Yt Dlp Downloader

Download videos from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter, and thousands of other sites using yt-dlp. Use when the user provides a video URL and wants to download it, extract audio (MP3), download subtitles, or select video quality. Triggers on phrases like "下载视频", "download video", "yt-dlp", "YouTube", "B站", "抖音", "提取音频", "extract audio".

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Install

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

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From the SKILL.md

# yt-dlp Video Downloader

Download videos from thousands of websites using yt-dlp.

## Prerequisites

Before downloading, verify dependencies are installed:

```bash
# Check yt-dlp
which yt-dlp || echo "yt-dlp not installed. Install with: pip install yt-dlp"

# Check ffmpeg (required for audio extraction and format merging)
which ffmpeg || echo "ffmpeg not installed. Install with: brew install ffmpeg"
```

If not installed, install them first:
```bash
pip install yt-dlp
brew install ffmpeg  # macOS
```

## Quick Start

### Basic Download (Best Quality)

```bash
yt-dlp -P "~/Downloads/yt-dlp" "VIDEO_URL"
```

### YouTube Download (Recommended - with cookies)

YouTube often blocks direct downloads with 403 errors. Always use browser cookies for YouTube:

```bash
yt-dlp -P "~/Downloads/yt-dlp" --cookies-from-browser chrome "YOUTUBE_URL"
```

Supported browsers: `chrome`, `firefox`, `safari`, `edge`, `brave`, `opera`

### Download with Custom Output Path

```bash
yt-dlp -P "/path/to/save" -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
```

## Common Tasks

### 1. Download Video (Default - Best Quality)

```bash
yt-dlp -P "~/Downloads/yt-dlp" "VIDEO_URL"
```

### 2. Extract Audio Only (MP3)

```bash
yt-dlp -P "~/Downloads/yt-dlp" -x --audio-format mp3 "VIDEO_URL"
```

### 3. Download with Subtitles

```bash
yt-dlp -P "~/Downloads/yt-dlp" --write-subs --sub-langs all "VIDEO_URL"
```

### 4. Download Specific Quality

**720p:**
Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name
yt-dlp-downloader
Repository
MapleShaw/yt-dlp-downloader-skill
Repo updated
24 January 2026

FAQ

What does the Yt Dlp Downloader skill do?

Download videos from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter, and thousands of other sites using yt-dlp. Use when the user provides a video URL and wants to download it, extract audio (MP3), download subtitles, or select video quality. Triggers on phrases like "下载视频", "download video", "yt-dlp", "YouTube", "B站", "抖音", "提取音频", "extract audio".

How do I install the Yt Dlp Downloader skill?

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

Is Yt Dlp Downloader popular?

It lives in MapleShaw/yt-dlp-downloader-skill, which has 213 GitHub stars and 30 forks.

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