45 VERSION: yyyy.mm.dd[.rev] or rev
50 SOURCE of this build's updates: stable/nightly/master/<repo>
55 description: yt-dlp, yt-dlp.tar.gz
59 description: yt-dlp_linux
63 description: yt-dlp_linux_aarch64, yt-dlp_linux_armv7l
67 description: yt-dlp_macos, yt-dlp_macos.zip
71 description: yt-dlp_macos_legacy
75 description: yt-dlp.exe, yt-dlp_min.exe, yt-dlp_win.zip
79 description: yt-dlp_x86.exe
85 default: 'current repo'
95 runs-on: ubuntu-latest
97 origin: ${{ steps.process_origin.outputs.origin }}
99 - name: Process origin
102 echo "origin=${{ inputs.origin == 'current repo' && github.repository || inputs.origin }}" | tee "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
107 runs-on: ubuntu-latest
109 - uses: actions/checkout@v4
111 fetch-depth: 0 # Needed for changelog
112 - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
114 python-version: "3.10"
115 - name: Install Requirements
117 sudo apt -y install zip pandoc man sed
120 python devscripts/update-version.py -c "${{ inputs.channel }}" -r "${{ needs.process.outputs.origin }}" "${{ inputs.version }}"
121 python devscripts/update_changelog.py -vv
122 python devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
123 - name: Build Unix platform-independent binary
126 - name: Verify --update-to
127 if: vars.UPDATE_TO_VERIFICATION
130 cp ./yt-dlp ./yt-dlp_downgraded
131 version="$(./yt-dlp --version)"
132 ./yt-dlp_downgraded -v --update-to yt-dlp/yt-dlp@2023.03.04
133 downgraded_version="$(./yt-dlp_downgraded --version)"
134 [[ "$version" != "$downgraded_version" ]]
135 - name: Upload artifacts
136 uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
138 name: build-bin-${{ github.job }}
146 if: inputs.linux_static
147 runs-on: ubuntu-latest
149 - uses: actions/checkout@v4
150 - name: Build static executable
152 channel: ${{ inputs.channel }}
153 origin: ${{ needs.process.outputs.origin }}
154 version: ${{ inputs.version }}
158 docker compose up --build static
159 sudo chown "${USER}:docker" ~/build/yt-dlp_linux
160 - name: Verify --update-to
161 if: vars.UPDATE_TO_VERIFICATION
163 chmod +x ~/build/yt-dlp_linux
164 cp ~/build/yt-dlp_linux ~/build/yt-dlp_linux_downgraded
165 version="$(~/build/yt-dlp_linux --version)"
166 ~/build/yt-dlp_linux_downgraded -v --update-to yt-dlp/yt-dlp@2023.03.04
167 downgraded_version="$(~/build/yt-dlp_linux_downgraded --version)"
168 [[ "$version" != "$downgraded_version" ]]
169 - name: Upload artifacts
170 uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
172 name: build-bin-${{ github.job }}
182 packages: write # for creating cache
183 runs-on: ubuntu-latest
191 - uses: actions/checkout@v4
194 - name: Virtualized Install, Prepare & Build
195 uses: yt-dlp/run-on-arch-action@v2
197 # Ref: https://github.com/uraimo/run-on-arch-action/issues/55
199 GITHUB_WORKFLOW: build
200 githubToken: ${{ github.token }} # To cache image
201 arch: ${{ matrix.architecture }}
202 distro: ubuntu18.04 # Standalone executable should be built on minimum supported OS
203 dockerRunArgs: --volume "${PWD}/repo:/repo"
204 install: | # Installing Python 3.10 from the Deadsnakes repo raises errors
206 apt -y install zlib1g-dev libffi-dev python3.8 python3.8-dev python3.8-distutils python3-pip
207 python3.8 -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
208 # Cannot access any files from the repo directory at this stage
209 python3.8 -m pip install -U Pyinstaller mutagen pycryptodomex websockets brotli certifi secretstorage cffi
213 python3.8 devscripts/install_deps.py -o --include build
