yv-xtract 1.1

CLI tool to download YouTube videos

YouTube Video Xtractor

A simple CLI tool to download videos from YouTube either in mp4 or mp3 format and with the ability to crop them.

Developed by Ricaidito.

Usage

yvx [-h] [--path PATH] [-mp3] [--start-time START_TIME] [--end-time END_TIME] [--set-path SET_PATH] url

positional arguments:
  url                   URL of the video to download.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --path PATH           Path to store the downloaded file (default: current_directory/out/).
  -mp3                  Convert the video to MP3 format.
  --start-time START_TIME
                        Time from where the video will start (Format: HH:MM:SS [e.g., 00:02:30]).
  --end-time END_TIME   Time where the video will end (Format: HH:MM:SS [e.g., 00:05:00]).
  --set-path SET_PATH   Set the default path to store the downloaded files.

Examples:

To download a video, execute the following command:

yvx <video_url>

Download the video in mp3 format:

yvx <video_url> -mp3

To extract a clip from 2:30 to 5:00:

yvx <video_url> --start-time 00:02:30 --end-time 00:05:00

You also can specify the end time only. For example, to download the video until 5:00:

yvx <video_url> --end-time 00:05:00

To download the video in a specific directory, you can add the --path flag as shown below:

yvx <video_url> --path <path_to_directory>

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.