{"enrichment":{"faq":[{"a":"yt-dlp downloads YouTube videos in various formats and quality levels. Run `yt-dlp [URL]` to save a video locally. You can specify quality with `-f` (format) flags, choose resolution, and select video codecs. yt-dlp handles authentication, age-gated content, and automatically fetches the best available quality by default.","q":"How do I download YouTube videos using yt-dlp?"},{"a":"yt-dlp extracts audio from YouTube videos as MP3 or other formats using the `-x` flag combined with `--audio-format mp3`. Run `yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 [URL]` to download just the audio track. You can also specify audio quality with `--audio-quality` to control the bitrate of your extracted file.","q":"How to extract audio from YouTube as MP3 with yt-dlp?"},{"a":"yt-dlp retrieves and saves YouTube subtitles and transcripts as VTT files. Use `--write-subs` to download available captions and `--write-auto-subs` for auto-generated transcripts. Combine with `--sub-langs` to target specific languages. yt-dlp also fetches video metadata like title, duration, and description automatically.","q":"Can yt-dlp get YouTube subtitles and transcripts?"},{"a":"yt-dlp is a command-line tool for downloading YouTube content\u2014videos, audio, subtitles, and transcripts. Licensed under MIT, it automates bulk downloads via command line. Install via pip with `pip install yt-dlp` or download binaries from the GitHub repository. It works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.","q":"What is yt-dlp and how do I install it?"},{"a":"yt-dlp automates bulk YouTube content downloads via command line, including entire playlists. Use `yt-dlp [PLAYLIST_URL]` to download all videos in a playlist. Add `-x --audio-format mp3` to extract audio from each video, or `--write-subs` to grab subtitles for the entire batch in one command.","q":"Can I batch download YouTube playlists with yt-dlp?"},{"a":"yt-dlp downloads YouTube videos in various formats and quality levels. List available formats with `-F` to see all options. Use `-f best` for highest quality, `-f worst` for smallest file size, or specify exact format codes. yt-dlp supports MP4, WebM, MKV, and other containers with customizable video and audio codecs.","q":"What formats and quality options does yt-dlp support?"}],"shadow_tags":["media-extraction","cli-tool","batch-processing","subtitle-capture","audio-conversion","video-archival","transcript-generation","content-download"],"summary_rewrite":"yt-dlp lets you grab YouTube content\u2014videos, audio tracks, or transcripts\u2014in the format you need. Extract audio as MP3, pull full videos, or fetch subtitles and transcripts as VTT files."},"files":[{"bytes":1098,"path":"setup/skills/yt-dlp/SKILL.md","sha256":"5addb81348d73be3011fdc0bbe0ccac59151a41e48c1521cd393f303eafa2f20","url":"https://skillfed.io/files/ykdojo/safeclaw/yt-dlp/39ea76b5/SKILL.md"}],"id":"ykdojo/safeclaw/yt-dlp","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/ykdojo/safeclaw/yt-dlp","md":"https://skillfed.io/ykdojo/safeclaw/yt-dlp.md","repo":"https://github.com/ykdojo/safeclaw"},"meta":{"agents_supported":[],"first_seen":"2026-07-28","forks":21,"language":"HTML","last_updated":"2026-07-24","license":"MIT","name":"yt-dlp","publisher":"ykdojo","stars":176},"relations":{"similar":[{"id":"calesthio/OpenMontage/video-download"},{"id":"ykdojo/safeclaw/gdoc"},{"id":"eyadsibai/ltk/video-downloader"},{"id":"ykdojo/safeclaw/slack"},{"id":"berabuddies/Semia/youtube-video-downloader"},{"id":"eyadsibai/ltk/youtube-transcribe"},{"id":"MemTensor/skills-vote/media-downloader"},{"id":"liang121/video-summarizer/video-summarizer"},{"id":"joeseesun/yt-search-download/yt-search-download"},{"id":"nicepkg/ai-workflow/youtube-transcript"}]},"slug":{"owner":"ykdojo","repo":"safeclaw","skill":"yt-dlp"},"version":"39ea76b5"}