11].
  • yt-dlp's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[12].
  • yt-dlp's operating system is recorded as BSD[13].
  • yt-dlp's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[14].
  • yt-dlp's operating system is recorded as macOS[15].
  • yt-dlp's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[16].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2022.02.04[17].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2022.04.08[18].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2022.09.01[19].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2022.11.11[20].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.01.06[21].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.03.04[22].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.06.22[23].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.07.06[24].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.09.24[25].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.10.07[26].
  • yt-dlp's software version identifier is recorded as 2023.10.13[27].

Why It Matters

yt-dlp draws 68 Wikipedia views per month (download_manager category, ranking #6 of 6).[2]

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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · MichielN · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2022.02.04, 2022.04.08, 2022.09.01 +62
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2026.08.19"
  2. 5w ago · Dexxor · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://discord.com/invite/H5MNcFW63r
    Lemmy community id → [email protected]
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp"
  3. 6w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gitlab topic id → yt-dlp
    Macports port → yt-dlp
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13706]]: yt-dlp, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/225595947|yt-dlp (#225595947)]] for {{P|13706}}"
  4. 7w 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"
  5. 10w 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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