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How to use yt-dlp to download video or audio from YouTube, directly from your Mac

Whenever I need to download video/audio from Youtube, I just google search "download video from youtube", and randomly pick one result from the first page. Until today, I come across a 'thing', called yt-dlp . It can easily let me download any thing from Youtube, fast. 1. What is yt-dlp : I don't know exactly, but it can let me directly:  Downloads videos, audio, subtitles, or metadata from websites like YouTube. Why Use It? : Faster and more reliable than web-based downloaders, with precise control (e.g., audio-only, specific formats). It’s command-line but easy to learn for my Mac. Learn more at:  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp 2. Prerequisites for Mac Before using yt-dlp , ensure these are installed: Homebrew (package manager):                /bin/bash -c " $( curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh ) If already installed, update:           brew update FFmpeg...