https://github.com/willfarrell/alfred-youtube-workflow

Search and Download YouTube Videos
https://github.com/willfarrell/alfred-youtube-workflow

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Search and Download YouTube Videos

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/willfarrell/alfred-youtube-workflow
• Owner: willfarrell
• License: mit
• Created: 2013-09-26T15:28:42.000Z (about 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-02-13T00:28:14.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-01T16:55:19.465Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 2.14 MB
• Stars: 76
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE

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Search and Download YouTube Videos

## Requirements

1. [Alfred App v2](http://www.alfredapp.com/#download)

1. [Alfred Powerpack](https://buy.alfredapp.com/)

1. Homebrew w/ youtube-dl & ffmpeg

1. [VLC](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html) if you want streaming with this application

## Installing

1. Click the download buttons below

2. Double-click to import into Alfred 2

3. Review the workflow to add custom Hotkeys

## Setting up brew

```bash

# Install Homebrew

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"

brew install ffmpeg

brew install youtube-dl

```

## Updating

Run the [Alleyoop Workflow](http://www.alfredforum.com/topic/1582-alleyoop-update-alfred-workflows/) using the keyword `oop`. If you're not comfortable with Alleyoop, **star & watch this repo** to keep up to date on new versions and additional workflows.

## About

Typing `youtube` followed by a search query will show the results for the query. For example, `youtube daftpunk` will search for DaftPunk videos.

![alt text][search]

![alt text][channels]

![alt text][download]

## Commands

- `yt {query}` - Searches YouTube for videos matching the query.

- `yt c|channels {query}` - Searches for channels.

- `yt cv|channelvideos {query}` - Shows videos for the specified channel.

- `yt toprated` - Shows the top rated videos.

- `yt topfavorited` - Shows the most favourited videos.

- `yt mostviewed` - Shows the most viewed videos.

- `yt mostpopular` Shows the most popular videos.

- `yt mostrecent` Shows the most recent videos.

- `yt mostdiscussed` Shows the most discussed videos.

- `yt mostresponded` Shows the videos with most responds.

- `yt recentlyfeatured` Shows videos which have recently been featured.

- `yt-download {query}` - what happens with search query

If you find yourself having a hard time remembering the commands, remember that they will show up in autocompletion if you type `yt`.

## Action Modifier

- Hold `alt` to download the video

- Hold `control` to download the audio from the video

- Hold `cmd` to play the video with VLC

## Contributors

- [@willfarrell](https://github.com/willfarrell)

- [@simonbs](https://github.com/simonbs) - [alfred-youtube-workflow](https://github.com/simonbs/alfred-youtube-workflow)

- [@adrianbs](https://github.com/adrianbs) - [Play with VLC](https://github.com/adrianbs/alfred-youtube-workflow/compare/vlc_play)

- [David Ferguson](http://dferg.us/) - [Blog Post](http://dferg.us/youtube-download-alfred-2-workflow/)

[channels]: ./screenshots/channels.png "Channels"

[download]: ./screenshots/download.png "Download"

[search]: ./screenshots/search.png "Search"