How to use yt-dlp for downloading the best quality youtube video

December 25, 2025
How to use yt-dlp for downloading the best quality youtube video
How to use yt-dlp for downloading the best quality youtube video

How to use yt-dlp for downloading the best quality youtube video

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Jaewan Shin
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December 25, 2025
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1. Install yt-dlp

yt-dlp
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1.1. With pip

python3 -m pip install -U "yt-dlp[default]"

1.2. With brew

brew install yt-dlp

2. Download video with the best quality

Use this code.
yt-dlp -f "bv*[ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]/b[ext=mp4]" --merge-output-format mp4 YOUR_YOTUBE_VIDEO_URL
 

3. Download audio only with the best quality

yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --add-metadata YOUR_YOTUBE_VIDEO_URL
 
Download every video as audio file in a channel.
yt-dlp -x --audio-format best --audio-quality 0 -o "%(uploader)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" <CHANNEL_URL>