# Install svtplay-dl with Homebrew, apt, Nix, scoop, winget Download videos from. Version 4.191 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-27. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install svtplay-dl. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:svtplay-dl ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install svtplay-dl ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install svtplay-dl ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: svtplay-dl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#svtplay-dl ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svtplay-dl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/svtplay-dl ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/svtplay-dl.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id spaam.svtplay-dl -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: spaam.svtplay-dl from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:svtplay-dl - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 4.191 - **Source summary:** Download videos from - **Homepage:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-27T00:42:31Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - svtplay-dl (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 4.191 ## Project history and usage svtplay-dl is a small command-line program for downloading videos from streaming sites, especially Nordic public and commercial streaming services. In package-manager culture it fills the familiar role of a specialized downloader that users want as a fresh CLI binary because supported sites change over time. ### Project history The upstream repository describes svtplay-dl as a small command-line program to download videos from some streaming sites. GitHub repository metadata records spaam/svtplay-dl as created on 2011-03-01, and the official site footer credits copyright from 2011 through 2025. ### Adoption history The official README documents Homebrew installation on macOS, Debian and Ubuntu packages, the project's own APT repository, Solus packaging, Windows binaries, pip installation, and a generic Unix curl install. The input package-manager facts additionally list Homebrew, Debian, Nix, Scoop, Ubuntu, and winget, showing cross-platform packaging around the CLI. ### How it is used The normal workflow is `svtplay-dl [options] URL`. The official usage page shows downloading one video, downloading subtitles, downloading all episodes, listing available qualities, choosing protocols such as DASH or HLS, and remuxing with FFmpeg. The config page documents YAML configuration and per-service settings. ### Why package nerds care svtplay-dl matters to package nerds because streaming-site downloaders are operationally sensitive: a stale package can break when a provider changes its site, while a fresh package can restore a simple scripted workflow. Its distribution through Homebrew, apt, pip, Windows package managers, and direct binaries makes it a good example of a niche media CLI with broad packaging pressure. ### Timeline - 2011: GitHub repository created for spaam/svtplay-dl. - 2016: README documents Ubuntu 16.04 and later package availability. - 2025: Official site footer credits project copyright through 2025. ### Related projects - svtplay-dl is commonly used alongside FFmpeg for post-processing, remuxing, DASH streams, and subtitle/audio merging. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for svtplay-dl. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: svtplay-dl.yaml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/svtplay-dl/svtplay.yaml, ~/.config/svtplay-dl/svtplay-dl.yaml, ~/.svtplay-dl.yaml - Windows: %APPDATA%\svtplay-dl\svtplay-dl.yaml ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - svtplay-dl - 4.97.1-0.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: svtplay-dl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | program to download videos from video sites | https://github.com/spaam/svtplay-dl - Nix - svtplay-dl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svtplay-dl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - svtplay-dl - 3.0-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: svtplay-dl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | program to download videos from video sites | https://github.com/spaam/svtplay-dl - Scoop - main/svtplay-dl: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/svtplay-dl.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - spaam.svtplay-dl: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: spaam.svtplay-dl from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/svtplay-dl.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/svtplay-dl.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph