Projects used
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
- A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes
Make sure to install ffmpeg and python
sudo apt install ffmpeg python
On fedora
sudo dnf install ffmpeg python pip
And then for python
python3 -m pip3 install secretstorage
A script for downloading content from Youtube
sudo curl -L https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BeanGreen247/Youtube-Download-Script/master/youtubetomp3mp4.sh
in --cookies-from-browser chrome chagne chrome to your pefered browser
make sure that you are logged into google, youtube and youtube music in your defined browser
To run the script
DO NOT RUN AS SUDO, or files will be stored in /root directory
bash youtubetomp3mp4.sh
want to download one song at a time? well here you go
/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl --hls-prefer-ffmpeg --cookies-from-browser chrome -i -f b --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" <SongLinkUrlHerePlease>
in --cookies-from-browser chrome chagne chrome to your pefered browser