YoutubeExplode 4.0.0

.NET Core 1.0 This package targets .NET Core 1.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Standard 1.1 This package targets .NET Standard 1.1. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Framework 4.5 This package targets .NET Framework 4.5. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details. 
dotnet add package YoutubeExplode --version 4.0.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package YoutubeExplode -Version 4.0.0
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="YoutubeExplode" Version="4.0.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="YoutubeExplode" Version="4.0.0" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="YoutubeExplode" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add YoutubeExplode --version 4.0.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: YoutubeExplode, 4.0.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package YoutubeExplode@4.0.0
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=YoutubeExplode&version=4.0.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=YoutubeExplode&version=4.0.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

The ultimate dirty YouTube library. Parses public metadata on YouTube videos, lets you download them and much more. Does not require an API key and does not impose usage quotas.

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NuGet packages (20)

Showing the top 5 NuGet packages that depend on YoutubeExplode:

Package Downloads
YoutubeExplode.Converter

Extension for YoutubeExplode that provides an interface to download and convert videos using FFmpeg
Soenneker.YouTube.Client

Provides a cached YouTubeExplode client backed by an owned cached HTTP client.
N3O.Umbraco.Video.YouTube

TODO
SpiderSharp

Web Crawling and Scraping Framework
ManagedCode.MarkItDown

ManagedCode.MarkItDown converts documents, archives, and URLs into Markdown optimised for LLM and search workflows. Supports HTML, PDF, Office Open XML, EPUB, CSV, JSON, feeds, images, audio, and more with async-first APIs.

GitHub repositories (21)

Showing the top 20 popular GitHub repositories that depend on YoutubeExplode:

Repository Stars
Tyrrrz/YoutubeDownloader
Downloads videos and playlists from YouTube
Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter
Saves Discord chat logs to a file
shaked6540/YoutubePlaylistDownloader
A tool to download whole playlists, channels or single videos from youtube and also optionally convert them to almost any format you would like
theimpactfulcompany/Rise-Media-Player
One media player for everything you own or stream; whether it's music or videos, online or offline Rise Media Player does it all. And it's beautiful and native with the latest version of WinUI.
fiso64/sockseek
Advanced download tool for Soulseek, soon a client.
LANCommander/LANCommander
MediaPortal/MediaPortal-2
Development of MediaPortal 2
naweed/MauiTubePlayer
A Youtube Clone app building using .Net Maui
onionware-github/OnionMedia
Open-Source Mediaconverter and -downloader
insomniachi/Totoro
A Windows 10/11 only application that is a go to for all things anime.
formcms/formcms
AI Agent: Open-source headless CMS built with ASP.NET Core (C#) and React, featuring REST APIs, GraphQL, and a GrapesJS page designer.
i3arnon/YouCast
Turn YouTube Channels into Subscribable Podcasts.
LizardByte/Themerr-jellyfin
Jellyfin theme song plugin using ThemerrDB.
not-ilinked/Anarchy
The superior Discord API wrapper
jooapa/jammer
light-weight CLI music player with Soundcloud, Youtube, Rss, Midi Support for Win, Linux & OSX
crobibero/jellyfin-plugin-tmdb-trailers
PackJC/YoutubeToMP3
This Windows Forms application in C# allows users to download YouTube videos as MP3 files. Open Source.
jerry08/Yosu
Downloads videos, tracks and playlists from YouTube, Soundcloud and Spotify
ncosentino/DevLeader
Projects referred to by my blog, Dev Leader
onionware-github/OnionMedia-X
Official OnionMedia X repository for cross platform ports based on Avalonia
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