How to execute youtube-dl from Java

Question

I've tried executing youtube-dl from Java using Runtime.getRuntime().exec("youtube.dl url") but I've quickly realised its a lot more complicated! There are several programs on github where coders are developing programs to execute youtube-dl from Java, which would be the best for me to go with? Any help or advice would be useful. Thanks.

Answer 1

The youtubedl-java Github project might work for you. As of Dec 2021, it looks abandoned, but the lastest version works for me.

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.sapher</groupId>
    <artifactId>youtubedl-java</artifactId>
    <!-- latests release version -->
    <!-- version>1.1</version -->
    <version>2cbe41f</version> <!-- i use latest commit to get callback interface class -->
</dependency>