juanibiapina/yt-dlp
agents/skills/yt-dlp/SKILL.md
Download videos, extract audio, and get transcripts from YouTube and 1000+ sites. Use when asked to download a video, extract audio, get a transcript, rip subtitles, or fetch media. Triggers on "download video", "yt-dlp", "extract audio", "YouTube download", "get transcript", "subtitles", or any media download request.
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add juanibiapina/dotfiles yt-dlpInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- yt-dlp
- description:
- Download videos, extract audio, and get transcripts from YouTube and 1000+ sites. Use when asked to download a video, extract audio, get a transcript, rip subtitles, or fetch media. Triggers on "download video", "yt-dlp", "extract audio", "YouTube download", "get transcript", "subtitles", or any media download request.
yt-dlp
Video/audio downloader supporting YouTube and 1000+ sites.
Transcripts
Extract transcript text from YouTube videos.
# Get auto-generated transcript (most YouTube videos have this)
yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --sub-lang en --convert-subs srt --skip-download -o "transcript" <url>
cat transcript.en.srt | sed '/^[0-9]*$/d; /^$/d; /-->/d' | awk '!seen[$0]++'
# Get manual/uploaded subtitles (higher quality when available)
yt-dlp --write-subs --sub-lang en --convert-subs srt --skip-download -o "transcript" <url>
cat transcript.en.srt | sed '/^[0-9]*$/d; /^$/d; /-->/d' | awk '!seen[$0]++'
# List available subtitle languages
yt-dlp --list-subs <url>
# Get subtitles in a specific language
yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --sub-lang es --convert-subs srt --skip-download -o "transcript" <url>
# Keep timestamps (raw SRT)
yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --sub-lang en --convert-subs srt --skip-download -o "transcript" <url>
cat transcript.en.srt
Tip: Use --write-auto-subs for auto-generated captions (available on most YouTube videos). Use --write-subs for human-uploaded subtitles (fewer videos, but higher quality).
Download Video
# Best quality (default)
yt-dlp <url>
# Specific quality
yt-dlp -f "bestvideo[height<=720]+bestaudio/best[height<=720]" <url>
yt-dlp -f "bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio/best[height<=1080]" <url>
# List available formats
yt-dlp -F <url>
# Pick a specific format by ID
yt-dlp -f 137+140 <url>
# Output to specific path
yt-dlp -o "/path/to/%(title)s.%(ext)s" <url>
Extract Audio
# Extract audio as mp3
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 <url>
# Best audio quality
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 <url>
# Other formats: m4a, wav, flac, opus
yt-dlp -x --audio-format m4a <url>
Playlists
# Download entire playlist
yt-dlp <playlist-url>
# Download specific items (1-indexed)
yt-dlp --playlist-items 1,3,5 <playlist-url>
yt-dlp --playlist-items 1:5 <playlist-url>
# Extract audio from playlist
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 <playlist-url>
# List playlist contents without downloading
yt-dlp --flat-playlist --print "%(title)s %(url)s" <playlist-url>
Video Info
# Print title
yt-dlp --print title <url>
# Print metadata as JSON
yt-dlp --dump-json <url>
# Print duration, view count, etc.
yt-dlp --print "%(title)s | %(duration>%H:%M:%S)s | %(view_count)s views" <url>
Output Templates
Common placeholders for -o:
%(title)s # Video title
%(id)s # Video ID
%(ext)s # File extension
%(upload_date)s # Upload date (YYYYMMDD)
%(channel)s # Channel name
%(playlist)s # Playlist name
%(playlist_index)s # Position in playlist
Example: yt-dlp -o "%(channel)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" <url>
Tips
- Use
--no-playlistto download a single video from a playlist URL - Use
--cookies-from-browser chromefor age-restricted or private content - Use
--limit-rate 1Mto throttle download speed - Use
--download-archive archive.txtto skip already-downloaded videos - Supports 1000+ sites beyond YouTube. Try any video URL.
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