ov3

A simple, cross-platform command-line tool to download audio from YouTube videos and save it as MP3 (or other audio formats).

Built as a thin wrapper around yt-dlp and FFmpeg.

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Features

• Download best-quality audio from a YouTube URL
• Convert to MP3 (default) or other FFmpeg-supported audio formats
• Choose audio bitrate
• Clean, simple CLI
• Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Installed globally via pipx
• Added mp4

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Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• FFmpeg installed and available on PATH
• pipx

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Installation

Install via pipx (local project)

pipx install .

Install from GitHub

pipx install git+https://github.com/OverseerUniverse/ov3

Usage

ytmp3 <"youtube-url">

Options

Flag	Description	Default
--quality	Audio bitrate (128, 192, 256, 320)	192
--format	Output audio format (includes mp4)	mp3
--output	Output filename template (yt-dlp style)
--start	Start timestamp for a clip	0 secs
--end	End timestamp for a clip	vid len

Examples

ytmp3 <URL> --quality 320

ytmp3 <url> --start 0:30 --end 1:45

ytmp3 <URL> --format flac

Notes

FFmpeg must be installed and discoverable on your PATH

Only download content you own or have permission to download