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YouTube is the second most popular website in the world, behind only Google. However, unlike Google, YouTube does not function at all without proprietary JavaScript (see [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.en.html The JavaScript Trap]). This guide describes a number of options for accessing this wealth of knowledge and entertainment. It also provides alternatives to posting videos to YouTube so we can reduce our dependence on it. | YouTube is the second most popular website in the world, behind only Google. However, unlike Google, YouTube does not function at all without proprietary JavaScript (see [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.en.html The JavaScript Trap]). This guide describes a number of options for accessing this wealth of knowledge and entertainment. It also provides alternatives to posting videos to YouTube so we can reduce our dependence on it. | ||
| − | == [https://github.com/omarroth/invidious Invidious] == | + | == [https://github.com/omarroth/invidious Invidious (AGPL v3.0)] == |
By far the easiest option is to use a public instance of invidious. | By far the easiest option is to use a public instance of invidious. | ||
| + | [https://api.invidious.io/ List of public instances.] | ||
Youtube links looks like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a | Youtube links looks like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a | ||
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Invidious links look like this: https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a | Invidious links look like this: https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a | ||
| − | Links can be manually changed or converted with an add-on. | + | Links can be manually changed or converted with an add-on, such as [https://github.com/einaregilsson/Redirector Redirector (MIT)] for Firefox-based browsers. |
| − | === | + | Example Redirector settings to rewrite youtube to a specific invidious instance. |
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| + | * Description: YouTube to puffyan invidious | ||
| + | * Example URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a | ||
| + | * Include pattern: https://www.youtube.com/* | ||
| + | * Redirect to: https://vid.puffyan.us/$1 | ||
| + | * Pattern type: Wildcard | ||
| + | * Pattern Description: (Intentionally left blank) | ||
| + | * Example result: https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a | ||
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| + | === Self-Hosting Invidious === | ||
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| + | [https://docs.invidious.io/installation/ Official install instructions] | ||
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| + | == [https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv MPV (GPL v2.0+)] == | ||
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| + | It is also possible to play YouTube videos using MPV when you have youtube-dl installed. You can take any YouTube, or invidious instance link and enter it with the MPV command like so: | ||
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| + | mpv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a | ||
== Command-line Programs == | == Command-line Programs == | ||
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youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a | youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a | ||
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| + | Or just use the video id: | ||
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| + | youtube-dl AaA1a1AaA-a | ||
=== ytdl === | === ytdl === | ||
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https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id={channel_id} | https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id={channel_id} | ||
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| + | For example, here is the feed for Kero Kero Bonito's youtube channel: | ||
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| + | https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UC87PQkY3dDS-FastDm97emA | ||
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| + | You can find a channel's id either in its URL or by inspecting the source and searching for "channelid" | ||
Latest revision as of 14:18, 21 April 2022
YouTube is the second most popular website in the world, behind only Google. However, unlike Google, YouTube does not function at all without proprietary JavaScript (see The JavaScript Trap). This guide describes a number of options for accessing this wealth of knowledge and entertainment. It also provides alternatives to posting videos to YouTube so we can reduce our dependence on it.
Contents
Invidious (AGPL v3.0)
By far the easiest option is to use a public instance of invidious. List of public instances.
Youtube links looks like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a
Invidious links look like this: https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a
Links can be manually changed or converted with an add-on, such as Redirector (MIT) for Firefox-based browsers.
Example Redirector settings to rewrite youtube to a specific invidious instance.
- Description: YouTube to puffyan invidious
- Example URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a
- Include pattern: https://www.youtube.com/*
- Redirect to: https://vid.puffyan.us/$1
- Pattern type: Wildcard
- Pattern Description: (Intentionally left blank)
- Example result: https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a
Self-Hosting Invidious
MPV (GPL v2.0+)
It is also possible to play YouTube videos using MPV when you have youtube-dl installed. You can take any YouTube, or invidious instance link and enter it with the MPV command like so:
mpv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a
Command-line Programs
youtube-dl
Open a terminal.
Install youtube-dl on a Debian based system.
sudo apt install -y youtube-dl
Download a video with a command like this:
youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA1a1AaA-a
Or just use the video id:
youtube-dl AaA1a1AaA-a
ytdl
RSS
You can get an RSS feed of a channel if you have its ID like so:
https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id={channel_id}
For example, here is the feed for Kero Kero Bonito's youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UC87PQkY3dDS-FastDm97emA
You can find a channel's id either in its URL or by inspecting the source and searching for "channelid"
