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yt-dlp

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Formula Media v2026.7.4

Feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

When to use

Feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader. Use yt-dlp when you want a widely used media command-line package that can be installed and updated through Homebrew. It is one of FastBrew's top packages by Homebrew installs, with about 710.7K installs over the last year.

Install 1 App in Terminal
$
brew install yt-dlp
Source: homebrew/core GitHub Homebrew

Dependencies

Official Homebrew Stats

Install activity metrics for yt-dlp.

+26.1% vs 90d avg
30 Days
66.7K total installs
2.2K installs / day avg
90 Days
158.6K total installs
1.8K installs / day avg
1 Year
710.7K total installs
1.9K installs / day avg

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