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		m463 on June 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: macOS command-line tools you might not know about I have a script always running that polls for youtube URLs using pbpaste and runs yt-dl then just highlight any youtube link and COPY later when I have time, I can use quicklook to browse directory of youtube videos.

ErneX on June 27, 2023 | [–]

That’s a great hack thanks for the tip.

RoyGBivCap on June 27, 2023 | [–]

FYI: yt-dlp is more up to date and faster, AFIK: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

I download and save it as 'ytdl' for convenience, but I use it all the time on twitter too.

m463 on June 28, 2023 | [–]

sorry mistyped, that's what I use

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