214 python3.8 devscripts/install_deps.py --include pyinstaller --include secretstorage # Cached version may be out of date
215 python3.8 devscripts/update-version.py -c "${{ inputs.channel }}" -r "${{ needs.process.outputs.origin }}" "${{ inputs.version }}"
216 python3.8 devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
217 python3.8 -m bundle.pyinstaller
219 if ${{ vars.UPDATE_TO_VERIFICATION && 'true' || 'false' }}; then
220 arch="${{ (matrix.architecture == 'armv7' && 'armv7l') || matrix.architecture }}"
221 chmod +x ./dist/yt-dlp_linux_${arch}
222 cp ./dist/yt-dlp_linux_${arch} ./dist/yt-dlp_linux_${arch}_downgraded
223 version="$(./dist/yt-dlp_linux_${arch} --version)"
224 ./dist/yt-dlp_linux_${arch}_downgraded -v --update-to yt-dlp/yt-dlp@2023.03.04
225 downgraded_version="$(./dist/yt-dlp_linux_${arch}_downgraded --version)"
226 [[ "$version" != "$downgraded_version" ]]
229 - name: Upload artifacts
230 uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
232 name: build-bin-linux_${{ matrix.architecture }}
233 path: | # run-on-arch-action designates armv7l as armv7
234 repo/dist/yt-dlp_linux_${{ (matrix.architecture == 'armv7' && 'armv7l') || matrix.architecture }}
242 actions: write # For cleaning up cache
246 - uses: actions/checkout@v4
247 # NB: Building universal2 does not work with python from actions/setup-python
249 - name: Restore cached requirements
251 uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
253 SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS: 1
257 key: cache-reqs-${{ github.job }}
259 - name: Install Requirements
261 brew install coreutils
262 python3 -m venv ~/yt-dlp-build-venv
263 source ~/yt-dlp-build-venv/bin/activate
264 python3 devscripts/install_deps.py -o --include build
265 python3 devscripts/install_deps.py --print --include pyinstaller > requirements.txt
266 # We need to ignore wheels otherwise we break universal2 builds
267 python3 -m pip install -U --no-binary :all: -r requirements.txt
268 # We need to fuse our own universal2 wheels for curl_cffi
269 python3 -m pip install -U delocate
270 mkdir curl_cffi_whls curl_cffi_universal2
271 python3 devscripts/install_deps.py --print -o --include curl-cffi > requirements.txt
272 for platform in "macosx_11_0_arm64" "macosx_11_0_x86_64"; do
273 python3 -m pip download \
274 --only-binary=:all: \
275 --platform "${platform}" \
279 ( # Overwrite x86_64-only libs with fat/universal2 libs or else Pyinstaller will do the opposite
280 # See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/10069
282 mkdir -p curl_cffi/.dylibs
283 python_libdir=$(python3 -c 'import sys; from pathlib import Path; print(Path(sys.path[1]).parent)')
284 for dylib in lib{ssl,crypto}.3.dylib; do
285 cp "${python_libdir}/${dylib}" "curl_cffi/.dylibs/${dylib}"
286 for wheel in curl_cffi*macos*x86_64.whl; do
287 zip "${wheel}" "curl_cffi/.dylibs/${dylib}"
291 python3 -m delocate.cmd.delocate_fuse curl_cffi_whls/curl_cffi*.whl -w curl_cffi_universal2
292 python3 -m delocate.cmd.delocate_fuse curl_cffi_whls/cffi*.whl -w curl_cffi_universal2
293 for wheel in curl_cffi_universal2/*cffi*.whl; do
294 mv -n -- "${wheel}" "${wheel/x86_64/universal2}"
296 python3 -m pip install --force-reinstall -U curl_cffi_universal2/*cffi*.whl
300 python3 devscripts/update-version.py -c "${{ inputs.channel }}" -r "${{ needs.process.outputs.origin }}" "${{ inputs.version }}"
301 python3 devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
304 source ~/yt-dlp-build-venv/bin/activate
305 python3 -m bundle.pyinstaller --target-architecture universal2 --onedir
306 (cd ./dist/yt-dlp_macos && zip -r ../yt-dlp_macos.zip .)
