yt-dlpgithub.com
Command-line downloader for video and audio from YouTube and over a thousand other sites. Preserves metadata, subtitles, thumbnails and comments for archiving and evidence.
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tools / youtube-metadata
YouTube Metadata
Shows a YouTube video's or channel's exact upload time, tags, geolocation, licensing and thumbnails, plus links for reverse-searching the thumbnails.
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field note
The exact UTC publish timestamp often settles "which upload came first" disputes when verifying viral footage.
used in playbooks
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