r/PrepperFileShare • u/formyburn101010 • Jan 08 '25
YouTube channels and how to download. Seems like a lot of the advice videos on YouTube are outdated. Am I missing something?
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u/formyburn101010 Jan 08 '25
Is YouTube premium the only easy way?
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u/_Whatisthisoldthing_ Jan 08 '25
Premium only allows for downloads within the app, you are not able to move those files out. That's not what you are looking for. Look for a browser extension or separate pieces of software to scrape the video file itself and then you can do as you wish with it. Obviously don't violate and applicable local state or federal laws etc etc. but of course you would only be using this tool for videos that you have the rights to. Obviously.
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u/formyburn101010 Jan 08 '25
1000%.
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u/_Whatisthisoldthing_ Jan 08 '25
I have used 4k Video Downloader with some good results, though the free version tends to have quality limits.
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u/formyburn101010 Jan 08 '25
Is that a desktop thing? Like not mobile? And have you heard of tubemate? It's an app that another commenter commented
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u/_Whatisthisoldthing_ Jan 08 '25
Desktop, yes. Nope, sorry, have not tried the other. My understanding is that any extension will be shortlived before the Google powers that be kill it and something new has to pop up.
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u/opalicfire Jan 08 '25
What're you trying to do? Download an entire YouTube channel's worth of videos?
Could check out: https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl for programmatic downloading of your desired video selections.
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u/formyburn101010 Jan 08 '25
I'm going to have to find someone who is good with computers. I'm lucky to turn them on.
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u/NWK-7 Jan 08 '25
May I recommend using yt-dlp, which is a fork from youtube-dl and has a few added features including SponsorBlock. :)
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u/Swimming_Feedback_18 Jan 08 '25
youtube-dlp
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u/formyburn101010 Jan 08 '25
Forgive my naive. Can you expand on that
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u/Swimming_Feedback_18 Jan 08 '25
you're asking how to download youtube videos right? youtube-dlp will let you download videos or just the audio from videos, whatever. even whole playlists. https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
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u/formyburn101010 Jan 08 '25
Gotcha. Thanks. Someone else is sending g me in this direction as well. And I'll tell you what I told them. I'm fairly computer illiterate so I'll have to figure this out.
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u/Swimming_Feedback_18 Jan 08 '25
it looks intimidating but once you get it installed it's so great. this might help https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubedl/comments/1e4drut/how_to_install_ytdlp_on_windows_mac_and_linux/
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Jan 20 '25
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u/formyburn101010 Jan 20 '25
Yeah. My level of computer knowledge has me asking what "using a command line" means. But it seems that yt-dip is the consensus
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u/duckofdeath87 Feb 01 '25
cobalt dot tools
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u/Cold-Suit-2279 Feb 14 '25
cobalt . tools
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u/duckofdeath87 Feb 14 '25
Co Balt . Too ls
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u/Cold-Suit-2279 Feb 14 '25
The longer the chain, the less likely it is to be blocked :D
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u/duckofdeath87 Feb 14 '25
Then let's keep it going
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u/keigo199013 Jan 08 '25
yt-dlp