ytdl-sub

Automation & Workflows

A CLI tool that automates downloading YouTube (and other platform) content and formats it for media servers like Plex, Jellyfin, Kodi, Emby, or music players.

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Python Latest 2026.05.10.post1 · 24d ago Security brief →

Features

Downloads videos from YouTube using yt‑dlp
Formats files and metadata for Plex, Jellyfin, Kodi, Emby, and modern music players
Supports SoundCloud discographies via beets API
Handles Bandcamp discographies
Uses YAML subscription definitions with prebuilt presets

Recent releases

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2026.05.10.post1 Bugfix 24d

Fixed output sanitization type checking when the return type isn't a class.

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[BUGFIX] Fix output sanitization type checking (#1467)

In the inspection output, we check function's return types via issubclass to see if an optimization can be made. Guard against this check in case the return type isn't a class -- it could be a Union[..., ...] from a conditional.

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2026.04.13.post1 New feature 1mo

New `inspect` subcommand displays subscription preset format and variable resolution.

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2026.03.09 New feature 2mo

Notable features