CLI tool for searching YouTube/YTMusic and downloading audio/video from 1000+ platforms
Project description
fm-dlp — Download music/video from YouTube, YTMusic, and 1000+ sites
Download high-quality music and video from YouTube, YouTube Music, and 1000+ sites — with metadata tagging, from your terminal.
🚀 Quick Start
pip install fm-dlp # Requires Python 3.10+ & FFmpeg
fm-dlp config ~/Music # Set download directory
fm-dlp search "artist" # Search tracks
fm-dlp download "URL" --codec flac # Download audio
📋 Commands
search — Find music
fm-dlp search <query> [--limit 10] [--platform yt-music|yt-video] [--type track|album]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--platform |
yt-music |
yt-music, yt-video |
--type |
track |
track, album |
--limit |
10 | Results count |
--proxy |
— | Proxy URL |
download — Download audio/video
fm-dlp download <urls> [--codec CODEC] [--kbps 256] [--max-concurrent 5] [--quiet] [--no-metadata]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--codec |
m4a/opus |
Audio: mp3, aac, flac, m4a, opus, vorbis, wavVideo: mp4, mkv, webm, mov, avi, flv |
--kbps |
256 | Bitrate 64–320 (audio) |
--max-concurrent |
5 | Parallel downloads |
--quiet |
— | Suppress yt-dlp output |
--no-metadata |
— | Skip metadata embedding |
--path |
config | Override download directory |
--cookies |
— | Browser: chrome, firefox, edge |
--proxy |
— | http://, socks5://, etc. |
config — Set download path
fm-dlp config ~/Music
📖 Examples
# Search
fm-dlp search "Sewerslvt" --limit 10
fm-dlp search "usedcvnt" --type album
# Audio
fm-dlp download "URL" --codec mp3 --kbps 320
fm-dlp download "URL1 URL2 URL3" --codec flac
# Video
fm-dlp download "URL" --codec mp4
fm-dlp download "URL" --codec mkv
# Custom path
fm-dlp download "URL" --path ~/Downloads
# Advanced
fm-dlp download "URL" --cookies firefox --proxy socks5://127.0.0.1:9050
fm-dlp download "URL1 URL2 URL3" --quiet --max-concurrent 10
🔧 Dependencies
| Library | Purpose |
|---|---|
yt-dlp |
Download engine |
ytmusicapi |
YouTube Music API |
mutagen |
Metadata tagging |
platformdirs |
Config paths |
color-kiss |
Terminal colors |
cliss |
CLI framework |
| FFmpeg | Audio/video conversion (system) |
❓ FAQ
Why fm-dlp over yt-dlp? Simplifies complex flags into clean commands: readable search output, single --codec option, automatic metadata tagging.
Why M4A on macOS? macOS treats M4A/AAC as native (Finder, Music.app). Linux/Windows default to Opus for better quality. Override with --codec.
Proxy support? HTTP/HTTPS works everywhere. SOCKS only for download and yt-video search.
📄 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
Author: Fkernel653 Repository: github.com/Fkernel653/fm-dlp PyPI: pypi.org/project/fm-dlp
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