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type: link
tags: [yt-dlp, audio]
created: 2025-12-26T14:29:31.835+00:00
updated: 2026-04-06T11:09:18.422884+00:00
---# yt ~ Download a video and merge its audio and video streams.

**URL:** [https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp)

yt | Download a video and merge its audio and video streams. yt -f mp4 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" VIDEO_URL && ffmpeg -i "VIDEO_FILE.mp4" -c:v copy -c:a aac -strict experimental "OUTPUT_FILE.mp4"


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**Keywords:** yt-dlp, audio
