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# OPTIONS
# OPTIONS
-h, --help print this help text and exit
-h, --help print this help text and exit
--version print program version and exit
--version print program version and exit
-U, --update update this program to latest version. Make
-U, --update update this program to latest version. Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed)
sure that you have sufficient permissions
-i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors, for example to skip unavailable videos in a playlist
(run with sudo if needed)
--abort-on-error Abort downloading of further videos (in the playlist or the command line) if an error occurs
-i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors, for example to
skip unavailable videos in a playlist
--abort-on-error Abort downloading of further videos (in the
playlist or the command line) if an error
occurs
--dump-user-agent display the current browser identification
--dump-user-agent display the current browser identification
--list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs
--list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle
they would handle
--extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported extractors
--extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported
--default-search PREFIX Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos from google videos for youtube-dl "large apple".
extractors
Use the value "auto" to let youtube-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a warning when guessing). "error" just throws an error. The
--default-search PREFIX Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For
default value "fixup_error" repairs broken URLs, but emits an error if this is not possible instead of searching.
example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos
--ignore-config Do not read configuration files. When given in the global configuration file /etc/youtube-dl.conf: Do not read the user configuration
from google videos for youtube-dl "large
in ~/.config/youtube-dl/config (%APPDATA%/youtube-dl/config.txt on Windows)
apple". Use the value "auto" to let
--flat-playlist Do not extract the videos of a playlist, only list them.
youtube-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a
warning when guessing). "error" just throws
an error. The default value "fixup_error"
repairs broken URLs, but emits an error if
this is not possible instead of searching.
--ignore-config Do not read configuration files. When given
in the global configuration file /etc
/youtube-dl.conf: Do not read the user
configuration in ~/.config/youtube-
dl/config (%APPDATA%/youtube-dl/config.txt
on Windows)
--flat-playlist Do not extract the videos of a playlist,
only list them.
--no-color Do not emit color codes in output.
--no-color Do not emit color codes in output.
## Network Options:
## Network Options:
--proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in
--proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection
an empty string (--proxy "") for direct
connection
--socket-timeout SECONDS Time to wait before giving up, in seconds
--socket-timeout SECONDS Time to wait before giving up, in seconds
--source-address IP Client-side IP address to bind to
--source-address IP Client-side IP address to bind to (experimental)
(experimental)
-4, --force-ipv4 Make all connections via IPv4 (experimental)
-4, --force-ipv4 Make all connections via IPv4
-6, --force-ipv6 Make all connections via IPv6 (experimental)
(experimental)
-6, --force-ipv6 Make all connections via IPv6
(experimental)
## Video Selection:
## Video Selection:
--playlist-start NUMBER playlist video to start at (default is 1)
--playlist-start NUMBER playlist video to start at (default is 1)
--playlist-end NUMBER playlist video to end at (default is last)
--playlist-end NUMBER playlist video to end at (default is last)
--playlist-items ITEM_SPEC playlist video items to download. Specify
--playlist-items ITEM_SPEC playlist video items to download. Specify indices of the videos in the playlist seperated by commas like: "--playlist-items 1,2,5,8"
indices of the videos in the playlist
if you want to download videos indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can specify range: "--playlist-items 1-3,7,10-13", it will
seperated by commas like: "--playlist-items
download the videos at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
1,2,5,8" if you want to download videos
--match-title REGEX download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)
indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can
--reject-title REGEX skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)
specify range: "--playlist-items
1-3,7,10-13", it will download the videos
at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
--match-title REGEX download only matching titles (regex or
caseless sub-string)
--reject-title REGEX skip download for matching titles (regex or
caseless sub-string)
--max-downloads NUMBER Abort after downloading NUMBER files
--max-downloads NUMBER Abort after downloading NUMBER files
--min-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos smaller than
--min-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos smaller than SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)
SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)
--max-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos larger than SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)
--max-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos larger than SIZE
(e.g. 50k or 44.6m)
--date DATE download only videos uploaded in this date
--date DATE download only videos uploaded in this date
--datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded on or before
--datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded on or before this date (i.e. inclusive)
this date (i.e. inclusive)
--dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded on or after this date (i.e. inclusive)
--dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded on or after
--min-views COUNT Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views
this date (i.e. inclusive)
--max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than COUNT views
--min-views COUNT Do not download any videos with less than
--match-filter FILTER (Experimental) Generic video filter. Specify any key (see help for -o for a list of available keys) to match if the key is present,
COUNT views
!key to check if the key is not present,key > NUMBER (like "comment_count > 12", also works with >=, <, <=, !=, =) to compare against
--max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than
a number, and & to require multiple matches. Values which are not known are excluded unless you put a question mark (?) after the
COUNT views
operator.For example, to only match videos that have been liked more than 100 times and disliked less than 50 times (or the dislike
--match-filter FILTER (Experimental) Generic video filter.
