🧛 The Dracula — YouTube Downloader CLI

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  ║   🧛 The Dracula  ·  YouTube Downloader CLI  v1.0.4    ║
  ║      Powered by yt-dlp  ·  Rising from the dark...     ║
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A powerful, dark-themed YouTube Downloader CLI built with Python and yt-dlp.
Download videos, audio, and full playlists — all from the terminal.

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✨ Features

Feature	Description
🎬 Video Download	Download any YouTube video with quality selector
🎵 Audio Only	Extract audio as MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, OPUS
📋 Playlist	Download entire playlists (video or audio)
📊 Format Lister	View all available formats/qualities for a URL
🎨 Rich TUI	Coloured progress bars, ASCII art header
🖥️ Interactive	Menu-driven interactive mode (no args needed)

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📦 Installation & Update

1. Install via PyPI (Recommended)

To install the latest version of The Dracula globally from PyPI, run:

pip install dracula-dl

Note

Unlike npm which uses @latest to install the latest package version, Python's pip installs the latest version by default.

2. Upgrade to the Latest Version

To upgrade an existing installation to the latest version, run:

pip install --upgrade dracula-dl

Note

pip does not have a separate upgrade subcommand; instead, it uses the --upgrade (or -U) flag to fetch the latest version.

3. Install from Source (Local Development)

If you are running or developing from the source repository:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Install FFmpeg (required for merging video+audio and audio extraction)

Windows (via winget):

winget install --id=Gyan.FFmpeg -e

Windows (via Chocolatey):

choco install ffmpeg

macOS:

brew install ffmpeg

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian):

sudo apt install ffmpeg

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🚀 Usage

Interactive Mode (recommended for beginners)

If you installed via pip, just run:

dracula

If you are running directly from the source code:

python dracula.py

You'll get a full interactive TUI menu to guide you.

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Command Line Mode

Download a Video

# Best quality (default)
python dracula.py video -u "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."

# Specific quality
python dracula.py video -u "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." -q 1080p
python dracula.py video -u "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." -q 720p
python dracula.py video -u "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." -q 4k

# Specific format ID (from formats command)
python dracula.py video -u "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." -f 137

# Custom output directory
python dracula.py video -u "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." -q 1080p -o "C:\Videos"

Quality Options: best | 4k | 1440p | 1080p | 720p | 480p | 360p | worst

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Download Audio Only

# Default: MP3 at 192kbps
python dracula.py audio -u "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."

# High quality MP3
python dracula.py audio -u "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." -f mp3 -b 320

# FLAC lossless
python dracula.py audio -u "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." -f flac

# M4A format
python dracula.py audio -u "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." -f m4a -b 256

Format Options: mp3 | m4a | wav | flac | opus | aac
Bitrate Options: 128 | 192 | 256 | 320

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Download a Playlist

# Full playlist at 720p
python dracula.py playlist -u "https://youtube.com/playlist?list=..."

# Full playlist at 1080p
python dracula.py playlist -u "https://youtube.com/playlist?list=..." -q 1080p

# Playlist as audio only (MP3)
python dracula.py playlist -u "https://youtube.com/playlist?list=..." --audio-only

# Playlist as FLAC audio
python dracula.py playlist -u "https://youtube.com/playlist?list=..." --audio-only -f flac

# Download items 5 through 10 only
python dracula.py playlist -u "https://youtube.com/playlist?list=..." --start 5 --end 10

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List Available Formats

python dracula.py formats -u "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."

This shows a full table of all format IDs, resolutions, codecs, and file sizes.

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📁 Output Location

By default, files are saved to:

~/Downloads/Dracula/

Playlists are saved in a subfolder named after the playlist:

~/Downloads/Dracula/<Playlist Title>/01 - Video Title.mp4
~/Downloads/Dracula/<Playlist Title>/02 - Video Title.mp4

Use -o <path> to change the output directory for any command.

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🧛 The Dracula Commands Summary

If installed via pip:

dracula                                 # Interactive menu
dracula video    -u URL                 # Download video
dracula audio    -u URL                 # Download audio only
dracula playlist -u URL                 # Download playlist
dracula formats  -u URL                 # List formats

If running from the source code:

python dracula.py                       # Interactive menu
python dracula.py video    -u URL       # Download video
python dracula.py audio    -u URL       # Download audio only
python dracula.py playlist -u URL       # Download playlist
python dracula.py formats  -u URL       # List formats

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⚙️ Full Option Reference

video command

Flag	Short	Default	Description
--url	-u	required	YouTube video URL
--quality	-q	best	Quality: best/4k/1440p/1080p/720p/480p/360p/worst
--format-id	-f	—	Specific yt-dlp format ID
--output	-o	~/Downloads/Dracula	Output directory

audio command

Flag	Short	Default	Description
--url	-u	required	YouTube video URL
--format	-f	mp3	Audio format: mp3/m4a/wav/flac/opus/aac
--bitrate	-b	192	Bitrate in kbps: 128/192/256/320
--output	-o	~/Downloads/Dracula	Output directory

playlist command

Flag	Short	Default	Description
--url	-u	required	Playlist URL
--quality	-q	720p	Video quality
--audio-only	—	off	Download audio only
--format	-f	mp3	Audio format (with --audio-only)
--start	—	—	Start at item number
--end	—	—	End at item number
--output	-o	~/Downloads/Dracula	Output directory

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🔧 Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• yt-dlp
• colorama
• FFmpeg (required for audio extraction and video merging)

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📜 License

MIT — Free to use, modify, and distribute.

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🧛 The Dracula rises on PyPI — and the world shall download in darkness.

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Made with ❤️ by Ajaymyth
📧 contact.javaliajayakumar@gmail.com