shownotes-w3m-rice/youtube_dl_1click_mp3_download.sh

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# tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGSGlc9bTAg
# mirror video: https://archive.org/details/youtube_UCkf4VIqu3Acnfzuk3kRIFwA
# a script to copy link and convert youtube videos to mp3
# just create a shortcut launcher on the panel and click on it while on the youtube page you want to download the mp3 from

# requires: ffmpeg wmctrl xclip xdotool youtube-dl

# browser to focus; show list using wmctrl -l
BROWSER_FOCUS=Chromium
# set / create save location
DOWNLOAD_DIR_MP3=~/Downloads/youtube_music
# image to use
IMAGE_LOGO=~/.logo/youtube.png


# focus browser on top
wmctrl -a "$BROWSER_FOCUS"

# copy link to clipboard
sleep 0.5
xdotool key ctrl+l
sleep 0.5
xdotool key ctrl+c

mkdir -p "$DOWNLOAD_DIR_MP3"
cd "$DOWNLOAD_DIR_MP3"

notify-send -i "$IMAGE_LOGO" 'Downloading to MP3' 'Starting ...' -t 5000

# download audio only saves bandwidth (prevents downloading all playlist)
youtube-dl -c --restrict-filenames --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" -f 171 "$(xclip -selection clipboard -o | cut -d\& -f1)"

notify-send -i "$IMAGE_LOGO" 'Downloading to MP3' 'Completed !!!' -t 5000