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pxgamer/youtube-dl-php
======================

A quick and easy YouTube downloader/parser written in PHP.

v2.1.4(7y ago)523849[7 issues](https://github.com/owenvoke/youtube-dl-php/issues)MITPHPPHP ^5.6 || ^7.1

Since Sep 6Pushed 7y ago10 watchersCompare

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youtube-dl-php
==============

[](#youtube-dl-php)

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A quick and easy YouTube downloader/parser written in PHP.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer create-project pxgamer/youtube-dl-php
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$video = new pxgamer\YDP\Downloader(VIDEO_ID_OR_URL);
```

IDDefaultTypeDescription`$vid_id`''StringThe ID or URL of the video, e.g. `-YGDyPAwQz0`#### Related

[](#related)

- [User Script for YouTube](https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/23560)

Change log
----------

[](#change-log)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ composer test
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE\_OF\_CONDUCT](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [pxgamer](https://github.com/pxgamer)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance17

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~69 days

Recently: every ~86 days

Total

6

Last Release

2918d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v2.0.0PHP ^5.6 || ^7.0.0

v2.1.1PHP ^5.6 || ^7.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1899334?v=4)[Owen Voke](/maintainers/owenvoke)[@owenvoke](https://github.com/owenvoke)

---

Top Contributors

[![owenvoke](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1899334?v=4)](https://github.com/owenvoke "owenvoke (52 commits)")

---

Tags

downloadphpyoutube

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

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