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video-downloader skill

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This skill downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms with configurable quality and format for offline viewing, editing, or archival.

This is most likely a fork of the video-downloader skill from yousufjoyian
npx playbooks add skill krosebrook/source-of-truth-monorepo --skill video-downloader

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---
name: video-downloader
description: Downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms for offline viewing, editing, or archival. Handles various formats and quality options.
---

# Video Downloader

This skill downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms directly to your computer.

## When to Use This Skill

- Downloading YouTube videos for offline viewing
- Saving educational content for reference
- Archiving important videos
- Getting video files for editing or repurposing
- Downloading your own content from platforms
- Saving conference talks or webinars

## What This Skill Does

1. **Downloads Videos**: Fetches videos from YouTube and other platforms
2. **Quality Selection**: Lets you choose resolution (480p, 720p, 1080p, 4K)
3. **Format Options**: Downloads in various formats (MP4, WebM, audio-only)
4. **Batch Downloads**: Can download multiple videos or playlists
5. **Metadata Preservation**: Saves title, description, and thumbnail

## How to Use

### Basic Download

```
Download this YouTube video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=...
```

```
Download this video in 1080p quality
```

### Audio Only

```
Download the audio from this YouTube video as MP3
```

### Playlist Download

```
Download all videos from this YouTube playlist: [URL]
```

### Batch Download

```
Download these 5 YouTube videos:
1. [URL]
2. [URL]
...
```

## Example

**User**: "Download this YouTube video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123"

**Output**:
```
Downloading from YouTube...

Video: "How to Build Products Users Love"
Channel: Lenny's Podcast
Duration: 45:32
Quality: 1080p

Progress: ████████████████████ 100%

✓ Downloaded: how-to-build-products-users-love.mp4
✓ Saved thumbnail: how-to-build-products-users-love.jpg
✓ Size: 342 MB

Saved to: ~/Downloads/
```

**Inspired by:** Lenny's workflow from his newsletter

## Important Notes

⚠️ **Copyright & Fair Use**
- Only download videos you have permission to download
- Respect copyright laws and platform terms of service
- Use for personal, educational, or fair use purposes
- Don't redistribute copyrighted content

## Tips

- Specify quality if you need lower file size (720p vs 1080p)
- Use audio-only for podcasts or music to save space
- Download to a dedicated folder to stay organized
- Check file size before downloading on slow connections

## Common Use Cases

- **Education**: Save tutorials and courses for offline learning
- **Research**: Archive videos for reference
- **Content Creation**: Download your own content from platforms
- **Backup**: Save important videos before they're removed
- **Offline Viewing**: Watch videos without internet access

Overview

This skill downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms for offline viewing, editing, or archival. It supports multiple resolutions and file formats, preserves basic metadata, and can handle single videos, playlists, or batch lists. The tool is designed for fast, reliable downloads with options for audio-only output and quality selection. Use it when you need local copies for editing, reference, or backup.

How this skill works

Provide a video URL, playlist link, or a list of URLs and the skill fetches the media stream, selects the requested resolution and format, and saves the file to a target folder. It can extract audio-only tracks, convert to MP3/other formats, and preserve title, description, and thumbnail as separate files. Batch and playlist modes queue items and process them sequentially, showing progress and final file sizes. Error handling reports unavailable formats or removed content.

When to use it

  • Save educational videos, tutorials, or reference material for offline study
  • Download your own uploads for editing, reposting, or backup
  • Archive important talks, webinars, or time-sensitive content
  • Fetch audio-only versions of podcasts or music to save space
  • Collect playlists or multiple videos for bulk processing and editing

Best practices

  • Only download content you own or have explicit permission to use
  • Choose lower resolutions (720p) to reduce file size on slow connections
  • Use audio-only mode for spoken-word content to save storage
  • Download to a dedicated folder and keep filenames standardized
  • Check estimated file size before starting large batch downloads

Example use cases

  • Download a 45-minute tutorial in 1080p for offline editing
  • Save a conference playlist of 12 talks as separate MP4 files
  • Extract MP3 audio from a long interview for transcription
  • Archive a creator’s own channel videos before account changes
  • Batch-download five lecture videos for weekend travel viewing

FAQ

Can I download copyrighted videos?

Only download copyrighted content if you have permission or the download falls under fair use. Respect platform terms of service and copyright law.

What formats and resolutions are supported?

Common options include MP4 and WebM for video, MP3 or AAC for audio, and resolutions like 480p, 720p, 1080p, and 4K when available from the source.