download-video

Name: download-video
Author: feiskyer

github.com/feiskyerCreative & media15166 installsUpdated 28w ago

About download-video

download-video is a skill for downloading videos and audio with yt-dlp from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter/X, TikTok, and many other sites. It provides a wrapper script with common options and troubleshooting guidance.

Key features

01Download from 1000+ sites
02Save audio as MP3
03Limit video resolution
04List available formats
05Download subtitles
06Use browser cookies

Use cases

01Save a video from a supported site
02Extract audio from a video
03Download with subtitles
04Handle sign-in or age restrictions

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/feiskyer/video-skills --skill download-video

After installing, type/download-videoin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Bundled filesreferences/platform-tips.mdscripts/download.py

Details

From the project README

Download Video

Download videos from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter/X, TikTok, and 1000+ other sites using yt-dlp.

Step 1: Check prerequisites

which yt-dlp && yt-dlp --version
which ffmpeg

If yt-dlp is missing, install it:

# macOS
brew install yt-dlp ffmpeg

# Cross-platform
pip install yt-dlp

Step 2: Download

Use the bundled script — it wraps yt-dlp with sensible defaults and clear error messages.

python3 scripts/download.py "VIDEO_URL"

Default output: ~/Downloads/Videos/

Common options

python3 scripts/download.py "URL" -f 1080            # Max 1080p
python3 scripts/download.py "URL" -a                  # Audio only (MP3)
python3 scripts/download.py "URL" -F                  # List formats
python3 scripts/download.py "URL" --subs              # With subtitles
python3 scripts/download.py "URL" -o ~/Desktop        # Custom output dir
python3 scripts/download.py "URL" --cookies chrome    # Use browser cookies

Direct yt-dlp commands

For cases the script doesn't cover, use yt-dlp directly:

# Download playlist
yt-dlp -P ~/Downloads/Videos "PLAYLIST_URL"

# Custom filename template
yt-dlp -o "%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"

# Download with subtitles in specific languages
yt-dlp --write-subs --sub-lang zh,en -P ~/Downloads/Videos "VIDEO_URL"

Troubleshooting

Most download failures fall into these categories:

Symptom	Fix
"Sign in required" or age-restricted	Add `--cookies chrome` to use browser session
Only low quality available	Update yt-dlp (`brew upgrade yt-dlp`), then try with `--cookies chrome`
Slow downloads	Try `--concurrent-fragments 3` or `--downloader aria2c`
Network errors (behind firewall)	Use `--proxy socks5://127.0.0.1:1080` or set `ALL_PROXY` env var

For platform-specific details (YouTube PO tokens, Bilibili series, TikTok watermark removal, etc.), see references/platform-tips.md.

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Author: feiskyer
Repository: feiskyer/video-skills
Category: Creative & media
Installs: 166
GitHub stars: 15

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