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 ✅ 2026.2.21
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on:

certifi 2026.2.25 Mozilla CA bundle for Python
deno 2.7.1 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 25.6.1 Open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
yt-dlp 75,564
yt-dlp --HEAD 512
Installs on Request (30 days)
yt-dlp 71,628
yt-dlp --HEAD 511
Build Errors (30 days)
yt-dlp --HEAD 56
yt-dlp 42
Installs (90 days)
yt-dlp 174,227
yt-dlp --HEAD 956
Installs on Request (90 days)
yt-dlp 164,613
yt-dlp --HEAD 955
Installs (365 days)
yt-dlp 656,064
yt-dlp --HEAD 4,395
Installs on Request (365 days)
yt-dlp 620,469
yt-dlp --HEAD 4,393