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name: video-downloader description: Download videos from various platforms (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) for offline viewing and archiving

Video Downloader Skill

Download videos from streaming platforms for offline viewing and archiving.

When to Use

• Offline viewing
• Content archiving
• Research materials
• Backup creation

Core Capabilities

• Multi-platform support (YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, etc.)
• Quality selection
• Subtitle download
• Playlist support
• Format conversion
• Thumbnail extraction

Tools

Copy# yt-dlp (recommended)
yt-dlp "VIDEO_URL"

# Best quality
yt-dlp -f bestvideo+bestaudio "VIDEO_URL"

# Specific format
yt-dlp -f 'bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio' "VIDEO_URL"

# Download playlist
yt-dlp -o "%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" "PLAYLIST_URL"

# Extract audio only
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 "VIDEO_URL"

Best Practices

• Check terms of service
• Respect copyright
• Use for personal/educational use
• Select appropriate quality
• Organize downloads by platform/date

Resources

• yt-dlp: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
• Supported sites: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/supportedsites.md