YT-DLP EasyMode

A tiny helper project whose only purpose is to make using yt-dlp easier. I made this because when I want to use a YouTube video in one of my own video projects, such as a free Green Screen video, I'm too lazy to manually put together the full yt-dlp command. Lol.

What this does

• You run python dl-link.py
• You paste a single YouTube video URL when prompted
• The script downloads the video automatically into the output/ folder

That is the entire workflow. No need to write a full yt-dlp command yourself.

How to use

1. Open a terminal in this folder.
2. Run:

   py dl-link.py

3. When prompted, paste the YouTube video link.
4. Wait for the download to finish.

Notes

• Download the latest yt-dlp binary from the official releases page: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases
• On Windows, place yt-dlp.exe in the same folder as dl-link.py.
• On Linux/macOS, place the corresponding yt-dlp binary for your OS in the same folder or install yt-dlp system-wide.
• deno is recommended for full YouTube support, as noted by yt-dlp's own README. It is not strictly required, but using Deno helps avoid extraction failures. https://docs.deno.com/runtime/
• Downloads are saved into the output/ directory.
• The script converts the downloaded video to MP4 format.