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= Download videos =
= Download videos =
* [https://itsfoss.com/download-youtube-videos-ubuntu/ 3 Easy Ways to Download YouTube Videos in Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions]
** Download YouTube Videos using Firefox Add-on ‘Video DownloadHelper’
** 3 Applications to download YouTube videos in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions: '''Clipgrab''', '''4K Video Downloader''',  '''youtube-dl'''


== VLC ==
== VLC ==
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== Online websites ==
== Online websites ==
https://www.y2mate.com/en5/youtube
* https://yt5s.com/en62
* https://9convert.com/en230
* https://ytmp3.tube/


In one instance, I can view an olympics video when I was in a incognito mode but not the regular mode. So '''ytfzf''' utility does not work. But '''y2mate''' still works!
== Open source app ==
* YouTube Downloader Plus https://ytdn.netlify.app/. Snap, flathub, AppImage, macOS, Windows,... ytDownloader lets you download Videos and Extract Audios of different formats from hundreds of sites including but not limited to Youtube, Facebook, Tiktok, Twitch, Twitter, Instagram and so on...
 
== Host your own downloader ==
 
=== metube ===
<ul>
<li>[https://blog.rphl.io/selfhosted-youtube-downloader-with-docker/ Host your own YouTube-Downloader with Docker]
<li>[https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/ufxouk/download_youtube_videos_host_locally/ Download YouTube videos, host locally?]
* [https://hub.docker.com/r/alexta69/metube MeTube] & [https://github.com/alexta69/metube github]. The website instructs users to update yt-dlp regularly using tools such as [https://github.com/containrrr/watchtower watchtower].
: <syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
docker run --rm -p 8081:8081 -v $(pwd):/downloads \
      --name metube ghcr.io/alexta69/metube
# http://localhost:8081/
</syntaxhighlight>
* [https://github.com/bbilly1/tubearchivist TubeArchivist],
* [https://github.com/Tzahi12345/YoutubeDL-Material YoutubeDL-Material],
* TubeSync. It doesn't have a video player built in and doesn't support downloading individual videos. But works really well for playlist/channel downloading.
</li>
<li>[https://github.com/axcore/tartube Tartube]. Looks interesting!
</ul>
 
=== Media Downloader ===
[https://github.com/mhogomchungu/media-downloader Media Downloader is a Qt/C++ front end to yt-dlp, youtube-dl, gallery-dl, lux, you-get, svtplay-dl, aria2c, wget and safari books]
 
=== Parabolic ===
* https://github.com/NickvisionApps/Parabolic Download web video and audio
* [https://www.tecmint.com/parabolic-download-videos-from-websites-linux/ Parabolic: A Powerful Tool for Downloading Online Media on Linux]
 
=== Tube Converter ===
[https://news.itsfoss.com/tube-downloader/ Tube Converter: An Open Source Tool to Download YouTube Videos]


== Youtube-dl ==
== Youtube-dl ==
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<li>It is based on Python2. Ubuntu 20.04 does not include python2.
<li>It is based on Python2. Ubuntu 20.04 does not include python2.
</li>
</li>
<li>[https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/blob/master/docs/supportedsites.md Supported sites] </li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>[https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp yt-dlp] A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes </li>
<li>[https://linoxide.com/linux-how-to/best-youtube-video-downloader-ubuntu/ What are the Best Youtube Video Downloader for Ubuntu] </li>
<li>[https://linoxide.com/linux-how-to/best-youtube-video-downloader-ubuntu/ What are the Best Youtube Video Downloader for Ubuntu] </li>
<li>[http://video.media.io/youtube-downloader/best-youtube-downloader-linux.html The Best YouTube Downloader on Linux]: youtube-dl, Minutube, ClipGrab </li>
<li>[http://video.media.io/youtube-downloader/best-youtube-downloader-linux.html The Best YouTube Downloader on Linux]: youtube-dl, Minutube, ClipGrab </li>
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<li>[https://clipgrab.org/ ClipGrab], </li>
<li>[https://clipgrab.org/ ClipGrab], </li>
<li>[https://youtube-dl.org/ Youtube-dl], </li>
<li>[https://youtube-dl.org/ Youtube-dl], </li>
<li>[https://flavio.tordini.org/minitube MiniTube] </li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>For videos with 1080p resolution, youtube-dl will download 720p by default. To download 1080p, see [http://askubuntu.com/questions/486297/how-to-select-video-quality-from-youtube-dl this post]
<li>For videos with 1080p resolution, youtube-dl will download 720p by default. To download 1080p, see [http://askubuntu.com/questions/486297/how-to-select-video-quality-from-youtube-dl this post]
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</pre>


=== mp3 ===
=== Minitube ===
* [https://flavio.tordini.org/minitube MiniTube]
* It is preinstalled in [https://voyagerlive.org/ Voyager Linux] and in the dock.
 
