# Install yle-dl with Homebrew, dnf, Nix Download Yle videos from the command-line. Version 20260624 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:yle-dl ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install yle-dl ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install yle-dl ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: yle-dl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#yle-dl ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/yl/yle-dl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:yle-dl - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 20260624 - **Source summary:** Download Yle videos from the command-line - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T17:06:26Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - yle-dl (cli) - yle-dl (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - ffmpeg - python@3.14 - rtmpdump ## Uses from macOS - libxml2 - libxslt ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 20260624 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://aajanki.github.io/yle-dl/index-en.html - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage `yle-dl` is a command-line downloader for media from the Finnish public broadcaster Yle, especially Yle Areena, Elava Arkisto, and Yle news. It is a niche but long-lived package whose value is keeping local CLI workflows working as Yle's streaming formats and site behavior change. ### Project history The project changelog records an initial release on 2009-06-14. Early entries show the tool quickly adapting to Yle's streaming service behavior, including FLV naming, resume support, RTMP packet changes, Akamai/live stream support, YLE pass cookie handling, and User-Agent requirements. The current README describes a Python tool for downloading Yle media, with dependencies on Python, ffmpeg, and wget for podcasts. The repository was created on GitHub on 2012-04-11, after the project had already been maintained for several years. ### Adoption history Adoption appears mostly local and regional rather than broad global infrastructure adoption: the project documents contributed packages for distributions, Homebrew includes it, and the README has OS-specific installation notes for Debian, Ubuntu, macOS, Windows, and Android. Its longevity comes from maintenance rather than ecosystem hype. Recent changelog entries continue to track Yle Areena changes, subtitle behavior, Python version support, ffmpeg behavior, podcasts, live TV commands, and metadata output. ### How it is used Users pass an Areena, Elava Arkisto, or Yle news URL to `yle-dl`, optionally saving to a chosen filename, reading URLs from a file, piping to a player, downloading subtitles, selecting resolution or bitrate, recording live TV channels, or printing stream metadata as JSON. The tool also supports config files at `~/.yledl.conf` or `~/.config/yledl.conf`, which is package-nerd relevant because it behaves like a normal Unix CLI despite targeting one broadcaster's changing web services. ### Why package nerds care `yle-dl` is significant as a small regional media CLI that survived by tracking a hostile-to-static-assumptions web surface. It is the kind of package that matters disproportionately to users in one country and quietly exercises package-manager support for Python, ffmpeg, platform filename rules, subtitles, and live streams. ### Timeline - 2009-06-14: Changelog records version 1.0 as the initial release. - 2009-07-15: Version 1.1 adds Areena net radios, live streams, Akamai support, and YLE pass cookie support. - 2012-04-11: GitHub repository created. - 2024-04-29: Changelog records a new command for recording live TV and support for a new Areena stream type. - 2026-06-24: Changelog records support for Areena Lyhyet videos and subtitle-only improvements. ### Related projects - Yle Areena, Elava Arkisto, and Yle news are the services targeted by the downloader. - ffmpeg, wget, mpv, and VLC are common adjacent tools in the documented workflow. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for yle-dl. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.yledl.conf, ~/.config/yledl.conf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** yle-dl - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - yle-dl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/yl/yle-dl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - yle-dl - 20250730-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: yle-dl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Download videos from Yle servers | https://aajanki.github.io/yle-dl/index-en.html - dnf - yle-dl+extra - 20250730-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: yle-dl+extra from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Metapackage for yle-dl: extra extras | https://aajanki.github.io/yle-dl/index-en.html ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [ffmpeg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rtmpdump](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rtmpdump/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [svtplay-dl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/svtplay-dl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, python, video, video-downloader. - [ykdl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ykdl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, python, video, video-downloader. - [movgrab](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/movgrab/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video, video-downloader. - [nicovideo-dl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nicovideo-dl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video, video-downloader. - [streamlink](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/streamlink/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, python, video. - [vapoursynth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vapoursynth/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, python, video. - [yewtube](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yewtube/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video, video-downloader. - [animdl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/animdl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [scdl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scdl/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, cli, command-line, download, downloader. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/yle-dl.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/yle-dl.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph