Video Downloader (yt-dlp) Raycast Script Command

download-video.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Required parameters:
# @raycast.schemaVersion 1
# @raycast.title Download Video
# @raycast.mode compact
# @raycast.packageName Media
# @raycast.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "URL", "percentEncoded": false }
# @raycast.argument2 { "type": "dropdown", "placeholder": "Format", "data": [{ "title": "Auto", "value": "auto" }, { "title": "MP4", "value": "mp4" }, { "title": "WebM", "value": "webm" }, { "title": "MKV", "value": "mkv" }, { "title": "FLV", "value": "flv" }, { "title": "AVI", "value": "avi" }, { "title": "M4A", "value": "m4a" }], "optional": true }
# @raycast.argument3 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "Output Path", "optional": true }
#
# Optional parameters:
# @raycast.icon 💾
#
# Documentation:
# @raycast.description Download a video from thousands of sites using yt-dlp.
# @raycast.author Luke Davis
# @raycast.authorURL https://raycast.com/dir

# Check if yt-dlp is installed
if ! command -v yt-dlp &>/dev/null; then
    echo "yt-dlp binary couldn't be found in \$PATH. Please install it first."
    exit 1
fi

# Get the URL from the first argument
URL="$1"

# Get format (default to auto if not specified)
FORMAT="${2:-auto}"

# Set output path to Downloads folder if not provided
OUTPUT_PATH="${3:-$HOME/Downloads/%(title)s.%(ext)s}"

# Create output directory if it doesn't exist
OUTPUT_DIR=$(dirname "$OUTPUT_PATH")
mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"

get_format_string() {
    case "$1" in
    auto) echo "bv*+ba/b" ;;
    m4a) echo "ba[ext=m4a]" ;;
    *) echo "bv*[ext=$1]+ba[ext=m4a]" ;;
    esac
}

# Direct yt-dlp command without function wrapper
FORMAT_STRING=$(get_format_string "$FORMAT")

# First get the filename
if DOWNLOADED_FILE=$(yt-dlp -f "$FORMAT_STRING" -o "$OUTPUT_PATH" "$URL" --print filename --skip-download); then
    # Then do the actual download
    if yt-dlp -f "$FORMAT_STRING" -o "$OUTPUT_PATH" "$URL"; then
        echo "Download completed successfully to: $DOWNLOADED_FILE"
    else
        echo "Download failed"
        exit 1
    fi
else
    echo "Download failed"
    exit 1
fi

This script is powered by, and requires yt-dlp to run.