The script will loop through each playlist URL and download the audio and video files. Make the script executable by typing the following command in Terminal: chmod +x download_playlists.sh To access the script, open Terminal and navigate to the youtube_downloads folder: cd ~/Desktop/youtube_downloads Open the download_playlists.sh file with your favorite text editor and paste the following script, replace the youtube playlist URLs with your own youtube playlists: #!/bin/bashįor playlist_url in ' $_audio.txt' Next, create a new file called download_playlists.sh in the youtube_downloads folder: touch download_playlists.sh ( mkdir stands for 'make directory' and cd stands for 'change directory') Now, let's create a folder on your desktop called youtube_downloads and navigate into it: mkdir -p ~/Desktop/youtube_downloads You can install it with Homebrew as well: FFmpeg : A powerful tool to process multimedia files.yt-dlp : A command-line program to download videos from YouTube and other sites.You can install it by pasting the following command into your Terminal and hitting Enter (you may need to enter your password (hint: when entering your password it won't show the amount of letters you type, but don't worry - just hit enter when done and it will work)): Homebrew : A package manager for macOS.We will use Terminal to install some tools and run the script.įirst, we need to install some tools (note some of these may take like 5-10 minutes or more, so once it starts running just leave it in the background and wait): Terminal is a command-line interface on macOS that allows you to interact with your computer using text commands. Please note that the YouTube playlists must be set as either public or unlisted for this script to work.īefore we start, let's talk a little about Terminal. It will create separate folders for each playlist and download the files in the appropriate formats. I've created a simple script to automate this process on your Mac.

Hey all, to improve my workflow when playing around with DJ ideas, I download audio and video files from multiple YouTube playlists to use in my work.

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