youtube-dl-android

Android library wrapper for youtube-dl executable. Based on yausername’s youtubedl-android but with ability to download binary files at runtime to decrease apk size.

Credits

• youtubedl-java by sapher, youtubedl-android adds android compatibility to youtubedl-java.
• youtubedl-android by yausername, youtube-dl-android adds ondemand library files download compatibility to youtubedl-android.

Installation

Gradle

Step 1 : Add jitpack repository to your project build file

allprojects {
    repositories {
        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
    }
}

Step 2: Add the dependency

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.github.bawaviki.youtube-dl-android:library:0.7.+'
}

Optional FFmpeg dependency can also be added

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.github.bawaviki.youtube-dl-android:library:0.7.+'
    implementation 'com.github.bawaviki.youtube-dl-android:ffmpeg:0.7.+'
}

Usage

• youtube-dl executable and python 3.7 are bundled in the library.
• Initialize library, preferably in onCreate.

try {
    YoutubeDL.getInstance().init(getApplication(),this);
} catch (YoutubeDLException e) {
    Log.e(TAG, "failed to initialize youtubedl-android", e);
}

• Downloading / custom command (A detailed example can be found in the sample app)

  File youtubeDLDir = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS), "youtubedl-android");
  YoutubeDLRequest request = new YoutubeDLRequest("https://vimeo.com/22439234");
  request.setOption("-o", youtubeDLDir.getAbsolutePath() + "/%(title)s.%(ext)s");
  YoutubeDL.getInstance().execute(request, (progress, etaInSeconds) -> {
    System.out.println(String.valueOf(progress) + "% (ETA " + String.valueOf(etaInSeconds) + " seconds)");
  });
  

• Get stream info (equivalent to --dump-json of youtube-dl)

  VideoInfo streamInfo = YoutubeDL.getInstance().getInfo("https://vimeo.com/22439234");
  System.out.println(streamInfo.getTitle());
  

• Get Playlist info (equivalent to --dump-single-json of youtube-dl)

  PlaylistInfo playlistInfo = YoutubeDL.getInstance().getPlaylistInfo("https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpuxPG4TUOR4N78vlcDHu46hM1LDrz8Lw");
  System.out.println(playlistInfo.Id());
  

• youtube-dl supports myriad different options which be seen here

• youtube-dl binary can be updated from within the library

  YoutubeDL.getInstance().updateYoutubeDL(getApplication());
  

FFmpeg

If you wish to use ffmpeg features of youtube-dl (e.g. –extract-audio), include and initialize the ffmpeg library(you only need to Initialize FFmpeg library youtube-dl already initialize in this).

try {
    FFmpeg.getInstance().init(getApplication(),this);
} catch (YoutubeDLException e) {
    Log.e(TAG, "failed to initialize ffmpeg", e);
}

Sample app

Docs

• Though not required for just using this library, documentation on building python for android can be seen here. Same for ffmpeg here.
• youtubedl-android uses lazy extractors based build of youtube-dl (youtubedl-lazy)