
For instance, on Debian or Ubuntu systems, you can install using apt: sudo apt install youtube-dl YouTube-dl is available as a packaged binary in many Linux operating systems. When installation is complete, you can proceed to Downloading a video, below. echo "PATH=$PATH:$HOME/ydl" > ~/.bashrc & source ~/.bashrc To run the program from anywhere else, move youtube-dl to a directory of your choosing, and make sure this directory exists in your PATH environment variable. If you use curl or wget, youtube-dl is downloaded to your current directory. Or with wget: wget & chmod u+rx youtube-dl You can also download it using curl: curl & chmod u+rx youtube-dl Or, you can download the source code using git, and compile it yourself: git clone & cd youtube-dl & make sudo make install Or, if you have MacPorts, run the command below. If you have Homebrew, you can install YouTube-dl by opening a Terminal and running the following command. For examples of how to use the program, proceed to Downloading a video, below. When you run youtube-dl, nothing happens unless you provide it with the URL of a video to download. You can run it by opening a command prompt, changing to your Downloads directory with the cd command, and running youtube-dl.

Click Download to download vcredist_x86.exe.

You can check the video's license type on its YouTube page by clicking "Show More," then clicking the license name.

Many YouTube videos use the standard YouTube license, and some are licensed under Creative Commons, for example.

Downloading a YouTube video is legal if you use it in accordance with its license.
