🎥 YT-DLP DOWNLOADER TOOL

A beautiful and user-friendly interface for downloading YouTube videos and audio using yt-dlp.

📋 Available Scripts

🖥️ Command Prompt (CMD)

• DownloadByCMD.bat - Enhanced version with beautiful UI and loop functionality

⚡ PowerShell

• DownloadByPowershell.ps1 - Enhanced version with beautiful UI and loop functionality

🚀 How to Use

For Command Prompt (Recommended: DownloadByCMD.bat)

1. Double-click DownloadByCMD.bat
2. Choose your option:
   • [1] Download video → saves to Videos/ folder
   • [2] Download audio (MP3) → saves to Audios/ folder
   • [3] Exit
3. Paste your YouTube link (single video or public playlist)
4. Wait for download to complete
5. Choose another option or exit

For PowerShell (Recommended: DownloadByPowershell.ps1)

1. Right-click DownloadByPowershell.ps1 → "Run with PowerShell"
2. Choose your option:
   • [1] Download video → saves to Videos/ folder
   • [2] Download audio (MP3) → saves to Audios/ folder
   • [3] Exit
3. Paste your YouTube link (single video or public playlist)
4. Wait for download to complete
5. Choose another option or exit

📁 File Structure

YT-dlp/
├── DownloadByCMD.bat            # Enhanced CMD script (recommended)
├── DownloadByPowershell.ps1     # Enhanced PowerShell script (recommended)
├── Videos/                      # Downloaded videos folder (auto-created)
├── Audios/                      # Downloaded audio files folder (auto-created)
├── Tools/                       # All executable files
│   ├── yt-dlp.exe               # Main downloader executable
│   ├── ffmpeg.exe               # Video processing
│   ├── ffplay.exe               # Media player
│   ├── ffprobe.exe              # Media analyzer
│   ├── aria2c.exe               # Download accelerator
│   └── AtomicParsley.exe        # Metadata editor
└── readme.md                    # This documentation

⚠️ Important Notes

⚠️ EXTRACTING THE ZIP FILES FIRST: If you download from GitHub, the Tools folder contains the zipped files (.zip/.rar) due to GitHub's 100MB file size limit. Please extract all zipped files in the Tools/ folder before running the scripts. All executables must reside directly in the Tools/ folder.

🔗 Getting the Correct Link

• ✅ CORRECT: Copy link from browser address bar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXXXXXXX
• ✅ PLAYLIST: Copy playlist link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXXXXXXXXX
• ❌ WRONG: Don't use share button links

📝 Playlist Note: Only public playlists can be downloaded. Private or unlisted playlists will not work.

🔄 Keeping yt-dlp Updated

Regular updates ensure compatibility with YouTube changes.

For Command Prompt:

# Open Command Prompt (Win + R → type "cmd" → Enter)
cd "path\to\your\YT-dlp\folder"
Tools\yt-dlp.exe -U

For PowerShell:

# Open PowerShell (Win + R → type "powershell" → Enter)
cd "path\to\your\YT-dlp\folder"
.\Tools\yt-dlp.exe -U

✨ Features

• 🎨 Beautiful UI - Clean, professional interface with box drawings
• 🔄 Loop Functionality - Continue downloading multiple files without restarting
• 📁 Auto Folder Creation - Automatically creates Videos/ and Audios/ folders
• 🔇 Quiet Mode - Clean output without verbose yt-dlp messages
• ⚡ Fast & Reliable - Optimized for best performance
• 🎵 High Quality Audio - Best quality MP3 conversion
• 📱 Universal Links - Works with most YouTube URLs and public playlists

🛠️ Troubleshooting

• "Not found yt-dlp.exe" → Download yt-dlp from official releases OR extract compressed files in Tools/ folder
• Download fails → Update yt-dlp using the commands above
• PowerShell execution policy → Run: Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
• Scripts don't work → Make sure all .exe files are extracted from compressed archives in the Tools/ folder

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Enjoy downloading! 🎉