How do I install ffmpeg on Android for YouTube-dl running in sl4a python script?

[ghost]

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Since I know a bit of python I decided to make a .mp3 downloader Android app for myself using a python interpreter, sl4a, some scripts, webviewer and youtube-dl.

I can’t make ffmpeg available to youtube-dl (called in a python script) in Android. Most answers are for Java implementations, using JNI.

[siddht4]

you can download the arm version of ffmpeg

[siddht4]

i had manually done it from https://github.com/guardianproject/android-ffmpeg,or you can visit here https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Android.
I don't consider this to be any bug/issue with youtube-dl so I would ask maintainers to close this issue

[siddht4]

look here,this needs to be called https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py if you are compiling yourself,better use some ideas from this instead http://dentex.github.io/ (external project) or better check this #967

[yan12125]

Thanks @siddht1 for providing such useful info. What you need is preparing a ffmpeg binary somewhere, and feed the path via --ffmpeg-location /path/to/ffmpeg (CLI) or 'ffmpeg_location': '/path/to/ffmpeg' in YoutubeDL options. (Python API)

[alexanderadam]

I just want to add that it would be absolutely great if someone would package youtube-dl for android and publishes it to F-Droid.
A functionality like using a share button in the browser where youtube-dl appears and downloads the video would be very cool.

The current state of youtube-dl on mobile devices seem to be pretty complicated and error prone (see also here, here or here).
I have the feeling that there's a demand to have it on mobile devices (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

PS: Just to be sure: this app is not related to youtube-dl, right?

[yan12125]

this app is not related to youtube-dl, right?

I can't give a guarantee, but looks like not as its functionality is rather limited in comparison to youtube-dl (no support for login-required videos and live videos)

In general, this repository handles only core functionality. An Android app can be maintained in an external repo, just like many GUI wrapper out there. I have some scripts at https://github.com/yan12125/python3-android/ that builds a working python binary for running youtube-dl. Just that I have no idea how to write a F-Droid build script.