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Youtube-dl [1] is a great tool to backup videos from Youtube. (And just a pip install away) [1] https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/ https://rg3.github.io/youtube

by staz 10y ago

Youtube-dl [1] is a great tool to backup videos from Youtube. (And just a pip install away) [1] https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/ https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/

emidln 10y ago
Also, despite the name, it works for a wide range of online video sources. youtube-dl is an amazing project.
dredmorbius 10y ago
On Android: Install Termux and you can install youtube-dl via pip. Bonus tip: install the Termux API app, and termux-tools package, and get clipboard access (along with other Android features).
- icebraining 10y ago
  On Android I use Youtube Downloader, which has the necessary Intents stuff to let you just open an YT link with it. Shame it went closed source, though. Is there some terminal app that lets you create new Intents to run commands? Should be simple to tie the action "Open link to youtube.com/" to running "youtube-dl $link".
  - dredmorbius 10y ago
    On terminal apps / intents: not that I'm aware, though that would be a great question to put to the Termux folk. There _are_ dialog prompts and such.
  - gman99 10y ago
    Here's [1] an open source app that lets you share a link from youtube which then uses a hosted version of youtube-dl to get the direct link to the mp4 url and pass it back to the Android Download app [1] https://github.com/zeronickname/VideoDownloader https://github.com/zeronickname/VideoDownloader
lern_too_spel 10y ago
Or you can just use Google Takeout to download the original videos you uploaded before YouTube reencoded them.
ravenstine 10y ago
For just Youtube, I use this script with Tampermonkey: https://github.com/gantt/downloadyoutube https://github.com/gantt/downloadyoutube I don't think I've ever updated it. It's just worked even during times when Youtube-dl required an update to start working again. Makes it a little more convenient because it adds a download dropdown to the video page. These days, I use it to download all the good stuff because I've had too many experiences of good content disappearing forever. NewPipe also serves as a good youtube downloader for Android.

by staz 10y ago

Youtube-dl [1] is a great tool to backup videos from Youtube. (And just a pip install away) [1] https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/ https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/

emidln 10y ago

Also, despite the name, it works for a wide range of online video sources. youtube-dl is an amazing project.

dredmorbius 10y ago

On Android: Install Termux and you can install youtube-dl via pip. Bonus tip: install the Termux API app, and termux-tools package, and get clipboard access (along with other Android features).

icebraining 10y ago
On Android I use Youtube Downloader, which has the necessary Intents stuff to let you just open an YT link with it. Shame it went closed source, though. Is there some terminal app that lets you create new Intents to run commands? Should be simple to tie the action "Open link to youtube.com/" to running "youtube-dl $link".
- dredmorbius 10y ago
  On terminal apps / intents: not that I'm aware, though that would be a great question to put to the Termux folk. There _are_ dialog prompts and such.
- gman99 10y ago
  Here's [1] an open source app that lets you share a link from youtube which then uses a hosted version of youtube-dl to get the direct link to the mp4 url and pass it back to the Android Download app [1] https://github.com/zeronickname/VideoDownloader https://github.com/zeronickname/VideoDownloader

lern_too_spel 10y ago

Or you can just use Google Takeout to download the original videos you uploaded before YouTube reencoded them.

ravenstine 10y ago

For just Youtube, I use this script with Tampermonkey: https://github.com/gantt/downloadyoutube https://github.com/gantt/downloadyoutube I don't think I've ever updated it. It's just worked even during times when Youtube-dl required an update to start working again. Makes it a little more convenient because it adds a download dropdown to the video page. These days, I use it to download all the good stuff because I've had too many experiences of good content disappearing forever. NewPipe also serves as a good youtube downloader for Android.