yt-dlp-helper 0.1.2

A wrapper for yt-dlp that downloads best quality, and ensures it's in H.264

yt-dlp-helper

A beautiful command-line wrapper for yt-dlp with a rich interface.

Installation

pip install yt-dlp-helper

To upgrade to the latest version:

pip install --upgrade yt-dlp-helper

Usage

Download a video with best quality (h.264/mp4, up to 1080p):

download "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..."

Interactive format selection with automatic conversion option:

download "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..." --ask-format
# or
download "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..." -a

Manual format selection:

download "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..." --format "bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio/best"
# or
download "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..." -f "bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio/best"

Features

• Beautiful progress bars and status indicators
• Smart format selection prioritizing h.264/mp4 formats
• Interactive format selection with detailed information
• Automatic format conversion to h.264/mp4 when needed
• Rich CLI interface with helpful error messages

Format Selection

The tool prioritizes formats in the following order:

1. Best h.264/mp4 format up to 1080p
2. Best separate h.264 video + audio combination
3. Other formats with optional conversion to h.264/mp4

When using --ask-format or -a, you'll see a detailed table of available formats with:

• Resolution and FPS
• File size
• Video and audio codecs
• Bitrate information
• Format-specific notes

Formats are organized into three categories:

1. Combined formats (video + audio)
2. Video-only formats
3. Audio-only formats

You can select:

• A single format ID for combined formats
• Two format IDs (e.g., "137+251") to combine video and audio
• Non-h.264/mp4 formats with automatic conversion option

License

MIT

Author

Isaac Gutekunst