Since yt-dlp doesn’t work anymore, is there a replacement?

  • Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    1 hour ago

    Since yt-dlp doesn’t work anymore

    Of course it still works. I used it a minute before I posted this.

  • HappyFrogEnglish
    2·
    8 hours ago

    I don’t have any issues, what’s the problem?

    • Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      I think I read awhile ago YouTube is testing a change that renders programs like yt-dlp completely useless, but I’m fuzzy on the detail

  • Hellfire103@lemmy.caEnglish
    12·
    18 hours ago

    yt-dlp supports passing on cookies from your browser, oncw you’ve logged in at least once.

    There’s also GrayJay on Android.

  • Lyra_LycanEnglish
    26·
    1 day ago

    It still works for now. I’m in emergency hoard-shit-for-no-good-reason mode

    Are you having issues? Because I’ve covered almost every error in my own attempts

    • dirtycrow@programming.devEnglish
      2·
      13 hours ago

      I watched some old Minecraft let’s play a while back and I think it’s gone forever now. Really wish I had somehow downloaded a copy before it just bleeped out.

    • matey@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      I get 403 when I try to use it. I normally use ytdl-sub and youtubedl-material, but those stopped working so I tried doing it just straight from the command line, and it doesn’t work anywhere.

        • matey@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
          15·
          1 day ago

          Oh man, you’re my hero. All the docker containers update automatically, but I stopped trying them because of the issues and kept trying manually. It’s working now! Thank you!

          • Lyra_LycanEnglish
            2·
            4 hours ago

            Glad you got it working! ytdl-sub is my go-to as well now that I’ve migrated it to a Linux server. A fantastic program. Be sure to enable throttle_protection though, my limits were too low and my account got blocked (using cookies because some of my subscriptions’ videos get flagged mature)

          • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
            12·
            1 day ago

            Excellent. I just use the CLI executable directly and update it as it breaks. Wasn’t even aware there were Docker versions of it lol.

          • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
            5·
            1 day ago

            Weird. I did a test download before replying, and it worked. Though I’m just using vanilla yt-dlp and am unfamiliar with the other two variants you listed.

  • bigDottee@geekroom.techEnglish
    2·
    19 hours ago

    I’ve been using pinchflat which is essentially a front end for yt-dlp and it’s been working fine for me. Mind you, i have all YouTube traffic from pinchflat running through a vpn to a different country so but that’s because that system also sails the high seas 🏴‍☠️😂