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You should absolutely download your favourite youtube videos
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this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2026
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yt-dlp is a free and open source tool you run locally to download from YouTube (and others).
I often use it to download whole playlists or channels to then load into my Jellyfin server such as shows for my younger kids or to rip the audio for music.