# 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.

## Support

You can contact us for support on our [chat server]()

## Stream 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
```

### Importing

```ts
import * as play from 'play-dl' // ES-6 import or TS import

const play = require('play-dl') //JS importing
```

## Instructions

-   1.0 release change brings some code changes, make sure to read docs once again.
-   [**Spotify**](https://github.com/play-dl/play-dl/discussions/64)
-   [**SoundCloud**]()

### Examples

-   [YouTube](https://github.com/play-dl/play-dl/tree/main/examples/YouTube)
-   [Spotify](https://github.com/play-dl/play-dl/tree/main/examples/Spotify)
-   [SoundCloud]()

### Docs

-   [Main](https://github.com/play-dl/play-dl/tree/main/docs#play-dl-commands)
-   [YouTube](https://github.com/play-dl/play-dl/tree/main/docs/YouTube#youtube)
-   [Spotify](https://github.com/play-dl/play-dl/tree/main/docs/Spotify#spotify)
-   [SoundCloud]()