How to download entire playlists from youtube for free on Mac (Open Source)

Опубликовано: 04 Апрель 2026
на канале: Andreas Patinas
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In this video I am showing you how to download playlists from youtube and converting them to mp3 with some simple commands

Step 1:
Open Terminal

Step 2:
Install Homebrew with the following command:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Hom...)"


Step 3:
Install youtube-dl with the following command:

brew install youtube-dl


Step 4:
Install ffmpeg with the following command:

brew install ffmpeg


Step 5:
To download a playlist and convert it to mp3 type the following:

youtube-dl --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 LINK

Where it says LINK you take the url of the playlist as I show you in the video - Example:

From:
   • Noble Dub - Free Music Free Download  

To:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL...

Remove after the "?" to "list..."




If you have any questions i will try my best to answer them
Thank you for watching!