Video Downloader CLI

Video Downloader CLI is a command-line tool written in Go that allows you to download videos from YouTube and Instagram. without Pesky ads from your comand line

Features

• Download YouTube videos
• Download Instagram videos (public posts only)
• Progress bar for download status
• Automatic creation of download directory

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Go 1.16 or higher installed on your system
• Internet connection

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/OcheOps/videodownloadercli2.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd videodownloadercli2

3. Build the project:

go build

Usage

After building the project, you can use the Video Downloader CLI as follows:

1. For YouTube videos:

./videodownloadercli2 download "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

Replace VIDEO_ID with the actual YouTube video ID.

2. For Instagram videos:

./videodownloadercli2 download "https://www.instagram.com/p/POST_ID/"

Replace POST_ID with the actual Instagram post ID.

Alternatively, you can run the program without building it:

go run main.go download "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

or

go run main.go download "https://www.instagram.com/p/POST_ID/"

The downloaded videos will be saved in a "video-downloader" folder in your user's Downloads directory.

Configuration

The download directory is set to ~/Downloads/video-downloader by default. If you want to change this, modify the createDownloadDirectory function in main.go.

Limitations

• Instagram downloader only works for public posts
• The tool may break if YouTube or Instagram change their page structure
• Downloading content may violate the terms of service of YouTube and Instagram
• No other social media

Contributing

Contributions to the Video Downloader CLI are welcome. Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE