https://github.com/ShiraazMoollatjie/listenyt

I normally have a workflow that involves getting .m4a versions of youtube links (for offline listening). It's a tedious process to copy your youtube link, then fire up youtube-dl (with extra commands) to download the m4a file.
https://github.com/ShiraazMoollatjie/listenyt

clipboard go youtube-dl

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I normally have a workflow that involves getting .m4a versions of youtube links (for offline listening). It's a tedious process to copy your youtube link, then fire up youtube-dl (with extra commands) to download the m4a file.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ShiraazMoollatjie/listenyt
• Owner: ShiraazMoollatjie
• Created: 2019-12-04T11:33:08.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-01-14T19:32:28.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-03T23:27:48.591Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: clipboard, go, youtube-dl
• Language: Go
• Size: 8.79 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# listenyt

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> I normally have a workflow that involves getting .m4a versions of youtube links (for offline listening). It's a tedious process to copy your youtube link, then fire up youtube-dl (with extra commands) to download the m4a file.

So `listenyt` (pronounced `listen it`) is a small tool that will monitor the clipboard for youtube links. Once it finds a youtube link, it will attempt to download the link in m4a format.

# Pre requisites

You need `youtube-dl` to be installed on your system. `listenyt` will error if it is not on located on the `PATH`.

In some linux distributions, like Manjaro for example, you may need to install either `xclip` or `xsel` for clipboard management. `listenyt` will try to detect whether you need to do this.

# How to run

To run `listenyt`, simply run:

```sh

go get github.com/ShiraazMoollatjie/listenyt

```

This will run the `listenyt` process. As you copy more youtube links, it will be staged for downloading. Downloading is sequential (for now) because you don't really want too many `youtube-dl` instances running.

# Wishlist

This is simply meant to be used for my usecase, but I can see how others may want to use it at a later stage. So the current wishlist looks something like:

* Configurable `youtube-dl` formats because currently it only downloads in `m4a`.

* Configurable `youtube-dl` sites because it supports not only youtube.

* Maybe publish completed downloads to the system notification bar.

* Maybe persisting the downloaded links so that you can cleanup or continue failed downloads.

* Multiple concurrent downloads. Currently it downloads sequentially. I wasn't sure whether spamming multiple `youtube-dl` instances was a good idea at the time.

* Notify via OS notification that a download is starting.

# Legal stuff

This is only meant for personal use. Please don't use this to make money or something weird like that.