YouKuDownLoader

A video downloader focus on China mainland video sites.

website: https://github.com/zhangn1985/ykdl

This project is a fork of you-get with below changes.

Structured source code.
focus on China mainland video sites.
dropped supports of Python 3.4 and below (see #487).

Simple installation guide

Packages on PyPI had been outdated, consider install via other package managers, or direct install from source.

macOS/Linux

install Homebrew

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

install FFmpeg and mpv [optional]

brew install ffmpeg mpv

install ykdl (v1.7.0)

brew install ykdl

/usr/local/bin is already in your PATH, if it is not, add it

Debian/Linux

install FFmpeg and mpv [optional]

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg mpv

install pip

sudo apt-get install python3-pip

install ykdl

pip3 install git+https://github.com/zhangn1985/ykdl.git --upgrade --user

add ~/.local/bin to your PATH

Windows 10

install Chocolatey with PowerShell

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

install FFmpeg and mpv [optional]

choco install ffmpeg mpv

install Python (--version is not necessary, default to newest version)

choco install python --version=3.x.x

install pip

python3.x -m ensurepip
python3.x -m pip install pip --upgrade
python3.x -m pip install setuptools --upgrade

install ykdl

pip3 install git+https://github.com/zhangn1985/ykdl.git --upgrade

Windows 7+

install FFmpeg and mpv [optional]
install Python 3 from python.org
make sure folders of ffmpeg.exe, mpv.exe, python.exe and folder python/Scripts are in your PATH
install pip and ykdl, same as Windows 10, see above

Other OS

Please DIY.

Site status

Please check wiki page: sites-status

File bugs or requirements are welcome.

Submit PRs are welcome.

gonejack/ykdl