yt-dlp
Install command:
brew install yt-dlpFeature-rich command-line audio/video downloader
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
License: Unlicense
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/yt-dlp.json
Formula code: yt-dlp.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 2026.10.26 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on:
| certifi | 2026.10.23 | Mozilla CA bundle for Python |
| cffi | 2.1.1 | C Foreign Function Interface for Python |
| deno | 2.9.8 | Secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript |
| pycparser | 3.12 | C parser in Python |
| python@3.15 | 3.15.2 | Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language |
Depends on when building from source:
| pkgconf | 3.0.10 | Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit |
Binaries:
yt-dlp
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 531,554 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 8,572,851 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 74,416 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 7.1× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-03T00:38:37Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-04 to 2026-11-03. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 74,022 | 154,491 | 684,773 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 394 | 1,323 | 4,169 |
| Installs on Request | 68,050 | 140,619 | 629,046 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 393 | 1,322 | 4,167 |
| Build Errors | 27 | ||
Build Errors (--HEAD) | 21 |