=== '''[https://github.com/mps-youtube/mps-youtube mpsyt]''': mps-youtube (mp3 + stream + youtube) ===
By default, mps-youtube is basically a YouTube audio player (and downloader), but you can enable external video playback (via mpv or MPlayer) from its options. Check out
* An [http://www.webupd8.org/2014/11/youtube-command-line-player-and.html article] on webupd8.
* More keyboard controls can be found on the webpage of [https://github.com/np1/mps mps].
 
Installation on Linux (works on Odroid with low CPU usage for audio stream from youtube but Odroid gives dirty noise when I played the music).
{{Pre}}
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
sudo pip3 install mps-youtube
sudo pip3 install youtube_dl
 
# On Ubuntu/Mint. Do not use mplayer. Use mpv instead.
# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/mpv-tests
# sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install mpv
 
mpsyt  # launch
set player mpv
pl https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6h94tLpXv3LabUa7B0tCz7K0pI5ZzZEi  # a playlist
h      # help
Space  # pause
p      # play
q      # quit mpsyt
 
h search
url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgIfZz8STLk  # retrieve specific youtube video by url or id
</pre>
 
[http://lifehacker.com/mps-youtube-is-a-terminal-based-youtube-player-and-down-1651752380 Installation on Windows]
 
Some highlight
* Search
* Local playlist
* support YouTube Playlists
* Download
* Music Album Matching
 
If something is wrong with using 'set' command, just run ''rm -rf ~/.config/mps-youtube/'' and restart everything.
 
By default, it only streams audio. To watch the video, use '''set show_video true'''.
 
Below is what I got from the ''set'' command (as you can see the default player is '''mpv''')
<pre>
  Key                Value                                                 
  order            : relevance
  user_order        :
  max_res          : 2160p
  player            : mpv
  playerargs        :
  encoder          : 0 [None]
  notifier          :
  checkupdate      : True
  show_mplayer_keys : True
  fullscreen        : False
  show_status      : True
  columns          :
  ddir              : /home/odroid/Downloads/mps
  overwrite        : True
  show_video        : False
  search_music      : True
  window_pos        :
  window_size      :
  download_command  :
  audio_format      : auto
  api_key          : AIzaSyCIM4EzNqi1in22f4Z3Ru3iYvLaY8tc3bo
</pre>
 
The screenshot shows mpsyt contains basic playing keyboard shortcuts.
 
[[File:Mps-youtube.png|200px]]
 
[Update 4-7-2017]: to fix an [https://github.com/mps-youtube/mps-youtube/issues/376 error] Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
{{Pre}}
sudo apt-get remove -y youtube-dl  # Removing youtube-dl (2014.02.17-1) ...
sudo pip3 install -U youtube-dl
 
$ youtube-dl --version
2017.04.11
</pre>
 
=== yewtube: forked from mps-youtube ===
* https://github.com/mps-youtube/yewtube & [https://github.com/mps-youtube/yewtube/wiki/Troubleshooting Troubleshooting/FAQ]. Install by pip or pipx.
* Tested on Nvidia Jetson nano with Ubuntu 20.04. It will call VLC media player for video playback (I have mplayer & VLC installed).
* [https://www.linuxuprising.com/2023/03/yewtube-is-feature-packed-terminal.html yewtube Is A Feature Packed Terminal Based YouTube Player]
 
