Tube Archivist Companion

A browser extension to directly add videos from YouTube to Tube Archivist.

MVP or better bearly viable product

This is a proof of concept with the following functionality:

• Add your Tube Archivist connection details in the addon popup
• Add a download button to the pop up for youtube links

Test this extension

Use the correct manifest file for your browser. Either rename the browser specific file to manifest.json before loading the addon or symlink it to the correct location, e.g. ln -s manifest-firefox.json manifest.json.

• Firefox
  • Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
  • Click on Load Temporary Add-on
  • Select the manifest.json file to load the addon.
• Chrome / Chromium
  • Open chrome://extensions/
  • Toggle Developer mode on top right
  • Click on Load unpacked
  • Open the folder containing the manifest.json file.

Help needed

This is only minimally useful in this state. Join us on our Discord and please help us improve that.

Note:

• For your testing environment only for now: Point the extension to the newest unstable build.