/helm-youtube

Query YouTube in emacs and play videos in your browser

Primary LanguageEmacs LispMIT LicenseMIT

MIT licensed

#Helm-YouTube

Helm-YouTube is a simple plugin to query YouTube via emacs and play videos in your browser.

IMPORTANT: Remeber to set your 'helm-youtube-key' variable!

Installation

  1. M-x package-install: helm-youtube

  2. Obtain new google API key here

    Screenshot

  3. Enable "Youtube Data API" for that key.

    3a. click "Youtube Data API"

    3b. click "ENABLE" on the next screen.

    screenshot2

  4. IMPORTANT: Set 'helm-youtube-key' variable

    M-x customize-variable ;; search 'helm-youtube-key'
Helm Youtube Key: replace "NONE" with "API KEY" ;; FROM STEP 2

  5. Set browse-url-generic and add to .emacs

    ;;start helm-youtube.el
(autoload 'helm-youtube "helm-youtube" nil t)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c y") 'helm-youtube) ;; bind hotkey

;;set default browser for you will use to play videos/default generic
(setq browse-url-browser-function 'browse-url-generic)
(setq browse-url-generic-program "google-chrome-open-url")

5b. (alternative) osX - open with default browser for the os.

```el
  (setq browse-url-browser-function 'browse-url-generic
    browse-url-generic-program "open")            
```
  1. Enjoy :)