A user-friendly YouTube downloader CLI for Termux — powered by yt-dlp and aria2c with quality selection and full-bandwidth threading.
Project description
yt-termux
A user-friendly YouTube downloader CLI for Termux on Android.
Powered by yt-dlp + aria2c with multi-connection threading, quality selection, and auto-saves to /sdcard/Yt_downloads.
Install
pip install yt-termux
Recommended (for max speed + MP4 merge support):
pkg install aria2 ffmpeg
pip install yt-termux
Usage
Just type:
yt
- Paste a YouTube URL
- Choose quality (4K / 1080p / 720p / 480p / 360p / Audio MP3)
- Download starts immediately — saved to
/sdcard/Yt_downloads
Features
- Multi-connection downloads via
aria2c— uses full available bandwidth - Quality selection — 4K, 2K, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p, or audio-only MP3
- Threaded fragment downloads — concurrent chunks for faster speeds
- Default save path —
/sdcard/Yt_downloads(customizable per session) - Works without aria2c — falls back gracefully to yt-dlp's built-in downloader
Requirements
| Tool | Install command | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| yt-dlp | pip install yt-dlp |
Yes |
| aria2 | pkg install aria2 |
Recommended |
| ffmpeg | pkg install ffmpeg |
Recommended |
Environment Variables
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
YT_DOWNLOAD_DIR |
/sdcard/Yt_downloads |
Override default save folder |
License
MIT
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