Yes, it works the same.
Since mpv 0.34 it even looks for yt-dlp first, and fallback to youtube-dl otherwise. Before that you had to set an option, or just symlink youtube-dl to yt-dlp.
Since mpv 0.34 it even looks for yt-dlp first, and fallback to youtube-dl otherwise. Before that you had to set an option, or just symlink youtube-dl to yt-dlp.
What option?
Symlinking either into ~/.config/mpv/ (or wherever your mpv config is) should also work.
On one hand I'm sad to see youtube-dl's demise. But its prompt replacement gives me hope for the strength of the community to overcome whatever challenges the IP industry might present.