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yt-dlp-android — Documentation

Welcome to the official documentation for yt-dlp-android, the Android library that brings yt-dlp to Android with a clean Java API.

Pages

• Beginner Tutorial — Build a complete download app from scratch, step by step
• Getting Started — Installation, initialization, first download
• API Reference — Full Java API documentation
• Cookie Authentication — Handle sites that require login
• Pro Version (curl-cffi) — TLS fingerprint impersonation via curl-cffi, no cookies needed
• Troubleshooting — Common errors and fixes, including the impersonation error

Quick links

• GitHub repository
• JitPack package
• yt-dlp supported sites
• ffmpeg-kit — process & transcribe your downloads