YTD is a CLI YouTube downloader written in Python

• python3
• pip
• ffmpeg
• yt-dlp

Installation works on (not ancient) Arch- and Debian-based systems.

• (Recommended) To install YTD for current user

  • make sure ~/.local/bin/ is in PATH
  • run make install.
  • run ytd --help to see how to use

• For development install using venv run

  1. make
  2. source .venv/bin/activate
  3. make reqs
  4. ./ytd.py

• Manual Installation

  • install requirements
  • put ytd.py in PATH (e.g. cp ytd.py ~/.local/bin/ytd)
  • run ytd --help to see how to use

• Run ytd and follow the prompts
• Run ytd <YouTube-URL> to download the mp3 of the video. Replace <YouTube-URL> with the actual URL of the YouTube video you want to download.