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@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ The major new features from the latest release of [blackjack4494/yt-dlc](https:/ * **Self-updater**: The releases can be updated using `yt-dlp -U` +* **Cookies from browser**: Cookies can be automatically extracted from all major web browsers using `--cookies-from-browser <browser_name>` + See [changelog](Changelog.md) or [commits](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commits) for the full list of changes @@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ While all the other dependancies are optional, `ffmpeg` and `ffprobe` are highly * [**mutagen**](https://github.com/quodlibet/mutagen) - For embedding thumbnail in certain formats. Licenced under [GPLv2+](https://github.com/quodlibet/mutagen/blob/master/COPYING) * [**pycryptodome**](https://github.com/Legrandin/pycryptodome) - For decrypting various data. Licenced under [BSD2](https://github.com/Legrandin/pycryptodome/blob/master/LICENSE.rst) * [**websockets**](https://github.com/aaugustin/websockets) - For downloading over websocket. Licenced under [BSD3](https://github.com/aaugustin/websockets/blob/main/LICENSE) +* [**keyring**](https://github.com/jaraco/keyring) - For decrypting cookies of chromium-based browsers on Linux. Licenced under [MIT](https://github.com/jaraco/keyring/blob/main/LICENSE) * [**AtomicParsley**](https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley) - For embedding thumbnail in mp4/m4a if mutagen is not present. Licenced under [GPLv2+](https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley/blob/master/COPYING) * [**rtmpdump**](http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu) - For downloading `rtmp` streams. ffmpeg will be used as a fallback. Licenced under [GPLv2+](http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu) * [**mplayer**](http://mplayerhq.hu/design7/info.html) or [**mpv**](https://mpv.io) - For downloading `rstp` streams. ffmpeg will be used as a fallback. Licenced under [GPLv2+](https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/Copyright) @@ -520,7 +523,19 @@ Then simply run `make`. You can also run `make yt-dlp` instead to compile only t option) --cookies FILE File to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in - --no-cookies Do not read/dump cookies (default) + --no-cookies Do not read/dump cookies from/to file + (default) + --cookies-from-browser BROWSER[:PROFILE] + Load cookies from a user profile of the + given web browser. Currently supported + browsers are: brave|chrome|chromium|edge|fi + refox|opera|safari|vivaldi. You can specify + the user profile name or directory using + "BROWSER:PROFILE_NAME" or + "BROWSER:PROFILE_PATH". If no profile is + given, the most recently accessed one is + used + --no-cookies-from-browser Do not load cookies from browser (default) --cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can store some downloaded information (such as client ids and signatures) permanently. |