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ytdl-org/youtube-dl

youtube-dl is a long-running command-line program for downloading videos from YouTube and other video platforms. The repository is large and active, with 139,955 stars, 10,606 forks, and recent commits in November 2025. It includes packaging, docs, tests, scripts, and the core `youtube_dl` package, which makes it relevant for forks focused on downloader behavior, site extractor maintenance, or CLI tooling.

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Last pushed2026-02-19T16:45:25Z
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Prefer upstream if you want active maintenance and current site support. Prefer this fork only if you specifically need its older fork-local behavior or are maintaining an existing deployment already built around `youtube_dlc`.

Choose this fork if you want an actively rebuilt youtube-dl with ongoing extractor and parser fixes, especially for YouTube. Skip it if you need upstream fidelity, clean contribution flow, or minimal divergence from the original project.

Choose this fork if you want a maintained, selective backport branch with targeted extractor fixes and newer CI/runtime support. Stay on upstream if you need the broadest extractor coverage and the newest general fixes.

Choose upstream unless you specifically need this frozen snapshot; this fork adds nothing visible and is already behind on fixes.

Choose this fork if you want a heavily patched, older youtube-dl branch with backported fixes and some feature additions. Choose upstream if you want the newest extractor coverage and ongoing maintenance.

Choose this fork only if one of its explicit site fixes matters to you. For general use, upstream is the safer choice because this fork is stale and materially behind on ongoing extractor maintenance.