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		beyondcompute 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube down... Why won’t they use my browser for downloads, for example through TestCafe? That would also allow downloading premium quality (for subscribers) and so on.

rfl890 3 months ago [–]

I think you can get premium formats through the --cookies-from-browser flag

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