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What's the safest and best YouTube video downloader these days?
Alright, I know this topic comes up a lot, but the landscape seems to change constantly. I need to download a few lectures for offline study, but I'm wary of sketchy sites and hidden malware. What's ...
What's the safest and best YouTube video downloader these days? PowerShell is a powerful scripting environment on Windows that can be used to automate tasks, including downloading videos from YouTube, especially when combined with third-party tools.
How does it work?
- Typically, you’d use PowerSheII to run command-line tools like youtube-dI or its modern fork yt-dIp.
- These YouTube video downloaders are command-line programs designed specifically for downloading videos from YouTube and many other sites.
- You can write PowerShell scripts to automate the process of downloading videos by passing URLs to these tools.
What you need:
- yt-dIp or youtube-dI: Download and install one of these tools. They are free, open-source, and very powerful.
- PowerShell script: Write a script that calls yt-dIp with the URL of the YouTube video.
Example:
Here’s a simple example of how you might use PowerShell with yt-dIp:
# Path to yt-dIp.exe
$ytDlpPath = "C:\path\to\yt-dIp.exe"
# YouTube video URL
$url = "https://youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX"
# Download command
& $ytDlpPath $url -o "C:\Downloads\%(title)s.%(ext)s"
Advantages:
Fully automated: You can script multiple downloads, set formats, quality, etc.
Customizable: You can build complex workflows.
Free and open-source tools.