yt-dlp Cheatsheet

Video Download

yt-dlp "<URL>"

Example:

yt-dlp "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbQgXeY_zi4"

Download video in a specific file format

yt-dlp --recode-video mp4 "<URL>"

Example:

yt-dlp --recode-video mp4 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbQgXeY_zi4"

Audio Download

yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 "<URL>"

Example:

yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbQgXeY_zi4"

Recommendation: Removal of non-music parts using SponsorBlock

yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 --sponsorblock-remove all "<URL>"

Example:

yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 --sponsorblock-remove all "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbQgXeY_zi4"

Documentation

• Official GitHub Repository
• Supported Sites