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youtube-dl is what makes most youtube music ripping sites function. Which are widely used by people who aren't paying for music streaming subscriptions. ex: ht

youtube-dl is what makes most youtube music ripping sites function. Which are widely used by people who aren't paying for music streaming subscriptions. ex: https://github.com/Rudloff/alltube https://github.com/Rudloff/alltube

lottin 5y ago
People are downloading music clips so that they don't have to listen to ads? Why don't they just install an ad-blocker?
- onemoresoop 5y ago
  Maybe they want the music clips for offline viewing?
  - Shared404 5y ago
    Indeed. If the industry won't give me a simple way to purchase a file, I'll make my own.
    - zepearl 5y ago
      That's my case - as I know that some music videos/clips will disappear soon or later for any reason (happened in the past), and as I cannot buy+download them then the only option I'm currently aware of is to download them with youtube-dl. It works reliably and it's simple to use. In my case this often happens "in addition" to buying+downloading the song's mp3 (usually on Amazon).
- iKlsR 5y ago
  If the avg man knew the concept of an adblocker we would live in a different online world. I've seen people sit and watch 2 minute ads and or complain about how cramped pages are, they know they don't want ads and it's annoying but only a small percentage of that google "block youtube ads" and can click their way to install an extension etc.
  - Siira 5y ago
    Is it possible on iOS as well?
    - r00t4ccess 5y ago
      The ios youtube app seems to bypass the ad blockers, I stream on ios using brave it blocks youtube ads for me.
    - kergonath 5y ago
      There is a Safari extension for this. With the added advantage of replacing the stupid YouTube player with standard video controls. https://andadinosaur.com/launch-vinegar https://andadinosaur.com/launch-vinegar
- foxfluff 5y ago
  I'm downloading them so I can listen without being randomly paused by youtube. Also ends up saving bandwidth massively, and mpv --no-video wastes far less cpu than firefox.
lkxijlewlf 5y ago
It's not generally that great a quality right? Why even bother when you there are so many different ways to get music?
- ugjka 5y ago
  1) Quality is acceptable 2) Large part of world's population can't afford subscription services 3) There's a lot of music that is not on music streaming services but is on YouTube 4) Sometimes you need the mp3 file (for ringtone, for editing, for remixing etc) 5) There are still some people who rather want everything on their HDD
  - Karsteski 5y ago
    > There's a lot of music that is not on music streaming services but is on YouTube A lot of Caribbean music (Soca, Dancehall, Parang etc.) is like this.
  - JodieBenitez 5y ago
    6) content disappears from YT all the time, as anyone with large playlists must have notice. Better keep a local copy.
- yobert 5y ago
  It's as good of quality as listening directly on YouTube, which is fine enough for most people.
- dylan604 5y ago
  >It's not generally that great a quality right? You just described youtube in general. As the old saying goes, "content is king". Look at VHS (if you're old enough to remember). As bad of a quality as it was, everyone used it. Pros would complain about how bad it looked, but the mass populace was just fine with it. Youtube is the same way. In the beginning, the quality was soooo bad, but users didn't care because it gave them endless content.
  - justsomehnguy 5y ago
sib301 5y ago
No. Alltube isn’t a music ripping site. It’s a site that allows users to download any YouTube video. Some users use this tool to download music.
- sib301 5y ago
  This is like suing VCR manufacturers because some people used them to record music videos off of MTV.
  - ok_dad 5y ago
    > suing VCR manufacturers Might I direct you to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Universal_City_Studios,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Unive....
    - nostrademons 5y ago
      Which ruled in favor of Sony, that making personal copies of complete TV shows which you have access to is fair use, and that makers of such devices cannot be held liable as long as there are substantial non-infringing uses. I suspect that GP didn't pick that example randomly, because youtube-dl is a pretty close analog of a BetaMax.
- Barrin92 5y ago
  Which just makes it a generic ripping site because downloading YouTube videos is breaching the usage terms of the website in general. "You are not allowed to: access, reproduce, download, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license, alter, modify or otherwise use any part of the Service or any Content except: (a) as specifically permitted by the Service; (b) with prior written permission from YouTube and, if applicable, the respective rights holders; or (c) as permitted by applicable law;"
  - kergonath 5y ago
    > (c) as permitted by applicable law This one alone gives you a whole bunch of reasons to download a video, at least in sane jurisdictions.

