YouTube MP3 Downloader

Description

A simple and efficient command-line tool to download MP3 audio files from YouTube videos, playlists, and channels. This tool uses yt-dlp for downloading, ffmpeg for audio conversion, and tqdm for progress visualization. It supports downloading multiple videos concurrently with a clean and user-friendly interface.

Features:

• Download audio from single videos, playlists, or channels.
• Convert downloaded audio to MP3 format (192kbps).
• Optionally download video thumbnails and embed metadata.
• Multi-threaded downloading for faster processing.
• Customizable save location for downloaded files.
• Clear and stylish terminal interface with progress bars.

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• yt-dlp
• ffmpeg
• tqdm
• colorama
• pyfiglet

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/youtube-mp3-downloader.git
   cd youtube-mp3-downloader

2. Make sure you have ffmpeg installed and accessible in your system's PATH.

3. Download and install yt-dlp , colorama , pyfiglet and tqdm :

   pip install yt-dlp colorama tqdm pyfiglet

Usage

1. Run the script:

   python youtube_mp3_downloader.py

2. You will be prompted to input:

   • The YouTube video, playlist, or channel URL.
   • The directory name where the MP3 files should be saved (optional).

3. The program will fetch the video URLs and start downloading the MP3 files to the specified directory.

4. Once the download is complete, you'll see a message indicating success.

Example:

Video/Playlist/Channel URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxKrR3VjggMv5oYFeOBtQzPimH8mMlhzI
Directory Name: My_Music

Notes:

• If downloading a playlist or channel, the program will download MP3s for all the videos in the list.
• Make sure that ffmpeg.exe is installed and the path is correctly set in the script (FFMPEG_PATH).

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to yt-dlp for the video downloading functionality.
• Thanks to ffmpeg for audio conversion capabilities.
• Thanks to pyfiglet for the banner text.