<p>A command-line program to download videos from YouTube and other video <ahref="./supported.html">sites</a></p>
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<h1>Python 2/3+</h1>
<p>Purely written in Python from scratch.</p>
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<h1>Run From Anywhere</h1>
<p>Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OSX, etc.</p>
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<h1>Comprehensive Documentation</h1>
<p><ahref="https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#readme">Complete documentation</a> from installation guides to flag details.</p>
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<h1>10,000+ commits</h1>
<p>With over 400 contributors, there are 10,000+ commits and growing.</p>
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<h1>500+ sites</h1>
<p>Media files from <ahref="./supported.html">500+ sites</a> can be downloaded.</p>
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<h1>Open Source</h1>
<p>Released as <ahref="https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/LICENSE">public license</a>, you can modify it, redistribute it, or use it however you like.</p>
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<h3>Linux/Unix/Mac OSX:</h3>
<p>To clone from remote source and build locally*:</p>
<p>We provide <ahref="https://yt-dl.org/latest/youtube-dl.exe">Windows executable</a> that includes Python.</p>
<h3>Note</h3>
<p>*As youtube-dl requires <ahref="https://www.python.org/">Python</a> version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+ to work (except Windows executable), make sure to check which Python version is running.</p>
<p>*For more detailed instructions, please click <ahref="./installation.html">here</a>.</p>
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<h2>Found a bug?</h2>
<p>Please head over to our <ahref="https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/">GitHub repo</a> and submit a <ahref="https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/new">new issue</a> or, if exists, join the conversation with your findings!</p>
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<h2>Credits</h2>
<h3>Core team:</h3>
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<li><ahref="https://github.com/rg3">Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez</a><em>(inactive)</em>: original author, program core.</li>
<li><ahref="https://github.com/phihag">Philipp Hagemeister</a>: core developer, maintainer since 2011.</li>
<li><ahref="https://github.com/FiloSottile">Filippo Valsorda</a><em>(inactive)</em>: core developer, Windows build, testing.</li>
<p>Many <ahref="https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/AUTHORS">other people</a> contributing patches, code, ideas and kind messages. Too many to be listed here. You know who you are. Thank you very much.</p>
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