diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3045bc9..3aacb9a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ _Automated YouTube Archival._ A wrapper for youtube-dl used for keeping very large amounts of data from YouTube in sync. It's designed to be simple and easy to use. -I have a single, very large playlist that I add any videos I like to. On my NAS is a service uses this program to download new videos (see [Example systemd Service.md]). +I have a single, very large playlist that I add any videos I like to. This runs as a service on my NAS (see [Example systemd Service.md]). ### Features - Uses yt-dlp instead of youtube-dl. -- Skip videos that are already downloaded which makes checking a playlist for new videos quick because youtube-dl doesn't have to fetch the entire playlist. +- Skips videos that are already downloaded. - Automatically update yt-dlp on launch. - Download the videos in a format suitable for archiving: - Complex `format` that balances video quality and file size. @@ -29,14 +29,44 @@ pip install -r requirements.txt ### Usage -`./downloader.py ` +This program has 3 modes: + +
+ +**Direct-Download Mode:** + +In this mode, you give the downloader a URL to the media you want to download. + +`./downloader.py