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Wishlist: an open-source Firefox add-on that does nothing but launch youtube-dl and get a video at top quality with one button click.

by dmt0 5y ago

boomboomsubban 5y ago
Though it does more than that,https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Firefox#Open_With_extension https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Firefox#Open_With_extension
- Matumio 5y ago
  Thank you, this can replace my own plugin I've hacked together some years ago. (Not published, was mainly a learning exercise.) The most frustrating thing is: my plugin still works fine. But I cannot easily enable it permanently any more. I can temporary load it. But my own Firefox doesn't allow me to trust myself permanently. Maybe I'd have to submit it for signing or use some special version of Firefox... can't be bothered. It feels so disempowering.
- dmt0 5y ago
  Can't get it to work on macOS, having tried all possible commands. There seem to be open issues about it in openwith repo. But definitely seems like a good option. Thanks!
- DarylZero 5y ago
  "This add-on is not actively monitored for security by Mozilla. Make sure you trust it before installing." Hm, well I'm sure it's by a well-known and trustworthy author. "The source for this add-on is at https://github.com/darktrojan/openwith https://github.com/darktrojan/openwith." Dark Trojan. Sounds legit.
  - boomboomsubban 5y ago
    Pretty sure like 1% of add-ons are actively monitored by Mozilla, and using the username chosen to criticize free software is ridiculous. For example, darktrojan is a member of the Thunderbird core team, see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules/Thunderbird https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules/Thunderbird
    - DarylZero 5y ago
      It's not criticism, just a joke.
- gordaco 5y ago
  Ha, just a couple weeks ago I wrote a small GUI frontend for youtube-dl, to download a video with chapters and create a different .mp3 or .mp4 file per chapter (useful for music compilations). I created it with the express goal of using it with Open With. It's a very useful extension, and I've used it with youtube-dl for ages.

Wishlist: an open-source Firefox add-on that does nothing but launch youtube-dl and get a video at top quality with one button click.

by dmt0 5y ago

Wishlist: an open-source Firefox add-on that does nothing but launch youtube-dl and get a video at top quality with one button click.

boomboomsubban 5y ago

Though it does more than that,https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Firefox#Open_With_extension https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Firefox#Open_With_extension

Matumio 5y ago
Thank you, this can replace my own plugin I've hacked together some years ago. (Not published, was mainly a learning exercise.) The most frustrating thing is: my plugin still works fine. But I cannot easily enable it permanently any more. I can temporary load it. But my own Firefox doesn't allow me to trust myself permanently. Maybe I'd have to submit it for signing or use some special version of Firefox... can't be bothered. It feels so disempowering.
dmt0 5y ago
Can't get it to work on macOS, having tried all possible commands. There seem to be open issues about it in openwith repo. But definitely seems like a good option. Thanks!
DarylZero 5y ago
"This add-on is not actively monitored for security by Mozilla. Make sure you trust it before installing." Hm, well I'm sure it's by a well-known and trustworthy author. "The source for this add-on is at https://github.com/darktrojan/openwith https://github.com/darktrojan/openwith." Dark Trojan. Sounds legit.
- boomboomsubban 5y ago
  Pretty sure like 1% of add-ons are actively monitored by Mozilla, and using the username chosen to criticize free software is ridiculous. For example, darktrojan is a member of the Thunderbird core team, see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules/Thunderbird https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules/Thunderbird
  - DarylZero 5y ago
    It's not criticism, just a joke.
gordaco 5y ago
Ha, just a couple weeks ago I wrote a small GUI frontend for youtube-dl, to download a video with chapters and create a different .mp3 or .mp4 file per chapter (useful for music compilations). I created it with the express goal of using it with Open With. It's a very useful extension, and I've used it with youtube-dl for ages.