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get_iplayer

Ch 807.2of 137Video Downloaders
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Maximum video quality1080p
  4. 4Supported sourcesBBC iPlayer; BBC Sounds
  5. 5Output formatsMP4; M4A; MPEG-TS; SRT
  6. 6Subtitle downloadsYes
  7. 7Batch downloadsYes
  8. 8Device platformsWindows; macOS; Linux
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get_iplayer is ranked #80 of 137 in video downloaders on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

get_iplayer plans and pricing

All plans
get_iplayer Free Downloads BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds programmes · GPL-3.0 licensed github.com · 12 Oct 2026

Compared on video downloaders

Maximum video quality
1080pgithub.com
Supported sources
BBC iPlayer; BBC Soundsgithub.com
Output formats
MP4; M4A; MPEG-TS; SRTgithub.com
Subtitle downloads
Yesgithub.com
Batch downloads
Yesgithub.com
Device platforms
Windows; macOS; Linuxgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
get_iplayer is a utility for downloading TV and radio programmes from BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.github.com · 12 Oct 2026
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.github.com · 12 Oct 2026
Search
It supports regular-expression searches on programme names, descriptions and episode titles, and can filter results by channel.github.com · 12 Oct 2026
Scheduled recording
Its PVR capability can be used with cron or Windows Task Scheduler.github.com · 12 Oct 2026
Proxy support
The utility supports HTTP proxies.github.com · 12 Oct 2026
Input methods
Programmes can be downloaded by search result index, programme ID, or BBC iPlayer/BBC Sounds URL.github.com · 12 Oct 2026
Platform support
It runs on Linux/BSD, macOS 10.10 or later, and Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11.github.com · 12 Oct 2026
Dependencies
Perl 5.16 or later and Perl modules including LWP, LWP::Protocol::https, Mojolicious, XML::LibXML and CGI are required.github.com · 12 Oct 2026
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.github.com · 12 Oct 2026
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.github.com · 12 Oct 2026
Deployment and support
Web server deployment of get_iplayer or Web PVR Manager is unsupported by the developers.github.com · 12 Oct 2026
License
The repository identifies the project as licensed under GPL-3.0.github.com · 12 Oct 2026

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