lla YouTube Plugin

August 16, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

YouTube search plugin for lla with live autosuggestions, history management, and clipboard support.

Features

  • Live Autocomplete: Real-time search suggestions from YouTube API as you type
  • Loading States: Visual spinner while fetching suggestions
  • Smart Search: Multiple input options (live suggestions, history, clipboard)
  • Search Selected Text: Instantly search using text from clipboard
  • History Management: Persistent search history with statistics

Usage

# Perform a YouTube search
lla plugin run youtube search

# Search with selected/clipboard text
lla plugin run youtube search-selected

# Manage search history
lla plugin run youtube history

# Configure preferences
lla plugin run youtube preferences

# Show help
lla plugin run youtube help

Configuration

Config location: ~/.config/lla/plugins/youtube/config.toml

remember_search_history = true    # Enable/disable history persistence
use_clipboard_fallback = true     # Enable/disable clipboard fallback
max_history_size = 100           # Maximum history entries

[colors]
success = "bright_green"
info = "bright_cyan"
warning = "bright_yellow"
error = "bright_red"
prompt = "bright_blue"
link = "bright_magenta"

Display Examples

Live Autocomplete:

๐Ÿ’ก Enter a search query to see live YouTube suggestions
Search query: rust tutorial

๐Ÿ”„ Fetching suggestions from YouTube...
โ ‹ Loading suggestions...

โœจ 10 suggestions found:
Select a search query
> ๐ŸŽฌ rust tutorial (your input)
  ๐Ÿ’ก rust tutorial for beginners
  ๐Ÿ’ก rust tutorial 2025
  ๐Ÿ’ก rust tutorial game
  ๐Ÿ’ก rust tutorial programming
  ...

History Statistics:

๐Ÿ“Š Search History Statistics:
โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€
 โ€ข Total searches: 42
 โ€ข Unique queries: 28
 โ€ข Oldest search: 2025-10-15 09:30:00
 โ€ข Most recent: 2025-10-20 16:15:30

๐Ÿ”ฅ Top 5 searches:
 โ€ข rust tutorial (8x)
 โ€ข golang explained (5x)
 โ€ข docker basics (3x)