There's a GUI for youtube-dl !

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#1 Post by **Sparky** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:30 pm

I've been using the terminal for it as far as I remember it, but I accidentally found a GUI for it in the stable repo!
It also works like a charm!

#2 Post by **Jerry3904** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:41 pm

How does it compare with the installed-by-default SMTube?

#3 Post by **Sparky** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:47 pm

Jerry3904 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:41 pm How does it compare with the installed-by-default SMTube?

From my limited exposure to SMTube (and I did try it out quiet a few times), youtubedl wins by a big margin. Especially If you are downloading a video *not* from youtube

#4 Post by **richb** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:55 pm

I have been using it for a long time without a problem. It also upgrades from the app.

#5 Post by **Sparky** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:58 pm

richb wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:55 pm I have been using it for a long time without a problem. It also upgrades from the app.

Which one of the 2 do you mean?

#6 Post by **richb** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:59 pm

Sorry, youtube-dl.

#7 Post by **Sparky** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:02 pm

richb wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:59 pm Sorry, youtube-dl.

That's exactly what confuses me in Linux. Why on Earth can one app self update, and others need manual updates? I don't mean the OS, I mean apps in general, like FireFox for example.
P.S. Did you change your avatar photo? Not sure who I'm chatting with now.

#8 Post by **richb** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:06 pm

It does not self update. You have to initiate the update from within the GUI by clicking on the "gear" on the upper right and choosing "Update"

You mean I have changed that much in five years? Do not answer that. Same richb

#9 Post by **Sparky** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:11 pm

richb wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:06 pm You mean I have changed that much in five years? Do not answer that. Same richb

You went from a young Captain Piccard to distinguished one. I mean it,

#10 Post by **Fibogacci** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:14 pm

Hello,

there is GUI for youtube-dl.

There is also similar application (GUI) - ClipGrab. Maybe even more useful than youtube-dl-GUI (for youtube videos).

But sometimes CLI youtube-dl works better than youtube-dl-GUI (from my experience).

And youtube-dl (CLI) is irreplaceable for downloading videos from services other than YouTube (and for viewing video with mpv).

The best thing in youtube-dl is its simplicity:
$ youtube-dl <link-to-the-site-with-wideo>

It can manage with so many different sites and services, but probably is not widely known.

This combination (youtube-dl and mpv) is especially important for low specs machines - there is no need to watch video in browser. It's more convenient and effective to watch it with mpv starting in CLI:
$ mpv <link-to-the-video>

eventually
$ mpv ytdl://<link-to-the-video>

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