lottin 5y ago

People are downloading music clips so that they don't have to listen to ads? Why don't they just install an ad-blocker?

onemoresoop 5y ago
Maybe they want the music clips for offline viewing?
- Shared404 5y ago
  Indeed. If the industry won't give me a simple way to purchase a file, I'll make my own.
  - zepearl 5y ago
    That's my case - as I know that some music videos/clips will disappear soon or later for any reason (happened in the past), and as I cannot buy+download them then the only option I'm currently aware of is to download them with youtube-dl. It works reliably and it's simple to use. In my case this often happens "in addition" to buying+downloading the song's mp3 (usually on Amazon).
iKlsR 5y ago
If the avg man knew the concept of an adblocker we would live in a different online world. I've seen people sit and watch 2 minute ads and or complain about how cramped pages are, they know they don't want ads and it's annoying but only a small percentage of that google "block youtube ads" and can click their way to install an extension etc.
- Siira 5y ago
  Is it possible on iOS as well?
  - r00t4ccess 5y ago
    The ios youtube app seems to bypass the ad blockers, I stream on ios using brave it blocks youtube ads for me.
  - kergonath 5y ago
    There is a Safari extension for this. With the added advantage of replacing the stupid YouTube player with standard video controls. https://andadinosaur.com/launch-vinegar https://andadinosaur.com/launch-vinegar
foxfluff 5y ago
I'm downloading them so I can listen without being randomly paused by youtube. Also ends up saving bandwidth massively, and mpv --no-video wastes far less cpu than firefox.

lkxijlewlf 5y ago

It's not generally that great a quality right? Why even bother when you there are so many different ways to get music?

ugjka 5y ago
1) Quality is acceptable 2) Large part of world's population can't afford subscription services 3) There's a lot of music that is not on music streaming services but is on YouTube 4) Sometimes you need the mp3 file (for ringtone, for editing, for remixing etc) 5) There are still some people who rather want everything on their HDD
- Karsteski 5y ago
  > There's a lot of music that is not on music streaming services but is on YouTube A lot of Caribbean music (Soca, Dancehall, Parang etc.) is like this.
- JodieBenitez 5y ago
  6) content disappears from YT all the time, as anyone with large playlists must have notice. Better keep a local copy.
yobert 5y ago
It's as good of quality as listening directly on YouTube, which is fine enough for most people.
dylan604 5y ago
>It's not generally that great a quality right? You just described youtube in general. As the old saying goes, "content is king". Look at VHS (if you're old enough to remember). As bad of a quality as it was, everyone used it. Pros would complain about how bad it looked, but the mass populace was just fine with it. Youtube is the same way. In the beginning, the quality was soooo bad, but users didn't care because it gave them endless content.
- justsomehnguy 5y ago

sib301 5y ago

No. Alltube isn’t a music ripping site. It’s a site that allows users to download any YouTube video. Some users use this tool to download music.

sib301 5y ago
This is like suing VCR manufacturers because some people used them to record music videos off of MTV.
- ok_dad 5y ago
  > suing VCR manufacturers Might I direct you to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Universal_City_Studios,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Unive....
  - nostrademons 5y ago
    Which ruled in favor of Sony, that making personal copies of complete TV shows which you have access to is fair use, and that makers of such devices cannot be held liable as long as there are substantial non-infringing uses. I suspect that GP didn't pick that example randomly, because youtube-dl is a pretty close analog of a BetaMax.
Barrin92 5y ago
Which just makes it a generic ripping site because downloading YouTube videos is breaching the usage terms of the website in general. "You are not allowed to: access, reproduce, download, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license, alter, modify or otherwise use any part of the Service or any Content except: (a) as specifically permitted by the Service; (b) with prior written permission from YouTube and, if applicable, the respective rights holders; or (c) as permitted by applicable law;"
- kergonath 5y ago
  > (c) as permitted by applicable law This one alone gives you a whole bunch of reasons to download a video, at least in sane jurisdictions.