ytmagic 1.2.4

Download videos or extract audio from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), and more — easily and fast.

🎬 ytmagic

ytmagic is a simple command-line tool that lets anyone download videos or extract audio from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X, and more using yt-dlp — no technical knowledge needed.

It works on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

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🧠 What Can It Do?

• ✅ Download full video with best quality
• 🎧 Download audio only and convert it to MP3
• 📥 Choose specific video quality like 360p, 720p, 1080p
• 📁 Save to custom folder or default to ~/Downloads

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🔧 Installation

Make sure you have Python 3.7+, ffmpeg, and pip/pipx installed.

Then install ytmagic globally using pipx:

pipx install ytmagic

Or for local testing (developer mode):

git clone https://github.com/owais-shafi/Yt_Magic.git
cd ytmagic
pipx install --force --editable .

✅ Now you can use the ytmagic command from anywhere in your terminal.

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🎯 How to Use

Basic command format:

ytmagic [options] URL

🔤 Examples

ytmagic https://youtu.be/example1
# ▶️ Downloads best video+audio to ~/Downloads

ytmagic https://youtu.be/example2 -q 720
# ⬇️ Downloads 720p video

ytmagic https://youtu.be/example3 -a
# 🎵 Downloads and converts audio to MP3

ytmagic -a https://youtu.be/example4 -p ~/Music
# 🎧 Downloads MP3 and saves it in ~/Music

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⚙️ Command-Line Options

Option	Description
url (positional)	Video URL (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc.)
-q, --quality	Video quality: 360, 480, 720, 1080, or best (default: best)
-p, --path	Folder to save downloaded file (default: ~/Downloads)
-a, --audio	Download audio only and convert to MP3 (requires FFmpeg)

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📦 Dependencies

To use the -a (audio-only MP3) option, ffmpeg must be installed on your system.

✅ Install ffmpeg:

• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):

  sudo apt install ffmpeg
  

• Linux (Arch):

  sudo pacman -S ffmpeg
  

• macOS (with Homebrew):

  brew install ffmpeg
  

• Windows (with Chocolatey):

  choco install ffmpeg
  

• Or download manually and add it to your system PATH.

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📂 Default Output Folder

If no path is given using -p, ytmagic saves all downloads to:

~/Downloads

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💡 Tip

You can combine options! For example:

ytmagic -a -q best -p ~/Music https://youtu.be/example

This downloads the best audio, converts it to MP3, and saves it in your Music folder.

To upgrade ytmagic:

pipx upgrade ytmagic

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📱 Run on Android (via Termux)

Yes — ytmagic works on Android too using Termux!

✅ Steps to Set It Up:

1. Install Termux from Play store.

2. Open Termux and run:

   pkg update && pkg upgrade
   pkg install python ffmpeg termux-api
   pip install pipx
   pipx ensurepath
   source ~/.bashrc  # Or restart Termux
   

3. Install ytmagic:

   pipx install ytmagic
   

4. Grant storage access to Termux:

   termux-setup-storage
   

5. To save downloads to your phone storage, use:

   ytmagic -p /sdcard/Download/ <URL>
   

6. To make media files appear in your music/video apps, run:

   termux-media-scan /sdcard/Download/
   

7. (Optional) Add handy shortcuts by editing your bash config:

   nano ~/.bashrc
   

   Add these lines at the end:

   alias sc='termux-media-scan /sdcard/Music/'
   alias yt='ytmagic -p /sdcard/Download/'
   

   Then save and apply:

   source ~/.bashrc
   

🔁 After Every Download

Run:

sc

to make the audio/video visible in your media apps. Without this, downloaded files might not appear in players.

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👨‍🔧 Built With

• Python
• yt-dlp
• ffmpeg

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📜 License

MIT License — free for personal or commercial use.