yt-dlp 2026.10.21

New version: yt-dlp 2026.10.21 by yt-dlp - the download link below points directly to the developer.

yt-dlp is a powerful, feature-rich command-line tool for downloading audio and video from thousands of websites. As a maintained fork of the inactive youtube-dlc project, it provides a robust solution for retrieving media from major platforms like YouTube, Vimeo, and TikTok. Ideal for developers, system administrators, and media enthusiasts, yt-dlp offers a scriptable, terminal-based approach to managing digital media files without the need for a graphical interface.

Key Features

• Supports downloading audio and video from thousands of websites
• Command-line interface suitable for scripting and automation
• Active development as a fork of the youtube-dlc project
• Includes support for browser impersonation in specific extractors
• Handles various media formats and quality options
• Open-source project with a permissive license structure

What's new in version 2026.08.19

• Core changes include deprecating number_of_digits and random_uuidv4 utilities
• Updated random_user_agent version range to 145-151
• Fixed season and series extraction for America's Test Kitchen
• Reworked Apple and Showroom extractors for improved stability
• Added support for share URLs and fixed format extraction for TikTok
• Added visionOS player client and web_embedded client fallbacks for YouTube
• Removed dead ARD extractor and iOS/macOS clients for Vimeo