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 ✅ 2026.3.17
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on:

certifi 2026.2.25 Mozilla CA bundle for Python
deno 2.7.6 Secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
python@3.14 3.14.3 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language

Depends on when building from source:

node 25.8.1 Open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
yt-dlp 77,990
yt-dlp --HEAD 461
Installs on Request (30 days)
yt-dlp 73,728
yt-dlp --HEAD 460
Build Errors (30 days)
yt-dlp --HEAD 34
yt-dlp 18
Installs (90 days)
yt-dlp 188,529
yt-dlp --HEAD 1,118
Installs on Request (90 days)
yt-dlp 178,267
yt-dlp --HEAD 1,117
Installs (365 days)
yt-dlp 693,505
yt-dlp --HEAD 4,595
Installs on Request (365 days)
yt-dlp 655,755
yt-dlp --HEAD 4,593