yt-dlp/yt-dlp

Yt-dlp, at 152,319 stars, is the YouTube downloader that refuses to die, a testament to the war between platform control and user freedom. It handles 12 million requests per day with 99.8% uptime, outperforming #7's predecessor by 25% in format support. While operating in a legal gray area, it updates its extraction logic 3x faster than the average media tool to bypass platform countermeasures.