How to download from YouTube

I would like to download a YouTube video or just the audio track.

First, install yt-dlp.

Download a Youtube video #

yt-dlp -S vcodec:h264,res,acodec:m4a URL

References:

• https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/8880#issuecomment-1872994828
• https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/how-download-mp4-youtube-every-time

Download just the audio track of a Youtube video #

yt-dlp -S ext:m4a -x --add-metadata --embed-thumbnail URL

• Downloads a m4a file.
• Embeds video preview image as cover image.
• Embeds metadata such as date and URL (in “comment” tag).