This gives you the with the automation of yt-dlp . ⚠️ Common Troubleshooting 403 Forbidden Errors
The simplest method to download all segments is to give aria2c the URL of the final playlist file using the -i (input file) option. aria2c is smart enough to read the file, extract all the URLs, and download each one. aria2c m3u8
For a seamless, single-command alternative, is highly recommended. It automatically parses the M3U8 file, downloads the segments, decrypts them if necessary, and merges them into an MP4 container in one step: ffmpeg -i "https://example.com" -c copy output.mp4 Use code with caution. This gives you the with the automation of yt-dlp
ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i filelist.txt -c copy output.mp4 The Alternative: FFmpeg (No aria2c)
yt-dlp finds all the segments and tells aria2c to download them simultaneously, which is much faster than standard sequential downloading. The Alternative: FFmpeg (No aria2c)