Youtube Fading Again

MrKrawk

Time to update the YT module again. At this point, the only download option is h264.

Stan001

Streamfab needs to wait until yt-dlp finishes their fix for this.
So SF can then release their modified version of it as YoutubeToMP3Process.exe
Last official yt-dlp release was 10-22; they have been in testing the latest fixes for this in the nightly release since
In the 10-22 version, most videos work without cookies fine.
In the nightly release of yt-dlp, it does work with or without cookies.
I have not checked via streamfab, but the last thing that worked was to be logged out of YT in streamfab.
Unfortunately, this then prevents most from accessing certain videos.

4K Video Downloader+ (pay) and JDownloader2 (free) and Stacher7 (free) should work also.
Stacher7 gives access to the yt-dlp nightly. Jdownloader2 has their own setup to download from YT.
Jdownloader2 did break on YT when changes first came to YT also, but works now.

MrKrawk

I saw a thread on github of being unable to dl 4K, which is directly tied to no vp9 or av1. I downloaded the nightly build and tried that directly with my other yt downloader, still nothing but h264.

It’s not like the last time I started a thread that it was in plenty of time to get the release done, but they skipped a version. With SF, being logged in ties cookies to the downloads. My other program, I have to save a fresh copy of the cookies.txt file to it and it normally works fine.

Stan001

I don’t know about 4K logged in so you may be right, logged out 4K Video Downloader+ got 4K and jdownloader2 not logged in got 4k.
Sadly, there are videos that require log in.
4K Video Downloader+ claims it supports login, I have not tested it.

Testing with yt-dlp nightly, it’s touch and go with 4K videos. It is still in nightly, so more fixes may be needed
Again, being logged out by not using a cookie file.
Also, some videos tried with cookies worked, it depends on the video.
Even seems 8K worked on some videos tested that has 8k.
Need to check in browser first, as some ‘claim’ 8k and don’t have it.

I have been trying to not use cookies or log into YT as they monitor the account then and can block your access for a set time they determine. Even though I do have back-up YT accounts now.

MrKrawk

Am seeing that the java requirement is being more heavily enforced. So the other downloaders might break. So with SF, do I login or not? Or do we wait for another major update?

I just removed the cookies from my Open Video Downloader program and I see av1. I will of course run into that issue of cookies when viewing age restricted content.

Stan001

You may want to try not logging in or use cookies for a bit yet.
I do understand there will be those videos that give error age restricted content or some other error.

If you want otherwise, try the NEW yt-dlp nightly 2025-11-03.
It seems to work better with cookies, then the previous nightly.
With all nightly releases now, you need deno.exe in the same folder as yt-dlp.

Another tip is to get Firefox and log into your YT account, and you can just use –cookies-from-browser firefox
It seems most chrome based browsers like Edge, Chrome and Chromium encrypt their cookies, then the need for an extension to extract them as Netscape cookies.

Stacher7 supports yt-dlp nightly and has deno.exe included.

MrKrawk

Stan001

Yes, I am using the cookies.txt from a Firefox plugin by the same name. But have since logged out to get av1 back, til that age restriction kicks in. I suspect a major rewrite from the SF team to incorporate the java requirement. Otherwise they will 100% wait for a yt-dlp update that gets around that, if that’s even possible even more

Does yt-dlp itself see deno.exe or is that also called by a program such as stacher7? Is that part of the yt distro? This morning the latest nightly build was of course 11/1.

Stan001

Like I said, yt-dlp just pushed a new nightly 2025-11-03.
You have to download deno.exe on your own. Not sure if yt-dlp will release a package with deno.exe, but they may once it’s released.
I have yt-dlp in a folder named ytdlp. Then in that folder is yt-dlp & deno.exe and yt-dlp sees deno.exe and uses it.

AS FOR SF I don’t know how long it may be, as yt-dlp is still in the testing phase.

Stacher7 is a whole different program and is free. Once installed, it gets the latest nightly of yt-dlp and also grabs deno.exe so those who use that it makes it easier. Stacher7 also has options for cookies etc.

And maybe look also into Jdownloader2.

