Why play-dl ?
ytdl-core has some issues with miniget and also stream abort issues. On the other hand, 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
npm install play-dl@latest
Examples
For pre-made examples, head over to /examples folder.