yt-dlp

Install command: 
brew install yt-dlp

Feature-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		 tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
sonoma ✅
macOS on
Intel		 sonoma ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 2026.2.4
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on:

certifi 2026.1.4 Mozilla CA bundle for Python
deno 2.6.8 Secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
python@3.14 3.14.2 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language

Depends on when building from source:

node 25.6.0 Open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
yt-dlp 69,183
yt-dlp --HEAD 368
Installs on Request (30 days)
yt-dlp 65,208
yt-dlp --HEAD 368
Build Errors (30 days)
yt-dlp --HEAD 46
yt-dlp 46
Installs (90 days)
yt-dlp 169,442
yt-dlp --HEAD 868
Installs on Request (90 days)
yt-dlp 159,844
yt-dlp --HEAD 868
Installs (365 days)
yt-dlp 641,662
yt-dlp --HEAD 4,279
Installs on Request (365 days)
yt-dlp 606,677
yt-dlp --HEAD 4,278