# Why play-dl ?

[ytdl-core](https://github.com/fent/node-ytdl-core) has some issues with miniget and also stream abort issues. On the other hand, [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) is a very perfect alternative but it takes time to launch. Hence, play-dl is created to avoid these issues along with providing comparatively faster performance than others.

### Download videos/playlists or search for videos

This is a **light-weight** youtube downloader and searcher.

- searches by video, playlist, channel
- obtains audio playback url

### Installation

```bash
npm install play-dl@latest
```

### Examples

For pre-made examples, head over to [/examples](https://github.com/play-dl/play-dl/tree/main/examples) folder.


### Docs

- [Main]()
- [YouTube]()
- [Spotify]()