ytfzf
Search and play YouTube videos with fzf
TLDR
Search with thumbnails
$ ytfzf -t [search_pattern]
Play audio in loop$ ytfzf -m -a -l [search_pattern]
Download from history$ ytfzf -d --choose-from-history
Play all audio results$ ytfzf -m -A [search_pattern]
Show trending videos$ ytfzf --trending --ext-menu [search_pattern]
Search PeerTube$ ytfzf --peertube [search_pattern]
SYNOPSIS
ytfzf [OPTIONS] [SEARCH]
DESCRIPTION
ytfzf is a POSIX shell script for finding and playing videos from YouTube and other platforms. It uses fzf for selection and mpv for playback.The tool supports searching, streaming, and downloading videos with thumbnail previews.
PARAMETERS
-t, --show-thumbnails
Show thumbnail previews-m, --audio-only
Play only audio-a, --auto-select
Auto-select first result-l, --loop
Loop playback-d, --download
Download instead of play-A, --select-all
Select all results--trending
Show trending videos--peertube
Search PeerTube instead of YouTube--ext-menu
Use external menu program
INSTALL
sudo pacman -S ytfzf
sudo apk add ytfzf
nix profile install nixpkgs#ytfzf
CAVEATS
Requires fzf, mpv, and yt-dlp or youtube-dl. Thumbnail preview requires ueberzug or similar.
SEE ALSO
yt-dlp(1), youtube-dl(1), mpv(1)