ytdl-sub/docs/getting_started/usage_ideas.rst
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Usage Ideas
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Below is a list ways you can use ytdl-sub to download and consume different kinds of media in the representation you
prefer.
* Download a Youtube channel
* Store the channel as its own TV Show
* Use the channel's avatar as the TV Show poster, banner as the fanart
* Format the season and episodes as ``Season YYYY/sYYYY.eMMDD - Video Title.mp4`` to easily navigate videos by upload date
* Store the channel as a single season under a TV Show shared with other channels
* Only download audio, store it as a Podcast
* Only keep video/audio uploaded in the last `N` days
* Great for news or podcast based channels
* Download a Youtube playlist
* Download an artist's music videos playlist, store each video as a Kodi/Jellyfin/Emby Music Video
* Only download the audio, store the playlist as an album
* Manually download a single Youtube video
* Store it as a Movie
* Download a one-hit wonder and store it as a Kodi/Jellyfin/Emby Music Video
* Download a soundcloud artist's discography
* Add tags and album cover images so it shows up nicely in your music player
If you want to jump the gun to see how ytdl-sub can be configured to do these things, head over to the
:doc:`examples <../config/examples/index>`.