Is yt-dlp safe to use?

yt-dlp has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2026.7.4). DepScope rates its health at 92/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of yt-dlp?

The latest version of yt-dlp is 2026.7.4, released 2026-07-04.

Does yt-dlp have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of yt-dlp.

Is yt-dlp deprecated?

No, yt-dlp is actively maintained. Latest release: 2026.7.4 (2026-07-04).

What are alternatives to yt-dlp?

Popular alternatives to yt-dlp in PyPI include: urllib3, certifi, charset-normalizer, botocore, pygments.

What license does yt-dlp use?

yt-dlp is licensed under Unlicense.

yt-dlp

pypiv2026.7.4

A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

License Unlicensepermissive626 versions38 deps4,205,714 weekly dl

yt-dlp/yt-dlp

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 92/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

10/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

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yt-dlp

pypiv2026.7.4

A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

License Unlicensepermissive626 versions38 deps4,205,714 weekly dl

yt-dlp/yt-dlp

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 92/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

10/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/pypi/yt-dlp