APVDL - Another python video downloader

This tool allows you to download videos (or audio) from mainly youtube, although it should work on all of the supported websites.

Take a look at the tested websites.

This program uses YT-DLP and FFmpeg.

Installation

You will need:

• Python 3.10+
• FFmpeg (make sure it's in PATH)

In CMD (as administrator), run the following command:

cd <the path you downloaded this repo to>

and then:

python3 pip install -r requirements.txt

This will ensure you have all the dependencies required for this program to work.

How to use?

In CMD (as administrator), run the following command:

cd <the path you downloaded this repo to>

and then:

py main.py

Tested websites

• youtube.com - ✅
• video.aktualne.cz - ✅
• reddit.com - ✅, just make sure to right click the video and click copy video address
• seznamzpravy.cz - ❌
• stream.cz - ✅
• twitter.com - ✅, but the tweet cannot contain any type of quotes
• ceskatelevize.cz - ❌, throws 404, will probably be fixed soon by the yt-dlp devs

Issues

As of writing this README.md, it seems that everything is working correctly. Please submit an issue if you find one.

Getting help

In case something doesn't work:

• Make sure you have everything set up correctly
• Try updating the yt-dlp package using: python3 pip uninstall yt-dlp & python3 pip install yt-dlp
• If neither of these work, submit an issue.

To do

• Fix that awful speed display

Note

This program was created solely for educational purposes.