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Want to download music? yt-dl, convert to mp3. Want to archive a video for later watching? yt-dl it. Want to avoid using a bloated webpage to watch a single vid

Want to download music? yt-dl, convert to mp3. Want to archive a video for later watching? yt-dl it. Want to avoid using a bloated webpage to watch a single video on YouTube? yt-dl it. Want to keep the video in case you're worried about it being taken down? yt-dl it.

pwg 5y ago
Want to watch, without an unskippable commercial or two in front, and without commercials in the middle interrupting the video? yt-dl.
- behnamoh 5y ago
  But you can uBlock it and not cause clutter on your disk.
  - pwg 5y ago
    ublocking the ads is not always effective - downloading the video is always effective unless the creator stuffed their own ad into the video before uploading. You can also watch it in a proper player that gives you more control over playback than what the JS from google gives you. You can watch it anytime, anywhere, even when you are somewhere without an internet connection. You can watch it on any device capable of playing the content, whether or not those devices can access youtube directly and/or can stream from youtube. You can transcode it for playback on another device that is unable to play the original file. You can watch as much as you like, pause, take breaks, jump backwards, forwards, go into slow-motion, do frame steps, all without google recording your every interaction with the video.
    - throwaway889900 5y ago
      So add Sponsorblock on top for the first one?
  - throwawayHN378 5y ago
    Except you can’t on mobile, and people only watch YouTube on mobile
    - derevaunseraun 5y ago
      Or newpipe (when it works)
behnamoh 5y ago
You can also archive pages that you're worried will be taken down. As with downloading music: that's exactly my question. Why would people download and play music like 10 years ago while there are numerous streaming services out there?
- t-3 5y ago
  I tend to listen to the same music. Why download the same song every time I want to hear it, rather than once? Also, most modern websites are horrible and media players lack basic features that desktop players have.
- smoldesu 5y ago
  If I download my music, I don't need to pay for a subscription service that might remove music in 6-12 months. I can also sync it between my devices with Syncthing and bam! Free Spotify Premium replacement. If I want to stream something, I can always use NewPipe on mobile. Normally I just download it.
  - seanw444 5y ago
    Several of my favorite songs have been removed from Spotify, which is extremely irritating. That's one of the biggest reasons I'll start storing my music myself, and then streaming it on my own.

pwg 5y ago

Want to watch, without an unskippable commercial or two in front, and without commercials in the middle interrupting the video? yt-dl.

behnamoh 5y ago
But you can uBlock it and not cause clutter on your disk.
- pwg 5y ago
  ublocking the ads is not always effective - downloading the video is always effective unless the creator stuffed their own ad into the video before uploading. You can also watch it in a proper player that gives you more control over playback than what the JS from google gives you. You can watch it anytime, anywhere, even when you are somewhere without an internet connection. You can watch it on any device capable of playing the content, whether or not those devices can access youtube directly and/or can stream from youtube. You can transcode it for playback on another device that is unable to play the original file. You can watch as much as you like, pause, take breaks, jump backwards, forwards, go into slow-motion, do frame steps, all without google recording your every interaction with the video.
  - throwaway889900 5y ago
    So add Sponsorblock on top for the first one?
- throwawayHN378 5y ago
  Except you can’t on mobile, and people only watch YouTube on mobile
  - derevaunseraun 5y ago
    Or newpipe (when it works)

behnamoh 5y ago

You can also archive pages that you're worried will be taken down. As with downloading music: that's exactly my question. Why would people download and play music like 10 years ago while there are numerous streaming services out there?

t-3 5y ago
I tend to listen to the same music. Why download the same song every time I want to hear it, rather than once? Also, most modern websites are horrible and media players lack basic features that desktop players have.
smoldesu 5y ago
If I download my music, I don't need to pay for a subscription service that might remove music in 6-12 months. I can also sync it between my devices with Syncthing and bam! Free Spotify Premium replacement. If I want to stream something, I can always use NewPipe on mobile. Normally I just download it.
- seanw444 5y ago
  Several of my favorite songs have been removed from Spotify, which is extremely irritating. That's one of the biggest reasons I'll start storing my music myself, and then streaming it on my own.