yt-dlp

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A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

Latest 2026.08.19 · by yt-dlpWritten in PythonWebsiteyt-dlp/yt-dlpRSS

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11 releases since Dec 8, 2025

Changelog

What changed from 2025 to 2026
2026.08.19Latest

yt-dlp 2026.08.19

Added 3
  • Support browser impersonation for bandcamp extractor
  • Support share URLs for tiktok extractor
  • Add `visionos` player client for youtube extractor
Changed 3
  • Update `random_user_agent` version range from 144-150 to 145-151
  • Rework apple extractors
  • Rework showroom extractors
Fixed 8
  • Make `float_or_none` catch `OverflowError`
  • Fix season/series extraction for americastestkitchen extractor
  • Fix bfmtv extractor
  • Fix logged-in extraction for instagram extractor
  • Fix tiktok extractor
  • Fix formats extraction for tiktok extractor
  • Fix events handling for twitter broadcast extractor
  • Fix whyp extractor
Removed 2
  • Remove dead ard extractor
  • Remove `ios` and `macos` clients from vimeo extractor
Deprecated 2
  • Deprecate `number_of_digits` utility function
  • Deprecate `random_uuidv4` utility function

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The zipimport Unix executable and release tarball contain code licensed under ISC and MIT. The PyInstaller-bundled executables are subject to these and other licenses, all of which are compiled in THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt

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2026.07.04

yt-dlp 2026.07.04

Changed 8
  • Always include warnings in debug output
  • Raise minimum recommended Python version to 3.11
  • Use single quotes instead of double quotes for SQL string quoting in cookies
  • parse_duration function now returns int when appropriate
  • parse_resolution function now supports fps suffixes
  • Avoid repeated index lookups in qualities function
  • Bump random user agent version range from 143-149 to 144-150
  • Always include id in request error output
Fixed 5
  • Fix allow-unsafe-ext compat option
  • Fix HTTPHeaderDict __ior__ method
  • Fix invalid PKCS#1 v1.5 padding bytes in pkcs1pad
  • Fix request logging
  • Fix arte playlist support
Deprecated 1
  • Deprecate make_dir in favor of make_parent_dirs
Security 1
  • Validate and escape values in --write-link output to prevent downstream command injection

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2026.06.09

yt-dlp 2026.06.09

Added 3
  • Extract supplemental codecs from DASH manifests
  • Extract subtitles from abematv
  • Add lockfile and pinned extras
Changed 4
  • Raise minimum supported versions of Deno to v2.3.0, Node to v22, and deprecate Bun support limiting it to versions 1.2.11 through 1.3.14
  • Handle Pinia skipHydrate in _resolve_nuxt_array
  • Bump GitHub REST API version to 2026-03-10
  • Update random user agent version range to 143-149
Removed 1
  • Remove support for downloading HLS and DASH formats with aria2c downloader
Security 3
  • Restrict --exec option to only allow safe conversions in command templates, blocking vulnerable conversions like %()s
  • Fix file downloader cookie leak with curl by properly passing cookies so curl respects their scope
  • Restrict writing files with extensions .desktop, .url, or .webloc to only --write-link functionality context

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The zipimport Unix executable contains code licensed under ISC and MIT. The PyInstaller-bundled executables are subject to these and other licenses, all of which are compiled in THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt

Important changes
  • The minimum supported versions of Deno, Node, and Bun have been raised. The minimum required version of Deno is now v2.3.0; supported Node versions are v22 and up; Bun support has been deprecated and limited to versions 1.2.11 through 1.3.14.
  • Security
    • Usage of vulnerable conversions (e.g. %()s) with the --exec option is an all-too-common pitfall. To remedy this, --exec now only allows safe conversions in its command templates.
      • Most users can simply replace %(...)s with %(...)q in their --exec argument(s). Numeric conversions are unaffected by this change. Using unsafe conversions with --exec poses a significant security risk. Read more
    • [CVE-2026-50019] File Downloader cookie leak with curl
      • Impact is limited to users of --downloader curl; cookies are now properly passed to curl so that it respects their scope
    • [CVE-2026-50023] Dangerous file type creation via insufficient filename sanitization
      • Writing files with the extensions .desktop, .url, or .webloc is now only allowed in the context of --write-link functionality
    • [CVE-2026-50574] Arbitrary code execution via manifest downloads with aria2c
      • Impact is limited to users of --downloader aria2c
      • Support for downloading HLS and DASH formats with aria2c has been removed. Users affected by this change should migrate to use -N for concurrent fragment downloads via the native downloader
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2026.03.17

