How to Install YouTubeDL-Material on macOS

YouTubeDL-Material is a web interface for YouTube-DL, a command-line program for downloading videos from YouTube and other platforms. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install YouTubeDL-Material on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before beginning, you should have the following:

If you don't have Python 3.x installed, you can download it from the official website.

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/Tzahi12345/YoutubeDL-Material.git
    
  2. Change into the cloned directory:

    cd YoutubeDL-Material/
    
  3. Install the required dependencies:

    python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
    
  4. Run the start.sh script:

    ./start.sh
    

This will launch the web interface on http://127.0.0.1:8080.

Configuration

By default, YouTubeDL-Material is configured to download videos to the videos/ directory within its own directory. You can configure this and other settings by editing the config.json file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've shown you how to install YouTubeDL-Material on macOS. With this powerful tool, you can easily download videos from YouTube and other platforms.

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