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After downloading the 4k software for downloading youtube videos, i get a message saying this file could harm my computer,keep or discard.

Grand
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Delete 4K Video Downloader and install youtube-dl (sudo snap install youtube-dl) instead. youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other sites that don't provide direct links to the videos served.

youtube-dl allows the user, among other things, to choose a specific video quality to download (if available) or let the program automatically determine the best (or worst) quality video to grab. It supports downloading entire playlists and all videos from a given user.

Example:

sudo snap install youtube-dl # installs the latest version   
cd ~/Desktop   
snap run youtube-dl -F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6NZfCO5SIk
snap run youtube-dl -f 18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6NZfCO5SIk

Note: youtube-dl is also able to recognize URLs of the form https://youtu.be/W6NZfCO5SIk

karel
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  • I have run the code on the terminal and everything is installed. How do i catch downloads now – Grand Apr 24 '20 at 10:32
  • Run youtube-dl -F 'http://www.youtube.com/some-alphanumeric-string' from the terminal to show the available formats without downloading a video. Run youtube-dl -f FORMAT 'http://www.youtube.com/some-alphanumeric-string' to download the selected format where FORMAT is replaced by the selected format or best if you want the best available quality. – karel Apr 24 '20 at 10:35
  • I get you now.The youtube url should be pasted in the terminal for it to capture the video I want to download right? – Grand Apr 24 '20 at 10:42
  • Right and one more thing. First change directories to your Desktop or Downloads directory or whatever directory that you want the video to be downloaded in (e.g. cd ~/Desktop) before you download the video. – karel Apr 24 '20 at 10:44
  • Says this youtube -dl -F 'https://youtu.be/W6NZfCO5SIk' youtube: command not found – Grand Apr 24 '20 at 10:57
  • after i ran this command youtube -dl -F 'https://youtu.be/W6NZfCO5SIk' – Grand Apr 24 '20 at 10:59
  • I added the correct command to my answer. Please install the youtube-dl snap package instead, because the apt package is currently not up-to-date. – karel Apr 24 '20 at 11:07
  • The formats are showing well but i dont know how to download them – Grand Apr 24 '20 at 11:42
  • Send me the snap code please – Grand Apr 24 '20 at 11:43
  • I added the code to my answer. – karel Apr 24 '20 at 11:56
  • Thanks alot. It worked – Grand Apr 24 '20 at 12:28