=== mp3 download ===
<ul>
<ul>
<li>[https://itsfoss.com/youtube-dl-audio-only/ How to Download Audio Only Using youtube-dl] & Download entire YouTube playlist in MP3 format. </li>
<li>[https://itsfoss.com/youtube-dl-audio-only/ How to Download Audio Only Using youtube-dl] & Download entire YouTube playlist in MP3 format. </li>
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=== mpv ===
=== mpv ===
* mpv depends on youtube-dl but we need to install youtube-dl manually.
** Youtube-dl depends on python. On Ubuntu it only has python3 but no python. A quick solution: '''sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python'''
* http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/terminal-alternatives-linux-desktop-apps/
* http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/terminal-alternatives-linux-desktop-apps/
* http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-amazing-linux-video-players-for-watching-movies-and-shows/
* http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-amazing-linux-video-players-for-watching-movies-and-shows/
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</pre>
</li>
</li>
<li>Keyboard shortcuts:
* Shift+o: toggle show progress
* volume control: 9/0
* m: mute
* Upper/down arrow: seek 60 seconds
* Left/right arrow: seed 5 seconds
* [: decrease speed
* ]: increase speed
* s: take a screenshot
* q: quit, save current position
</li>
</ul>
=== yt-dlp: download youtube video ===
<ul>
<li>By default, the video file has an extension webm. If we choose to [https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubedl/comments/otjtex/comment/h6vyoef/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 download a video file as an mp4 format], the file size will be quite large (e.g. triple).
<li>[https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp yt-dlp]: A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes. To install the binary
{{Pre}}
sudo curl -L https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -o /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
</pre>
To download a video as mp3,
<syntaxhighlight lang='sh'>
yt-dlp -f 'ba' -x --audio-format mp3 URL
</syntaxhighlight>
To [https://write.corbpie.com/downloading-youtube-videos-and-playlists-with-yt-dlp/ download a video as mp4] and embed subtitles to video file (if they exist),
<syntaxhighlight lang='sh'>
yt-dlp -f 'bv[height=1080][ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]' \
  --embed-subs --merge-output-format mp4 URL
</syntaxhighlight>
<li>[https://www.makeuseof.com/download-youtube-videos-yt-dlp-linux-terminal/ How to Download YouTube Videos on Linux Using yt-dlp]
<li>[https://ostechnix.com/yt-dlp-tutorial/ Yt-dlp Commands: The Complete Tutorial For Beginners (2023)]
</ul>
</ul>


=== ytfzf: search & play or download ===
=== '''ytfzf''': search & play or download ===
* https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf
* https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf
* antiX-21 starts to use ytfzf to replace mps-youtube. See [https://antixlinux.com/antix-21-grup-yorum-released/ antiX-21 (Grup Yorum) released]
* [https://www.makeuseof.com/watch-youtube-videos-in-linux-terminal/ How to Watch YouTube Videos in the Linux Terminal With ytfzf]. It uses '''yt-dlp''' to download & stream the video to '''mpv'''.
** It's useful to create an alias in ~/.bashrc e.g. '''alias youtube="ytfzf"'''
** It's useful to create an alias in ~/.bashrc e.g. '''alias youtube="ytfzf"'''
* [https://www.linuxuprising.com/2021/03/ytfzf-search-with-thumbnails-and-play.html ytfzf - Search (With Thumbnails) And Play YouTube Videos From A Terminal]
* [https://www.linuxuprising.com/2021/03/ytfzf-search-with-thumbnails-and-play.html ytfzf - Search (With Thumbnails) And Play YouTube Videos From A Terminal]
** Download
** Download
** Video history
** Video history
** Choose the media format
** Choose the media format (add "-f" option to see available resolution)
** Queue multiple tracks
** Queue multiple tracks
** Audio only
** Audio only
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** Repeat
** Repeat
** Playlist (not yet)
** Playlist (not yet)
* [https://www.linuxfordevices.com/tutorials/linux/ytfzf-play-youtube-videos-in-terminal YTFZF – Search and play YouTube videos in the Terminal]. 'kitty' was used as the thumbnail viewer. But kitty was removed from builtin due to it not working with fzf [https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf/releases v2.5.5].
<pre>
# Tested on new Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop x64
sudo apt install jq mpv fzf git python3-pip python3-wheel \
    python3-dev python3-xlib libx11-dev libxext-dev \
    libxres-dev make curl
git clone https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf
cd ytfzf
sudo make install
# First test: failed
ytfzf  URL
# Got an error -
# [ytdl_hook] ERROR: [youtube] 5NJ6V8i1Xd8: Unable to extract uploader id
yt-dlp --version
sudo apt-get remove yt-dlp
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
pip3 install --user yt-dlp
nano ~/.bashrc
# add export PATH=$PATH:/home/brb/.local/bin
source ~/.bashrc
which yt-dlp
yt-dlp --version
# Handling ueberzug
# See https://github.com/WhiteBlackGoose/ueberzug-latest
pip install setuptools
git clone https://github.com/WhiteBlackGoose/ueberzug-latest && cd ueberzug-latest
sudo pip install -e .
# ytfzf -t cti   
# Works perfect!
</pre>
<pre>
<pre>
sudo apt install jq mpv fzf  # youtube-dl  
sudo apt install jq mpv fzf  # youtube-dl  
cd github
sudo apt install build-essential  # neeed 'make'
~/github$ cd ytfzf/
 
