WARNING: Before I get started, I've always been against installing browser plugins and extensions because of potential security risks. It's by reading and doing that I've been able to start this journey. Major thanks to all the mods and everyone who posts questions and solutions. So I decided to keep a running list of tips that I've either discovered on my own and documented or found on r/youtubedl.

I've learned so much since I started using yt-dlp, but it's hard to remember everything, especially when you only use a specific command every few months. giving up after 2 minutes, coming back a few weeks later to repeat the process and never getting anywhere. If my friend hadn't asked me to help him download those videos, I would probably still be sitting here, looking at the documentation. Lesson learned: Sometimes we make mountains out of molehills. So I finally spent the time to figure it out and - shockingly, once I sat down to really give it a try, it took me only about 20 minutes to get it installed and start using it. I didn't want to point him at those crappy sites that claim to let you download YouTube videos, but then drown you in popups and possibly malware. I finally got the kick in the butt I needed when a non-technical friend of mine asked me how to download some YouTube videos. What do download? How to install? How to use it? Before that, I had been wanting to get started, but honestly, it seemed like it was completely out of my reach. It took me way too long to get started with yt-dlp…and hopefully this post will help you get started right away.

Yt to mp4