youtube-tools

YouTube Tools

YouTube Tools is a simple command-line interface (CLI) application that lets you download YouTube videos and audio in the highest quality. The tool supports saving the video and audio streams separately and merging them.

Features

• Download video and audio streams from YouTube.
• Merge video and audio into a single file.
• CLI-friendly and configurable with various options.

Installation

To install the package globally using npm, run the following command:

npm install -g youtube-tools

Usage

Once installed, you can use the CLI tool by running the following command:

youtube-tools <YouTube-URL> -o <output-file> [options]

Examples

• Download a YouTube video and merge video/audio into output.mp4:

  youtube-tools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Kvb7gWZOcY -o output.mp4
  

• Download a YouTube video:

  youtube-tools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Kvb7gWZOcY -o output.mp4
  

Options

• -o, --output <file>: Output file path for the merged video and audio.

Requirements

Before using this tool, make sure you have the following dependencies installed:

• Node.js (>= 12.x)
• FFmpeg (required for merging video and audio)

FFmpeg Installation

To install FFmpeg:

• On macOS:

  brew install ffmpeg
  

• On Ubuntu:

  sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
  

• On Windows:
  Download from the official FFmpeg website.

Development

If you want to contribute or run the tool locally:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/episage/youtube-tools.git
   cd youtube-tools
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Run the tool:

   node index.js <YouTube-URL> -o <output-file> [options]
   

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.