Youtube Downloader

Download YouTube videos with customizable quality and format options. Use this skill when the user asks to download, save, or grab YouTube videos. Supports various quality settings (best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p), multiple formats (mp4, webm, mkv), and audio-only downloads as MP3.

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)
npx skills add ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills --skill youtube-downloader
Manual install
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills.git /tmp/awesome-claude-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/awesome-claude-skills/video-downloader ~/.claude/skills/youtube-downloader

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From the SKILL.md

# YouTube Video Downloader

Download YouTube videos with full control over quality and format settings.

## Quick Start

The simplest way to download a video:

```bash
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"
```

This downloads the video in best available quality as MP4 to `/mnt/user-data/outputs/`.

## Options

### Quality Settings

Use `-q` or `--quality` to specify video quality:

- `best` (default): Highest quality available
- `1080p`: Full HD
- `720p`: HD
- `480p`: Standard definition
- `360p`: Lower quality
- `worst`: Lowest quality available

Example:
```bash
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -q 720p
```

### Format Options

Use `-f` or `--format` to specify output format (video downloads only):

- `mp4` (default): Most compatible
- `webm`: Modern format
- `mkv`: Matroska container

Example:
```bash
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -f webm
```

### Audio Only

Use `-a` or `--audio-only` to download only audio as MP3:

```bash
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -a
```

### Custom Output Directory

Use `-o` or `--output` to specify a different output directory:

```bash
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -o /path/to/directory
```

## Complete Examples

1. Download video in 1080p as MP4:
```bash
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -q 1080p
```

2. Download audio only as MP3:
```bash
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -a
```
Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name
youtube-downloader
Path
video-downloader/SKILL.md
Repo updated
18 September 2026

FAQ

What does the Youtube Downloader skill do?

Download YouTube videos with customizable quality and format options. Use this skill when the user asks to download, save, or grab YouTube videos. Supports various quality settings (best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p), multiple formats (mp4, webm, mkv), and audio-only downloads as MP3.

How do I install the Youtube Downloader skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills --skill youtube-downloader. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Youtube Downloader popular?

It lives in ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, which has 78,392 GitHub stars and 9,452 forks, and is included in 1 curated skill list.

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