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# Use yt-dlp
## In place of YouTube-dl

[YouTube-DL](https://yt-dl.org/) is a popular command-line tool for downloading YouTube videos, Unfortunately their website is being blocked due to a tyrannical Germany court ruling. However, you can still access [youtube-dl's GitHub website](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl).

The (2021.12.17) stable version of YouTube-DL does not work anyways, but the nightly builds do . . . providing you know how to grab and install those.

Becasue of all the RIAA's legal drama causing issues with youtube-dl, many people have now switched to yt-dlp.

The version of yt-dlp from your repositories most likely does not work anymore, so you may need to [grab 👉 the latest directly from GitHub](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest), and execute it from within the directory you download it to.

Don't forget to give it executable permissions using the chmod command like so...
```
sudo chmod +x yt-dlp
```
Here is a quick, easy guide on [how to use, and configure yt-dlp](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Yt-dlp)

Of course you can avoid all this hassle by installing [BraveNewPipe](https://github.com/bravenewpipe/NewPipe) onto your Android phone, using the [Obtainium app manager](

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Obtainium is available via IzzyOnDroid or GitHub and let's you search for apps directly, or you can enter a URL to an app's project, where it grabs the latest APK, and installs it. Then it will check periodically for updates & install those as soon as they pop up.

It is the fastest way to get the latest version of an app, & completely bypasses all the app stores.

This can be good or bad. Good because you get apps you can't get anywhere else, and the latest versions sooner. Bad because you don't have anyone verifying the safeness of the file.

FFUpdater does the same with web browsers and OrBot. If you use Obtainium for other apps, you can use it for your browsers as well, and get rid of FFUpdater to free up resources.

Obtainium supports many App sources, including but not limited to:
- GitHub
- GitLab
- IzzyOnDroid
- F-Droid
- APKPure
- APKMirror

Obtainium is in pre-release, & isn't the most user friendly app, so it may take a while to learn. Don't give up!

⚡️ Follow

#Obtainium_AppStore_Alternative

), and then simply tapping the download arrow to download any video to your phone.

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