~/github/ytfzf$ sudo make install
git clone https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf
~/github/ytfzf$ cd
cd ytfzf/
# WARNING: The script ueberzug is installed in '/home/brb/.local/bin' which is not on PATH.
sudo make install
sudo apt install python3-pip
sudo make install doc  # optional
pip3 install ueberzug
which ytfzf
export PATH=/home/brb/.local/bin:$PATH
# /usr/local/bin/ytfzf
ytfzf -t scRNA  # -t means thumbnails,  scRNA is an example of some keywords
 
sudo apt install socat  # to use mpv as the thumbnail viewer
ytfzf -T mpv -t scRNA  # -t means thumbnails,  scRNA is an example of some keywords
            # Note two mpv windows will be opened.
            # resize the 'terminal'-like mpv window so the thumbnail window is
            #    next to the 'terminal'-like mpv window
ytfzf -d scRNA  # -d means download
ytfzf -d scRNA  # -d means download
ytfzf URL      # same as 'mpv URL'
$ mpv --version
mpv 0.35.1 Copyright 2000-2023 mpv/MPlayer/mplayer2 projects


$ ytfzf --version
$ ytfzf --version
ytfzf: 1.0.0
ytfzf: 2.5.5


$ ytfzf --help
$ ytfzf --help
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* [https://itsfoss.com/youtube-dl-gui-apps/ Not Comfortable Using youtube-dl in Terminal? Use These GUI Apps]
* [https://itsfoss.com/youtube-dl-gui-apps/ Not Comfortable Using youtube-dl in Terminal? Use These GUI Apps]
* [https://mrs0m30n3.github.io/youtube-dl-gui/ youtube-dl-gui]
* [https://mrs0m30n3.github.io/youtube-dl-gui/ youtube-dl-gui]
= Download video frame =
Right click and right click again. Choose "Copy video frame".


= Learning =
= Learning =
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== Tips 1: SMTube ==
== Tips 1: SMTube ==
https://www.smtube.org/, https://github.com/smplayer-dev/smtube
[[Ubuntu#SMTube:_search_and_watch_youtube|Search and watch Youtube]]
[[Ubuntu#SMTube:_search_and_watch_youtube|Search and watch Youtube]]


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= Keyboard shortcuts =
= Keyboard shortcuts =
'''Shift + /''' for a complete collection of keyboard shortcuts
[https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7631406?hl=en Keyboard shortcuts for YouTube]
[https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7631406?hl=en Keyboard shortcuts for YouTube]


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* [http://k12videos.mit.edu/content/genetic-engineering genetic engineer]
* [http://k12videos.mit.edu/content/genetic-engineering genetic engineer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMOoMcsGTO4&list=PL3EED4C1D684D3ADF Crash Course Biology] from CrashCourse.  
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMOoMcsGTO4&list=PL3EED4C1D684D3ADF Crash Course Biology] from CrashCourse.  
* [https://bioinformaticamente.com/2022/05/08/20-youtube-channels-every-bioinformatician-should-follow/ 40 YouTube Channels Every Bioinformatician Should Follow]
* Google: campbell biology pdf
* Google: campbell biology pdf


= Bypass any restricted youtube video without an extension =
= Bypass any restricted youtube video without an extension =
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/bypass-restricted-youtube-video-without-extension/
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/bypass-restricted-youtube-video-without-extension/
== Unblock ==
[https://www.howtogeek.com/796838/how-to-unblock-youtube/ How to Unblock YouTube]
= Youtube ad block =
* [https://sites.google.com/view/adblock-for-yt/index Adblock for Youtube™], [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-for-youtube/cmedhionkhpnakcndndgjdbohmhepckk Chrome] & [https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/adblock-for-youtube-tm/ Firefox]. Open source!
* See [[Firefox#Youtube|Firefox]]. [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-for-youtube/ AdBlocker for YouTube™] by AdblockLite
== FreeTube ==
* https://freetubeapp.io/. A private youtube client. Windows, Mac, Linux (x64, arm64, armv7l).
* https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-freetube


= 7 of the Best YouTube Channels for Learning Drums =
= 7 of the Best YouTube Channels for Learning Drums =
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= Add YouTube Player Controls To Your Linux Desktop With browser-mpris2 (Chrome Extension) =
= Add YouTube Player Controls To Your Linux Desktop With browser-mpris2 (Chrome Extension) =
https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/08/add-youtube-player-controls-to-your.html
https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/08/add-youtube-player-controls-to-your.html
= Browser extension/add-on =
[[Firefox#Youtube|Firefox]]
= Facebook app =
When we play youtube on browsers other than Chrome, the resolution is 720p at most. But when I play youtube videos in Facebook app, it provides up to 1080p resolution and it blocks ads automatically.


