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Who would have thought that there is a Linux tool for downloading YouTube videos? Well, there is and it works for both Linux and other operating systems. So if you want to watch some of the available videos even if your Internet connection is unreliable or you need to be offline for a while, this tool can be especially handy.
The tool for downloading videos is called youtube-dl. (The “dl” part undoubtedly means “download.”) It’s very easy to use and downloads webm or mp4 files to your system. Both formats provide compressed, high-quality video files that you can watch whenever you want.
Ways to Download YouTube Videos on Linux
using Firefox Add-on
using ClipGrab application
“sudo add-apt-repository ppa:clipgrab-team/ppa”“sudo apt-get update”“sudo apt-get install clipgrab”
Final Words
We hope like our article on how to Download YouTube Videos on Linux. yt-dlp is a fork of the now inactive YouTube-dl tool, which was primarily used to download videos from various websites, including YouTube. It’s a really useful tool that lets you download videos, audio and subtitles at a specific resolution. You can also use it to stream a video directly to your media player.