yt-dlp CLI vs. yt-dlp GUI (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by soaringeagle@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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On Windows 11, is it superior to use the command line interface (e.g., terminal) for interacting with yt-dlp? Or is a GUI like stacher.io sufficient for 99% of needs?

I'm also curious if it is better to use an Ubuntu WSL for yt-dlp CLI for a more streamlined terminal

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[-] drtaco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

I use PowerShell for damn near everything. But I'm pretty sure when you're just typing yt-dlp, space, then pasting the url, then any terminal is as good as any other.

[-] soaringeagle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

good point, i did not know that you could change the configuration file instead of adding all the -cookies and -mp3 tags to the yt-dlp url ... command