The tool for downloading videos is called youtube-dl. (The “dl” part undoubtedly means “download.”) It’s very easy to use and downloads webm or mp4 files to your system. Both formats provide compressed, high-quality video files that you can watch whenever you want.
Ways to Download YouTube Videos on Linux
using Firefox Add-on
using ClipGrab application
Final Words
We hope like our article on how to Download YouTube Videos on Linux. yt-dlp is a fork of the now inactive YouTube-dl tool, which was primarily used to download videos from various websites, including YouTube. It’s a really useful tool that lets you download videos, audio and subtitles at a specific resolution. You can also use it to stream a video directly to your media player.
