Plugin for Chrome/Chromium to download videos from some video platforms using youtube-dl-api-server
- INSTALLATION
- Server installation
- Server execution
- Chrome/Chromium plugin installation
- UPDATE
- Server update
- Chrome/Chromium plugin update
- UNINSTALL
- Server uninstall
- Chrome/Chromium plugin uninstall
- LINKS
- LICENSE
First install youtube-dl-api-server, then install youtube-dl-chrome-plugin and finally configure the plugin
To install youtube-dl-api-server you can read the official documentation or follow my recommendations for Debian-based distributions and Windows:
Install python and pip
sudo apt-get install python python-pip
Install the server
sudo pip install --pre youtube_dl_server
Install python and pip from the official web page adding python.exe to Path. Then run (with Win + R) the server installation
python -m pip install --pre youtube_dl_server
For options youtube-dl-api-server you can read the official documentation but:
To start using the server
youtube-dl-server --number-processes 1
To autostart, add a line to /etc/rc.local before exit 0 with python -m youtube_dl_server --number-processes 1
To start using the server
python -m youtube_dl_server --number-processes 1
To autostart, download HStart and create a shortcut with PATH\TO\hstat.exe /NOCONSOLE "python -m youtube_dl_server --number-processes 1" on your startup folder
This plugin does not comply with the policies of Chrome Web Store so you can only manually install on Dev & Canary releases:
- Open the extensions page
chrome://extensions/ - Drag and drop the .crx file
To upgrade the system you have to update separately youtube-dl, youtube-dl-api-server and youtube-dl-chrome-plugin
The server are youtube-dl and youtube-dl-api-server
sudo pip install youtube_dl --upgrade
sudo pip install youtube_dl_server --upgrade
python -m pip install youtube_dl --upgrade
python -m pip install youtube_dl_server --upgrade
To update the plugin you have to uninstall and reinstall
To uninstall the system you have to remove separately youtube-dl, youtube-dl-api-server and youtube-dl-chrome-plugin
The server are youtube-dl and youtube-dl-api-server
sudo pip uninstall youtube_dl
sudo pip uninstall youtube_dl_server
python -m pip uninstall youtube_dl
python -m pip uninstall youtube_dl_server
It can be unistalled from the extensions page chrome://extensions/
youtube-dl-chrome-plugin is released under MIT licence, read here for more info