= Live Stream on youtube =
= Live Stream on youtube =
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* [https://www.itechfever.com/live-stream-computer-screen-youtube/ How To Live Stream Computer Screen on YouTube?]
* [https://www.itechfever.com/live-stream-computer-screen-youtube/ How To Live Stream Computer Screen on YouTube?]
* [https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/watch-wildlife-with-a-raspberry-pi-nature-camera-hackspace-33/ Watch wildlife with a Raspberry Pi nature camera]
* [https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/watch-wildlife-with-a-raspberry-pi-nature-camera-hackspace-33/ Watch wildlife with a Raspberry Pi nature camera]
= Captions =
[https://youtu.be/2G-Emzf29BU?si=GvhQOJB0-KAzkNoy&t=296 视频实时字幕功能]. If we don't see the media control icon, go to  chrome://flags and search for "Global media control". Now we need to change it from "default" to "Enabled".


= 5 Relaxing YouTube Channels to Help You Chill Out =
= 5 Relaxing YouTube Channels to Help You Chill Out =
* https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/relaxing-youtube-channels-chill-out/
* https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/relaxing-youtube-channels-chill-out/
* [https://youtu.be/8yFVBuGcOe8 RELAXING MUSIC TO CALM THE MIND AND REDUCE STRESS, RELAXATION AND MEDITATION MUSIC]
* [https://youtu.be/8yFVBuGcOe8 RELAXING MUSIC TO CALM THE MIND AND REDUCE STRESS, RELAXATION AND MEDITATION MUSIC]
* [https://www.makeuseof.com/best-guided-meditation-youtube-channels/ The 6 Best Guided Meditation YouTube Channels to Calm Your Mind]


== Natural sounds ==
== Natural sounds ==
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[https://twocents.lifehacker.com/how-much-money-can-you-make-on-youtube-1845756449 How Much Money Can You Make on YouTube?]
[https://twocents.lifehacker.com/how-much-money-can-you-make-on-youtube-1845756449 How Much Money Can You Make on YouTube?]


= Stats for Nerds =
= How to Disable YouTube’s Auto-Playing Thumbnails & Video Previews =
[https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/how-to-use-youtubes-stats-for-nerds/ar-BB1d500q How to Use YouTube's 'Stats for Nerds']
Profile picture - Settings - General - Playback in feeds - Off.
 
= Stats for nerds =
Profile picture - Settings - General - Enable stats for nerds
 
= Youtube bot =
[https://lifehacker.com/how-to-stop-annoying-youtube-bots-from-spamming-everyon-1848924366 How to Stop Annoying YouTube Bots From Spamming Everyone]


= Picture in picture mode =
= Picture in picture mode =
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= Youtube Music =  
= Youtube Music =  
[https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/make-any-youtube-link-open-youtube-music-app-0323773/ Make Any YouTube Link Open in the YouTube Music App]
* [https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/make-any-youtube-link-open-youtube-music-app-0323773/ Make Any YouTube Link Open in the YouTube Music App]
* [https://www.makeuseof.com/you-should-use-this-youtube-music-app/ Use This App Instead of the YouTube Music Website]
 
= Audiobooks =
[https://www.makeuseof.com/best-youtube-channels-to-listen-to-audiobooks-free-legally/ The 10 Best YouTube Channels to Listen to Audiobooks for Free (Legally)]
 
= Soundcloud =
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=happy. Tracks -> To listen to -> To use commercially.
 
= Epidemic sound =
https://www.epidemicsound.com/


= Music =
= Music =
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ffmpeg -i file.mkv -ss 00:00:20 -to 00:00:40 -c copy file-2.mkv
ffmpeg -i file.mkv -ss 00:00:20 -to 00:00:40 -c copy file-2.mkv
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</pre>
= Membership =
[https://pay.google.com/gp/w/u/0/home/subscriptionsandservices Subscriptions and services & How you pay] or [https://www.youtube.com/paid_memberships Manage membership]
= Script and Transcript =
* [https://www.freevideoworkshop.com/download-youtube-transcripts-as-text/ How to Download YouTube Transcripts as Text for Free with Top YouTube Transcript Generators]
** https://downsub.com/ (Directly download either srt or txt)
** https://youtubetranscript.com/ (similar to what we see on youtube but no timestamp)
= YouTube Playables - youtube mini games =
[https://www.makeuseof.com/youtube-playables-mini-games/ YouTube Is Now Testing Mini Games (and Here's How to Play Them)]

Latest revision as of 12:01, 14 November 2024

Download videos

VLC

See VLC tips.

