LOU32 YT-DLP COMMAND BUILDER

Build a single yt-dlp command. Only non-empty options are included. Values persist in your browser.

yt-dlp GitHub Repository - Official yt-dlp Documentation.

Basics

URL & Output

URL(s) — separate by space
Output template (-o)
Restrict filenames (--restrict-filenames) No playlist (--no-playlist)

Format Selection

Video / Audio

Format selector (-f)
Merge to container (--merge-output-format)
Extract audio only (-x) Audio format (--audio-format)
Audio quality (0–10 for mp3) (--audio-quality)
Embed thumbnail (--embed-thumbnail)

Subtitles

Captions

Languages comma list (--sub-lang)
Auto subs (--write-auto-subs) Manual subs (--write-subs) Embed subs (--embed-subs) Subtitle format (--sub-format)

Playlist

Ranges

Start index (--playlist-start)
End index (--playlist-end)
Items (--playlist-items)

Network / Auth

Cookies, Proxy, Limits

Cookies from browser (--cookies-from-browser)
Profile (optional)
Cookies file (--cookies)
Proxy (--proxy)
Rate limit (--limit-rate)
Retries (--retries)
Sleep interval seconds (--sleep-interval)
User-Agent (--user-agent)

yt-dlp -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" -f "bestvideo*+bestaudio/best" "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"