🎬 mpv YouTube Search

Search and play YouTube videos directly from mpv media player

About

This Lua script for mpv media player enables you to search and play YouTube videos without leaving your player. It uses zenity/kdialog/mpinput for the user interface and youtube-dl/yt-dlp for video search and playback.

Based on mpv-zenity-open-files by alifarazz.

Features

• Search YouTube directly from mpv
• Multiple UI options: Zenity, Kdialog, or mpinput
• Fast and lightweight
• Simple keyboard shortcuts
• Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows (mpinput version)

Requirements

• mpv media player
• yt-dlp or youtube-dl
• For GUI versions: Zenity or Kdialog

Installation

Quick Install

wget -O ~/.config/mpv/scripts/youtube-search.lua https://github.com/rozari0/mpv-youtube-search/raw/master/youtube-search.lua

Alternative Versions

For Kdialog:

wget -O ~/.config/mpv/scripts/youtube-search.lua https://github.com/rozari0/mpv-youtube-search/raw/master/youtube-search-kdialog.lua

For mpinput:

wget -O ~/.config/mpv/scripts/youtube-search.lua https://github.com/rozari0/mpv-youtube-search/raw/master/youtube-search-mpinput.lua

Keybindings

Customization

mp.add_key_binding("Ctrl+Shift+s", "youtube-search", youtube_search)

local limit = 10  -- Change this value

Screenshots

Important Notes

• Windows Users: Only the mpinput version is designed to work on Windows
• Recommended: Using with mpv-gallery-view for an enhanced browsing experience

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check the issues page.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Based on mpv-zenity-open-files by alifarazz
• Powered by yt-dlp

Made with love for the mpv community