functionality is not available at the given service), but who also have a description, use --match-filter "like_count > 100 &
Specify any key (see help for -o for a list
of available keys) to match if the key is
present, !key to check if the key is not
present,key > NUMBER (like "comment_count >
12", also works with >=, <, <=, !=, =) to
compare against a number, and & to require
multiple matches. Values which are not
known are excluded unless you put a
question mark (?) after the operator.For
example, to only match videos that have
been liked more than 100 times and disliked
less than 50 times (or the dislike
functionality is not available at the given
service), but who also have a description,
use --match-filter "like_count > 100 &
dislike_count <? 50 & description" .
dislike_count <? 50 & description" .
--no-playlist If the URL refers to a video and a
--no-playlist If the URL refers to a video and a playlist, download only the video.
playlist, download only the video.
--yes-playlist If the URL refers to a video and a playlist, download the playlist.
--yes-playlist If the URL refers to a video and a
--age-limit YEARS download only videos suitable for the given age
playlist, download the playlist.
--download-archive FILE Download only videos not listed in the archive file. Record the IDs of all downloaded videos in it.
--age-limit YEARS download only videos suitable for the given
--include-ads Download advertisements as well (experimental)
age
--download-archive FILE Download only videos not listed in the
archive file. Record the IDs of all
downloaded videos in it.
--include-ads Download advertisements as well
(experimental)
## Download Options:
## Download Options:
-r, --rate-limit LIMIT maximum download rate in bytes per second
-r, --rate-limit LIMIT maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)
(e.g. 50K or 4.2M)
-R, --retries RETRIES number of retries (default is 10), or "infinite".
-R, --retries RETRIES number of retries (default is 10), or
--buffer-size SIZE size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K) (default is 1024)
"infinite".
--no-resize-buffer do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By default, the buffer size is automatically resized from an initial value of SIZE.
--buffer-size SIZE size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K)
(default is 1024)
--no-resize-buffer do not automatically adjust the buffer
size. By default, the buffer size is
automatically resized from an initial value
of SIZE.
--playlist-reverse Download playlist videos in reverse order
--playlist-reverse Download playlist videos in reverse order
--xattr-set-filesize (experimental) set file xattribute
--xattr-set-filesize (experimental) set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize
ytdl.filesize with expected filesize
--hls-prefer-native (experimental) Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg.
--hls-prefer-native (experimental) Use the native HLS
--external-downloader COMMAND Use the specified external downloader. Currently supports aria2c,curl,wget
downloader instead of ffmpeg.
--external-downloader-args ARGS Give these arguments to the external downloader.
--external-downloader COMMAND (experimental) Use the specified external
downloader. Currently supports
aria2c,curl,wget
## Filesystem Options:
## Filesystem Options:
-a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for
-a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin)
stdin)
--id use only video ID in file name
--id use only video ID in file name
-o, --output TEMPLATE output filename template. Use %(title)s to
-o, --output TEMPLATE output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the uploader
get the title, %(uploader)s for the
nickname if different, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename extension, %(format)s for
uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the
the format description (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"), %(format_id)s for the unique id of the format (like Youtube's itags: "137"),
uploader nickname if different,
%(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video id,
%(autonumber)s to get an automatically
%(playlist_title)s, %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the video is in,
incremented number, %(ext)s for the
%(playlist_index)s for the position in the playlist. %(height)s and %(width)s for the width and height of the video format.
filename extension, %(format)s for the
%(resolution)s for a textual description of the resolution of the video format. %% for a literal percent. Use - to output to stdout.
format description (like "22 - 1280x720" or
Can also be used to download to a different directory, for example with -o '/my/downloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
"HD"), %(format_id)s for the unique id of
--autonumber-size NUMBER Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or --auto-number option is given
the format (like Youtube's itags: "137"),
--restrict-filenames Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in filenames
%(upload_date)s for the upload date
-A, --auto-number [deprecated; use -o "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] number downloaded files starting from 00000
(YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider
-t, --title [deprecated] use title in file name (default)
(youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the
video id, %(playlist_title)s,
%(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if
present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the
video is in, %(playlist_index)s for the
position in the playlist. %(height)s and
%(width)s for the width and height of the
video format. %(resolution)s for a textual
description of the resolution of the video
format. %% for a literal percent. Use - to
output to stdout. Can also be used to
download to a different directory, for
example with -o '/my/downloads/%(uploader)s
/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
--autonumber-size NUMBER Specifies the number of digits in
%(autonumber)s when it is present in output
filename template or --auto-number option
is given
--restrict-filenames Restrict filenames to only ASCII
characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in
filenames
-A, --auto-number [deprecated; use -o
"%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] number
downloaded files starting from 00000
-t, --title [deprecated] use title in file name
(default)
-l, --literal [deprecated] alias of --title
-l, --literal [deprecated] alias of --title
-w, --no-overwrites do not overwrite files
-w, --no-overwrites do not overwrite files
-c, --continue force resume of partially downloaded files.
