<p><em>youtube-dl</em> is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the <ahref="http://www.python.org/">Python interpreter</a>, version 2.x (x being at least 5), and it is not platform specific. It should work in your Unix box, in Windows or in Mac OS X. It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. The project is currently being developed at <ahref="https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/">github.com</a>.</p>
<p>I will try to keep it updated if YouTube.com changes the way you access their videos. After all, it is a simple and short program. However, I can not guarantee anything. If you detect it stops working, check for new versions and/or inform me about the problem, indicating the program version you are using. My contact information is at <ahref="https://rg03.wordpress.com/contact-me/">rg03.wordpress.com</a>. If the program stops working and I can not solve the problem but you have a solution, I would like to know it. Furthermore, if you think you can maintain the program yourself, tell me.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the feedback received so far. I am glad people find my program useful.</p>
<p><em>youtube-dl</em> is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the <ahref="http://www.python.org/">Python interpreter</a>, version 2.5+ (Python 3 support is planned), and it is not platform specific. It should work in your Unix box, in Windows or in Mac OS X. It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. The project is currently being developed at <ahref="https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/"><strong>github</strong></a>.</p>
<ahref="#q1">The program has stopped working. Please fix it.</a><br>
<ahref="#q-bugs">The program has stopped working / I want to suggest a feature.</a><br>
<ahref="#q2">Can you please put the -b option back?</a><br>
<ahref="#q3">I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What's this?</a><br>
<ahref="#q4">I have downloaded a video but how can I play it?</a><br>
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<h1id="q1">The program has stopped working / I want to suggest a feature.</h1>
<h1id="q-bugs">The program has stopped working / I want to suggest a feature.</h1>
<p>Please report the problem in the <ahref="https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues">issuetracker</a>. Your bug report should include:
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<li>The name and version of your Operating System ("Ubuntu 11.04 x64" or "Windows 7 x64" is usually enough).</li>
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If you're suggesting a feature, any details can help:
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<li>If it's an option: How would you call it? What should the help text be?</li>
<li>If it's support for a new site: Mention an example video URL. If you can describe the download process, that's a huge plus. But don't worry if you can't - we love a good challenge ;).</a>
<li>For programmers: Providing code that implements the change will speed up the integration process. <ahref="https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/fork">Fork youtube-dl</a> on github, and <ahref="http://help.github.com/send-pull-requests/">send us a pull request</a>.</li>
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<h1id="q2">Can you please put the -b option back?</h1>