get_iplayer

Spec sheet

Purpose

get_iplayer is a utility for downloading TV and radio programmes from BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies the project as licensed under GPL-3.0.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Batch downloads

It allows multiple programmes to be downloaded using a single command.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Content limitation

It does not support live recording from BBC channels and does not support downloading news or sport videos, embedded media, archive programmes, special collections, educational material, clips or other content outside its stated whole-episode scope.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Conversion and tagging

ffmpeg and AtomicParsley enable media conversion and metadata tagging; without them, downloads remain in raw streaming formats and metadata tags are not created.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Dependencies

Perl 5.16 or later and Perl modules including LWP, LWP::Protocol::https, Mojolicious, XML::LibXML and CGI are required.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Deployment and support

Web server deployment of get_iplayer or Web PVR Manager is unsupported by the developers.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Device platforms

Windows; macOS; LinuxRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com

Download limitation

Search covers programmes scheduled on BBC linear services in the previous 30 days; older available items can be downloaded directly by PID or URL.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Input methods

Programmes can be downloaded by search result index, programme ID, or BBC iPlayer/BBC Sounds URL.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maximum video quality

1080pRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com

Output formats

MP4; M4A; MPEG-TS; SRTRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com

Platform support

It runs on Linux/BSD, macOS 10.10 or later, and Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Programme index

It indexes most available iPlayer and Sounds catch-up programmes from the previous 30 days, excluding Red Button, iPlayer Exclusive and podcast-only programmes.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Proxy support

The utility supports HTTP proxies.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Scheduled recording

Its PVR capability can be used with cron or Windows Task Scheduler.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Search

It supports regular-expression searches on programme names, descriptions and episode titles, and can filter results by channel.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Subtitle downloads

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com

Supported sources

BBC iPlayer; BBC SoundsRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Video Downloaders#74 of 1357.9