---
title: Install youtube-dl on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of youtube-dl for on Arch Linux - Download videos
  from youtube.com or other video platforms
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/youtube-dl/arch
---

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# Install youtube-dl on **Arch Linux**

# youtube-dl

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/youtube-dl/arch#install)

#### Download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms

youtube-dl is a command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and
a few more sites. It requires the Python interpreter, version 2.6, 2.7, or
3.2+, and it is not platform specific. It should work on your Unix box, on
Windows or on macOS. It is released to the public domain, which means you
can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.

### Package name

* youtube-dl

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### License

* Unlicense

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### Last updated

* 26 August 2022 - latest/stable
* 26 August 2022 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [ytdl-org.github.io](https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl "https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl")

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### Contact

* [github.com/joedborg/youtube-dl](https://github.com/joedborg/youtube-dl "https://github.com/joedborg/youtube-dl")

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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install youtube-dl

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/)
The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported
install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites)
installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following:

```
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git
cd snapd
makepkg -si
```

Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
```

If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service
```

To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`:

```
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install youtube-dl

To install youtube-dl, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install youtube-dl
```

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