invidtui - An opensource cross-platform Invidious client v0.3.6 is released (darkhz.github.io)
from darkhz@lemm.ee to linux@lemmy.ml on 25 Nov 2023 12:24
https://lemm.ee/post/15972006

Hello Lemmy,

invidtui is a TUI-based Invidious client, which can:

• Search for and browse videos, playlists and channels
• Play audio or video from any instance
• View, open, edit and save m3u8 playlists
• Download video/audio in any format
• Authenticate with the preferred instance, and show user feed, playlists and subscriptions

This release contains the following new features/fixes:

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• Playlists are downloadable as well, with progress display in the “Downloads” page. Deleted/private videos are stored separately from the public ones.

  To use this feature:

  • Select a playlist with the i key, wait for the playlist to load
  • Press Ctrl+S to initialize the download
  • To view the progress of the download, press Y

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• Optimizations to the playlist file loading and queue rendering (reduced CPU usage)
  • Updating the queue only for new/updated items
  • Rate limiting the calls to MPV
  • Cancellable loading of playlist entries
    • Open the queue and press x to cancel loading the playlist entries.

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• An “Initializing” indicator is shown when the player is hidden and about to start playing a file

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I hope you enjoy this release, and any feedback is appreciated.

#linux