ytplaylist-downloader 0.1.4

A lightweight CLI tool to download audio from YouTube playlists

yt-playlist-dl

A lightweight CLI tool to download audio from YouTube playlists and videos. Perfect for Termux on Android!

Features

• 🎵 Download audio-only from YouTube playlists and individual videos
• 📦 Lightweight with minimal dependencies (just yt-dlp)
• 🚀 Simple command-line interface
• 📱 Works great on Android via Termux
• 🎚️ Customizable audio format and quality

Installation

From PyPI (once published)

pip install yt-playlist-dl

From source

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/yt-playlist-dl.git
cd yt-playlist-dl
pip install .

On Termux (Android)

pkg install python ffmpeg
pip install yt-playlist-dl

Usage

Download a playlist to the current directory:

ytdl "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=..."

Download to a specific directory:

ytdl -o ~/Music "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=..."

Download in different format with custom quality:

ytdl -f m4a -q 256 "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=..."

Download a single video:

ytdl "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ"

Download private playlists (like Liked videos) - extract cookies from browser:

# Make sure you're logged into YouTube in your browser first!
ytdl --cookies-from-browser chrome "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=LL"
# Works with: chrome, firefox, brave, edge, opera, safari, chromium, vivaldi

Options

positional arguments:
  url                   YouTube playlist or video URL

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                        Output directory (default: current directory)
  -f {mp3,m4a,opus,wav,flac}, --format {mp3,m4a,opus,wav,flac}
                        Audio format (default: mp3)
  -q QUALITY, --quality QUALITY
                        Audio quality in kbps (default: 192)
  -c COOKIES, --cookies COOKIES
                        Path to cookies.txt file for authentication
  --cookies-from-browser {chrome,firefox,brave,edge,opera,safari,chromium,vivaldi}
                        Extract cookies from browser (easiest way for private playlists!)
  -v, --version         show program's version number and exit

Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• yt-dlp
• FFmpeg (for audio conversion)

On Termux, install FFmpeg with:

pkg install ffmpeg

License

MIT License - feel free to use and modify!

Contributing

Pull requests welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first.