YT-DL CLI (Arch Linux Style)

A minimalist and interactive CLI application for downloading YouTube videos or audio. Built with Python, uv, Typer, and Rich for a modern terminal experience.

✨ Features

• 🖥️ Interactive Dashboard: Clean and colorful terminal user interface.
• 📥 Simple Input: No long arguments needed—just paste the URL when prompted.
• 🔄 Format Options: Choose between MP4 (Video) or MP3 (Audio) on the fly.
• 📊 Beautiful Progress Bar: Monitor download speed and ETA in real-time.
• ⚡ Lightweight & Fast: Powered by uv for efficient package management.

🛠️ Prerequisites

Ensure FFmpeg is installed on your system (required for merging video & audio streams):

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S ffmpeg

# Ubuntu / Debian
sudo apt install ffmpeg

# Fedora
sudo dnf install ffmpeg

Instalation

Follow these steps to install the tool:

git clone https://github.com/nodofch/YouTube-Downloader-CLI.git
cd YouTube-Downloader-CLI
uv tool install . --force
uv tool update-shell

Usage

Simply run the following command in your terminal::

ytdl