"Failed! Recheck input for errors" when trying to download a video

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"Failed! Recheck input for errors" when trying to download a video

schorschii opened this issue 2 years ago · comments

I'm unable to download this video via ytdl-gui. It says "Failed! Recheck input for errors". Interestingly, it works when downloading audio only, the error only appears when selecting to download video.

youtube-dl on the command line can download the video without any problems.

Maybe the error message should show more details about what exactly failed (youtube-dl stderr output, return code).

S1ngl3-x · Answer 1 · Fri May 06 2022 02:57:03 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

same issue

basically unusable for me

plparshall · Answer 2 · Tue Jun 07 2022 03:19:05 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

6/6/22 I'm getting the same "Failed! Recheck input for errors."

Now unusable for me too! Was a great program - simple and easy to use.

JaGoLi · Answer 3 · Tue Jun 07 2022 03:27:16 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hello, I am the developer of this application.
I didn't have the time to maintain it over the last few months because I was focusing on my work.
I used this as a personal project to learn and in part to get work as a developer.
Your comment inspired me to take the time over the coming week to get it back up and running.
There have been changes to the youtube-dl application that have complicated things further, with people recommending yt-dlp instead.
I didn't think many people were using it anymore, or even wanted to use it, as there are plenty of ways to get youtube videos.
Your comment made my day, and so I'm going to pay more attention to the application again.

plparshall · Answer 4 · Tue Jun 07 2022 03:57:02 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

The beauty of coding is being lost. Youtube-dl is a good example of what coding should be - something simple and eloquent which gets the job done with ease. It's a nice piece of coding - no flash, bells & whistles. On Monday, June 6, 2022 at 07:27:28 PM UTC, JaGoLi ***@***.***> wrote: Hello, I am the developer of this application. I didn't have the time to maintain it over the last few months because I was focusing on my work. I used this as a personal project to learn and in part to get work as a developer. Your comment inspired me to take the time over the coming week to get it back up and running. There have been changes to the youtube-dl application that have complicated things further, with people recommending yt-dlp instead. I didn't think many people were using it anymore, or even wanted to use it, as there are plenty of ways to get youtube videos. Your comment made my day, and so I'm going to pay more attention to the application again. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

Shotweb · Answer 5 · Sat Dec 10 2022 19:12:25 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I use this program regularly, and are sad to see that is has broken. I hope it can be fixed.
If anyone else knows an easy way to download audio from youtube on Linux, please let me know.

Georg Sieber · Answer 6 · Sat Dec 10 2022 19:30:27 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@Shotweb you can try this downloader, available on Flathub.

Zobbster · Answer 7 · Mon Apr 03 2023 08:20:36 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I've just come across the same issue. Running Mint 21.1.

Mustafa · Answer 8 · Tue Jul 18 2023 19:01:13 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

download problem!!!!!!!! the program does not work, please remove it from the linux repositories

yusuf alvian · Answer 9 · Fri Jul 21 2023 09:32:44 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

i have same issue

Rod Laycock · Answer 10 · Sun Aug 06 2023 00:22:27 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Same here - wonderfully simple app, which used to do exactly what it should. Now it's no longer usable, which is a shame.