YouTube Video Downloader

Description

A command-line tool to download high-quality YouTube videos from single videos, playlists, or channels. This tool utilizes yt-dlp for video downloading and ffmpeg for video merging. It also features a multi-threaded download process with a sleek terminal interface, providing a progress bar and clean user experience.

Features:

• Download videos from single video URLs, playlists, or YouTube channels.
• Retrieves the highest quality video and audio streams.
• Merges video and audio to MP4 format using ffmpeg.
• Supports multi-threaded downloading for fast and efficient video downloads.
• Clean and user-friendly interface with progress bars.
• Option to customize the save location for downloaded videos.

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• yt-dlp
• ffmpeg
• tqdm
• colorama
• pyfiglet

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/youtube-video-downloader.git
   cd youtube-video-downloader

2. Make sure you have ffmpeg installed and accessible in your system's PATH.

3. Download and install yt-dlp , colorama , pyfiglet and tqdm :

   pip install yt-dlp colorama pyfiglet tqdm 

Usage

1. Run the script:

   python youtube_video_downloader.py

2. You will be prompted to input:

   • The YouTube video, playlist, or channel URL.
   • The directory name where the videos will be saved (optional).

3. The program will fetch the video URLs and start downloading them in the highest available quality to the specified directory.

4. Once the download is complete, you'll see a message indicating success.

Example:

Video/Playlist/Channel URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxKrR3VjggMv5oYFeOBtQzPimH8mMlhzI
Directory Name: My_Videos

Notes:

• If downloading a playlist or channel, the program will download videos for all entries.
• Ensure that ffmpeg.exe is installed and its path is correctly set in the script (FFMPEG_PATH).

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to yt-dlp for the video downloading functionality.
• Thanks to ffmpeg for video and audio merging.
• Thanks to pyfiglet for the banner text.