A command-line tool for extracting media stream links and downloading videos and films directly from the German public broadcaster’s ZDF Mediathek platform.
Core Features
- Automated Stream Extraction: Extracts direct video stream links from ZDF Mediathek show and episode URLs.
- Optimal Quality Selection: Automatically determines and selects the highest available video resolution and bitrate.
- Accelerated Downloads: Uses multi-threaded chunk downloading for high-speed transfers.
- Progress Tracking: Real-time download speed and progress indicator bar in the terminal.
- Format Detection: Distinguishes between directly downloadable streams (MP4, WebM) and chunked formats.
Installation & Usage
# 1. Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/EvickaStudio/ZDF-LinkFinder.git
cd ZDF-LinkFinder
# 2. Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# 3. Run tool with a ZDF Mediathek URL
python main.py