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Dev tools · September 15, 2018

Ytdl – A simple node implementation of YouTube downloading

Get youtube video download url. Contribute to maple3142/ytdl development by creating an account on GitHub.

Ytdl – A simple node implementation of YouTube downloading launched on September 15, 2018 with 10 votes, #871 of 2,635 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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Ytdl is a Node.js implementation that downloads videos from YouTube. Released in 2018, it provides a straightforward way for developers to integrate YouTube video downloading functionality into their applications. The tool is designed for programmers who need to retrieve and save YouTube content programmatically rather than manually. It offers a simple interface for handling downloads through code, making it useful for building automation scripts or applications that require video retrieval capabilities.

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