This is a log from the latest yt-dlp nightly with cookies

sb3 mhtml 48×27 sb2 mhtml 80×45 sb1 mhtml 160×90 sb0 mhtml 320×180 249 webm audio only 250 webm audio only 140 m4a audio only 251 webm audio only 91 mp4 256×144 160 mp4 256×144 278 webm 256×144 394 mp4 256×144 92 mp4 426×240 133 mp4 426×240 242 webm 426×240 395 mp4 426×240 93 mp4 640×360 134 mp4 640×360 18 mp4 640×360 243 webm 640×360 396 mp4 640×360 94 mp4 854×480 135 mp4 854×480 244 webm 854×480 397 mp4 854×480 95 mp4 1280×720 136 mp4 1280×720 247 webm 1280×720 398 mp4 1280×720 96 mp4 1920×1080 30 137 mp4 1920×1080 30 248 webm 1920×1080 30 399 mp4 1920×1080 30 271 webm 2560×1440 30 400 mp4 2560×1440 30 313 webm 3840×2160 30 401 mp4 3840×2160 30 [debug] Default [info] WObbdwgB41c: 0 │ mhtml │ images storyboard
1 │ mhtml │ images storyboard
1 │ mhtml │ images storyboard
1 │ mhtml │ images storyboard
2 │ 1.43MiB 58k https │ audio only opus 58k 48k low, TV-D, webm_dash
2 │ 1.87MiB 76k https │ audio only opus 76k 48k low, TV-D, webm_dash
2 │ 3.19MiB 130k https │ audio only mp4a.40.2 130k 44k medium, TV-D, m4a_dash
2 │ 3.58MiB 145k https │ audio only opus 145k 48k medium, TV-D, webm_dash
30 │ ~ 4.18MiB 169k m3u8 │ avc1.4D400C mp4a.40.5 WEB-S
30 │ 1.33MiB 54k https │ avc1.4d400c 54k video only 144p, TV-D, mp4_dash
30 │ 1.68MiB 68k https │ vp9 68k video only 144p, TV-D, webm_dash
30 │ 1.40MiB 57k https │ av01.0.00M.08 57k video only 144p, TV-D, mp4_dash
30 │ ~ 7.65MiB 310k m3u8 │ avc1.4D4015 mp4a.40.5 WEB-S
30 │ 2.90MiB 118k https │ avc1.4d4015 118k video only 240p, TV-D, mp4_dash
30 │ 2.58MiB 105k https │ vp9 105k video only 240p, TV-D, webm_dash
30 │ 2.48MiB 101k https │ av01.0.00M.08 101k video only 240p, TV-D, mp4_dash
30 │ ~ 19.78MiB 802k m3u8 │ avc1.4D401E mp4a.40.2 WEB-S
30 │ 5.77MiB 234k https │ avc1.4d401e 234k video only 360p, TV-D, mp4_dash
30 2 │ ≈ 8.95MiB 363k https │ avc1.42001E mp4a.40.2 44k 360p, TV-D
30 │ 5.67MiB 230k https │ vp9 230k video only 360p, TV-D, webm_dash
30 │ 4.93MiB 200k https │ av01.0.01M.08 200k video only 360p, TV-D, mp4_dash
30 │ ~ 33.40MiB 1353k m3u8 │ avc1.4D401F mp4a.40.2 WEB-S
30 │ 9.92MiB 403k https │ avc1.4d401f 403k video only 480p, TV-D, mp4_dash
30 │ 8.77MiB 356k https │ vp9 356k video only 480p, TV-D, webm_dash
30 │ 7.87MiB 319k https │ av01.0.04M.08 319k video only 480p, TV-D, mp4_dash
30 │ ~ 48.49MiB 1965k m3u8 │ avc1.4D401F mp4a.40.2 WEB-S
30 │ 17.00MiB 690k https │ avc1.4d401f 690k video only 720p, TV-D, mp4_dash
30 │ 16.77MiB 681k https │ vp9 681k video only 720p, TV-D, webm_dash
30 │ 14.85MiB 603k https │ av01.0.05M.08 603k video only 720p, TV-D, mp4_dash
│ ₁₁₅.67MiB 4687k m3u8 │ avc1.640028 mp4a.40.2 WEB-S
│ 58.10MiB 2359k https │ avc1.640028 2359k video only 1080p, TV-D, mp4_dash
│ 31.58MiB 1282k https │ vp9 1282k video only 1080p, TV-D, webm_dash
│ 25.18MiB 1022k https │ av01.0.08M.08 1022k video only 1080p, TV-D, mp4_dash
│ 134.77MiB 5472k https │ vp9 5472k video only 1440p, TV-D, webm_dash
│ 92.87MiB 3771k https │ av01.0.12M.08 3771k video only 1440p, TV-D, mp4_dash
│ 386.69MiB 15700k https │ vp9 15700k video only 2160p, TV-D, webm_dash
│ 219.28MiB 8903k https │ av01.0.12M.08 8903k video only 2160p, TV-D, mp4_dash
format spec: bestvideo*+bestaudio/best
Downloading 1 format(s): 401+251!<

Aznbombr1022

again youtube not working :( that sucks have to wait for another update