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Video Downloader is an Alfred workflow written in Bash/Shell for easily downloading videos (and/or extracting audio) from various websites such as YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion and more... It uses [youtube-dl](http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl) as the core component.

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Video Downloader Alfred (Workflow)

Updated Version of Video Downloader (workflow) Version 1.1 (2021-02-25)

Video Downloader Alfred is an Alfred workflow written in Bash/Shell for easily downloading videos (and/or extracting audio) from various websites such as YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion and more... It uses youtube-dl as the core component.

Installation

Download and double click video-downloader-alfred.alfredworkflow. It will be imported into Alfred automatically.

Here is a full visual list of what Video Downloader Alfred can do:

video-downloader-alfred.png

Here is how the workflow nodes look like:

video-downloader-alfred-workflow.png

Usage

  • vd-update will automatically check and update the core component. Run this first when you import the workflow.
  • vd {video-url} without any option will download the best video+audio option from URL merge then and save the video file to your home folder "~".
  • vd {video-extension} and/or {video-compression} {video-url} with this option you can choose compression size and extension (any or both) .

video-downloader-alfred.gif

  • vd {video-url} hold ⌘ will download the video file, then automatically extract and create an audio file. (.mp3) (The original video file is deleted at the end)

  • vd {video-url} hold ⌥ will download the video file, then automatic try to play with your default player (VLC, IINA or QT)

video-downloader-alfred-info

  • vd-info {video-url} will display some video meta-data in Large Type and create an .info.json file.
  • vd-help will display a quick help in Large Type.

Instagram (private or public photos/videos including Reels and IGTV) (optional)

Nexts steps is only necessarily for private contents download

  1. Log-in to your instagram account and use GetCookies extension to save your cookie file.
  2. Put the file inside "$plugin_folder/cookies" (like image below) using the exacly name "instagram.com_cookies.txt" (do not worry, I will not have access to this file, he will be used by youtube-dl at --cookies parameter)

video-downloader-cookies.png

Audio Extraction (optional)

For this feature, you should install FFmpeg yourself manually (because of licensing issues).

One way to install FFmpeg is:

  1. Install HomeBrew
  2. Install FFmpeg by running the command below in Terminal:
    $ brew install ffmpeg

You can check THIS GIST options to enable support for various codecs and FFmpeg features:

aria2c Downloader (optional but strongly recommended)

aria2c is a lightweight library for best use of your network (parallels requests), fixing the problem of very slow downloads (dash playback)

  1. Install aria2c
    brew install aria2

Notes

  • Videos, audio and meta-data files will be downloaded/created on your folder "~".
  • This workflow will display post notifications where appropriate (before/after downloads, on download errors, updates, etc)...

Supported Sites

• YouTube
• Instagram (private profiles need "cookie file".txt)
• Vimeo
• Dailymotion
• Twitch
• MetaCafe
• Google Video
• MTV
• Soundcloud
• Photobucket Videos
• DepositFiles
• blip.tv
• myvideo.de
• Google Plus
• The Daily Show / Colbert Nation
• The Escapist
• CollegeHumor
• arte.tv
• xvideos
• infoq
• mixcloud
• Stanford Open Content
• Youku
• XNXX
• more...

list here.

Requirements

  • Python version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.3+
  • FFmpeg (optional, required for audio extraction feature)
  • GetCookies (optional, required for private instagram profiles for example)
  • aria2c (optional, recommended for fast download when downloading dash playback content)

License

Video Downloader Alfred workflow is released to the public domain. (Do whatever you like with it.) FFmpeg is a trademark of Fabrice Bellard and it is licensed under LGPL version 2.1 http://www.ffmpeg.org/legal.html

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Video Downloader is an Alfred workflow written in Bash/Shell for easily downloading videos (and/or extracting audio) from various websites such as YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion and more... It uses [youtube-dl](http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl) as the core component.

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