youtubedl-core
v4.11.7
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YouTube video downloader by Eternity Community.
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youtubedl-core
A lightweight and easy-to-use library for downloading videos from YouTube, powered by YouTube-DL and developed by the Eternity Community.
Installation
To install youtubedl-core, simply run the following command:
npm install youtubedl-core
Usage
To download a video, import the youtubedl-core library and use the download
function:
const youtubedl = require('youtubedl-core');
youtubedl.download('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ')
.then(info => {
console.log('Download complete');
})
.catch(err => {
console.error(err);
});
You can also pass options to the download function, such as specifying the video quality or format:
const youtubedl = require('youtubedl-core');
const options = {
quality: 'highest',
format: 'mp4'
};
youtubedl.download('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ', options)
.then(info => {
console.log('Download complete');
})
.catch(err => {
console.error(err);
});
For more information on the available options, see the YouTube-DL documentation.
About Eternity Community
youtubedl-core is developed by the Eternity Community, a group of developers dedicated to creating high-quality open source software. We believe that software should be accessible to everyone, and strive to make our projects as user-friendly and easy-to-use as possible.
If you're interested in contributing to youtubedl-core or any of our other projects, please visit our GitHub organization and check out the contribution guidelines. We welcome all contributions, big and small!