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https://github.com/changh95/video-scraper

Easy interface for batch video downloading using youtube-dl
https://github.com/changh95/video-scraper

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Easy interface for batch video downloading using youtube-dl

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# video-scraper

## Features

- **Video downloader with just a single command**.
- [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) is used to download videos
- A .csv file is used to manage what videos to download.

![](./images/demo.gif)

## Example uses

- Downloading lecture videos from Youtube
- Downloading music videos from Youtube
- Downloading presentation videos from online academic conferences

## How to use

> Works for Windows / MacOS / Linux! :smile_cat:
>
> If you are using `python` alias instead of `python3`, use `python` command instead of `python3` (Most likely if you are using Windows)

```bash
# Fill the 'video_list.csv' before running the command.
# First column of the csv file should be 'video name'
# Second column of the csv file should be 'video url'

python3 ./run.py --setup
```

## Downloading video from other websites

- If you are downloading a video from a website that is not officially supported by [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp)...
- Get the streaming url by using [Video Downloadhelper](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-downloadhelper/lmjnegcaeklhafolokijcfjliaokphfk?hl=ko).
- Paste the streaming url onto the `video_list.csv`

![](./images/video_download_helper.gif)

## License / Legal issues

- I strongly recommend using this software **ONLY to download videos for PERSONAL USE**.
- I am not responsible for any legal issues caused by copyright violations.
- For example...
- Sharing the videos without original author's contents
- Profitting from the videos you downloaded
- Downloading the videos from the websites where it's not allowed.