YT DLP for Windows

install.ps1

mkdir music-stash
cd music-stash

# Assumes you have python installed here
& 'C:\Program Files\Python314\python.exe' -m venv ytdl.venv
.\ytdl.venv\Scripts\activate.bat
& .\ytdl.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip
& .\ytdl.venv\Scripts\pip.exe install yt-dlp

# This requires admin access:
# assumes you use chocolatey ; you can also install it manually
#   from the official location: https://ffmpeg.org/download.html
choco install -y ffmpeg
# Get a useful player
choco install -y vlc
# ----------------------

yt-dlp.ps1

# Actual downloader script
# Actual install location of ffmpeg.exe to be adjusted
.\ytdl.venv\Scripts\yt-dlp.exe -t mp3 --ffmpeg-location 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\ffmpeg\tools\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe' $args[0]

# Call it like:
#.\yt-dlp.ps1 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq5WXmQQooo"