fm-dlp 3.5.3

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

fm-dlp — Download and tag music/video from YouTube, YTMusic, and 1000+ sites

Download and tag high-quality music and video from YouTube, YouTube Music, and 1000+ sites — all from your terminal.

✨ Features

• Multi-platform Search — YouTube, YouTube Music (tracks & albums)
• 1000+ Supported Sites — Any site yt-dlp supports
• Audio/Video Formats — MP3, FLAC, MP4, MKV, WebM, and more with configurable bitrate
• Metadata Embedding — Title, artist, album tags + thumbnail (audio)
• Proxy Support — HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4/SOCKS5/SOCKS5h
• Cookie Support — Browser cookies for restricted content
• Parallel Downloads — Async support for multiple URLs
• Cross-platform Config — XDG, AppData, Application Support

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+ & FFmpeg

Installation

pip install fm-dlp        # pip
uv pip install fm-dlp     # uv
pipx install fm-dlp       # pipx

Usage

fm-dlp config ~/Music                          # Set download directory (first run)
fm-dlp search "artist" --platform yt-music     # Search tracks
fm-dlp search "album" --type album             # Search albums
fm-dlp download "URL" --codec mp3 --kbps 320   # Download audio
fm-dlp download "URL" --codec mp4              # Download video

📋 Commands

search — Find music

fm-dlp search <query> [--limit 10] [--platform yt-music|yt-video] [--type track|album] [--proxy URL]

Option	Default	Description
--platform	yt-music	Search platform: yt-music, yt-video
--type	track	Content type: track, album
--limit	10	Number of results
--proxy	—	Proxy URL

download — Download audio/video

fm-dlp download <urls> [--codec CODEC] [--kbps 256] [--quiet] [--max-concurrent 5] [--cookies browser] [--proxy URL]

Option	Default	Description
--codec	m4a/opus	Audio: mp3, aac, flac, m4a, opus, vorbis, wav Video: mp4, mkv, webm, mov, avi, flv
--kbps	256	Bitrate 64–320 (audio only)
--max-concurrent	5	Parallel downloads
--quiet	—	Suppress output
--no-metadata	—	Disable metadata embedding
--cookies	—	Browser: chrome, firefox, edge, etc.
--proxy	—	http://, socks5://, etc.

config — Set download path

fm-dlp config ~/Music    # Set directory
fm-dlp config             # View current path

Stored in: ~/.config/fm-dlp/ (Linux), ~/Library/Application Support/fm-dlp/ (macOS), %APPDATA%\fm-dlp\ (Windows).

📖 Examples

# Search
fm-dlp search "Sewerslvt" --limit 10 --platform yt-music
fm-dlp search "usedcvnt" --type album

# Audio
fm-dlp download "URL" --codec flac
fm-dlp download "URL1 URL2 URL3" --codec mp3 --kbps 320

# Video
fm-dlp download "URL" --codec mp4
fm-dlp download "URL" --codec mkv

# Advanced
fm-dlp download "URL" --cookies firefox
fm-dlp download "URL" --proxy socks5://127.0.0.1:9050
fm-dlp download "URL1 URL2 URL3 URL4 URL5" --quiet --max-concurrent 10

📁 Project Structure

fm-dlp/
├── fm_dlp/
│   ├── __init__.py          # Package initializer
│   ├── cli.py               # CLI entry point (cliss)
│   ├── commands/
│   │   ├── search.py        # YouTube & YTMusic search
│   │   └── download.py      # Async download engine (yt-dlp)
│   └── utils/
│       ├── configer.py      # JSON config manager
│       └── validator.py     # Input validation & dependency checks
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
└── LICENSE

🔧 Requirements

Dependency	Purpose
yt-dlp	YouTube extraction & download
ytmusicapi	YouTube Music API
mutagen	Audio metadata tagging
platformdirs	Cross-platform config paths
color-kiss	Terminal colors
cliss	CLI framework
FFmpeg	Audio/video conversion (system)

❓ FAQ

Why fm-dlp when yt-dlp exists?

fm-dlp wraps yt-dlp's complex flags into a clean workflow: search with readable output, download with a single --codec option, and automatic metadata tagging from structured music data — no memorising flag combinations.

macOS defaults to M4A, others to Opus — why?

macOS treats M4A/AAC as first-class (Finder, Music.app, QuickTime). Linux/Windows default to Opus for superior quality at equivalent bitrates. Override with --codec.

How does CLI parsing work?

Uses cliss — a zero-dependency wrapper over argparse with type-driven arguments and async support.

Proxy support?

Protocol	Download	Search (yt-video)	Search (yt-music)
http://, https://	✅	✅	✅
socks4://, socks5://, socks5h://	✅	✅	❌

📄 License

MIT License — see LICENSE file.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• yt-dlp — Download engine
• ytmusicapi — YouTube Music API
• mutagen — Metadata tagging
• platformdirs — Config paths
• color-kiss — Terminal colors
• cliss — CLI framework

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Author: Fkernel653 Repository: github.com/Fkernel653/fm-dlp PyPI: pypi.org/project/fm-dlp