A POSIX script that helps you find Youtube videos (without API) and opens/downloads them using mpv/youtube-dl

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This is a little showcase

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Table Of Contents

• Dependencies
• Install
• Features
• Examples
• Todo
• Bugs

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Dependencies

There is only 1 required dependency, however the rest may require some configuration before you can replace them.

Requried dependencies

• jq

Recommended dependencies

• mpv (the default video and audio player)
• fzf (the default menu selection screen)

Optional dependencies

• yt-dlp (for downloading)
• dmenu (only if using the -D option)
• ueberzug (if using thumbnails (-t) on x11)
  • chafa (if using thumbnails (-t) on wayland, sadly it's not as good as ueberzug)

Install

1. Install the dependancies listed above
2. Run the following commands

git clone https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf
cd ytfzf
sudo make

• ytfzf may be in some repositories, such as the AUR, however the above way is the recommended way to install.

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Features

• Subscriptions
• Thumbnails
• Watch history
• Downloading
• Queueing multiple videos

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Examples

Search with thumbnails

ytfzf -t <search>

Use dmenu as the menu instead of fzf

ytfzf -D <search>

Print the link of the selected video instead of playing it

ytfzf -L <search>

Search Odysee instead of youtube

ytfzf -cO <search>

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Todo

• More sites
• Playlists
• Subscriptions
• Thumbnails

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Bugs

• dwm with swallow patch: Images don't render with ueberzug when looped (ie, option -l)
• if thumbnails are not working .Xauthority might be causing it. Try deleting it and relogging into your computer.