307 python3 -m bundle.pyinstaller --target-architecture universal2
309 - name: Verify --update-to
310 if: vars.UPDATE_TO_VERIFICATION
312 chmod +x ./dist/yt-dlp_macos
313 cp ./dist/yt-dlp_macos ./dist/yt-dlp_macos_downgraded
314 version="$(./dist/yt-dlp_macos --version)"
315 ./dist/yt-dlp_macos_downgraded -v --update-to yt-dlp/yt-dlp@2023.03.04
316 downgraded_version="$(./dist/yt-dlp_macos_downgraded --version)"
317 [[ "$version" != "$downgraded_version" ]]
319 - name: Upload artifacts
320 uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
322 name: build-bin-${{ github.job }}
325 dist/yt-dlp_macos.zip
328 - name: Cleanup cache
329 if: steps.restore-cache.outputs.cache-hit == 'true'
331 GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
332 cache_key: cache-reqs-${{ github.job }}
333 repository: ${{ github.repository }}
334 branch: ${{ github.ref }}
336 gh extension install actions/gh-actions-cache
337 gh actions-cache delete "${cache_key}" -R "${repository}" -B "${branch}" --confirm
339 - name: Cache requirements
340 uses: actions/cache/save@v4
344 key: cache-reqs-${{ github.job }}
348 if: inputs.macos_legacy
352 - uses: actions/checkout@v4
353 - name: Install Python
354 # We need the official Python, because the GA ones only support newer macOS versions
356 PYTHON_VERSION: 3.10.5
357 MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: 10.9 # Used up by the Python build tools
359 # Hack to get the latest patch version. Uncomment if needed
360 #brew install python@3.10
361 #export PYTHON_VERSION=$( $(brew --prefix)/opt/python@3.10/bin/python3 --version | cut -d ' ' -f 2 )
362 curl "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/${PYTHON_VERSION}/python-${PYTHON_VERSION}-macos11.pkg" -o "python.pkg"
363 sudo installer -pkg python.pkg -target /
365 - name: Install Requirements
367 brew install coreutils
368 python3 devscripts/install_deps.py --user -o --include build
369 python3 devscripts/install_deps.py --user --include pyinstaller
373 python3 devscripts/update-version.py -c "${{ inputs.channel }}" -r "${{ needs.process.outputs.origin }}" "${{ inputs.version }}"
374 python3 devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
377 python3 -m bundle.pyinstaller
378 mv dist/yt-dlp_macos dist/yt-dlp_macos_legacy
380 - name: Verify --update-to
381 if: vars.UPDATE_TO_VERIFICATION
383 chmod +x ./dist/yt-dlp_macos_legacy
384 cp ./dist/yt-dlp_macos_legacy ./dist/yt-dlp_macos_legacy_downgraded
385 version="$(./dist/yt-dlp_macos_legacy --version)"
386 ./dist/yt-dlp_macos_legacy_downgraded -v --update-to yt-dlp/yt-dlp@2023.03.04
387 downgraded_version="$(./dist/yt-dlp_macos_legacy_downgraded --version)"
388 [[ "$version" != "$downgraded_version" ]]
390 - name: Upload artifacts
391 uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
393 name: build-bin-${{ github.job }}
395 dist/yt-dlp_macos_legacy
401 runs-on: windows-latest
404 - uses: actions/checkout@v4
405 - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
406 with: # 3.8 is used for Win7 support
407 python-version: "3.8"
408 - name: Install Requirements
409 run: | # Custom pyinstaller built with https://github.com/yt-dlp/pyinstaller-builds
410 python devscripts/install_deps.py -o --include build
411 python devscripts/install_deps.py --include curl-cffi
412 python -m pip install -U "https://yt-dlp.github.io/Pyinstaller-Builds/x86_64/pyinstaller-6.7.0-py3-none-any.whl"
416 python devscripts/update-version.py -c "${{ inputs.channel }}" -r "${{ needs.process.outputs.origin }}" "${{ inputs.version }}"
417 python devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
420 python -m bundle.pyinstaller
421 python -m bundle.pyinstaller --onedir
422 Move-Item ./dist/yt-dlp.exe ./dist/yt-dlp_real.exe
423 Compress-Archive -Path ./dist/yt-dlp/* -DestinationPath ./dist/yt-dlp_win.zip
