If you have Python installed:

pip install yt-dlp

Method 3: Using Package Managers

Using Scoop:

scoop install yt-dlp

Using Chocolatey:

choco install yt-dlp

Installation on macOS

Using Homebrew:

brew install yt-dlp

Using pip:

pip3 install yt-dlp

Installation on Linux

Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install yt-dlp

Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S yt-dlp

Using pip:

pip install yt-dlp

Verify Installation

After installation, verify it by running:

yt-dlp --version

If it displays a version number, the installation was successful.

Basic Usage

Download a video:

yt-dlp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Download audio only (MP3 format):

yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Select specific quality:

yt-dlp -f "best[height<=720]" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