[DavidPiper]

Thanks, I didn't know about -x !

My usual is:

    yt-dlp -f 140 [url]

The -f 140 maps to the m4a format.

[jwilk]

"-f m4a" also works and it's easier to remember.

[shmerl]

Why not Opus.

[samtheprogram]

There are many reasons, and as a user of Opus you are probably aware of the trade offs?

[shmerl]

Haven't tracked trade offs recently, but I always use Opus when I save audio from Youtube since it's the best codec option there.

[thot_experiment]

Wait what, what situation is opus worse than m4a? In my ABXing it's never lost to another lossy format.

[DavidPiper]

My personal ecosystem is built around Apple-native formats.