Download your entire YouTube playlist in seconds, in your preferred file format. It's as easy as a single command. Primarily using the `yt-dlp` package, I've simplified the process of bulk downloading videos and songs in your preferred format.

• Download entire playlists/individual videos and songs from YouTube.
• Saves files in your desired file format.
• Files are saved to a predefined directory.

• Python Script - Customizable Terminal
• Python Script - Customizable Python

This version of the script gives you more flexibility at the cost of a longer string. If you frequently modify file types or directories, the increased flexibility of this script version might outweigh the longer string.

• Python 3.x + pip
• yt-dlp module (a fork of youtube-dl)
• FFmpeg (for audio extraction)

1. Install Python: Ensure you have Python 3.x installed on your system. You can download it from python.org.

2. Install yt-dlp: Open a command prompt and run the following command:

   pip install yt-dlp

3. Install FFmpeg:

   • Download FFmpeg from ffmpeg.org.

   • Follow the installation instructions for your operating system.

   • Ensure that FFmpeg is added to your system's PATH so it can be accessed from the command line.

     • ffmpeg-7.x-essentials_build --> bin --> Copy the directory
     • Open: Edit the System Environment Variables --> Environment Variables --> Select Path Edit --> New Ctrl-v the ffmpeg directory

1. Clone or Download the Script: Save the yt_avsl.py script to your Users directory name.

import subprocess
import sys

def yt_avsl(url, output_path, file_type):
    # Construct the output template based on the file type
    output_template = f"{output_path}/%(title)s.%(ext)s" if output_path else "%(title)s.%(ext)s"
    command = [
        "python", "-m", "yt_dlp", 
        "-x",  # Extract audio
        "--audio-format", file_type,  # Specify the file type
        "-o", output_template, 
        url
    ]

    try:
        subprocess.run(command, check=True)
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print(f"Error occurred: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) < 4:
        print("Usage: python yt_avsl.py <URL> <output_path> <file_type>")
    else:
        url = sys.argv[1]
        output_path = sys.argv[2]
        file_type = sys.argv[3]
        yt_avsl(url, output_path, file_type)

2. Run the Script: Use the command line to navigate to the directory where the script is saved. Run the script with the following command:

   python yt_avsl.py <YouTube_URL> <output_path> <file_type>

   Replace <YouTube_URL> with the URL of the video you want to download. Replace <output_path> with the your desired installation path. Replace <file_type> with your preferred file type.

To download audio from a specific YouTube video, use:

python yt_avsl.py https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example D:\Music mp3

This version of the script gives you a template where you can then change the file type, directory, then save and forget about it. It's shorter than the Customizable Terminal, which is good if you plan to download the same file types to the same directory.

• Python 3.x
• yt-dlp module (a fork of youtube-dl)
• FFmpeg (for audio extraction)

1. Install Python: Ensure you have Python 3.x installed on your system. You can download it from python.org.

2. Install yt-dlp: Open a command prompt and run the following command:

   pip install yt-dlp

3. Install FFmpeg:

   • Download FFmpeg from ffmpeg.org.

   • Follow the installation instructions for your operating system.

   • Ensure that FFmpeg is added to your system's PATH so it can be accessed from the command line.

     • ffmpeg-7.x-essentials_build --> bin --> Copy the directory
     • Open: Edit the System Environment Variables --> Environment Variables --> Select Path Edit --> New Ctrl-v the ffmpeg directory

1. Clone or Download the Script: Save the yt_av.py script to your Users directory name.

import subprocess
import sys

def yt_av(url):
    # Set a fixed output path and file type
    output_path = r"D:\Music\Ipod"  # Directory for saving files
    file_type = "mp3"  # Desired file type

    # Construct the output template
    output_template = f"{output_path}/%(title)s.{file_type}"
    command = [
        "python", "-m", "yt_dlp", 
        "-x",  # Extract audio
        "--audio-format", "mp3",  # Specify audio format
        "-o", output_template, 
        url
    ]
    
    try:
        subprocess.run(command, check=True)
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print(f"Error occurred: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        print("Usage: python yt_av.py <URL>")
    else:
        url = sys.argv[1]
        yt_av(url)

2. Run the Script: Use the command line to navigate to the directory where the script is saved. Run the script with the following command:

   python yt_av.py <YouTube_URL>

   Replace <YouTube_URL> with the URL of the video you want to download.

To download audio from a specific YouTube video, use:

python yt_av.py https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example

This command will save the audio as an MP3 file in the D:\Music\Ipod directory.

• You can modify the output path or file format directly in the script:

  output_path = r"D:\Music\Ipod"  # Change this to your desired directory
  file_type = "mp3"  # Change this to your desired file type

• You can also modify the file format to simply be whichever is the highest it can download:

 Change --audio-format to --audio-quality 0

• If you encounter errors, ensure that:
  • Python, yt-dlp, and FFmpeg are properly installed.
  • You have a valid YouTube URL.
  • You have write permissions to the specified output directory.

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.