Reference

Commands

Complete reference for all Dracula CLI commands and their options.

quick reference
dracula                                 # Interactive menu
dracula video    -u URL                 # Download video
dracula audio    -u URL                 # Download audio only
dracula playlist -u URL                 # Download playlist
dracula formats  -u URL                 # List formats
1

video

Download a YouTube video

$ dracula video -u URL [options]
FlagShortDefaultDescription
--url-urequiredYouTube video URL
--quality-qbestQuality: best/4k/1440p/1080p/720p/480p/360p/worst
--format-id-f—Specific yt-dlp format ID
--output-o~/Downloads/DraculaOutput directory
2

audio

Download audio only

$ dracula audio -u URL [options]
FlagShortDefaultDescription
--url-urequiredYouTube video URL
--format-fmp3Audio format: mp3/m4a/wav/flac/opus/aac
--bitrate-b192Bitrate in kbps: 128/192/256/320
--output-o~/Downloads/DraculaOutput directory
3

playlist

Download a playlist

$ dracula playlist -u URL [options]
FlagShortDefaultDescription
--url-urequiredPlaylist URL
--quality-q720pVideo quality
--audio-only—offDownload audio only
--format-fmp3Audio format (with --audio-only)
--start——Start at item number
--end——End at item number
--output-o~/Downloads/DraculaOutput directory
4

formats

List available formats

$ dracula formats -u URL
FlagShortDefaultDescription
--url-urequiredYouTube video URL

Output Location

By default, files are saved to:

~/Downloads/Dracula/

Playlists are saved in a subfolder named after the playlist:

~/Downloads/Dracula/<Playlist Title>/01 - Video Title.mp4
~/Downloads/Dracula/<Playlist Title>/02 - Video Title.mp4