Download Youtube Videos in Any Format — Terminal/Mac

A step-by-step terminal tutorial for Mac: install Homebrew, then youtube-dl and ffmpeg. Includes commands for downloading entire playlists with limits and batch-converting .mp4 files to .mp3. Practical, no-nonsense, still mostly relevant.

Highlights

• Setup — brew install youtube-dl ffmpeg — two commands, everything you need.
• Playlist downloads — Download full playlists with --playlist-start and --playlist-end limits.
• Format conversion — Batch convert mp4 to mp3 with a one-liner for loop.

Originally published at chalolet.blogspot.com