yt-dlp 2026.03.17

Changed 3
  • Always respect webpage_client extractor-arg for youtube
  • Update ejs to 0.8.0 for youtube
  • Use PyInstaller v6.19.0 for Windows
Fixed 1
  • Fix --live-from-start support for youtube

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2026.03.13

yt-dlp 2026.03.13

Changed 3
  • youtube: Request web_safari & web_creator client configs
  • youtube: Update ejs to 0.7.0
  • youtube tab: Improve description extraction
Fixed 5
  • tiktok: Fix challenge solving
  • youtube: Fix android_vr player client
  • youtube: Fix use_ad_playback_context extractor-arg
  • youtube: Fix web_embedded player client
  • youtube tab: Fix album extraction

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2026.03.03

yt-dlp 2026.03.03

Changed 4
  • Rework thechosen extractor
  • Force youtube player 9f4cc5e4
  • Skip youtube webpage player response by default
  • Improve zapiks extraction
Fixed 2
  • Fix aenetworks extractor
  • Fix patreon extractors

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2026.02.21

yt-dlp 2026.02.21

Added 5
  • Support string concatenation with + and += in jsinterp
  • Add browser impersonation support to more extractors
  • Extract chapters for 1tv
  • Add locipo extractors
  • Add matchitv extractor
Changed 2
  • Limit netrc_machine parameter to shell-safe characters
  • Support standalone, series and Olympics URLs for gem.cbc.ca
Fixed 9
  • Ignore cookies with control characters
  • Fix bitwise operations in jsinterp
  • Stringify bracket notation keys in object access in jsinterp
  • Fix aenetworks extractor
  • Fix applepodcasts extractor
  • Fix dailymotion extraction
Security 1
  • Limit the argument passed to the command in --netrc-cmd to a safe subset of characters to prevent arbitrary command injection

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2026.02.04

yt-dlp 2026.02.04

Changed 2
  • Default to tv player JS variant for youtube
  • Update unsupported URLs

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2026.01.31

yt-dlp 2026.01.31

Added 2
  • Support subscription-only VODs for soop
  • Add web_embedded fallback for android_vr client in youtube
Changed 2
  • Update unsupported URLs
  • Extract more metadata for whyp
Removed 2
  • Remove broken ios_downgraded player client from youtube
  • Remove broken tv_embedded player client from youtube

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2026.01.29

yt-dlp 2026.01.29

Added 5
  • Add --compat-options 2025
  • Add --format-sort-reset option
  • Support Deno installed via Python package
  • Add tz_offset parameter to unified_timestamp
  • Support --wait-for-video in bigo extractor
Changed 4
  • Accept float values for --sleep-subtitles
  • Bypass interactive format selection if no formats are found
  • Recognize more srt types in mimetype2ext
  • Bump random_user_agent versions
Fixed 9
  • Fix --parse-metadata when TO is a single field name
  • Fix concurrent formats downloading to stdout
  • Fix interactive format/video selection when downloading to stdout
  • Fix decode_packed_codes missing key handling
  • Fix devalue calling reviver on cached value
  • Prevent false positives for octals in js_to_json

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2025.12.08

yt-dlp 2025.12.08

Added 7
  • Add agalega extractor
  • Add alibaba extractor
  • Add bitmovin extractor
  • Add subtitle support to floatplane
  • Add mave channel extractor
  • Add netapp extractors
  • Add nowcanal extractor
Changed 3
  • Rework digiteka extractor
  • Rework medaltv extractor
  • Support new API URLs for soundcloudplaylist
Fixed 9
  • Respect PATHEXT when locating JS runtime on Windows
  • Fix --cookies-from-browser for new installs of Firefox 147+
  • Raise appropriate error when fc2 live stream is offline
  • Fix jtbc extractor
  • Fix loom extractor
  • Fix nhk extractors

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