Downloading youtube audio and converting mp3 is very simple now thanks to these guys: https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/
Installing:
# on Ubuntu sudo apt-get install youtube-dl avconv curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SecurityShift/tools/master/scripts/random/GetYoutubePlaylist.sh -o GetYoutubePlaylist.sh chmod 755 GetYoutubeAudio.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SecurityShift/tools/master/backup_scripts/google_drive_backup.py # on OSX brew install youtube-dl libav curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SecurityShift/tools/master/scripts/random/GetYoutubePlaylist.sh -o GetYoutubePlaylist.sh chmod 755 GetYoutubeAudio.s
Contents:
Usage: sh GetPlaylist.sh [youtube playlist URL] [output_directory]
Example:
sh ./GetYoutubePlaylist.sh http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL702CAF4AD2AED35B ~/Music
To get the youtube playlist URL view the playlist by clicking on its name, no videos will be playing, then click on share and the url will be highlighted:
2 replies on “downloading a youtube playlist and converting to mp3 (osx/linux(ubuntu))”
I’ll be back for the answer if there is one.
Im using mint and it’s not working it can’t find the GetYoutubePlaylist.sh
Many of my friends use Allavsoft to download YouTube Playlist to MP3, WAV, MP4, AVI, WMV, 3GP, etc.
Step by step guide at http://www.allavsoft.com/how-to/download-youtube-palylist-to-mp3-mp4-avi-on-mac-windows.html
After tried, it really works well.
Hope it also helps for you.
It has both Mac and Windows version.