how to download YouTube videos on iPhone using iSH and yt-dlp

how to download YouTube videos on iPhone using iSH and yt-dlp:

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Install iSH
• Download the iSH app from the App Store. It emulates a Linux environment on iOS.

2. Set Up the Environment

Open iSH and run the following commands:

apk update
apk add python3 py3-pip ffmpeg
pip3 install yt-dlp

This installs Python, pip, ffmpeg (for video processing), and yt-dlp.

3. Download a YouTube Video
• First, copy the YouTube video URL from Safari or the YouTube app.
• Then, in iSH, type:

yt-dlp "paste-your-url-here"

you can remove the question mark and any characters after it from the youtube link.

It will download the video in the current directory (usually /root).

4. Access Your Downloaded Video
• Open the Files app.
• Navigate to On My iPhone - iSH - root to find your downloaded video.
• You can move it to Photos or share it from there.