  1. Play the video in VLC
  2. On VLC, check Tools -> Codec information and find a URL there
  3. Open the URL on a browser. Right click the video and choose to save the video.

The method works for youtube and vimeo videos.

Firefox/Chrome add-on

3 Easy Ways to Download YouTube Videos in Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions

Video DownloadHelper add-on works fine when I test it on Firefox and Chrome. I need to install an app Video DownloadHelper companion app (the source code is on Github) in order to use the extension. It saves the videos to ~/dwhelper folder.

Online websites

Open source app

  • YouTube Downloader Plus https://ytdn.netlify.app/. Snap, flathub, AppImage, macOS, Windows,... ytDownloader lets you download Videos and Extract Audios of different formats from hundreds of sites including but not limited to Youtube, Facebook, Tiktok, Twitch, Twitter, Instagram and so on...

Host your own downloader

metube

Media Downloader

Media Downloader is a Qt/C++ front end to yt-dlp, youtube-dl, gallery-dl, lux, you-get, svtplay-dl, aria2c, wget and safari books

Parabolic

Tube Converter

Tube Converter: An Open Source Tool to Download YouTube Videos

Youtube-dl

stuttering

https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/29326#issuecomment-966416070 

VERSION=8e069597c658810567ced5f8046dc5d14ab93037
wget https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/archive/$VERSION.zip
unzip $VERSION.zip
cd youtube-dl-$VERSION
sudo pip install .

Minitube

mpsyt: mps-youtube (mp3 + stream + youtube)

By default, mps-youtube is basically a YouTube audio player (and downloader), but you can enable external video playback (via mpv or MPlayer) from its options. Check out

  • An article on webupd8.
  • More keyboard controls can be found on the webpage of mps.

Installation on Linux (works on Odroid with low CPU usage for audio stream from youtube but Odroid gives dirty noise when I played the music). 

sudo apt-get install python3-pip
sudo pip3 install mps-youtube
sudo pip3 install youtube_dl

# On Ubuntu/Mint. Do not use mplayer. Use mpv instead.
# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/mpv-tests
# sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install mpv

mpsyt   # launch
set player mpv
pl https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6h94tLpXv3LabUa7B0tCz7K0pI5ZzZEi   # a playlist
h       # help
Space   # pause
p       # play
q       # quit mpsyt

h search
url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgIfZz8STLk   # retrieve specific youtube video by url or id

Installation on Windows

Some highlight

  • Search
  • Local playlist
  • support YouTube Playlists
  • Download
  • Music Album Matching

If something is wrong with using 'set' command, just run rm -rf ~/.config/mps-youtube/ and restart everything.

By default, it only streams audio. To watch the video, use set show_video true.

Below is what I got from the set command (as you can see the default player is mpv) 

  Key                 Value                                                  
  order             : relevance
  user_order        : 
  max_res           : 2160p
  player            : mpv
  playerargs        : 
  encoder           : 0 [None]
  notifier          : 
  checkupdate       : True
  show_mplayer_keys : True
  fullscreen        : False
  show_status       : True
  columns           : 
  ddir              : /home/odroid/Downloads/mps
  overwrite         : True
  show_video        : False
  search_music      : True
  window_pos        : 
  window_size       : 
  download_command  : 
  audio_format      : auto
  api_key           : AIzaSyCIM4EzNqi1in22f4Z3Ru3iYvLaY8tc3bo

The screenshot shows mpsyt contains basic playing keyboard shortcuts.

