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How does it download videos? I thought YouTube blocked ripping videos?

• simonw 3y ago
  https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl and https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp (which this project uses, see https://github.com/tubearchivist/tubearchivist/blob/f848e73251d59de75671aeb97e08f064601a6042/tubearchivist/requirements.txt#L12 https://github.com/tubearchivist/tubearchivist/blob/f848e732... ) are great at ripping videos, and not just from YouTube, they support 100+ different media providers. They are actively updated every time a new blocking technique comes along.
  • EGreg 3y ago
    OK but this is self-hosted
    • simonw 3y ago
      Those tools work on a laptop - I use them all the time.