Re: yt-dlp fork for Windows 7 and XP

On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:35:41 +0000, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
> 
> OK, I looked more closely - no I don't see it on github, despite the text:

It's on the project's "Releases" page. The link to it is at the right
sidebar of the project home page.

https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp/releases

> "
> About
> 
> yt-dlp fork with in-between releases and a custom Windows XP build. Also
> Python 3.14 builds for Windows 7. 
> "
> 
> https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14427
> says "closed,unplanned" (to release newer XP versions?)

`yt-dlp_x86_winXP.exe` works on XP.

https://i.imgur.com/cCpbDvm.png