Video Downloader Workflow

[onury]

This is a workflow for easily downloading videos (and/or extracting audio) from various websites such as YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion and more... It uses youtube-dl as the core component. 
 

Main Features:

• Download video from URL.  vd {video-url} 
• Download and extract audio into an MP3 file.  vd-audio {video-url} 
• Display and download video metadata (json).  vd-info {video-url} 
• Update core component (youtube-dl).  vd-update 
• Display quick help in Large Type. vd-help 

Note: vd-update command currently only updates youtube-dl, not the workflow itself.

 

Please see full details, updates (and source) of the project at GitHub.
Download Video Downloader workflow.

 
Here is a full visual list of what Video Downloader can do:
 

 

 

And here is how the workflow nodes look like:
 

  
Requirements:

 

For the audio extraction (vd-audio) feature to work, you should install FFmpeg yourself manually (because of licensing issues). 
If you don't have it already; you can find details on how to install FFmpeg at the GitHub page.

 

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(While writing this, I found out about Vítor's workflow; which is also nice and uses youtube-dl. Well, I'm releasing this anyway for it's extra features like audio conversion, metadata info, etc..)

Pls. drop a note if you like it...

Thanks.

Edited December 13, 2014 by onury

[Efty.Edge]

Great work! But why don't you automatic retrieve the url from the open browser window!?

 

Never the less, its really nice!

 

Efty

Edited April 29, 2013 by Efty Edge

[onury]

Thanks Efty,

I didn't have time for that. Maybe in the next version.. or anyone can improve it on GitHub.

Edited December 13, 2014 by onury

[roccitman]

Installed on a new lappy and can't get it to download and convert the audio (just download is fine)

 

Have FFMPEG installed: http://d.pr/i/1empo

Have Python installed.

 

Still says failed please install ffmpeg: http://d.pr/i/1lL76

 

Anyone have any ideas?

[roccitman]

Also, ffmpeg is working: http://d.pr/i/13HFT

 

Is the workflow looking in a different spot for ffmpeg?

[roccitman]

For giggles I changed line 29 in vd.sh from

ffmpeg_installed=$(program_exists "ffmpeg")

to

ffmpeg_installed=true

Now it gives me the warning at lines 64 and 65

    echo "Download failed! ($download_result)"
    echo "Make sure you've entered a valid video URL or parameter. Otherwise, try updating or re-installing Video Downloader."

[onury]

• Did you run vd-update in Alfred after install?
• What do you get when you run which ffmpeg in terminal?

  It should output /opt/local/bin/ffmpeg

Edited February 8, 2016 by onury

[roccitman]

Hmm, it says

/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg

[roccitman]

Re-installed. Now it's working

/opt/local/bin/ffmpeg

[xyzpom]

I can't seem to install it in /opt/local/bin/ but I don't understand why it needs to specifically be there.

 

How did you manage to install it into the different location?

 

Sorry I'm a noob

[roccitman]

How did you manage to install it into the different location?

 

I think it needs to be there because the WF expects it. I didn't do anything special. Just re-installed it. Sorry, not much help.

[xyzpom]

Hmmm ok thanks, I'll try reinstalling it.

 

How did you install it, did you use homebrew or something else?

[roccitman]

Homebrew!

[xyzpom]

Wait so you installed it in exactly the same way and it moved to a different folder?

[roccitman]

No, got smart and used Homebrew the second time.

[Stooovie]

I'd like to set this as the format parameters:

 

-f 'bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/mp4'

 

but no matter how I edit the vd.sh script, it's always failing. I'm not very familiar with the intricacies of bash scripting, can anyone help?

 

The pertinent lines are (probably) these:

 

output_format="$download_dir/%(title)s.%(ext)s"

options="-i -q -o "$output_format"" # --restrict-filenames

yt_output=$("$yt" $options "$video_url")

 

 

The goal is to set this, for example: 

 

youtube-dl -f 'bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/mp4' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-me5AGrIvOo

 

Thanks for any help.

 

 

Edited April 2, 2019 by Stooovie

[eluxmaxel]

so i was having trouble installing the ffmpeg it wont let me install the + stuff in the help - can someone help me install them

Edited August 1, 2019 by eluxmaxel

[Hugowith]

Hey,

 

Thx for the WF. How can I change the directory of ffmpeg in vd.sh file cause my package are installed  in /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg and should be in /opt/local/bin/.
If someone has any idea I'll take it  

Hugo

[vitor]

I don’t mean to hijack the thread, but the author of this Workflow has been inactive from the forums for almost four years, and the Workflow hasn’t gotten an update in six.

All the recent issues I’m seeing mentioned are solved in DownVid (disclaimer: I’m the author), so I’m linking it in case you want to give it a try. You won’t need to futz around with ffmpeg, and it uses the “best format mp4” by default (@Stooovie).

[Mark N. Albano]

On 4/3/2019 at 2:37 AM, Stooovie said:

I'd like to set this as the format parameters:

 

-f 'bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/mp4'

 

but no matter how I edit the vd.sh script, it's always failing. I'm not very familiar with the intricacies of bash scripting, can anyone help?

 

The pertinent lines are (probably) these:

 

output_format="$download_dir/%(title)s.%(ext)s"

options="-i -q -o "$output_format"" # --restrict-filenames

yt_output=$("$yt" $options "$video_url")

 

 

The goal is to set this, for example: 

 

youtube-dl -f 'bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/mp4' https://www.youtubeconverterbySoftorino

 

Thanks for any help.

 

 

I didn't quite understand the problem

Edited February 16, 2021 by Mark N. Albano

[Daniele]

When I download a playlist audio, it comes with .opus files. Can I have mp3 instead? Thanks

[vitor]

As mentioned above, this workflow hasn’t been updated in years. Try Download Media which is actively maintained.

Locking the thread so future people landing here have a clear path to follow.