Changing name of the video while downloading via youtube-dl
Solution 1
Sometimes I had headache to rename and sort the files based on the order.
So to add auto-numbering, use -A
like,
youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOU2XLYxmsILe6_eGvDN3GyiodoV3qNSC -A
Or to keep playlist index,
youtube-dl -o '%(playlist_index)s. %(title)s.%(ext)s' https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOU2XLYxmsILe6_eGvDN3GyiodoV3qNSC
This will add nice numbering to the downloaded files.
And if you are downloading files which is not in playlist, you can add numbers manually to the file,
youtube-dl -o "1-%(uploader)s%(title)s.%(ext)s" https://youtu.be/862r3XS2YB0
Here I have manually added 1-
to the filename while downloading.
Solution 2
Use youtube-dl -o '%(playlist_index)s. %(title)s.%(ext)s' https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...
.
Solution 3
The best solution I found is:
youtube-dl -o "%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" <playlist_link>
For example:
youtube-dl -o "%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf8i4fc0zJBzLhOe6FwHpGhBDgqwInJWZ
Solution 4
'outtmpl': 'temp/' + str(i) +'.%(ext)s'
Desmnd
Updated on July 05, 2022Comments
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Desmnd about 2 years
I am trying to download a complete playlist in youtube, while downloading i want to enter serial number while downloading in front of the title of the video,
For example if a playlist has a videos:
A.mp4 E.mp4 K.mp4 C.mp4 B.mp4
I want it to be
1. A.mp4 2. E.mp4 3. K.mp4 4. C.mp4 5. B.mp4.
I tried commands like:
i=0;youtube-dl -cti https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list={(Any Playlist)} -o "{{$i++}%(title)s.%(ext)s}"
but its giving me this error:
youtube-dl: error: using output template conflicts with using title, video ID or auto number
Also, Downloading the whole playlist and then renaming one by one is also not i am searching.
Is there any command which downloads the playlist and renames each video side by side according to my wish?
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Desmnd almost 9 yearsSir, thank you it worked but you added playlist index, what if I have to add my own number in front instead the playlist index, what shall I do?
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Eray Erdin almost 7 yearsJust saying, -A option is deprecated, now it is recommended to use -o.
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Andrew Savinykh over 5 yearsWhat if you already downloaded a terabyte long playlist and now what to rename the file accordingly? ;) youtube-dl can download playlist metadata, but how to get this metadata in a form that can be used from a script to match already downloaded files and rename them?
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codeitram about 3 yearsWhat to do if I already have downloaded the video and would like to rename it ?