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Download YouTube Video

This is a simple script and Flask app that allows you to download YouTube videos using the command-line tool yt-dlp.

Typing yt-dlp.py and the youtube link everytime you want to download a video. This method can be a lot qucker.

Installation

  1. Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/spongly/youtube.git
  2. Install the dependencies: pip install flask yt-dlp
  3. Run the Flask app: python flask.py
  4. Install the Tampermonkey extenction: https://www.tampermonkey.net/
  5. Click on the Tampermonkey icon and click on Create a new script
  6. Paste the script in script.txt into Tampermonkey

Usage

  1. Go to a YouTube video you want to download
  2. Wait for the video player to load
  3. Click the "Download" button that appears on the player
  4. The video will be downloaded to your computer

Note: You may need to modify the port number in the Flask app if it conflicts with another application running on your computer.

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