maximus12793 / helm-youtube

Query YouTube in emacs and play videos in your browser

#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

   

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

   3a. click "Youtube Data API"

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

   

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")            
```

6. Enjoy :)