yt-dlp Now Requires External JavaScript Runtime for YouTube Support
By
bertman
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Summary
yt-dlp version 2025.11.12 now requires an external JavaScript runtime (Deno, Node, QuickJS, QuickJS-ng, or Bun) for full YouTube support. This follows a previous announcement about the upcoming requirement. Users are strongly encouraged to install one of the supported runtimes, with Deno being enabled by default and recommended as the strongest option.
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All users who intend to use yt-dlp with YouTube are strongly encouraged to install one of the supported JS runtimes.
The following JavaScript runtimes are currently supported (in order of recommendation, from strongest to weakest): Deno, Node, QuickJS, QuickJS-ng, Bun.
Note that only deno is enabled by default; all oth
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