ytpdl - cache your youtube playlists

cache your youtube audio/video playlists (audio/video/both) for offline listening/viewing

usage

• npm install -g ytpdl | npm install ytpdl
• then run ytpdl <playlist_id> to start caching for offline use

ytpdl <playlist_id>

Positionals:
  playlist_id  youtube playlist id

Options:
  --help     Show help                                                 [boolean]
  --version  Show version number                                       [boolean]
  --quality  quality: highest | lowest | highestaudio | lowestaudio |
             highestvideo | lowestvideo
  --filter   video | videoonly | audio | audioonly

output

• once the script has finished
• playlist directory:
  • your playlist directory will generate within the folder you run ytpdl from.
  • the directory is named after the playlist id you queried
  • all cached items of the specified playlist will can be found within this directory
• logs directory:
  • a log output directory will also generate within the folder you run ytpdl from. each log file will contain:
    • metadata about the playlist & video items
    • errors

2 filetypes right now only mp3/mp4

dependencies:

• yargs
• log4js
• miniget
• ytdl-core

author: revzim