Best & Latest Script to Download YouTube Videos 9/2025

After testing a lot of different tools, I finally found a script that can download YouTube videos easily.
With just one click, you can even download a full playlist!

This script is based on the yt-dlp library.

pip install yt-dlp --break-system-packages

And here’s the full script (the secret is in its simplicity, guys)
The script is working 100% as of September 2025.

import yt_dlp
import os

playlist_url = input("Enter Your Playlist: ")

output_folder = "YouTube_Downloads"
if not os.path.exists(output_folder):
    os.makedirs(output_folder)

ydl_opts = {
    'format': 'best[ext=mp4]',
    'outtmpl': f'{output_folder}/%(playlist_index)02d_%(title)s.%(ext)s',
    'merge_output_format': 'mp4',
    'quiet': False,
    'no_warnings': False,
}

try:
    with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
        ydl.download([playlist_url])
    print("Done!")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"ُError: {str(e)}")

If anyone wants to share feedback or collaborate with me to improve the script, feel free to join in!