• stom
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        You can use the OpenWith extensions to add it as a right click option.

        I have this setup for my non-technical family members, so they just right click on the page choose open with -> ytdlp and it saves it to their downloads folder.

        You can set up different options for example video or audio only.

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        Nah I’m sorry. There is a point where it’s unreasonable to expect someone to learn something, but that isn’t it.

        Using yt-dlp is extremely straightforward.

        Being ignorant and proud of it is a horrid personality trait. The average person knows how to drive a car, how to call others using their phone and how to use an ATM.

        Typing 7 characters and copy-pasting a link is well within their abilities.

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          I agree with the sentiment but you are going way too hard on it. Chill.

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        Anyone who’s done “/gamemode creative” is smart enough to figure out “yt-dlp <url>”. Seriously people need to stop acting like typing the most basic commands that you can find tutorials about is some kinda level 9 magic

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          I think you’ve defined the problem rather well there…

          It’s not that Normies couldn’t use it, it’s that Normies won’t use it.

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        Thats why I run it in docker with a web ui (On my server behind a reverse proxy, so I could get HTTPS working)

        Shut up, im not a nerd

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        If you are on an android phone you should check the F-Droid pages for Seal. No commandline, a nice GUI, works great.

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          +1 for Seal, Newpipe and Tubular both work fine too

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        There’s GUIs for it though. Obviously not for everyone, but I made my own.

        That it can download virtually from any site is pretty useful, assuming you know what to give it.