yt-dlp is a feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader with support for thousands of sites. The project is a fork of youtube-dl based on the now inactive youtube-dlc.
README
Version
2026.03.17
Release Date
2026-03-17
SHA-256 checksum file*
Windows 64 bit
Alternative Download – Windows 64 bit
For additional platforms, please visit https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2026.03.17.
Extractor changes
- youtube
Misc. changes
- build: Use PyInstaller v6.19.0 for Windows (#16265) by bashonly
- ci: Bump actions pins (#16252) by bashonly
- docs: Fix
player_clientextractor-arg documentation (#16235) by bashonly - test: networking: Mark all CurlCFFIRH tests as flaky for any OS (#16266) by bashonly