# YouTube downloads with yt-dlp

## Download in max resolution

``` bash
yt-dlp CHANNEL_URL|PLAYLIST_URL|VIDEO_URL
```

## Change default resolution to 1080

``` bash
yt-dlp CHANNEL_URL|PLAYLIST_URL|VIDEO_URL -S res:1080
```

## Download to location by source meta mask

``` bash
yt-dlp CHANNEL_URL/playlists -o '%(uploader)s/%(playlist)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s'
```

## Download video with multiple audio streams

* tested on yt-dlp v2025.12.08

### Download best video, best audio (original + uk) and subs

``` bash
yt-dlp -f "bv+ba+ba[language=uk]" \
        --audio-multistreams \
        --embed-metadata \
        --embed-subs \
        --all-subs \
        --merge-output-format mkv \
        URL
```
* it's important to provide the `--embed-metadata` flag to prevent all audio options from being marked as 'English'
* the `--merge-output-format mkv` argument is recommended, as the MKV container provides the necessary features for built-in audio and subtitle options

### Fix audio stream names using post-processing

If the `--embed-metadata` argument is missing, you can fix the names for audio options after by using ffmpeg:

``` bash
ffmpeg -i input.mkv \
       -map 0 -metadata:s:a:0 language=en -metadata:s:a:1 language=uk \
       -c copy output.mkv
```
* it's important to keep the previous `-f` order

or just inline:

``` bash
yt-dlp ... \
       --exec "ffmpeg -i {} -map 0 -metadata:s:a:0 language=en -metadata:s:a:1 language=uk -c copy output.mkv" URL
```

## Extract audio

``` bash
yt-dlp CHANNEL_URL|PLAYLIST_URL|VIDEO_URL --extract-audio --audio-format vorbis
```

## Get help

``` bash
yt-dlp --help
```