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multiple links with highest quality #1035

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opened 2026-02-20 22:04:17 -05:00 by deekerman · 4 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:04:17 -05:00

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Originally created by @raedov818 on GitHub (Aug 27, 2013).

hello guys, this is not an issue but a question

What if i have 50 videos in YouTube playlist, some of them with 1080p quality,720p,480p ..etc I want youtube-dl download all the videos in playlist with the highest quality available for every video, so if the videos #1 with 1080p that means youtube-dl will recognize the highest quality and will download it with that quality.

If is that possible plz how can i do it ? i used before this command
youtube-dl -cit "link of the youtube playlist" but this command download videos not with the highest quality

i hope u understand me, sorry English is not my native language. My pleasure.

Originally created by @raedov818 on GitHub (Aug 27, 2013). hello guys, this is not an issue but a question What if i have 50 videos in YouTube playlist, some of them with 1080p quality,720p,480p ..etc I want youtube-dl download all the videos in playlist with the highest quality available for every video, so if the videos #1 with 1080p that means youtube-dl will recognize the highest quality and will download it with that quality. If is that possible plz how can i do it ? i used before this command youtube-dl -cit "link of the youtube playlist" but this command download videos not with the highest quality i hope u understand me, sorry English is not my native language. My pleasure.

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2026-02-20 22:04:18 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:04:19 -05:00

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@phihag commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2013):

By default, youtube-dl should download the highest quality. If it does not, that's a bug. Can you provide one or more video URLs where youtube-dl does not find the highest quality? Also, can you reproduce this from multiple ISPs? Which ISP are you using?

Some newer videos may split high-quality video and audio into two different files. While youtube-dl does support these, they're ranked below the combined files, so that may be the issue.

@phihag commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2013): By default, youtube-dl should download the highest quality. If it does not, that's a bug. Can you provide one or more _video_ URLs where youtube-dl does not find the highest quality? Also, can you reproduce this from multiple ISPs? Which ISP are you using? Some newer videos may split high-quality video and audio into two different files. While youtube-dl does support these, they're ranked below the combined files, so that may be the issue.

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:04:19 -05:00

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@raedov818 commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2013):

aha i see , youtube-dl will download the highest quality? i don't know about that, every time i use youtube-dl i put -f 37 to download 1080p

i'll try now, thank you phihag.

@raedov818 commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2013): aha i see , youtube-dl will download the highest quality? i don't know about that, every time i use youtube-dl i put -f 37 to download 1080p i'll try now, thank you phihag.

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:04:19 -05:00

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@archaeologistdev commented on GitHub (May 26, 2014):

@phihag seems to have been resolved

@archaeologistdev commented on GitHub (May 26, 2014): @phihag seems to have been resolved

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:04:19 -05:00

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@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Jan 26, 2015):

youtube-dl downloads the best format by default, feel free to comment here if it doesn't.

@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Jan 26, 2015): youtube-dl downloads the best format by default, feel free to comment here if it doesn't.

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