short tutorial for installing yt-dlp for the purposes of downloading music in mp3 format on windows that fox requested.
1. download 'yt-dlp.exe' from the release files section here.
2. place this in its own folder (im calling it 'youtube'). all of your mp3s will appear in this folder once downloaded.
3. in order to format to mp3, youll need fmmpeg. download 'ffmpeg-git-full.7z' from the git master builds section here.
4. with 'ffmpeg-git-full.7z' open in 7zip, go to the bin folder and extract 'ffmpeg.exe', 'ffplay.exe', and 'ffprobe.exe' to the same folder as 'yt-dlp.exe' you made earlier. dont bother with system path bullshit if you just want to get music.
5. open command prompt. input 'cd' to change your directory to the 'youtube' folder (ex. C:\Users\Name\Downloads\youtube).
6. with the directory set, input the following: 'yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" URL'. replace 'URL' with the youtube video or playlist URL.
and thats it. if it gives an error, try downloading it all again or songs individually. not offering more troubleshooting on this.
hope it helps you download some tunes.
1. download 'yt-dlp.exe' from the release files section here.
2. place this in its own folder (im calling it 'youtube'). all of your mp3s will appear in this folder once downloaded.
3. in order to format to mp3, youll need fmmpeg. download 'ffmpeg-git-full.7z' from the git master builds section here.
4. with 'ffmpeg-git-full.7z' open in 7zip, go to the bin folder and extract 'ffmpeg.exe', 'ffplay.exe', and 'ffprobe.exe' to the same folder as 'yt-dlp.exe' you made earlier. dont bother with system path bullshit if you just want to get music.
5. open command prompt. input 'cd' to change your directory to the 'youtube' folder (ex. C:\Users\Name\Downloads\youtube).
6. with the directory set, input the following: 'yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" URL'. replace 'URL' with the youtube video or playlist URL.
and thats it. if it gives an error, try downloading it all again or songs individually. not offering more troubleshooting on this.
hope it helps you download some tunes.