

Install mpv (recommended player) with Homebrew: brew cask install mpvĪlternately, you can install mplayer with MacPorts: sudo port install MPlayer You can install mps-youtube directly from the official repositories: pacman -S mps-youtube You can install mps-youtube directly from the official repositories: apt install mps-youtube While the version in the repositories is usually outdated)įor mpris2 support, install the python bindings for dbus and gobject: $ pip3 install -user dbus-python pygobject

(youtube-dl version dowloaded directly from youtube-dl website can't be used by mps-youtube. Installing youtube-dl is highly recommended: $ pip3 install -user youtube-dl


To install the experimental development version and try the latest features: $ pip3 install -user -U git+ Using pip: $ pip3 install -user mps-youtube Note: ~/.local/bin should be in your PATH for -user installs. Type help config for help on configuration options Installation Linux Set columns user:14 date comments rating likes dislikes category:9 views This configuration was set up using the following commands: set order views Search results can be customised to display additional fields and ordered by various criteria. Music Album MatchingĪn album title can be specified and mps-youtube will attempt to find matches for each track of the album, based on title and duration. CommentsĪ basic comments browser is available to view YouTube user comments. DownloadĬontent can be downloaded in various formats and resolutions. YouTube playlists can be searched and played or saved as local playlists.Ī playlist search is performed by // followed by search term. Search result items can easily be stored in local playlists. Repeating song/songs can be done with song_number, for example: 1 or 4-6 Local Playlists You can play all of the search results by giving 1- as input The pafy library handles interfacing with YouTube.įAQ / Troubleshooting common issues Screenshots SearchĪ standard search is performed by entering / followed by search terms. This implementation uses YouTube as a source of content and can play and download video as well as audio. This project is based on mps, a terminal based program to search, stream and download music. Convert to mp3 & other formats (requires ffmpeg or avconv).Search and play audio/video from YouTube.
