youtube-dl
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
1recommend
0warn against
Nov 9, 2025first mention
Jun 11, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“it goes straight into youtube-dl and I'll watch it offline or not at all”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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All comments 3
“it goes straight into youtube-dl and I'll watch it offline or not at all”
“Does youtube-dl still work? There seems to be a cat and mouse game with these things.”
“Still on youtube-dl here - didn't know yt-dlp was the actively maintained fork.”