According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, Universal Video Downloader has 4,137 downloads and 10 stars — ranked #2,436 of 5,078 AI skills overall, and #138 of 297 in Business Ops.

Installs

132

Downloads

4.1K

Stars

Overall Rank

#2,436

Top 48% overall · Top 47% in Business Ops

Platform	Installs	Downloads	Stars	Comments
ClawHub ↗	132	4.1K	10	-

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What this skill does

The workflow first reads video information and shows available formats for the user to choose before downloading and delivery. Delete the local file after successful delivery. The tool may fetch arbitrary URLs, and private links could be exposed to the downloader runtime; review links and use restricted network access. Requires yt-dlp and ffmpeg.

Profile published 2026-10-29

What you can do with it

Users who need temporary downloads of videos provided by URL.

When to use it

Process only reviewed video links that you are authorized to access. Confirm quality and destination before downloading, clean up local files after delivery, and consider file size and network use.

Example prompts

Generated from the skill’s documentation as examples; not results of actual runs.

Check the available qualities and title for this public video link without downloading it; also explain dependencies and cleanup.

Monthly Trend

Downloads4.1K

Stars10

The counting method changed in 2026-09: skills with the same name are now counted separately by author, and the full catalog is covered. Dashed lines show months before the change; they are not compared with later months, and no growth is computed across the change.

Month	Downloads	MoM	Stars
2026-09	4.1K	—	10
2026-08	4.0K	+3.8%	10
2026-07	3.9K	+9.9%	10
2026-06	3.5K	—	10

SKILL.md (original)

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---
name: universal-video-downloader
description: Download videos from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, and 1000+ other sites using yt-dlp. Supports quality selection and automatic cleanup. Use when a user provides a video link from any platform and wants to download it.
metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"🎥","requires":{"bins":["yt-dlp","ffmpeg"]}}}
---

# Universal Video Downloader

Download videos from almost any platform using the powerful `yt-dlp` tool.

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## Features
-   **Platform Support:** YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, Facebook, and many more.
-   **Quality Selection:** Choose from 144p up to 4K/8K resolutions.
-   **Automatic Cleanup:** Files are deleted from the server immediately after successful upload to the chat.
-   **Smart Merging:** Automatically merges high-quality video and audio streams into a single MP4 file.

## Workflow
1.  **Trigger:** User sends a video link (e.g., YouTube, Instagram).
2.  **Information Gathering:** The agent uses `scripts/download.py info` to fetch available qualities and the video title.
3.  **User Choice:** The agent presents resolutions to the user and asks which one they prefer.
4.  **Download:** Once selected, the agent runs `scripts/download.py download` with the specific Format ID.
5.  **Delivery:** The agent sends the resulting file using the `message` tool with `filePath`.
6.  **Cleanup:** The agent **must** delete the file from disk using `rm` immediately after the message is successfully sent to save disk space.

## Usage for Agents

### 1. Fetch Video Info
```bash
python3 scripts/download.py info "URL"
```

### 2. Download Specific Format
```bash
python3 scripts/download.py download "URL" "FORMAT_ID"
```

## Safety & Storage
-   This skill is intended for temporary processing.
-   **CRITICAL:** Always delete the downloaded file after the user receives it to maintain disk space.