YAPH is a simple playlist downloader for YouTube. Does not require any login or API key.

please note that this is a work in progress and not all features are implemented yet. this tools still have a lot of dependencies and bugs. if you find any bugs or have any suggestions please open an issue here.

Installation

# clone the repo
$ git clone https://github.com/itzanka/yaph.git

# change the working directory
$ cd yaph

# install the dependencies
$ pnpm i 

Usage

$ node .
Usage : ypdl <url> [-t <number>] [-f <filter>] [-q <quality>] [-o <output>]
Options :
         --help, -h     Show this help message.
         -t <number>    Number of threads to use (default: 5).
         -f <filter>    Filter file to download (default: audioandvideo)
                        Available filters: audioandvideo, video, videoonly,
                        audio, audioonly.
         -q <quality>   Set the quality of the downloaded file
                        (default: highestaudio)
                        Available qualities: highestaudio, highestvideo,
                        lowestaudio, lowestvideo, highest, lowest.
         -o <output>    Set the output directory (default: current directory).

Examples

# download with default settings
$ node . https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw-VjHDlEOgvb8ZrZQYq4w9R3oiApNV53

# Download from YT Music
$ node . https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRXpXJVsBRVh8Ms2ZSS_CMf2_TRLMqH-D&feature=share

# Set thread 
$ node . https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw-VjHDlEOgvb8ZrZQYq4w9R3oiApNV53 -t 10

# Set filter
$ node . https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw-VjHDlEOgvb8ZrZQYq4w9R3oiApNV53 -f audioonly

# Set quality
$ node . https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw-VjHDlEOgvb8ZrZQYq4w9R3oiApNV53 -q highest

# Set output directory
$ node . https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw-VjHDlEOgvb8ZrZQYq4w9R3oiApNV53 -o D:/Music

# Set all options
$ node . https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw-VjHDlEOgvb8ZrZQYq4w9R3oiApNV53 -t 10 -f audioonly -q highest -o D:/Music

Future Plans

• [ ] Add support for more sites
• [ ] Add support for download range
• [ ] Add support for download non playlist urls
• [ ] Add support for download from file
• [ ] Add support for nodejs package

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Thanks to

• node-ytdl-core
• node-ytpl
• async

License

MIT