A simple Google Colab notebook to download YouTube audio in various formats with optional bitrate customization.
This project uses yt-dlp and FFmpeg.
- ✅ Choose from multiple audio formats (lossy & lossless).
- ✅ Bitrate selection for lossy formats (128 / 192 / 320 kbps).
- ✅ Supports YouTube cookies (
cookies.txt). - ✅ Safe — cookies stay in your Colab runtime, not shared with the creator.
- ✅ Output stored in
/content/for easy download.
- You must provide your own
cookies.txtif the video requires login or has restrictions. - The
cookies.txtfile will never be uploaded or stored anywhere outside your Colab session. - Never share your cookies publicly.
- Open the notebook in Google Colab.
- Upload your
cookies.txtfile to/content/. - Enter the YouTube video URL.
- Select the audio format and (if applicable) bitrate.
- Download your file from the Colab file explorer.
This project is for educational purposes only.
Please respect copyright and use it responsibly.
Click below to run directly in Colab:
If you encounter bugs or errors, please report them via email:
📩 farhanzet4@gmail.com
➡️ Make sure to include:
- Error message
- Logs or console output
- (Optional) Screenshot for clarity
- You must provide your own
cookies.txtif the video requires login or has restrictions. - The
cookies.txtfile will never be uploaded or stored anywhere outside your Colab session. - Never share your cookies publicly.
- ✅ The original project is only this repository.
- ❌ If you find imitations, do not trust them.
- 🚫 The creator will never ask for your private data (cookies, tokens, accounts).
- 📂 All cookies remain stored only on your own runtime/data.
📂 Versions
There are two versions of this downloader:
🛠️ Full version → the one in this repo (advanced, multiple formats, bitrate options).
🎯 Simple version → easier to use, fewer options Check it out here