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yt-dlp command
When the options on Home are not enough, the yt-dlp command panel lets you type the yt-dlp arguments yourself. You can save the flags you repeat as templates, and every item in the queue shows the command OmniGet ran, ready to copy or edit.
Where it is
- Home › More ways to download (the button at the left of the box) › yt-dlp command…
- Settings › Downloads › Templates (under Show advanced options) opens the same panel.
- In the Queue, each download has a Command line.
How to use it
Run a command
- Open More ways to download › yt-dlp command….
- In URL, paste the link.
- In Arguments, type the yt-dlp flags, for example
-f bv*+ba/b --merge-output-format mp4. Separate flags with spaces and put quotes around values that contain spaces. - Click Download. OmniGet shows Download queued and the download appears in the Queue.
- Click Back to return to the simple box.
You do not type the URL or the output folder in Arguments: OmniGet adds the link from URL and saves to your Default folder (or asks, if Always ask where to save is on).
Save a template
- Type the flags in Arguments.
- Under Templates, type a name in Template name.
- Click Save. OmniGet shows Template saved.
To use a template, click its name in the list: its flags fill Arguments. Each template shows how many flags it has.
To change a template, click it, edit the flags or the name, and click Update. Click + New to start an empty one. Click the bin icon (Delete template) to remove it.
Copy or edit the command of a queue item
- In the Queue, click Command on a download. The label next to it shows the engine that ran it, or custom if you edited it.
- Click Copy command to copy the full command.
- On a finished or failed download, click Edit & retry to change the yt-dlp flags.
- Click Run this command, or press ⌘↩Ctrl+Enter. OmniGet shows Re-queued with your command.
When you edit a queue command, the URL stays the same and OmniGet adds its progress flags. The edited command runs once, with no automatic retries. A failed download opens its Command line by itself so you can see what ran.
Options
| Option | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| URL | The link to download. | Empty |
| Arguments | The yt-dlp flags for this download. | Empty |
| Templates | Saved sets of flags, kept between sessions. | None (Save flags you use often.) |
Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Run an edited queue command | ⌘↩Ctrl+Enter |
| Cancel editing a queue command | escEsc |
Common problems
Type a URL first
Download needs a link in URL.
Give the template a name
Save needs a name in Template name.
Could not run the command
OmniGet could not run the edited command. The text after Could not run the command: gives the reason. Fix the flags and run it again.
This link has expired or had its access key removed for privacy.
The saved link of that download no longer works. Paste the original link again on Home.
Edit & retry is missing
You can edit the command only after the download has finished or failed. While it runs, you can still Copy command.