Mps-youtube.png

[Update 4-7-2017]: to fix an error Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last): 

sudo apt-get remove -y youtube-dl  # Removing youtube-dl (2014.02.17-1) ...
sudo pip3 install -U youtube-dl

$ youtube-dl --version
2017.04.11

yewtube: forked from mps-youtube

mp3 download

mpv

  • Play youtube audio only 
    mpv link_to_youtube_vid --no-video
  • Open YouTube (And More) Videos From Your Web Browser With mpv [Firefox, Chrome]. Using this is especially useful if your web browser doesn't support hardware-accelerated video playback. 
    sudo apt install mpv
mpv --ytdl-format="bestvideo[height<=?1080]+bestaudio/best" <URL_of_Video>

mpv --start=56:00 Some_YT_URL    # include time
mpv https://youtu.be/JlHsTd7nJW0?t=16  # embed time in the URL
  • Record live youtube video. For some reason, mp4 or mkv format does not work. 
    mpv --stream-record=video.ts https://youtu.be/UCG1aXVO8H8
  • Keyboard shortcuts:
    • Shift+o: toggle show progress
    • volume control: 9/0
    • m: mute
    • Upper/down arrow: seek 60 seconds
    • Left/right arrow: seed 5 seconds
    • [: decrease speed
    • ]: increase speed
    • s: take a screenshot
    • q: quit, save current position

yt-dlp: download youtube video

ytfzf: search & play or download

# Tested on new Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop x64
sudo apt install jq mpv fzf git python3-pip python3-wheel \
     python3-dev python3-xlib libx11-dev libxext-dev \
     libxres-dev make curl
git clone https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf
cd ytfzf
sudo make install

# First test: failed
ytfzf  URL
# Got an error - 
# [ytdl_hook] ERROR: [youtube] 5NJ6V8i1Xd8: Unable to extract uploader id

yt-dlp --version
sudo apt-get remove yt-dlp
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
pip3 install --user yt-dlp
nano ~/.bashrc
# add export PATH=$PATH:/home/brb/.local/bin
source ~/.bashrc
which yt-dlp
yt-dlp --version

# Handling ueberzug
# See https://github.com/WhiteBlackGoose/ueberzug-latest
pip install setuptools
git clone https://github.com/WhiteBlackGoose/ueberzug-latest && cd ueberzug-latest
sudo pip install -e .

# ytfzf -t cti    
# Works perfect!

sudo apt install jq mpv fzf  # youtube-dl 
sudo apt install build-essential  # neeed 'make'

git clone https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf
cd ytfzf/
sudo make install
sudo make install doc  # optional
which ytfzf
# /usr/local/bin/ytfzf

sudo apt install socat  # to use mpv as the thumbnail viewer
ytfzf -T mpv -t scRNA  # -t means thumbnails,  scRNA is an example of some keywords
             # Note two mpv windows will be opened.
             # resize the 'terminal'-like mpv window so the thumbnail window is 
             #    next to the 'terminal'-like mpv window
ytfzf -d scRNA  # -d means download
ytfzf URL       # same as 'mpv URL'

$ mpv --version
mpv 0.35.1 Copyright 2000-2023 mpv/MPlayer/mplayer2 projects 

$ ytfzf --version
ytfzf: 2.5.5

$ ytfzf --help
Usage: ytfzf [OPTIONS] <search-query>
  OPTIONS:
     -h, --help                           Show this help text
     -v, --version                        -v for ytfzf's version, --version for ytfzf + youtube-dl's version
     -t, --thumbnails                     Show thumbnails (requires ueberzug)
                                          Doesn't work with -H -D
     -D, --ext-menu                       Use external menu(default dmenu) instead of fzf 
     -H, --choose-from-history            Choose from history 
     -x, --clear-history                  Delete history
     -m, --audio-only   <search-query>    Audio only (for music)
     -d, --download     <search-query>    Download to current directory
     -f                 <search-query>    Show available formats before proceeding
     -a, --auto-play    <search-query>    Auto play the first result, no selector
     -r  --random-play  <search-query>    Auto play a random result, no selector
     -n, --video-count= <video-count>     To specify number of videos to select with -a or -r
     -l, --loop         <search-query>    Loop: prompt selector again after video ends
     -s                 <search-query>    After the video ends make another search 
     -L, --link-only    <search-query>    Prints the selected URL only, helpful for scripting

     --previews=       <left/right>      the side of the screen to show thumbnails
     --upload-time=     <time-range>      Time range can be one of, last-hour, today, this-week, this-month, this-year
                   You can also put the filter as it's own option eg: --today
     --upload-sort=     <sort-filter>     The filter to sort the videos can be one of, upload-date, view-count, rating
                   You can also put the filter as it's own option eg: --upload-date
     --filter-id=       <filter>          The id of the filter to use for video reults
                   A filter id can be found by going to youtube searching, filtering how you want
                   Then taking the value of the &sp= part of the url
                   Filters may not work especially when the filter sorts for non-videos
                   In addition this overrides any filter provided through options
                   Example: ytfzf --filter-id=EgJAAQ minecraft
                   This will filter by livestream

