The provided command uses the `yt-dlp` tool, a fork of...

August 22, 2025 at 02:49 PM

yt-dlp --extract-audio --audio-format m4a --audio-quality 0 -o "./%(uploader)s - %(title)s (via yt-dlp).%(ext)s" -f "bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestaudio/bestvideo+bestaudio" "https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtOTTYzOHZKLNhx9j7dmWa45WSvRJeaoj"

The provided command uses the yt-dlp tool, a fork of youtube-dl, to download audio from a YouTube Music playlist specified by the URL. Here's a detailed breakdown of what each argument and option does:

  1. yt-dlp: Invokes the yt-dlp command-line program.

  2. --extract-audio: Extracts the audio only from the downloaded media (e.g., no video will be saved).

  3. --audio-format m4a: Specifies the desired audio file format to be m4a (MPEG-4 audio).

  4. --audio-quality 0: Sets the audio quality to the best available. A lower number (0) corresponds to highest quality.

  5. -o "./%(uploader)s - %(title)s (via yt-dlp).%(ext)s":

    • Defines the output file naming format.
    • %(uploader)s: Inserts the name of the uploader/artist.
    • %(title)s: Inserts the title of the media.
    • (via yt-dlp): Adds a static suffix to the filename.
    • %(ext)s: Adds the correct file extension according to the chosen format (e.g., .m4a).
  6. -f "bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestaudio/bestvideo+bestaudio":

    • Specifies the format to download:
      • bestaudio[ext=m4a]: Downloads the best quality audio with the m4a format if available.
      • /bestaudio: Falls back to the best quality audio in any format if m4a is not available.
      • /bestvideo+bestaudio: As a last resort, downloads the best video and audio streams together and merges them.
  7. "https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtOTTYzOHZKLNhx9j7dmWa45WSvRJeaoj":

    • The URL of the YouTube Music playlist to be downloaded.

Summary:

This command downloads all the audio tracks from the specified YouTube Music playlist in the best available quality. The tracks are saved in .m4a format with filenames that include the uploader's name and the track title. If m4a files are not directly available, the command might fallback to processing audio from other formats.

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