Youtube-dl Usage
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Installation
(Install HomeBrew first)
brew update brew update brew install youtube-dl brew install ffmpeg libav
Usage
List available formats
youtube-dl --list-formats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=some-cryptic-id-here
Download a video
youtube-dl -f 18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=some-cryptic-id-here (cut the v=… crap and leave only the list-parameter)
Download a list of videos
youtube-dl -f 18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLQd1_1biJINYMmeCrTzEMKxH3UfInenve (cut the v=… crap and leave only the list-parameter)