Download videos
Install yt-dlp
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yt-dlp –write-auto-sub
It will default to English, but you can specify another language with the flag –sub-lang:
youtube-dl –sub-lang sv –write-auto-sub
You can list all available subtitles with:
yt-dlp –list-subs
It’s also possible to skip the video and only download the subtitle if you add the flag –skip-download:
yt-dlp –sub-lang sv –write-auto-sub –skip-download
Alternative
Try yt-dlp
for some additional features and workarounds.
It uses the same flags as yt-dlp.