Download YouTube via command line

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In Firefox I use "DownloadHelper", is there a Mac OS X || Ubuntu command line tool that downloads YouTube videos for offline viewing?

vtest · Answer 1 · 2010-06-05 14:12:16Z

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Try youtube-dl. It's a CLI python script so it shall work on any platform that has python installed.

answered Jun 5 '10 at 14:12

vtest
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+1. Best tool as far as I know. – Shiki Jun 5 '10 at 15:16

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Here is a link to the webpage. – Thomas Jun 5 '10 at 15:39

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