Getting started

To do this properly, you need to understand how those websites work.

For the shake of simplicity fellow “pirates”, they utilize m3u wiki link

  • m3u8 99% of the time.

You will also need yt-dlp install it if you don’t have already

Example on utilizing this knowledge
  • Go to your favorite streaming site
  • Simple press F12
  • Go to Network
  • Select XHR (XMLHttpRequest)
  • Filter URLs for m3u8
    • If you find more than one, just test them out, you will soon find the trick on your own :)
  • Copy the URL
  • Open a terminal and type yt-dlp <your-copied-link>

Do it Ethically

Some may call us pirates, which I find really cool

But the true evil Pirates/criminals are the ones that keep the power to themselves and don’t share it with others

Information is the only true power, and it should be free(free as in free speech) for all.

Share your own tips & tricks in the comments if you want!

  • Difficult_Bit_1339
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    1 year ago

    I thought yt-dlp autmatically parsed the page looking for m3u8 links.

    It’s been a while since I needed it for anything other than Youtube though.

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      1 year ago

      I’m pretty sure it does, as part of the generic extractor it falls back to for unsupported websites.

    • Azzu@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      I’ve always just copy pasted the URL from the adress bar, much easier and worked every time so far.