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Downloading m3u8 HLS encrypted videos

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  1. h1ghm1nd

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    After a lot of trial and error, trying many different m3u8/hls downloader plugins and getting many errors without any fix, I have finally come up with an updated and tested solution to downloading HLS encrypted videos.
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    h1ghm1nd, 5 Feb 2024
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    I've been using a combination of jDownloader 2 and IDM for everything and they've always worked great. That is until very recently on any site using hotmart (Teachable uses this for instance) as the back end video player. Nothing can decrypt the stream after their updates. Even yt-dlp.

    But I did discover...
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    I have added yt-dlp with hotmart fix.
    Updated the 1st post.
     
    h1ghm1nd, 19 Apr 2024
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    Nice! So I just replace the current version of yt-dlp I have with yours?
     
    curiousdude, 19 Apr 2024
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    yes.
     
    h1ghm1nd, 19 Apr 2024
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    Awesome
     
    umatpati, 19 Apr 2024
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    For the moment, no.
     
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    Updated for Mac also.
     
    h1ghm1nd, 4 Jun 2025
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