submitted 3 weeks ago by waterbird to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I want to download a couple of videos from creators I like, to keep them in case they are ever lost later (whether due to censorship or drama, etc). What is the best method to use for getting files from youtube? bonus points especially if they result in file types that I can burn to a dvd.

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[-] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 41 points 3 weeks ago

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

[-] waterbird 3 points 3 weeks ago

thank you!

[-] sonalder@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

If you don't feel confortable with CLI tools their is graphical front-ends for yt-dlp such as Open Video Downloader or stacher but using yt-dlp is always better

[-] crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago

Consider uploading them to a peertube instance, so others can also see them

[-] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

You can use Invidious or Piped as a frontend, and there will be a link you can click to download, no need to install anything.

[-] Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

I just use grayjay :)

[-] unrushed233@lemmings.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I like Tube Archivist

[-] 0range@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

I download youtube videos in .mp3 format very often, both for music and to listen to as podcasts. I don't know if it's the best method but this is how i do it:

Use the MultiSelect extension to select multiple videos and put them in a playlist, which i name Download. This playlist has to be public.
Use Open Video Downloader to download this playlist, making sure that it writes the metadata in tags. If necessary, it can also download age-restricted videos by importing cookies from your browser, i've done it a couple of times but it's not convenient.
I pretty much leave it at that, but you could use a media tagger to add further information to the files.