NPTEL Course Download

A helper JavaScript program to download NPTEL courses.

Dependencies

• yt-dlp

Note: The course content must have been released in order for you to make use of this script. The script will work even if only one week's content is released.

Usage

1. Navigate to the course website.
2. Access the developer tools either by using CTRL+SHIFT+I or by clicking on the three vertical dots at the top left and selecting the appropriate option from the menu.
3. Go to the console tab.
4. Copy and paste the code from "nptel_link_extract.v1.js" into the console.
5. Press Enter.
6. The script will generate a Linux bash script.
   • On Unix/Linux, you need to modify the execution permissions using chmod u+x.
   • On Windows, rename the downloaded file's extension to .bat, replace all occurances of % (percent sign) to %% (double percent) within the file, and run it in a command prompt.

Note: Make sure you have the necessary permissions and dependencies installed before running the script.