-c, --continue force resume of partially downloaded files. By default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if possible.
By default, youtube-dl will resume
--no-continue do not resume partially downloaded files (restart from beginning)
downloads if possible.
--no-part do not use .part files - write directly into output file
--no-continue do not resume partially downloaded files
--no-mtime do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time
(restart from beginning)
--write-description write video description to a .description file
--no-part do not use .part files - write directly
into output file
--no-mtime do not use the Last-modified header to set
the file modification time
--write-description write video description to a .description
file
--write-info-json write video metadata to a .info.json file
--write-info-json write video metadata to a .info.json file
--write-annotations write video annotations to a .annotation
--write-annotations write video annotations to a .annotation file
file
--load-info FILE json file containing the video information (created with the "--write-json" option)
--load-info FILE json file containing the video information
--cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in
(created with the "--write-json" option)
--cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can store some downloaded information permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl
--cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie
or ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the moment, only YouTube player files (for videos with obfuscated signatures) are cached, but that may
jar in
change.
--cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl
can store some downloaded information
permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME
/youtube-dl or ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the
moment, only YouTube player files (for
videos with obfuscated signatures) are
cached, but that may change.
--no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching
--no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching
--rm-cache-dir Delete all filesystem cache files
--rm-cache-dir Delete all filesystem cache files
## Thumbnail images:
## Thumbnail images:
--write-thumbnail write thumbnail image to disk
--write-thumbnail write thumbnail image to disk
--write-all-thumbnails write all thumbnail image formats to disk
--write-all-thumbnails write all thumbnail image formats to disk
--list-thumbnails Simulate and list all available thumbnail
--list-thumbnails Simulate and list all available thumbnail formats
formats
## Verbosity / Simulation Options:
## Verbosity / Simulation Options:
-q, --quiet activates quiet mode
-q, --quiet activates quiet mode
--no-warnings Ignore warnings
--no-warnings Ignore warnings
-s, --simulate do not download the video and do not write
-s, --simulate do not download the video and do not write anything to disk
anything to disk
--skip-download do not download the video
--skip-download do not download the video
-g, --get-url simulate, quiet but print URL
-g, --get-url simulate, quiet but print URL
-e, --get-title simulate, quiet but print title
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--get-duration simulate, quiet but print video length
--get-duration simulate, quiet but print video length
--get-filename simulate, quiet but print output filename
--get-filename simulate, quiet but print output filename
--get-format simulate, quiet but print output format
--get-format simulate, quiet but print output format
-j, --dump-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information.
-j, --dump-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information. See --output for a description of available keys.
See --output for a description of available
-J, --dump-single-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information for each command-line argument. If the URL refers to a playlist, dump the whole playlist
keys.
information in a single line.
-J, --dump-single-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information
--print-json Be quiet and print the video information as JSON (video is still being downloaded).
for each command-line argument. If the URL
refers to a playlist, dump the whole
playlist information in a single line.
--print-json Be quiet and print the video information as
JSON (video is still being downloaded).
--newline output progress bar as new lines
--newline output progress bar as new lines
--no-progress do not print progress bar
--no-progress do not print progress bar
--console-title display progress in console titlebar
--console-title display progress in console titlebar
-v, --verbose print various debugging information
-v, --verbose print various debugging information
--dump-intermediate-pages print downloaded pages to debug problems
--dump-intermediate-pages print downloaded pages to debug problems (very verbose)
(very verbose)
--write-pages Write downloaded intermediary pages to files in the current directory to debug problems
--write-pages Write downloaded intermediary pages to
files in the current directory to debug
problems
--print-traffic Display sent and read HTTP traffic
--print-traffic Display sent and read HTTP traffic
-C, --call-home Contact the youtube-dl server for
-C, --call-home Contact the youtube-dl server for debugging.
debugging.
--no-call-home Do NOT contact the youtube-dl server for debugging.
--no-call-home Do NOT contact the youtube-dl server for
debugging.
## Workarounds:
## Workarounds:
--encoding ENCODING Force the specified encoding (experimental)
--encoding ENCODING Force the specified encoding (experimental)
--prefer-insecure Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve
--prefer-insecure Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve information about the video. (Currently supported only for YouTube)
information about the video. (Currently
supported only for YouTube)
--user-agent UA specify a custom user agent
--user-agent UA specify a custom user agent
--referer URL specify a custom referer, use if the video
--referer URL specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain
access is restricted to one domain
--add-header FIELD:VALUE specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon ':'. You can use this option multiple times
--add-header FIELD:VALUE specify a custom HTTP header and its value,
--bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv or fribidi executable in PATH
separated by a colon ':'. You can use this
--sleep-interval SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep before each download.
option multiple times
--bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack
bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv
or fribidi executable in PATH
--sleep-interval SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep before each
download.
