Youtube-dl Download Time Range !link! May 2026

youtube-dl --postprocessor-args "-ss 0:0:30 -to 0:1:00" [URL] Pros: Easy to write.

For the most control, you can get the direct video URL and pass it to FFmpeg manually. youtube-dl -g -f best [URL] youtube-dl download time range

This tells FFmpeg to handle the download stream directly, which can sometimes avoid downloading the full file. youtube-dl download time range