yt-dlp-dl

Downloads the latest version of yt-dlp and keeps it updated.

Currently supports Windows, Linux, and macOS. yt-dlp-dl can also be used as a library.

Usage

CLI

Install yt-dlp-dl with either of the following, depending on your preferred package manager:

• yarn global add yt-dlp-dl
• npm install --global yt-dlp-dl

Then use it like so:

$ yt-dlp-dl             # Download to the current directory
Downloading yt-dlp...
yt-dlp download complete

$ yt-dlp-dl ~/bin       # Download to a specific directory
Downloading yt-dlp...
yt-dlp download complete


$ yt-dlp-dl             # Checking for updates
Updating yt-dlp...
yt-dlp download complete

$ yt-dlp-dl
yt-dlp is already up to date

To uninstall, do one of the following, depending on how you installed it:

• yarn global remove yt-dlp-dl
• npm uninstall --global yt-dlp-dl

API

downloadYtDlp(directory, [logger=console])

Downloads the latest version of yt-dlp to the specified directory. The downloaded file will be either yt-dlp or yt-dlp.exe depending on the platform.

If the file already exists, the download will only occur if the existing version is older than the latest version.

Returns a promise which resolves with true if the download was attempted and completed, or false if the latest version is already present.

Progress will be logged to the console by default. Alternatively, provide your own logger which implements the ILogger interface, or null to disable logging.