nicolaasjan

Info: On GitHub, the names and download links of yt-dlp for Windows XP have changed: yt-dlp_x86_Windows-XP.zip > yt-dlp_x86_winXP.exe (starting after the next release, it should be able to update with `yt-dlp -U` ) yt-dlp_x86_Windows-XP_onedir.zip > yt-dlp_x86_winXP.zip Direct links: https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp_x86_winXP.exe https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp_x86_winXP.zip For Windows Vista, new update here.

Here is my current folder with dependencies already included: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/2b36ypa7wjhdaitwzi9ij/Python311_XP-folder.7z?rlkey=v9gmygvodp942f05537fv26w0 Don't upgrade PyInstaller 5.13.2; you'll run into errors...

For the Vista lovers 😽 : yt-dlp_Py3.11_Vista.7z (password: 987123). Updated today. (the XP version does not work on Vista)

Yes. My XP release is now based on Python 3.11.4 yt-dlp -v [debug] Command-line config: ['-v'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, pref cp1252, out cp1252 (No VT), error cp1252 (No VT), screen cp1252 (No VT) [debug] yt-dlp version local@2025.08.28 [1e28f6bf7] (win_x86_exe) [debug] Python 3.11.4 (CPython x86 32bit) - Windows-XP-5.1.2600-SP3 (OpenSSL 3.1.0-dev ) [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-116828-g6aafe61-Reino (fdk,setts), ffprobe N-116828-g6aafe61-Reino, phantomjs 1.9.8 [debug] Optional libraries: Cryptodome-3.23.0, brotli-1.1.0, certifi-2025.08.03, mutagen-1.47.0, requests-2.32.5, sqlite3-3.50.4, urllib3-2.5.0, websockets-15.0.1 [debug] Proxy map: {} [debug] Request Handlers: urllib, requests, websockets [debug] Plugin directories: none [debug] Loaded 1840 extractors

yt-dlp also compiles on Windows XP with the Python 3.11.4 kindly provided by @cmalex. 😀️ yt-dlp_Py3.11_XP.7z (password: 987123)

With my latest version of yt-dlp (2025.08.23.181722), I get: [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBq_krhKbW4 [youtube] zBq_krhKbW4: Downloading webpage [youtube] zBq_krhKbW4: Downloading tv client config [youtube] zBq_krhKbW4: Downloading player 5ec65609-main [youtube] zBq_krhKbW4: Downloading tv player API JSON [youtube] zBq_krhKbW4: Downloading tv simply player API JSON [SponsorBlock] Fetching SponsorBlock segments [SponsorBlock] Found 1 segments in the SponsorBlock database [info] Available formats for zBq_krhKbW4: ID EXT RESOLUTION FPS CH | FILESIZE TBR PROTO | VCODEC VBR ACODEC ABR ASR MORE INFO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ sb3 mhtml 48x27 0 | mhtml | images storyboard sb2 mhtml 80x45 0 | mhtml | images storyboard sb1 mhtml 160x90 0 | mhtml | images storyboard sb0 mhtml 320x180 0 | mhtml | images storyboard 249-drc webm audio only 2 | 2.09MiB 50k https | audio only opus 50k 48k [en] low, DRC, webm_dash 250-drc webm audio only 2 | 2.83MiB 68k https | audio only opus 68k 48k [en] low, DRC, webm_dash 249 webm audio only 2 | 2.09MiB 50k https | audio only opus 50k 48k [en] low, webm_dash 250 webm audio only 2 | 2.83MiB 68k https | audio only opus 68k 48k [en] low, webm_dash 140-drc m4a audio only 2 | 5.37MiB 129k https | audio only mp4a.40.2 129k 44k [en] medium, DRC, m4a_dash 251-drc webm audio only 2 | 5.57MiB 134k https | audio only opus 134k 48k [en] medium, DRC, webm_dash 140 m4a audio only 2 | 5.37MiB 129k https | audio only mp4a.40.2 129k 44k [en] medium, m4a_dash 251 webm audio only 2 | 5.56MiB 134k https | audio only opus 134k 48k [en] medium, webm_dash 160 mp4 256x144 30 | 1.34MiB 32k https | avc1.4d400c 32k video only 144p, mp4_dash 278 webm 256x144 30 | 2.74MiB 66k https | vp9 66k video only 144p, webm_dash 394 mp4 256x144 30 | 2.11MiB 51k https | av01.0.00M.08 51k video only 144p, mp4_dash 133 mp4 426x240 30 | 2.58MiB 62k https | avc1.4d4015 62k video only 240p, mp4_dash 242 webm 426x240 30 | 3.40MiB 82k https | vp9 82k video only 240p, webm_dash 395 mp4 426x240 30 | 3.04MiB 73k https | av01.0.00M.08 73k video only 240p, mp4_dash 134 mp4 640x360 30 | 4.54MiB 109k https | avc1.4d401e 109k video only 360p, mp4_dash 18 mp4 640x360 30 2 | 15.60MiB 376k https | avc1.42001E mp4a.40.2 44k [en] 360p 243 webm 640x360 30 | 7.40MiB 178k https | vp9 178k video only 360p, webm_dash 396 mp4 640x360 30 | 5.31MiB 128k https | av01.0.01M.08 128k video only 360p, mp4_dash 135 mp4 854x480 30 | 6.79MiB 164k https | avc1.4d401f 164k video only 480p, mp4_dash 244 webm 854x480 30 | 11.17MiB 269k https | vp9 269k video only 480p, webm_dash 397 mp4 854x480 30 | 8.73MiB 210k https | av01.0.04M.08 210k video only 480p, mp4_dash 136 mp4 1280x720 30 | 10.14MiB 244k https | avc1.4d401f 244k video only 720p, mp4_dash 247 webm 1280x720 30 | 20.35MiB 491k https | vp9 491k video only 720p, webm_dash 398 mp4 1280x720 30 | 15.27MiB 368k https | av01.0.05M.08 368k video only 720p, mp4_dash 137 mp4 1920x1080 30 | 35.75MiB 862k https | avc1.640028 862k video only 1080p, mp4_dash 248 webm 1920x1080 30 | 37.23MiB 897k https | vp9 897k video only 1080p, webm_dash 399 mp4 1920x1080 30 | 26.49MiB 639k https | av01.0.08M.08 639k video only 1080p, mp4_dash 271 webm 2560x1440 30 | 110.21MiB 2657k https | vp9 2657k video only 1440p, webm_dash 400 mp4 2560x1440 30 | 90.71MiB 2186k https | av01.0.12M.08 2186k video only 1440p, mp4_dash 313 webm 3840x2160 30 | 396.68MiB 9562k https | vp9 9562k video only 2160p, webm_dash 401 mp4 3840x2160 30 | 204.96MiB 4940k https | av01.0.12M.08 4940k video only 2160p, mp4_dash

