YouTube Downloader

yt_downloader is a simple utility for downloading videos and/or audio from YouTube. It provides a command-line interface to fetch and save content locally for offline use. It is based on the pytubefix library.

📦 Features

• Download full YouTube videos in the highest available resolution.
• Extract audio from YouTube videos.
• Simple and easy-to-use CLI.
• Specify the output directory for downloads.
• Cross-platform support.

🛠 Installation

Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• pytubefix

Install dependencies:

pip install pytubefix

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/e-debianchi/yt_downloader.git
cd yt_downloader

🚀 Usage

python yt_downloader.py

You will be prompted to:

1. Enter the YouTube video URL.
2. Choose whether to download the video or audio only (v for video, a for audio).
3. Specify the output directory (press Enter to use the current working directory).

📁 Example:

Enter the YouTube video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcd1234
Title: Sample Video Title
Views: 1234567
Length: 210 seconds

Download (v)ideo or (a)udio only? [v/a]: a
Enter the output path (default is current directory): /Users/yourname/Downloads

Downloading to: /Users/yourname/Downloads
Download completed successfully.

⚠️ Notes

• Make sure the provided URL is valid and accessible.
• Some videos may be unavailable due to regional restrictions or copyright issues.
• This tool is intended for educational and personal use only. Please respect YouTube's terms of service.