The main thing(s) I (used to) download from youtube are/were just for the music. Now its such a pita to d/l anything, in my experience.
Would there be an easy/easier way to just d/l the audio portion? (d/l mp3 or d/l & convert to)
In the past I have easily d/l'd music vids from them, but no more, , , , ,
I am not talking new or newer music, I'm talking '50's-'60's + early '70's rock. I'm livin' in the past! (I am 72 now)
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Yes, no, maybe, I don't know, Can you repeat the question?
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youtube-dl --format bestaudio "url"
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Thanx, I'll give it a try
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You can use an online service if you like:
https://www.onlinevideoconverter.com/youtube-converter -
Another online converter is savefrom, youtubeconverter and others
All is possible!
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Online converters constantly get broken or disappear (and are full of egregious ads if not using ad-blocking extensions), while youtube-dl has been consistently updated for years and is unlikely to vanish anytime soon.
To get more control, first type :
Code:youtube-dl -F [link]
This will list all the available formats. Usually the m4a audio is "140", so you then type :
Code:youtube-dl -f 140 -o "H:\YouTube - %(title)s [%(id)s].m4a"
=> The “-o ...” part is optional, it allows to customize the file name with various available templates.
=> If it no longer works, it probably means that YouTube's layout has changed somehow, in which case updating youtube-dl with the command “youtube-dl -U” usually solves the problem.
A much more complex software which may be easier to use (graphic user interface), and is also regularly updated (at least its platform-specific plugins) : JDownloader2. It automatically checks the clipboard for relevant links, and lists whatever downloadable content it finds, and so for a YT link it includes the audio-only stream (m4a). But at some point it started to fail with many YT videos, so I stopped using it for those and now only use youtube-dl.
Or there are small programs which are just GUI layers for youtube-dl, which may be more “user friendly” but have limited options compared with the CLI.
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