README.md

yt for Windows

https://github.com/RellikJaeger/yt/tree/Windows
yt for Windows is just a YouTube video download script for Windows.

This is a minimal script to download YouTube videos using Windows cmd without extra effort.

Tips

• Move yt file into "C:\Windows".
• Run yt in different cmd sessions to download multiple videos in parallel.

Setup example for Windows

• Copy and paste this into cmd.

powershell -c "Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser; irm https://get.scoop.sh | iex; exit" && scoop install git sudo phantomjs && scoop bucket add extras && scoop install python ffmpeg busybox && cd %UserProfile% && rm -rf "./yt/" && git clone -b Windows https://github.com/RellikJaeger/yt && sudo cmd /c move /y ".\yt\yt.bat" "%SystemRoot%\" && rm -rf "./yt/" && start /i cmd /k "python -m pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall yt-dlp && echo. && cls && yt -v && yt -h" && exit

Available commands

Commands	Alias	Description
yt <url>	1080 <url>	Download best mp4 (1080p to lower)
yt 1080 <url>		Download 1080p mp4
yt 720 <url>		Download 720p mp4
yt 480 <url>		Download 480p mp4
yt 360 <url>		Download 360p mp4
yt mp3 <url>		Download best mp3
yt help	-h, --help	To see this help page
yt version	-v, -version, --version	Check yt version
yt upgrade	-u, up	Upgrade yt (self-reinstallation)

IMPORTANT: & and ; are not allowed in cmd arguments! Check your YouTube URLs before pressing Enter.

Tips

• Use shortern URLs or remove unnecessary parameter parts from URLs
• Use URL encoding for special characters (example online URL encoder: https://urlencoder.org)

Usage example

• Copy and paste this into cmd.

yt https://youtu.be/LxC0kD-GuBQ

Series download feature is removed in this Windows version for multiple reasons!

Output file path

• You can find the downloaded video file in the "Downloads\Video" folder:

C:\Users\<Username>\Downloads\Video\

Example downloaded video file path:

C:\Users\<Username>\Downloads\Video\Video Name.mp4