425 - name: Install Requirements (py2exe)
427 python devscripts/install_deps.py --include py2exe
428 - name: Build (py2exe)
430 python -m bundle.py2exe
431 Move-Item ./dist/yt-dlp.exe ./dist/yt-dlp_min.exe
432 Move-Item ./dist/yt-dlp_real.exe ./dist/yt-dlp.exe
434 - name: Verify --update-to
435 if: vars.UPDATE_TO_VERIFICATION
437 foreach ($name in @("yt-dlp","yt-dlp_min")) {
438 Copy-Item "./dist/${name}.exe" "./dist/${name}_downgraded.exe"
439 $version = & "./dist/${name}.exe" --version
440 & "./dist/${name}_downgraded.exe" -v --update-to yt-dlp/yt-dlp@2023.03.04
441 $downgraded_version = & "./dist/${name}_downgraded.exe" --version
442 if ($version -eq $downgraded_version) {
447 - name: Upload artifacts
448 uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
450 name: build-bin-${{ github.job }}
460 runs-on: windows-latest
463 - uses: actions/checkout@v4
464 - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
466 python-version: "3.8"
468 - name: Install Requirements
470 python devscripts/install_deps.py -o --include build
471 python devscripts/install_deps.py
472 python -m pip install -U "https://yt-dlp.github.io/Pyinstaller-Builds/i686/pyinstaller-6.7.0-py3-none-any.whl"
476 python devscripts/update-version.py -c "${{ inputs.channel }}" -r "${{ needs.process.outputs.origin }}" "${{ inputs.version }}"
477 python devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
480 python -m bundle.pyinstaller
482 - name: Verify --update-to
483 if: vars.UPDATE_TO_VERIFICATION
485 foreach ($name in @("yt-dlp_x86")) {
486 Copy-Item "./dist/${name}.exe" "./dist/${name}_downgraded.exe"
487 $version = & "./dist/${name}.exe" --version
488 & "./dist/${name}_downgraded.exe" -v --update-to yt-dlp/yt-dlp@2023.03.04
489 $downgraded_version = & "./dist/${name}_downgraded.exe" --version
490 if ($version -eq $downgraded_version) {
495 - name: Upload artifacts
496 uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
498 name: build-bin-${{ github.job }}
504 if: always() && !cancelled()
514 runs-on: ubuntu-latest
516 - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
522 - name: Make SHA2-SUMS files
525 # make sure SHA sums are also printed to stdout
526 sha256sum -- * | tee ../SHA2-256SUMS
527 sha512sum -- * | tee ../SHA2-512SUMS
528 # also print as permanent annotations to the summary page
529 while read -r shasum; do
530 echo "::notice title=${shasum##* }::sha256: ${shasum% *}"
531 done < ../SHA2-256SUMS
533 - name: Make Update spec
535 cat >> _update_spec << EOF
536 # This file is used for regulating self-update
537 lock 2022.08.18.36 .+ Python 3\.6
538 lock 2023.11.16 (?!win_x86_exe).+ Python 3\.7
539 lock 2023.11.16 win_x86_exe .+ Windows-(?:Vista|2008Server)
540 lockV2 yt-dlp/yt-dlp 2022.08.18.36 .+ Python 3\.6
541 lockV2 yt-dlp/yt-dlp 2023.11.16 (?!win_x86_exe).+ Python 3\.7
542 lockV2 yt-dlp/yt-dlp 2023.11.16 win_x86_exe .+ Windows-(?:Vista|2008Server)
543 lockV2 yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds 2023.11.15.232826 (?!win_x86_exe).+ Python 3\.7
544 lockV2 yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds 2023.11.15.232826 win_x86_exe .+ Windows-(?:Vista|2008Server)
545 lockV2 yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds 2023.11.15.232812 (?!win_x86_exe).+ Python 3\.7
546 lockV2 yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds 2023.11.15.232812 win_x86_exe .+ Windows-(?:Vista|2008Server)
549 - name: Sign checksum files
551 GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
552 if: env.GPG_SIGNING_KEY != ''
554 gpg --batch --import <<< "${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}"
555 for signfile in ./SHA*SUMS; do
556 gpg --batch --detach-sign "$signfile"
559 - name: Upload artifacts
560 uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
562 name: build-${{ github.job }}