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

INSTALLATION

First install youtube-dl-api-server, then install youtube-dl-chrome-plugin and finally configure the plugin

Server installation

To install youtube-dl-api-server you can read the official documentation or follow my recommendations for Debian-based distributions and Windows:

Debian-based distributions

Install python and pip

sudo apt-get install python python-pip

Install the server

sudo pip install --pre youtube_dl_server

Windows

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

Server execution

For options youtube-dl-api-server you can read the official documentation but:

Debian-based distributions

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

Windows

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

Chrome/Chromium plugin installation

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

UPDATE

To upgrade the system you have to update separately youtube-dl, youtube-dl-api-server and youtube-dl-chrome-plugin

Server update

The server are youtube-dl and youtube-dl-api-server

Debian-based distributions

sudo pip install youtube_dl --upgrade
sudo pip install youtube_dl_server --upgrade

Windows

python -m pip install youtube_dl --upgrade
python -m pip install youtube_dl_server --upgrade

Chrome/Chromium plugin update

To update the plugin you have to uninstall and reinstall

UNINSTALL

To uninstall the system you have to remove separately youtube-dl, youtube-dl-api-server and youtube-dl-chrome-plugin

Server uninstall

The server are youtube-dl and youtube-dl-api-server

Debian-based distributions

sudo pip uninstall youtube_dl
sudo pip uninstall youtube_dl_server

Windows

python -m pip uninstall youtube_dl
python -m pip uninstall youtube_dl_server

Chrome/Chromium plugin uninstall

It can be unistalled from the extensions page chrome://extensions/

LINKS

• youtube-dl
• youtube-dl-api-server

LICENSE

youtube-dl-chrome-plugin is released under MIT licence, read here for more info