ytsnap
Fast and independent YouTube video downloader built from scratch.
Installation
pip install ytsnap
CLI Usage
# Basic download
ytsnap "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"
# Custom output filename
ytsnap "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" output.mp4
# Download specific quality
ytsnap "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" video.mp4 --quality 720p
# Download by itag
ytsnap "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" video.mp4 --itag 18
Library Usage
from youtube_downloader import YouTubeDownloader
# Initialize downloader
downloader = YouTubeDownloader("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID")
# Get available formats
formats = downloader.get_formats()
for fmt in formats:
print(f"itag={fmt['itag']} quality={fmt['quality']} size={fmt['filesize']}")
# Download video (auto-selects best format)
downloader.download("video.mp4")
# Download specific quality
downloader.download("video_720p.mp4", quality="720p")
# Download by itag
downloader.download("video.mp4", itag=18)
Features
- ✅ No yt-dlp dependency
- ✅ Uses YouTube's innertube API
- ✅ Multiple quality options
- ✅ Progress tracking
- ✅ Both CLI and library usage
- ✅ Video and audio formats
- ✅ Fast and lightweight
How it works
Uses YouTube's official innertube API with Android client credentials to fetch direct CDN URLs without signature decryption complexity.
License
MIT
1 maintainer
Metadata
1 maintainer
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