Youtube Downloader

Quality score: 65/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc

Download YouTube videos and HLS streams (m3u8) from platforms like Mux, Vimeo, etc. using yt-dlp and ffmpeg. Use this skill when users request downloading videos, extracting audio, handling protected streams with authentication headers, or troubleshooting download issues like nsig extraction failures, 403 errors, or cookie extraction problems.

What this skill does

Youtube Downloader is a community-contributed Claude Code skill (quality score 65/100) in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/youtube-downloader/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Youtube Downloader skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/youtube-downloader
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/youtube-downloader/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/youtube-downloader/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/youtube-downloader/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/youtube-downloader/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\youtube-downloader\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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