---
title: "soimort/you-get: :arrow_double_down: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/soimort-you-get-arrow-double-down-dumb-downloader-that-scrapes-the-web-zowpu9lrr
source_url: https://github.com/soimort/you-get
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-10-27T16:53:43.830Z
updated: 2024-12-12T07:46:41.814Z
tags: ["python", "open-source", "github", "cli"]
reading_time: 10
upvotes: 17
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# soimort/you-get: :arrow_double_down: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 10 min read · 17 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

You-Get is a command-line utility designed to download media content from the web, such as videos, audios, and images. It supports popular websites like YouTube, Youku, and Niconico, and offers multiple installation methods including PyPI, Antigen, and Homebrew. You-Get can download specific file formats, stream online videos, or scrape images from webpages. It also allows proxy use, custom output directories, and media player integrations. Notable dependencies include Python 3 and ffmpeg.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://github.com/soimort/you-get>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@qorbani** · 0 upvotes

> Why not using ‘youtube-dl’ instead?

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Tags: [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#cli](https://daily.dev/tags/cli)

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