Python 3.11.4 yt-dlp variant for Windows Vista 😀️ : yt-dlp_Py3.11_Vista (password: 987123) I will check tomorrow if it compiles on XP.

2 false positives.

It is Python 3.10.18 based, but Dropbox notified me via mail that link sharing was temporarily disabled (did they detect a possible virus???). I have now enabled sharing again and password protected my file. yt-dlp_Vista_x86.7z (password: 987123). [debug] Command-line config: ['-v'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, pref cp1252, out cp1252 (No VT), error cp1252 (No VT), screen cp1252 (No VT) [debug] yt-dlp version nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.23.181722 (win_x86_exe) [debug] Python 3.10.18 (CPython AMD64 32bit) - Windows-Vista-6.0.6003-SP2 (OpenSSL 3.1.0-dev ) [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-116828-g6aafe61-Reino (fdk,setts), ffprobe N-116828-g6aafe61-Reino, phantomjs 2.5.0 [debug] Optional libraries: Cryptodome-3.23.0, brotli-1.1.0, certifi-2025.08.03, mutagen-1.47.0, requests-2.32.5, sqlite3-3.50.4, urllib3-2.5.0, websockets-15.0.1 [debug] Proxy map: {} [debug] Request Handlers: urllib, requests, websockets [debug] Plugin directories: none [debug] Loaded 1840 extractors I could also upload it to GitHub, but compiling and updating the repo is becoming a time consuming task by now (I also have a new Linux x86 Py3.11 standalone executable).

For @VistaLover : Vista compatible yt-dlp here (password: 987123).

Test binary of yt-dlp for XP, made with Python 3.10.18 from a new Python 3.10 environment provided by @cmalex: See link in signature. Did not work on Windows Vista @VistaLover

They should have equal functionality. Though the Windows 7 version, built with Python 3.13 might be somewhat faster (didn't check). P.S. I've fixed the update issue with the .exe versions; no errors and warnings any more: [debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/latest [debug] Downloading _update_spec from https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/_update_spec [debug] Downloading SHA2-256SUMS from https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/download/2025.08.16.082053/SHA2-256SUMS Current version: nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.14.072314 Latest version: nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.16.082053 Current Build Hash: 3becb2e3a07da4635929c347ef2c2499e30ab1752b55154d7168a47eca0bff66 Updating to nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.16.082053 ... [debug] Downloading yt-dlp_x86_win7.exe from https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/download/2025.08.16.082053/yt-dlp_x86_win7.exe Updated yt-dlp to nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.16.082053

You were right, there was an error in my `update.py` (Locally; not in the source on GitHub yet). I have uploaded a new x86_win7 file.

I was notified by someone, that the `--update` option used for the Windows 7 builds, now gives an error: [debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/latest [debug] Downloading _update_spec from https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/_update_spec [debug] Downloading SHA2-256SUMS from https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/download/2025.08.14.072314/SHA2-256SUMS WARNING: The hash could not be found in the checksum file, skipping verification Current version: nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.10.082046 Latest version: nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.14.072314 Current Build Hash: f5bfc88f5fc6eee457a74efc80aeb0f0ffed3f5943569cc443fbe689d83ef829 Updating to nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.14.072314 ... [debug] Downloading yt-dlp_win7_x86.exe from https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases/download/2025.08.14.072314/yt-dlp_win7_x86.exe ERROR: The requested tag nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.08.14.072314 does not exist How do I solve this???

I tested adang1345's Python 3.14.0rc1 and was able to build and run yt-dlp on Windows 7 (in a VM snapshot). That should give us 5 years. Only issue: I had to compile the Brotli dependency myself, because it is not yet offered on PyPI. Cffi wheel for Python 3.14 was found here.