A simple and effective YouTube Video Downloader built using yt_dlp and Python. This command-line tool allows you to download high-quality videos from YouTube directly to your local folder with minimal setup.
- 🔗 Download any public YouTube video by URL
- 📁 Choose custom save location or default to current folder
- 🔽 Automatically selects the best quality video available
- 🛠️ Simple and beginner-friendly Python script
- 📦 Error handling for invalid URLs or path issues
| Tool/Library | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Python | Core programming language |
| yt_dlp | YouTube download library (faster, modern fork of youtube-dl) |
| os module | Handle file paths and directory access |
Make sure you have Python installed. Then install yt_dlp:
pip install yt_dlp