     --update                             clones the latest commit and installs it
                   on Arch ytfzf is available in the AUR
  Use - instead of <search-query> for stdin

  Option usage:
     ytfzf -fDH                           to show history using external 
                                          menu and show formats
     ytfzf -fD --choose-from-history      same as above

  Defaults can be modified through ENV variables
  Defaults:
     YTFZF_HIST=1                          0 : off history
     YTFZF_CACHE=~/.cache/ytfzf
     YTFZF_LOOP=0                          1 : loop the selection prompt
     YTFZF_PREF=''                         22: 720p,  18: 360p
     YTFZF_CUR=1                           For status bar bodules
     YTFZF_EXTMENU=' dmenu -i -l 30'
  To use rofi
     YTFZF_EXTMENU=' rofi -dmenu -fuzzy -width 1500'
     YTFZF_ENABLE_FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS=0       1 : fzf will use FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS

  For more details refer https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf

Convert av1 format to h264 format

This is necessary if we add videos to Plex. Convert a video to MP4 (H.264/AAC) with ffmpeg.

Use Handbrake. Converting Video Files to H.264 MP4 Format Using HandBrake on Linux 

$ apt-cache show handbrake-cli
$ sudo apt-get install handbrake-cli
$ HandBrakeCLI --help
$ HandBrakeCLI -e x264 -i input.mp4 -o output.mp4

GUI

Download video frame

Right click and right click again. Choose "Copy video frame".

Learning

Tips 1: SMTube

https://www.smtube.org/, https://github.com/smplayer-dev/smtube

Search and watch Youtube

Tips 2: Pennywise

Open Websites In A Floating, Borderless Window/Picture in picture

Keyboard shortcuts

Shift + / for a complete collection of keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts for YouTube

24 of the Most Useful YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts

  • j: backward 10 seconds
  • l: forward 10 seconds
  • >: Speed up the video playback rate.
  • <: Slow down the video playback rate.
  • c: captions
  • m: mute

Search for Words in a YouTube Video

How to Search for Words in a YouTube Video

Biology

Bypass any restricted youtube video without an extension

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/bypass-restricted-youtube-video-without-extension/

Unblock

How to Unblock YouTube

Youtube ad block

FreeTube

7 of the Best YouTube Channels for Learning Drums

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-youtube-channels-learn-drums/

Cooking

5 Unique YouTube Cooking Channels Worth Watching

How to find HDR content on YouTube

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-find-hdr-content-on-youtube-1829374364

Add YouTube Player Controls To Your Linux Desktop With browser-mpris2 (Chrome Extension)

https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/08/add-youtube-player-controls-to-your.html

Browser extension/add-on

Firefox

Facebook app

When we play youtube on browsers other than Chrome, the resolution is 720p at most. But when I play youtube videos in Facebook app, it provides up to 1080p resolution and it blocks ads automatically.

Live Stream on youtube

Captions

视频实时字幕功能. If we don't see the media control icon, go to chrome://flags and search for "Global media control". Now we need to change it from "default" to "Enabled".

5 Relaxing YouTube Channels to Help You Chill Out

Natural sounds

Suggested videos overlay

How to remove the suggested videos overlay from a paused, embedded YouTube video

How to Watch Flagged YouTube Videos Without Logging In

How to Watch Flagged YouTube Videos Without Logging In

How to Pause Your YouTube Watch History

H How to Pause Your YouTube Watch History. Library -> History -> stacked dots icon -> History Controls -> toggle switch to Pause watch history.

How Much Money Can You Make on YouTube

How Much Money Can You Make on YouTube?

How to Disable YouTube’s Auto-Playing Thumbnails & Video Previews

Profile picture - Settings - General - Playback in feeds - Off.

Stats for nerds

Profile picture - Settings - General - Enable stats for nerds

Youtube bot

How to Stop Annoying YouTube Bots From Spamming Everyone

Picture in picture mode

https://www.youtube.com/new

Youtube Music

Audiobooks

The 10 Best YouTube Channels to Listen to Audiobooks for Free (Legally)

Soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/search?q=happy. Tracks -> To listen to -> To use commercially.

Epidemic sound

https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Music

Crop audio

Trim audio file using start and stop times 

ffmpeg -i file.mkv -ss 00:00:20 -to 00:00:40 -c copy file-2.mkv

Membership

Subscriptions and services & How you pay or Manage membership

Script and Transcript

YouTube Playables - youtube mini games

YouTube Is Now Testing Mini Games (and Here's How to Play Them)

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