youtube-dl broke!!!
I cannot download anything with this anymore. Google API changeoids!
Here what I use now
Android or PC.
FreeTube
FreeTube is a feature-rich and user-friendly YouTube client with a focus on privacy.
Want the APK?
A fork of FreeTube which squashes everything into a webapp and exports it to Android via Cordova - GitHub - MarmadileManteater/FreeTubeCordo
FreeTube Cordova APK is only available on Izidroid F-Droid Repo, not the official F-droid right now.
An open source YouTube player built with privacy in mind
E.g., you want to Download this video
Share, Copy URL. Or pick URL from address bar
In FreeTube, paste to the search bar.
And you'll immediately open video
Click Download,
Since FreeTube couldn't merge best video & Audio properly, download more than 1 files there is to it:
Best Reference (720p 30fps video MP4)
Best Video (in this case 1080p60fps Video only, yours could be higher so pick that one)
Best Audio (usually the most bottom Audio Only)
Subtitle (the SRT on the most very mosr bottom if available)
It will open files directly in your Browser. Simply right click, save as.
Merge later or now with FFMPEG. Tutorial later idk how.
Enjoy, sorry it succ.
I used a wrong APK!
E.g. LibreTube.
This LibreTube APK
An alternative YouTube front end for Android.
As you can see you would find this in F-Droid. Yes, official F-Droid repo.
The download file unfortunately when you download those video with this APK, the files are on Emulated SD Card, Android, then Data. Yes, Android Data folder instead of Gallery. Worse newest Android version forbid viewing this folder in a typical setting without root. But still can be viewed with MTP (connect to USB).
Connect your phone to PC by USB Data Cable.
(Windows) Open My Computer, your phone, internal memory, Android, Data. The LibreTube package is com.github.libretube so find the folder and open that. There is a folder called file, open that.
Copy (do not cut, just in case) everything inside folder files.
Paste these file out from your phone, e.g. your homework folder.
I think these are separated. You can merge those respective downloaded files later with FFMPEG. Again idk how. Sorry. Maybe later.
Enjoy, sorry it succ
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