'yt-dlp' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

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Note: This is for Windows users only. If you are on Mac, you should read this post

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'yt-dlp' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

Why it happens

If you are getting this error it means that you do not have yt-dlp installed on your system.

yt-dlp is typically installed from the command line ("Terminal" on Mac or "cmd" / "Powershell" on Windows) using a "package manager" ("homebrew" on Mac or "winget" on Windows).

In fact, most command line based tools are installed with package managers.

How to fix

1. Open your command line program (cmd or Windows Powershell).

2. Check if you have winget installed (you should)

winget -v

3. Install yt-dlp as an executable file on your PATH

winget install yt-dlp

• 3.1 When the question comes up, "do you agree to all the source agreement terms?" type y and press enter

• 3.2 When you see "Path environment variable modified; restart your shell to use the new value." close the cmd program, and then reopen it. You are now ready to go!

4. Test that everything will work with our extension by running this command:

yt-dlp -P "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop" "https://www.loom.com/share/b19b38d0ce2b44f5a049b871d9a38925"

The Windows syntax for running commands using the SKOOL extension is:

yt-dlp -P "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop" "REPLACE_ME_WITH_VIDEO_URL"

Basically, the difference is this part: "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop"

• On Mac your desktop is: ~/Desktop

• On Windows your desktop is: "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop"

So if you make the adjustment, you should be good!

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