YouTube Playlist Downloader Script

Description

This Bash script helps you download a YouTube playlist using yt-dlp. It also provides an optional feature to concatenate downloaded videos into a single .mp4 file using ffmpeg.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• yt-dlp (for downloading videos)
• ffmpeg (for video conversion and concatenation)

Usage

bash yd.sh [download_folder] <playlist_link> [con]

Parameters:

• [download_folder] (optional): Specifies the folder where videos will be downloaded. If not provided, defaults to /home/Download_Youtube.
• <playlist_link> (required): The YouTube playlist URL.
• [con] (optional): If set to con, all downloaded videos will be converted to .mp4 (if necessary) and concatenated into a single output.mp4 file.

Example Usage

1. Download a playlist to the default folder:

   bash yd.sh "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=XYZ123"

2. Download a playlist to a specific folder:

   bash yd.sh /path/to/folder "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=XYZ123"

3. Download and concatenate videos:

   bash yd.sh /path/to/folder "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=XYZ123" con

Features

• Downloads an entire YouTube playlist.
• Converts downloaded videos to .mp4 format (if not already .mp4).
• Concatenates videos into a single file if the con parameter is provided.
• Cleans up intermediate files after processing.

Error Handling

• If the specified folder does not exist, the script will exit with an error.
• The script automatically removes unnecessary files after execution.

Notes

• Make sure yt-dlp and ffmpeg are installed and accessible from the terminal.
• Running the script with con may take additional processing time due to video conversion and merging.

Author

Magdi