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Yt Video Downloader

Download YouTube videos with customizable quality and format options.

Rating
4.7 (303 reviews)
Downloads
2,203 downloads
Version
1.0.0

Overview

Download YouTube videos with customizable quality and format options.

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YouTube Video Downloader

Download YouTube videos with full control over quality and format settings.

Quick Start

The simplest way to download a video:

bash
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

This downloads the video in best available quality as MP4 to /mnt/user-data/outputs/.

Options

Quality Settings

Use -q or --quality to specify video quality:

  • best (default): Highest quality available
  • 1080p: Full HD
  • 720p: HD
  • 480p: Standard definition
  • 360p: Lower quality
  • worst: Lowest quality available
Example:
bash
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -q 720p

Format Options

Use -f or --format to specify output format (video downloads only):

  • mp4 (default): Most compatible
  • webm: Modern format
  • mkv: Matroska container
Example:
bash
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -f webm

Audio Only

Use -a or --audio-only to download only audio as MP3:

bash
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -a

Custom Output Directory

Use -o or --output to specify a different output directory:

bash
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -o /path/to/directory

Complete Examples

  • Download video in 1080p as MP4:
bash
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -q 1080p
  • Download audio only as MP3:
bash
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -a
  • Download in 720p as WebM to custom directory:
bash
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -q 720p -f webm -o /custom/path

How It Works

The skill uses yt-dlp, a robust YouTube downloader that:

  • Automatically installs itself if not present
  • Fetches video information before downloading
  • Selects the best available streams matching your criteria
  • Merges video and audio streams when needed
  • Supports a wide range of YouTube video formats

Important Notes

  • Downloads are saved to /mnt/user-data/outputs/ by default
  • Video filename is automatically generated from the video title
  • The script handles installation of yt-dlp automatically
  • Only single videos are downloaded (playlists are skipped by default)
  • Higher quality videos may take longer to download and use more disk space

Installation

Terminal bash 

openclaw install yt-video-downloader
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💻Code Examples

python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

python-scriptsdownloadvideopy-httpswwwyoutubecomwatchvvideoid.txt
This downloads the video in best available quality as MP4 to `/mnt/user-data/outputs/`.

## Options

### Quality Settings

Use `-q` or `--quality` to specify video quality:

- `best` (default): Highest quality available
- `1080p`: Full HD
- `720p`: HD
- `480p`: Standard definition
- `360p`: Lower quality
- `worst`: Lowest quality available

Example:

python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -q 720p

python-scriptsdownloadvideopy-url--q-720p.txt
### Format Options

Use `-f` or `--format` to specify output format (video downloads only):

- `mp4` (default): Most compatible
- `webm`: Modern format
- `mkv`: Matroska container

Example:

python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -f webm

python-scriptsdownloadvideopy-url--f-webm.txt
### Audio Only

Use `-a` or `--audio-only` to download only audio as MP3:

python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -a

python-scriptsdownloadvideopy-url--a.txt
### Custom Output Directory

Use `-o` or `--output` to specify a different output directory:

python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -o /path/to/directory

python-scriptsdownloadvideopy-url--o-pathtodirectory.txt
## Complete Examples

1. Download video in 1080p as MP4:

Tags

#web_and-frontend-development

Quick Info

Category Development
Model Claude 3.5
Complexity One-Click
Author wells1137
Last Updated 3/10/2026
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Optimized for
Claude 3.5
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