cyberneticlibrary

Download YouTube videos in bulk

youtube-downloaderskillsetup L2137
Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace
What it does

Download YouTube videos as mp3/mp4 with metadata and playlist support

Best for

Archiving YouTube content (lectures, interviews, music) locally when you need batch downloads with metadata preserved

Inputs
  • · YouTube URL
  • · format (audio/video)
  • · playlist flag
  • · output directory
Outputs
  • · downloaded file
  • · metadata (title, artist, duration)
  • · playlist summary
Requires
  • · yt-dlp or youtube-dl
  • · ffmpeg
Preconditions

yt-dlp/youtube-dl installed; ffmpeg in PATH; output directory writable; video publicly accessible

Failure modes

Age-restricted video; region-blocked content; dead URL; output format unsupported; ffmpeg missing

Trust signals
  • · yt-dlp recommended (maintained)
  • · ffmpeg conversion supported
  • · metadata extraction documented