does not natively parse and download HLS ( ) playlists as a single media stream, its most powerful "feature" for this use case is its integration as an external downloader for Multi-Threaded Fragment Downloading When paired with can download individual video fragments (
Assume this m3u8 URL: https://cdn.example/live/stream.m3u8 aria2c m3u8
...and watching the terminal scroll rapidly with download speeds you’ve never seen before is a visceral experience. It feels precise. It feels professional. does not natively parse and download HLS (
For HLS, increasing these can sometimes saturate your bandwidth, but use with caution as some servers will ban IP addresses that open too many connections. aria2c m3u8
cat ./segments/*.ts > "$OUTPUT_NAME".ts ffmpeg -i "$OUTPUT_NAME".ts -c copy "$OUTPUT_NAME".mp4