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1 1<- Back / codemadness.org 70
2 i codemadness.org 70
3 i codemadness.org 70
4 i# Idiotbox: Youtube interface codemadness.org 70
5 i codemadness.org 70
6 iLast modification on 2021-12-25 codemadness.org 70
7 i codemadness.org 70
8 iIdiotbox is a less resource-heavy Youtube interface. For viewing videos it is codemadness.org 70
9 hrecommended to use it with »mpv« or URL:https://mpv.io/ codemadness.org 70
10 h»mplayer« with URL:https://mplayerhq.hu/ codemadness.org 70
11 h»youtube-dl« or URL:https://youtube-dl.org/ codemadness.org 70
12 hyt-dlp. URL:https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp codemadness.org 70
13 i codemadness.org 70
14 1For more (up-to-date) information see the »README« file. /git/frontends/file/youtube/README.gph codemadness.org 70
15 i codemadness.org 70
16 i codemadness.org 70
17 i## Why codemadness.org 70
18 i codemadness.org 70
19 iIn my opinion the standard Youtube web interface is: codemadness.org 70
20 i codemadness.org 70
21 i* Non-intuitive, too much visual crap. codemadness.org 70
22 i* Too resource-hungry, both in CPU and bandwidth. codemadness.org 70
23 i* Doesn't work well on simpler (text-based) browsers such as netsurf and links. codemadness.org 70
24 i codemadness.org 70
25 i codemadness.org 70
26 i## Features codemadness.org 70
27 i codemadness.org 70
28 i* Doesn't use JavaScript. codemadness.org 70
29 i* Doesn't use (tracking) cookies. codemadness.org 70
30 i* CSS is optional. codemadness.org 70
31 i* Multiple interfaces available: HTTP CGI, command-line, Gopher CGI (gph), codemadness.org 70
32 i this is a work-in-progress. codemadness.org 70
33 i* Doesn't use or require the Google API. codemadness.org 70
34 i* CGI interface works nice in most browsers, including text-based ones. codemadness.org 70
35 i* On OpenBSD it runs "sandboxed" and it can be compiled as a static-linked codemadness.org 70
36 h binary with »pledge(2)«, URL:https://man.openbsd.org/pledge codemadness.org 70
37 h »unveil(2)« in a chroot. URL:https://man.openbsd.org/unveil codemadness.org 70
38 i codemadness.org 70
39 i codemadness.org 70
40 i## Cons codemadness.org 70
41 i codemadness.org 70
42 i* Order by upload date is incorrect (same as on Youtube). codemadness.org 70
43 i* Some Youtube features are not supported. codemadness.org 70
44 i* Uses scraping so might break at any point. codemadness.org 70
45 i codemadness.org 70
46 i codemadness.org 70
47 i## Clone codemadness.org 70
48 i codemadness.org 70
49 i git clone git://git.codemadness.org/frontends codemadness.org 70
50 i codemadness.org 70
51 i codemadness.org 70
52 i## Browse codemadness.org 70
53 i codemadness.org 70
54 iYou can browse the source-code at: codemadness.org 70
55 i codemadness.org 70
56 h* https://git.codemadness.org/frontends/ URL:https://git.codemadness.org/frontends/ codemadness.org 70
57 1* gopher://codemadness.org/1/git/frontends /git/frontends codemadness.org 70
58 i codemadness.org 70
59 i codemadness.org 70
60 i## Download releases codemadness.org 70
61 i codemadness.org 70
62 iReleases are available at: codemadness.org 70
63 i codemadness.org 70
64 h* https://codemadness.org/releases/frontends/ URL:https://codemadness.org/releases/frontends/ codemadness.org 70
65 1* gopher://codemadness.org/1/releases/frontends /releases/frontends codemadness.org 70
66 i codemadness.org 70
67 i codemadness.org 70
68 i## View codemadness.org 70
69 i codemadness.org 70
70 hYou can view it here: »https://codemadness.org/idiotbox/« URL:https://codemadness.org/idiotbox/ codemadness.org 70
71 i codemadness.org 70
72 iFor example you can search using the query string parameter "q": codemadness.org 70
73 hhttps://codemadness.org/idiotbox/?q=gunther+tralala URL:https://codemadness.org/idiotbox/?q=gunther+tralala codemadness.org 70
74 i codemadness.org 70
75 7The gopher version is here: »gopher://codemadness.org/7/idiotbox.cgi« /idiotbox.cgi codemadness.org 70
76 .