fm-dlp 4.4.1

CLI tool for searching YouTube/YTMusic and downloading audio/video from 1000+ platforms

fm-dlp — Download from YouTube, YTMusic, and 1000+ sites

CLI tool for searching YouTube/YTMusic and downloading audio/video from 1000+ platforms

🚀 Quick Start

pip install fm-dlp                    # Python 3.10+ & FFmpeg required
fm-dlp config ~/Music                 # Set download directory
fm-dlp search "artist"                # Search tracks
fm-dlp download "URL" --codec flac    # Download audio

🌈 Color Output

By default, fm-dlp uses colored output for better readability. To disable colors globally, use the --no-color flag before the command:

fm-dlp --no-color search "artist"
fm-dlp --no-color download "URL"
fm-dlp --no-color config ~/Music

📋 Commands

search

Search for music tracks, albums, or videos on YouTube/YTMusic.

fm-dlp search <query> [--limit LIMIT] [--yt-video] [--album] [--raw] [--only-url]

Option	Default	Description
query	Required	Search query string
--limit N, -l	10	Maximum number of results to return
--yt-video, -v	False	Search for YouTube videos instead of music tracks
--album, -a	False	Search for albums instead of individual tracks
--raw, -r	False	Output results in raw format (Python dict representation)
--only-url, -u	False	Output only the URLs without any formatting

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download

Download audio or video content from supported platforms (YouTube, YTMusic, and 1000+ sites).

fm-dlp download <urls> [--codec CODEC] [--kbps KBPS] [--jobs JOBS] [--quiet] [--no-metadata] [--save] [--path PATH] [--only-video] [--cookies COOKIES]

Option	Default	Description
urls	Required	Single URL, comma/space-separated list, or path to text file with URLs (one per line, # for comments)
--codec, -c	m4a (macOS) opus (others)	Audio: mp3, aac, flac, m4a, opus, vorbis, wav, alac Video: mp4, mov, mkv, webm, avi, flv
--kbps, -k	256	Audio bitrate in kbps (64–320). Higher = better quality, larger file
--jobs, -j	5	Maximum number of concurrent downloads for faster batch processing
--quiet, -q	False	Suppress yt-dlp output messages (errors still shown)
--no-metadata	False	Disable embedding metadata (title, artist, album) and thumbnail into audio files
--save, -s	False	Saving settings (except URL)
--use-config, -u	False	Use saved parameters from config file as defaults
--path, -p	Configured path	Custom download directory (overrides default config)
--only-video, -v	False	Download video file without audio track
--cookies, -C	None	Browser name: brave, chrome, chromium, edge, opera, vivaldi, whale, firefox, safari Or path to cookies file (.txt, .sqlite, .db, .cookies)

Audio Codec Details:

• Lossy: mp3 (universal), aac (Apple), m4a (Apple), opus (modern web) - smaller files
• Lossless: flac (high quality), wav (uncompressed), alac (Apple lossless) - larger files
• Recommended: opus for best quality/size ratio, flac for archival

Video Container Details:

• mp4 - Most compatible, uses m4a audio
• mkv - Open format, uses opus audio
• webm - Web optimized, uses opus audio
• mov - Apple format, uses m4a audio
• avi - Legacy Windows, uses mp3 audio
• flv - Flash video, uses aac audio

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config

Configure the default download directory path.

fm-dlp config <path>

Option	Default	Description
path	Required	Default directory path for downloads. Use absolute path for best results (e.g., /home/user/Music or C:\Music)

Config Location:

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%/fm-dlp/config.json
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/fm-dlp/config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/fm-dlp/config.json

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⚙️ Requirements

• Python 3.10+ - Asyncio support required
• FFmpeg - Required for audio/video processing. Install via:
  • macOS: brew install ffmpeg
  • Linux: sudo apt install ffmpeg (Debian) or sudo dnf install ffmpeg (Fedora)
  • Windows: Download from ffmpeg.org and add to PATH

Verify installation: ffmpeg --version

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🔧 Validation & Error Handling

The CLI performs comprehensive validation before executing commands:

Search:

• Validates that --limit is a positive integer

Download:

• Validates URLs (must start with http:// or https:// or be a valid file)
• Validates codec against supported list
• Validates bitrate range (64–320 kbps)
• Validates job count (must be >= 1)
• Validates download path (must exist and be a directory)
• Validates cookies (browser name or valid file path with correct extension)
• Checks FFmpeg installation

Config:

• Validates path exists and is a directory
• Creates config directory if it doesn't exist
• Handles permission errors gracefully

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📄 License & Acknowledgments

GPLv3 License — Built with:

Library	Purpose
yt-dlp	Download engine supporting 1000+ sites
ytmusicapi	YouTube Music search API
mutagen	Metadata tagging for audio files

Author: Fkernel653

Project: GitHub • PyPI