I’m looking to download a number of educational youtube videos for future reference. Looking for a reliable way to download videos. OS is Ubuntu. FF extensions and docker containers all good. I don’t really want to install an executable on bare metal unless it is a flatpak.

My goal is for the downloaded videos to be accessed locally via jellyfin. Jellyfin is already sorted.

Thanks in advance for your recommendations!

  • KairosEnglish
    -5•3 days ago

    Well there’s your problem.

    Learn how to actually use a computer.

      • Ace! _SL/SEnglish
        5•3 days ago

        True, that guy seems like a jerk

        Also, if you only want the highest quality using the command line version is easy as running

        yt-dlp “link”

        for example:

        yt-dlp “https://m.youtube.com/watchv=dQw4w9WgXcQ”

        Although it needs ffmpeg too for certain websites that have seperate audio and video streams. Maybe that’s why your previous experiences have been wonky

      • KairosEnglish
        -4•3 days ago

        If you want to use a computer you’re going to need to learn how to use it.

        It’s not reasonable to expect maintainers of a very nice Python CLI tool to also maintain a GUI that works perfectly with it. Just look at the manpage if you need to find an option.