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why too much bloat options. #26636

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opened 2026-02-21 14:24:43 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 14:24:43 -05:00

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Originally created by @hxm-cpp on GitHub (Aug 22, 2023).

can you simply make three options :

download in best quality audio. (audio only)
download in best video. (video only)
donwload in best audio+video.

less is more.

Originally created by @hxm-cpp on GitHub (Aug 22, 2023). can you simply make three options : download in best quality audio. (audio only) download in best video. (video only) donwload in best audio+video. `less is more.`

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2023):

yt-dl fetches streams that are provided by the supported site, These may be audio-only, video-only, or combined video+audio. Depending on the site and selected page, the "best" audio or video may be a combined stream. So:

download in best quality audio. (audio only)

Use -x/--extract-audio.

download in best video. (video only)

Use -f bestvideo/best and then strip any unwanted audio stream using ffmpeg if you really want.

donwload in best audio+video.

-f bestvideo+bestaudio/best (the default).

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2023): yt-dl fetches streams that are provided by the supported site, These may be audio-only, video-only, or combined video+audio. Depending on the site and selected page, the "best" audio or video may be a combined stream. So: >download in best quality audio. (audio only) Use `-x`/`--extract-audio`. >download in best video. (video only) Use `-f bestvideo/best` and then strip any unwanted audio stream using _ffmpeg_ if you really want. >donwload in best audio+video. `-f bestvideo+bestaudio/best` (the default).

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2026-02-21 14:24:48 -05:00

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@Vangelis66 commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023):

... Additionally, not everyone wants the "best" video (and/or audio) format - less than "best" means:

Quicker download times, especially on lower speed connections (FWIW, not everyone is on/can afford a fiber-optic connection; I'm still on ADSL)
Less bandwidth used (especially on metered connections)
Less disk space occupied for the downloaded files (anyone with a cheap 128GiB SSD?)
In older machines with "legacy" H/W and OSes (that youtube-dl still supports 👍), playback of 1080p+ video would put a high tax on resources (especially when video decoding is offloaded to the CPU); being able to explicitly select 480p/360p when video detail is of no special importance is a feature I highly value...

@Vangelis66 commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023): ... Additionally, **not everyone** wants the "best" video (and/or audio) format - less than "best" means: 1. Quicker download times, especially on lower speed connections (FWIW, not everyone is on/can afford a fiber-optic connection; I'm still on ADSL) 2. Less bandwidth used (especially on metered connections) 3. Less disk space occupied for the downloaded files (anyone with a cheap 128GiB SSD?) 4. In older machines with "legacy" H/W and OSes (that `youtube-dl` still supports :+1:), playback of 1080p+ video would put a high tax on resources (especially when video decoding is offloaded to the **CPU**); being able to explicitly select 480p/360p when video detail is of no special importance is a feature I highly value...

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 14:24:48 -05:00

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@hxm-cpp commented on GitHub (Aug 24, 2023):

thank you for the help. Closed.

@hxm-cpp commented on GitHub (Aug 24, 2023): thank you for the help. Closed.

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[Vimeo] HTTP Error 406: Not Acceptable when downloading video #26983

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