A friendly and lovely cli youtube downloader written in typescript for Linux, MacOS, Windows.
- Download video and audio separately
- Auto merging you download video and audio together
- Convert audios to mp3
- Lollipop use ffmpeg, so you should installed that
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Run this command on your terminal to install lollipop:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sudospaes/lollipop/main/install.sh | bash
No installer has been written for Windows yet
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Download latest version from release
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Rename downloaded file to
lollipop -
Open terminal or cmd and run lollipop:
./lollipop.exe
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
get |
Get youtube links infomation |
down |
Download from youtube |
| Flag name | Description |
|---|---|
-v |
It's for provide video quality |
-a |
It's for provide audio quality |
--mp3 |
Convert audio to mp3 |
Lollipop uses tags to download from YouTube. You have to provide it your desired video tag and audio tag, for example, the command below:
Linux/MacOS : lollipop down youtube_link -v tag_number -a tag_numberWindows : ./lollipop.exe down youtube_link -v tag_number -a tag_numberIf you won't do that. It's be fine. just type lollipop down youtube_link to lollipop downloading highest qualities for you or
Linux/MacOS : lollipop down youtube_link -v highest -a highestWindows : ./lollipop.exe down youtube_link -v highest -a highestLollipop has not left you alone to get the tag number. You can get the information with using get command, see this example:
Linux/MacOS : lollipop get https://youtu.be/-dYB0xfE7qs?si=29PqrPHpJ2Xd1lahWindows : ./lollipop.exe get https://youtu.be/-dYB0xfE7qs?si=29PqrPHpJ2Xd1lahYou will get this output from lollipop:
Now you know video tag and audio tag. so, run this command to download them and auto-merging with lollipop:
Linux/MacOS : lollipop down https://youtu.be/-dYB0xfE7qs?si=29PqrPHpJ2Xd1lah -v 137 -a 251Windows : ./lollipop.exe down https://youtu.be/-dYB0xfE7qs?si=29PqrPHpJ2Xd1lah -v 137 -a 251