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The yt-dlp launch script for Windows Powershell.
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| # yt-dlp launcher | |
| ### Scripting trick: | |
| ### `"` is multiline! You can write multiline with just covering with `"`. | |
| ## Step 1. Set the batch path to where this `.ps1` is. | |
| ### TIP: This script is written assuming that it's placed with yt-dlp. | |
| ### You'd like to change the path part (`(Split-Path ~ .path)`) | |
| ### to where yt-dlp binary is. | |
| ### Example: | |
| ### If yt-dlp is C:\yt-dlp\yt-dlp.exe and the script is at %userprofile%\Downloads: | |
| ### cd C:\yt-dlp | |
| cd (Split-Path ($MyInvocation.MyCommand).path) | |
| ## Step 2. Get URI and set as variable | |
| ### NOTE: You don't have to hardcode the URL. This script will get it when launched. | |
| $uri = Read-Host -Prompt "Please paste the video URL you're about to download here" | |
| ## Step 3. Update yt-dlp | |
| echo " | |
| Updating yt-dlp... Please wait. | |
| " | |
| ### Powershell doesn't trust the file at the same directory the console is pointing. | |
| ### With using .\ Powershell will trust the file since directory is defined, | |
| ### and in the end, launch it. | |
| .\yt-dlp.exe -U | |
| ## Step 4. Run download | |
| echo "yt-dlp is up-to-date: Now this'll download the video you've specified. | |
| Downloading $uri... | |
| " | |
| ### NOTE: | |
| ### 1. For some situations, the browser cookies are used to handle login features. | |
| ### yt-dlp will handle the login with ID/PASS, but handling with 2nd factor | |
| ### authentification is nearly impossible. | |
| ### So the browser cookie is used. | |
| ### 2. FFMPEG directory is set to `\ffmpeg\bin`. You can modify this. | |
| ### If you don't set, yt-dlp will try to launch FFMPEG | |
| ### as if it was at the same directory with FFMPEG. | |
| ### If the installation location is different, you should change it | |
| ### to where you've downloaded. | |
| ### 3. Browser profile is set to `Default`, the default profile for Chromium. | |
| ### If you're using different browser or profile, you should change it. | |
| ### Avaliable browsers are: brave, chrome, chromium, edge, firefox, opera, safari, vivaldi | |
| #.\yt-dlp.exe $uri --cookies-from-browser chrome:Default #command when at ffmpeg bin dir | |
| .\yt-dlp.exe $uri --ffmpeg-location="\ffmpeg\bin" --cookies-from-browser chrome:Default #command when ffmpeg at different dir | |
| ## Step 5. A quick pause to check the log | |
| pause |
WARNING: THIS SCRIPT IS DEPRECATED AND NOW DOESN'T WORK ON LATEST WINDOWS 11
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Before launch:
Programs required:
E:\Tools\yt-dlp\. Placing around C:\ would work.)E:\ffmpeg\bin\Placing around C:\ would work.).ps1script file and double-click to open it with notepad.--ffmpeg-location="location"or--cookies-from-browser BROWSER:PROFILEto what matches to your environment.powershell PATH-TO-YOUR-PS1-FILE(Example if the shell points to the directory the ps1 file (
launch.ps1) exists:powershell .\launch.ps1)