✅ Safe • 🎧 MP3 • 📺 4K/8K • 🧰 Open Source

yt-dlp for Windows — Free 4K/8K YouTube Downloader

Fast, privacy-friendly CLI to save videos, playlists, and audio from popular platforms. No ads. No bloat. 100% free and open source.

• Verified safe • Works on Windows 11/10

Why choose yt-dlp on Windows

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No ads or pop-ups
Avoid malware, fake buttons, and throttled speeds.

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True 4K/8K + HDR
Full quality with bestvideo+bestaudio merging via FFmpeg.

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Playlists & channels
Batch downloads with robust resume and error handling.

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Open source
Community-audited. No telemetry. No bloat.

Download yt-dlp.exe from the official GitHub release.
Place it in a folder like C:\Users\YOU\Downloads or C:\Tools\yt-dlp.
(Recommended) Put ffmpeg.exe next to it for 4K/8K merges and audio conversion.
Open PowerShell in that folder and run yt-dlp -U to stay up to date.

Respect copyright and each website's Terms of Service. Download content only when you have the rights.

yt-dlp "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

yt-dlp --yes-playlist "PLAYLIST_URL"

yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 "VIDEO_OR_PLAYLIST_URL"

yt-dlp --write-auto-sub --sub-format srt --sub-langs "en,*" "URL"

yt-dlp -f "bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio/best" "URL"

Is yt-dlp safe and legal?

yt-dlp is open source and widely audited. Always comply with copyright and each website's Terms of Service.

How do I update yt-dlp?

Open PowerShell in your folder and run yt-dlp -U.

Do I need FFmpeg?

Yes for 4K/8K merges and audio conversions. Place ffmpeg.exe next to yt-dlp.exe.