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# youtube-dl
> Download videos from YouTube and other websites.
> See also: `yt-dlp`, `ytfzf`, `you-get`.
> More information: <https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/>.
- Download a video or playlist:
`youtube-dl '{{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0}}'`
- List all formats that a video or playlist is available in:
`youtube-dl {{[-F|--list-formats]}} '{{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwa0_nE9H7A}}'`
- Download a video or playlist at a specific quality:
`youtube-dl {{[-f|--format]}} "{{best[height<=480]}}" '{{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0}}'`
- Download the audio from a video and convert it to an MP3:
`youtube-dl {{[-x|--extract-audio]}} --audio-format {{mp3}} '{{url}}'`
- Download the best quality audio and video and merge them:
`youtube-dl {{[-f|--format]}} bestvideo+bestaudio '{{url}}'`
- Download video(s) as MP4 files with custom filenames:
`youtube-dl {{[-f|--format]}} {{mp4}} {{[-o|--output]}} "{{%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s by %(uploader)s on %(upload_date)s in %(playlist)s.%(ext)s}}" '{{url}}'`
- Download a particular language's subtitles along with the video:
`youtube-dl --sub-lang {{en}} --write-sub '{{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwa0_nE9H7A}}'`
- Download a playlist and extract MP3s from it:
`youtube-dl {{[-f|--format]}} "bestaudio" {{[-c|--continue]}} {{[-w|--no-overwrites]}} {{[-i|--ignore-errors]}} {{[-x|--extract-audio]}} --audio-format mp3 {{[-o|--output]}} "%(title)s.%(ext)s" '{{url_to_playlist}}'`