vishnugt/youtube-dl-plugin

A Python script to constantly watch your clipboard content, and download if it's an youtube link

Youtube-dl plugin to automatically start your download:

A Python script to constantly watch your clipboard content, and download if its a youtube link!

Automatic setup and starting [Limited to Linux based OS at the moment]:

• git clone 'https://github.com/vishnugt/youtube-dl-plugin.git'
• cd youtube-dl-plugin
• sh ./autorun.sh

Python Libraries you need to install:

-> Pyperclip

Windows users can download it from here

Linux users can grab it by typing the following in terminal

sudo pip install pyperclip

Steps to setup:

1. Install Youtube-dl plugin
2. Copy youtube_dl_plugin.py from the youtube-dl-plugin folder and paste it in the same folder where your youtube-dl executable(by rg3) is saved.
3. Make sure the name of the downloader executable is youtube.exe
4. Run Youtube.py

Screenshot:

You are good to go!

So from now on, if you copy a youtube link it will automatically start to download the video! Cheers :)

Thanks rg3 for youtube-dl and making it as open source!