## Video Format Options:
## Video Format Options:
-f, --format FORMAT video format code, specify the order of
-f, --format FORMAT video format code, specify the order of preference using slashes, as in -f 22/17/18 . Instead of format codes, you can select by
preference using slashes, as in -f 22/17/18
extension for the extensions aac, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm. You can also use the special names "best", "bestvideo", "bestaudio",
. Instead of format codes, you can select
"worst". You can filter the video results by putting a condition in brackets, as in -f "best[height=720]" (or -f "[filesize>10M]").
by extension for the extensions aac, m4a,
This works for filesize, height, width, tbr, abr, vbr, asr, and fps and the comparisons <, <=, >, >=, =, != and for ext, acodec,
mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm. You can also use
vcodec, container, and protocol and the comparisons =, != . Formats for which the value is not known are excluded unless you put a
the special names "best", "bestvideo",
question mark (?) after the operator. You can combine format filters, so -f "[height <=? 720][tbr>500]" selects up to 720p videos
"bestaudio", "worst". You can filter the
(or videos where the height is not known) with a bitrate of at least 500 KBit/s. By default, youtube-dl will pick the best quality.
video results by putting a condition in
Use commas to download multiple audio formats, such as -f 136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio. You can merge the video and audio
brackets, as in -f "best[height=720]" (or
of two formats into a single file using -f <video-format>+<audio-format> (requires ffmpeg or avconv), for example -f
-f "[filesize>10M]"). This works for
filesize, height, width, tbr, abr, vbr,
asr, and fps and the comparisons <, <=, >,
>=, =, != and for ext, acodec, vcodec,
container, and protocol and the comparisons
=, != . Formats for which the value is not
known are excluded unless you put a
question mark (?) after the operator. You
can combine format filters, so -f "[height
<=? 720][tbr>500]" selects up to 720p
videos (or videos where the height is not
known) with a bitrate of at least 500
KBit/s. By default, youtube-dl will pick
the best quality. Use commas to download
multiple audio formats, such as -f
136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio.
You can merge the video and audio of two
formats into a single file using -f <video-
format>+<audio-format> (requires ffmpeg or
avconv), for example -f
bestvideo+bestaudio.
bestvideo+bestaudio.
--all-formats download all available video formats
--all-formats download all available video formats
--prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific
--prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested
one is requested
--max-quality FORMAT highest quality format to download
--max-quality FORMAT highest quality format to download
-F, --list-formats list all available formats
-F, --list-formats list all available formats
--youtube-skip-dash-manifest Do not download the DASH manifest on
--youtube-skip-dash-manifest Do not download the DASH manifest on YouTube videos
YouTube videos
--merge-output-format FORMAT If a merge is required (e.g. bestvideo+bestaudio), output to given container format. One of mkv, mp4, ogg, webm, flv.Ignored if no
--merge-output-format FORMAT If a merge is required (e.g.
--all-subs downloads all the available subtitles of the video
--all-subs downloads all the available subtitles of
the video
--list-subs lists all available subtitles for the video
--list-subs lists all available subtitles for the video
--sub-format FORMAT subtitle format, accepts formats
--sub-format FORMAT subtitle format, accepts formats preference, for example: "ass/srt/best"
preference, for example: "ass/srt/best"
--sub-lang LANGS languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use IETF language tags like 'en,pt'
--sub-lang LANGS languages of the subtitles to download
(optional) separated by commas, use IETF
language tags like 'en,pt'
## Authentication Options:
## Authentication Options:
-u, --username USERNAME login with this account ID
-u, --username USERNAME login with this account ID
-p, --password PASSWORD account password. If this option is left
-p, --password PASSWORD account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.
out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.
-2, --twofactor TWOFACTOR two-factor auth code
-2, --twofactor TWOFACTOR two-factor auth code
-n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data
-n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data
--video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo, smotri)
--video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo, smotri)
## Post-processing Options:
## Post-processing Options:
-x, --extract-audio convert video files to audio-only files
-x, --extract-audio convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)
(requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or
--audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or "wav"; "best" by default
avprobe)
--audio-quality QUALITY ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K
--audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a",
(default 5)
"opus", or "wav"; "best" by default
--recode-video FORMAT Encode the video to another format if necessary (currently supported: mp4|flv|ogg|webm|mkv)
Philipp Hagemeister
9 years ago