YTMP3

Simple Bash script to download a YouTube video as an MP3 using yt-dlp.

Features

• Clipboard URL detection before prompting for input (via xclip on Linux, pbpaste on macOS, and Get-Clipboard on Windows).
• Optional URL argument; otherwise reads from the clipboard and falls back to a prompt.
• Installs required tools on supported platforms:
  • Debian/Ubuntu: yt-dlp, ffmpeg, xclip (via apt-get).
  • RPM-based Linux: yt-dlp, ffmpeg, xclip (via dnf/yum).
  • macOS: yt-dlp, ffmpeg (via Homebrew).
  • Windows: yt-dlp, ffmpeg (via winget).

Usage

Debian/Ubuntu (apt)

./YTMP3.sh "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example"
# or
./YTMP3.sh  # attempts clipboard, then prompts for a URL

Uses apt-get and may require sudo privileges. Requires xclip for clipboard detection.

RPM-based Linux (dnf/yum)

./YTMP3_rpm.sh "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example"
# or
./YTMP3_rpm.sh

Uses dnf/yum and may require sudo privileges. Requires xclip for clipboard detection.

macOS (Homebrew)

./YTMP3_mac.sh "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example"
# or
./YTMP3_mac.sh

Requires Homebrew. Clipboard detection uses pbpaste.

Windows (PowerShell + winget)

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\YTMP3_windows.ps1 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example"
# or
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\YTMP3_windows.ps1

Requires PowerShell with winget available to install yt-dlp and ffmpeg. Clipboard detection uses Get-Clipboard. =======

• Installs required tools (yt-dlp, ffmpeg, xclip) on Debian/Ubuntu systems when missing.
• Detects URLs in the clipboard (via xclip), falling back to prompting if none is found.
• Accepts a URL passed as an argument or reads it from the clipboard; otherwise prompts for input.

Usage

./YTMP3.sh "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example"
# or
./YTMP3.sh  # will attempt clipboard, then prompt for a URL

Note: Package installation uses apt-get and may require sudo privileges.