YTDLP

BL used: youtube-dl -f 'bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio/best[height<=1080]’ -o '%(title)s.f%(format_id)s.%(ext)s'

Some common usage examples for yt-dlp:

Print out the available formats and information with: yt-dlp --list-formats <video>

Print JSON information for the video and audio streams: yt-dlp --dump-json <video> Single video or audio downloads

Download the best format (video + audio) that is equal to or greater than 720p width. Save this file as video_id.extension (1La4QzGeaaQ.mp4): yt-dlp -f "best[height>=720]" <video> -o '%(id)s.%(ext)s'

Download and merge the best video stream with the best audio stream: yt-dlp -f 'bv*+ba' <video> -o '%(id)s.%(ext)s'

Download 1080p video and merge with best audio stream: yt-dlp -f 'bv*[height=1080]+ba' <video> -o '%(id)s.%(ext)s'

Download 1080p video that is mp4 format and merge with best m4a audio format: yt-dlp -f 'bv[height=1080][ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]' --merge-output-format mp4 <video> -o '%(id)s.mp4'

Embed video thumbnail into video file use --embed-thumbnail: yt-dlp -f 'bv[height=1080][ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]' --embed-thumbnail --merge-output-format mp4 <video> -o '%(id)s.mp4'

Embed subtitles to video file (if they exist) --embed-subs : yt-dlp -f 'bv[height=1080][ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]' --embed-subs --merge-output-format mp4 <video> -o '%(id)s.mp4'

Embed metadata about the video --embed-metadata : yt-dlp -f 'bv[height=1080][ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]' --embed-metadata --merge-output-format mp4 <video> -o '%(id)s.mp4'

Get the best audio into mp3 file: yt-dlp -f 'ba' -x --audio-format mp3 <video> -o '%(id)s.mp3'

All the options for format selection and filtering can be found here, There are a lot. Playlists

Download a YouTube playlist with the videos being 1080p and the best audio. Save into channel_id/playlist_id directory with the video added to an archive text file: yt-dlp -f 'bv*[height=1080]+ba' --download-archive videos.txt -o '%(channel_id)s/%(playlist_id)s/%(id)s.%(ext)s' Channels

Download an entire YouTube channel as 720p video with best audio. Save into a folder named after the channel name with the video files being the title of the video (Foo the Flowerhorn/5 Months Update – Flowerhorn Foods.webm). yt-dlp -f 'bv*[height=720]+ba' --download-archive videos.txt