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Tzahi12345 edited this page Dec 27, 2020 · 3 revisions

Setup

Getting started with the Firefox extension is quite simple!

  1. Go to the extension page here and add the extension.

  2. Open the addons menu in Firefox (Ctrl+Shift+A) and open the YoutubeDL-Material options.

  3. Modify the frontend URL to match the frontend URL of your instance. Click save.

  4. You're all set! Go to a YouTube page and click the icon to automatically start the download.

What the extension does

Main function

You can view the source code for the extension's main function here.

Basically, it simply uses your browser's tab's URL to redirect you to a YoutubeDL-Material link that will start an automatic download.

As a result, the addon requires the tabs permission.

Cookies

The YoutubeDL-Material link the addon uses is stored in the settings. These settings are stored using your browser's cookies. As a result, the addon requires the storage permission. View the settings JS code here, and HTML code here.

Android

The latest release of Firefox makes adding extensions a little more difficult (and that's an understatement). If you'd like to do so, follow these steps:

  1. Download Firefox Nightly from the Play Store
  2. Go into the settings and click on About Firefox Nightly at the bottom of the settings menu
  3. Tap on the Firefox logo until it enables the debug mode
  4. Go back into settings and click on Custom Add-on collection
  5. Type the following information in the dialog:
  • Collection owner: 15736936
  • Collection name: YTDL-M
  1. Add the extension
  2. Go back to settings and click Addons then YoutubeDL-Material and set up the settings for the extension
  3. You're all set! Navigate to a YouTube page, click the 3 dots on the bottom right, then click Addons, and then click YoutubeDL-Material to start your download.
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