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Installing yt-dlp via Third-party Package Managers

Third-party package managers offer a convenient way to install and update yt-dlp on various operating systems. Here are instructions for some popular package managers:

Windows​

Chocolatey​

  1. Install Chocolatey if you haven't already.

  2. Open an administrator PowerShell and run:

    choco install yt-dlp

    To update:

    choco upgrade yt-dlp

Scoop​

  1. Install Scoop if you haven't already.

  2. Open PowerShell and run:

    scoop install yt-dlp

    To update:

    scoop update yt-dlp

winget​

  1. Open PowerShell and run:

    winget install yt-dlp

    To update:

    winget upgrade yt-dlp

macOS​

Homebrew​

  1. Install Homebrew if you haven't already.

  2. Open Terminal and run:

    brew install yt-dlp

    To update:

    brew upgrade yt-dlp

MacPorts​

  1. Install MacPorts if you haven't already.

  2. Open Terminal and run:

    sudo port install yt-dlp

    To update:

    sudo port selfupdate
    sudo port upgrade yt-dlp

Linux​

Arch Linux (pacman)​