CLI tool for searching YouTube/YTMusic and downloading audio/video from 1000+ platforms
Project description
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
📋 Commands
search
fm-dlp search <query> [--limit 10] [--yt-video] [--album] [--raw] [--only-url] [--no-color]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--limit N |
Maximum number of results (default: 10) |
--yt-video |
Search YouTube videos instead of YouTube Music |
--album |
Search for albums instead of individual tracks |
--raw |
Output raw JSON/Python dict format |
--only-url |
Output only URLs without any formatting |
--no-color |
Disable colored output in search results |
download
fm-dlp download <urls> [--codec CODEC] [--kbps 256] [--jobs 5] [--quiet] [--no-metadata] [--path PATH] [--cookies COOKIES] [--no-color]
URLs: Single, multiple (space/comma), or file path (one URL per line, # for comments)
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--codec |
Audio: mp3, aac, flac, m4a, opus, vorbis, wavVideo: mp4, mkv, webm, mov, avi, flv |
--kbps |
Audio bitrate 64–320 (default: 256) |
--jobs |
Number of parallel downloads (default: 5) |
--quiet |
Suppress yt-dlp output messages |
--no-metadata |
Skip metadata and thumbnail embedding |
--path |
Override download directory |
--cookies |
Browser name (chrome, firefox, edge, safari, brave, opera) or path to cookies file |
--no-color |
Disable colored output in download messages |
config
fm-dlp config <path> [--no-color]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
path |
Default download directory |
--no-color |
Disable colored output in configuration messages |
📄 License & Acknowledgments
MIT License — Built with:
| Library | Purpose |
|---|---|
| yt-dlp | Download engine |
| ytmusicapi | YouTube Music API |
| mutagen | Metadata tagging |
| platformdirs | Config paths |
| argss | CLI framework |
Author: Fkernel653
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