🎬 YouTube Video/Playlist Downloader (pytubefix)

A simple, user-friendly command-line tool to download individual YouTube videos or entire playlists in the highest available resolution using pytubefix.

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📦 Features

• ✅ Download single videos in highest resolution.
• ✅ Download entire playlists with organized folder structure.
• ✅ Progress feedback during download.
• ✅ Simple CLI interface.
• ✅ Cross-platform support.

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🚀 Getting Started

Follow the steps below to clone, install, and run this project.

1. 📥 Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Ai-Chetan/youtube-downloader.git

2. 🐍 Create a Virtual Environment (Optional but Recommended)

For Windows

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate

For macOS/Linux

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

3. 📦 Install Requirements

• Make sure you have Python 3.7+ installed.
• Then run following command in the terminal

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. ▶️ How to Use

Run the script from the terminal:

python youtube-downloader.py

You'll be prompted to:

• Enter the YouTube video or playlist URL.
• Specify an output directory (or press Enter for current directory).
• The program will automatically detect whether it's a single video or a playlist and proceed accordingly.

5. 📁 Example Usage

Download a Single Video
🔗 Enter the YouTube video or playlist URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcd1234
📂 Enter output directory (leave blank for current folder): 

Download a Playlist
🔗 Enter the YouTube video or playlist URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxyz...
📂 Enter output directory (leave blank for current folder): 

👨‍💻 Author

Developed by Chetan Chaudhari.