youtube-dl is probably the most popular command line YouTube (and not only) downloader for Linux but there's a new tool that tries to do things a bit differently.
mps-youtube is a new tool which, besides being able to download YouTube videos (either the whole video or just the audio), can also search and play YouTube videos and create local playlists, all from the command line.
By default, this is basically a YouTube audio player (and downloader), but you can enable (external) video playback from its options.
By default, this is basically a YouTube audio player (and downloader), but you can enable (external) video playback from its options.
The tool uses mplayer for streaming but it can also use mpv, a relatively new mplayer fork.
Update: the tool was initially called "pms-youtube" but that was quite an unfortunate name :) so the tool was renamed to mps-youtube.
Installation
Debian update: mps-youtube is now available in Debian unstable thanks to Zlatan Todoric: mps-youtube so install it using:
sudo apt-get install mps-youtubeFor Ubuntu, see below.
1. mps-youtube can be installed using pip. To Install pip (Python3 version) in Ubuntu, use the following command:
sudo apt-get install python3-pip2. Then install mps-youtube using pip:
sudo pip3 install mps-youtube3. You'll also need mplayer, which you can install using the following command:
sudo apt-get install mplayerLater on, if you want to upgrade mps-youtube, use this command:
sudo pip3 install mps-youtube --upgradeArch Linux users can install mps-youtube via AUR.
If you want to use this with MPV, you can install it in Ubuntu (Saucy and Trusty) by using THIS PPA.
mpsyt is also available for Windows and Mac OS X. See its GitHub page for installation instructions.
Usage
To run mps-youtube, use the following command:
mpsytTo search for a video on YouTube, prefix your search with either "." or "/".
Example: to search for "pantera", use:
.panteraThen, to play an item from the search results, enter its number. You can also use combinations, for instance use "1,2,3" to play items 1, 2 and 3, or "1-5" to play items 1 to 5. You can also use "shuffle" or "repeat" along with the track numbers, for example "shuffle 1-4".
To download an item, use:
d ITEM-NUMBERBy default, mps-youtube will only play (and download) the audio. To view (and optionally to download) the video instead, use this command:
set show_video trueBy default, the tool uses mpv if found and if it's not installed, it uses mplayer. If you want to switch to mplayer, use this commands:
set player mplayerTo switch to mpv, use these commands:
set player mpvYou can find out all the available commands by simply entering "h":
Note: More documentation is available at https://github.com/np1/mps-youtube Searching You can enter a search term to search whenever the program is expecting text input. Searches must be prefixed with either a . or / character. When a list of items is displayed, you can use the following commands: Downloading d 3 to download item 3 Selecting Items all to play all 1 2 3 to play items 1 2 and 3 2-4 6 7-3 to play items 2 3 4 6 7 6 5 4 3 3-6 9-12 shuffle to play selected items in random order 3-6 9-12 repeat to play selected items continuously Manipulating Items
My Current Configuration
Enter /search-term to search or [h]elp
Key Value
order : relevance
user_order :
max_res : 2160p
player : mpv
playerargs : --ontop
encoder : 0 [None]
notifier : notify-send
checkupdate : True
show_mplayer_keys : True
fullscreen : False
show_status : True
columns : date views user:17 likes
ddir : /home/ndoshi/Downloads/music-new
overwrite : True
show_video : True
search_music : True
window_pos : top-left
window_size : 300x200
download_command : aria2c --dir=%d --out=%f %u
api_key : AIzaSyCIM4EzNqi1in22f4Z3Ru3iYvLaY8tc3bo
