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hazel/ytdlphp
=============

A typed PHP 8.5+ wrapper for the yt-dlp command-line tool

v1.0.1(yesterday)08↑2525%MITPHPPHP ^8.5

Since Jun 9Pushed yesterdayCompare

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ytdlphp
=======

[](#ytdlphp)

A typed PHP 8.5+ library for [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp).

Build command-line arguments with a fluent API, run yt-dlp via [Tempest Process](https://github.com/tempestphp/tempest-framework/tree/3.x/packages/process), and parse JSON metadata into typed objects. URLs are validated with PHP's built-in [URI extension](https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.uri.php) (WHATWG).

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.5+
- Extensions: `json`, `uri`
- [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) installed and available on `PATH` (or configured explicitly)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require hazel/ytdlphp
```

Quick start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

```
use Ytdlphp\Options;
use Ytdlphp\YtDlp;

$ytDlp = new YtDlp();

$ytDlp->download(
    'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ',
    Options::create()
        ->format('bestvideo+bestaudio')
        ->output('%(title)s.%(ext)s'),
);

$info = $ytDlp->extractInfo('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ');

echo $info->title;
echo $info->url?->toAsciiString();
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

```
use Ytdlphp\Options;
use Ytdlphp\YtDlp;

$ytDlp = new YtDlp()
    ->withBinary('/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp')
    ->withWorkingDirectory('/tmp/downloads')
    ->withTimeout(300)
    ->withDefaultOptions(Options::create()->noWarnings());
```

Options builder
---------------

[](#options-builder)

`Options` provides typed methods for common yt-dlp flags, backed by enums where useful:

```
use Ytdlphp\Option\AudioFormat;
use Ytdlphp\Option\Browser;
use Ytdlphp\Options;

$options = Options::create()
    ->extractAudio()
    ->audioFormat(AudioFormat::Mp3)
    ->cookiesFromBrowser(Browser::Firefox)
    ->noPlaylist()
    ->merge($extraOptions);
```

Use `option()` for flags not covered by a dedicated method.

URLs
----

[](#urls)

Pass strings or `Uri\WhatWg\Url` instances. Strings are validated before yt-dlp runs:

```
use Uri\WhatWg\Url;
use Ytdlphp\UrlParser;

$url = UrlParser::parse('https://example.com/watch?v=abc');
$ytDlp->extractInfo($url);

$mediaUrls = $ytDlp->getUrls('https://example.com/watch?v=abc');
foreach ($mediaUrls as $mediaUrl) {
    echo $mediaUrl->toAsciiString();
}
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

44

—

FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance100

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

1d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/231361?v=4)[Hazel Fidecaro](/maintainers/HipsterJazzbo)[@hipsterjazzbo](https://github.com/hipsterjazzbo)

---

Top Contributors

[![hipsterjazzbo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/231361?v=4)](https://github.com/hipsterjazzbo "hipsterjazzbo (2 commits)")

---

Tags

clivideoyoutubemediadownloadyt-dlpyoutube-dl

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