Youtube playlist

VLC Playlist Parsers

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Description:

Import a youtube video / playlist into VLC.


INSTALLATION:
- click on the download button below
- when the file appears click on the menu file > save as... of your browser
- put the file in the vlc /lua/playlist folder, by default:
* Windows (all users): %ProgramFiles%VideoLANVLCluaplaylist
* Windows (current user): %APPDATA%vlcluaplaylist
* Linux (all users): /usr/lib/vlc/lua/playlist/
* Linux (current user): ~/.local/share/vlc/lua/playlist/
* Mac OS X (all users): /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/
(create directories if they don't exist)
/! Some browser (Chrome...) may change the file extension for ".txt" instead of ".lua", so make sure you choose "All extensions" in the dialog box when you save the file on your computer.

USAGE:
- Copy the URL of the youtube video or playlist (must contain "list=PL...")
- Start VLC, press Ctrl+N, paste the url then click on "Play" (or Alt+P then Enter), the video /playlist should start

Troubleshooting:
/! Follow this steps if and only if you have already install the script and it doesn't work..
/! for the actual script see the "download" button (playlist_youtube.lua) below.
If the videos list appears in the Vlc "playlist" view but the videos won't start, follow this steps:
1) delete the file "youtube.luac" in [Vlc directory]/lua/playlist directory (ex: c:Program FilesVideoLANVLCluaplaylistyoutube.luac)
2) get the latest version of thr "youtube" script from here:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/videolan/vlc/master/share/lua/playlist/youtube.lua
3) place the file in the directory [Vlc directory]/lua/playlist (where "youtube.luac" was)

/!/!/! Please do not paste your raw error log here, use a pastebin service like pastebin.com.
Last changelog:

5 years ago

- display clean video title and thumbnail
- Add support for playlist with 100+ videos
- fix change in youtube playslists

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jierr

1 month ago

2020-09-28 Fixed version *with* playlist parsing can be found here: https://pastebin.com/4GEMSy9w

Copy it here: C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\playlist

It is derived from the original file on github videolan/vlc.
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/blob/737a4bf18c771bc4f9d5b6ecd8bbcdbd035de07f/share/lua/playlist/youtube.lua

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seokjin

1 month ago

9 It worked! Thank you very much.

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kokokoshka

6 months ago

9 9 excellent

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kokokoshka

6 months ago

For me, it works only with a single video and completely doesn't want to work with playlists. I have tried /playlist URLs, /watch URLs with list parameter but no luck. What I'm doing wrong?
And another question: Is it should support 1080p videos or do you have a plan to bring it? Because I can play only 720p videos.

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eduardo-disorento

6 months ago

Here's a CLEAR explanation of how it worked for me on Mac OS High Sierra :

1) Go in the Application folder.

2) Right click on the VLC app and select « Show Package Contents ».

3) Go to Contents > MacOS > share > lua > playlist.

3) For security, copy the file « youtube.luac » and paste it in a backup folder on your desktop.

4) Delete the original file « youtube.luac » located in the « playlist » folder (path in step 1-2-3).

5) Download and place the file « youtube.lua » in the « playlist » folder by entering the following link in your search bar and pressing « cmd + s » once you see the long text : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/videolan/vlc/master/share/lua/playlist/youtube.lua

5.5) Make sure that it’s saved as « youtube.lua « and not « youtube.lua.txt ».

6) Download and place the file « 149909-playlist_youtube-vlc3patch.lua » in the « playlist » folder by clicking on « Download ZIP » here : https://gist.github.com/seraku24/db42e0e418b2252f2136d2d7f1656be5

7) Open VLC.

8) Go to File > Open File (or press « cmd + O »).

9) Paste the link of a YouTube Playlist that is either « Public » or « Unlisted » (Private doesn’t work).

10) Press the key « Enter » or « Return » (or click on « Open »).

Now everything should work properly with the following limits :

- A maximum of 200 videos can be loaded.
- Random playback skip a lot of videos without playing them at all.

If nothing works at all, quit VLC, delete the new files you added and put back the « youtube.luac » file in the playlist folder.

Since the Shuffle option of Youtube is broken, I wanted to use the Random Playback of VLC. But unfortunately, as I mentioned it before, this solution isn’t working.

Damn.

All the efforts just to face another wall…
I hope someone find a workaround…

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eduardo-disorento

6 months ago

The second step 3 should be step 3.5, sorry.

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eduardo-disorento

6 months ago

And I forgot to say I use the version 3.0.8 of VLC haha

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shortwavecereal

7 months ago

After redownloading and using the new script all it does is either leave it blank or have the videos play one by one without actually playing anything. As in itll show the title for a fraction of a second and then move on and it goes on until the playlist ends.

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albert66

9 months ago

10 youtube.lua runs immediately. Also i had to create: Windows (current user): %APPDATA%vlc\lua\playlist (nothiing there after some ugrades) and add it there.

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plgx

9 months ago

10 10 the best
It actually works! It took a good half a minute, but I'm glad it does work!

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asafe

9 months ago

I had to add the code
and string.match(vlc.path, "action_get_list") == nil
to the end of the file 149909-playlist_youtube.lua and it worked.

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znep666

9 months ago

10 10 the best

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znep666

9 months ago

Hello,

Worked perfectly for some time but since a few weeks the addon skips items in a playlist. Example: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWlTX25IDqIzOkUyiEAIaN67YrKi5yEIN. The first three songs briefly show with their picture in the media information part of the playlist GUI but VLC immediately jumps to the next one and then starts playing the fourth. Same happens for most of the playlists which were working 100% OK a few weeks back.

My version is the addon + fix from hackpro.

Can someone please confirm and have a look whats causing this? Many Thanks!

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znep666

9 months ago

Ok found it - requires the very latest youtube.lua listed above under "Troubleshooting". Now everything works again!

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vedarn

10 months ago

I think there is some issue either with the parser or VLC itself. It is related with videos which have underscore in their ID, the cannot be played with VLC using this extension. This one for example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQPj4_YNKCg

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vishvas

10 months ago

Created a MOD for general convenience - https://addons.videolan.org/p/1344170/

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vishvas

10 months ago

The addon with the fix by hackpro (comment below) - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vvasuki/vlc-addons/master/lua-addons/playlist_youtube.luac . Can EXEBETCHE update this please and link to github?

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pqekypk2

11 months ago

Hello, i do all the steps but still not working
VLC for windows 1.0.8
64 bits

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brsyv

1 year ago

10 10 the best

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thweiss

1 year ago

The Addon "Youtube Playlist" works with "Hackpro" Code-Correction in line 44, downstairs in the older Comments.
Successful Tests with the following Examples:
- Windows 10: VLC-Player Version 3.0.8 (64-Bit), no success with 3.0.7.1 (3-/64-Bit)
- Windows 7: VLC-Player Version 3.0.7.1 (32-Bit)

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rsod

1 year ago

The only one problem with this plugin: it does not works

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wu-wei

1 year ago

10 10 the best In VLC 3.0.7.1 I have to use the fix of hackpro and to add at the end of line 44 the following validation

and string.match(vlc.path, "action_get_list") == nil

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japaalnev

1 year ago

10 10 the best

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quickfix41

1 year ago

1 doesn't work under linux after trying variations of all paths as well as the alleged fix

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hamza-mostakim

1 year ago

9 9 excellent

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5 years ago

- display clean video title and thumbnail
- Add support for playlist with 100+ videos
- fix change in youtube playslists

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It worked! Thank you very much.
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9 excellent
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10 the best It actually works! It took a good half a minute, but I'm glad it does work!
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10 the best
product-maker brsyv Oct 22 2019 10 the best
10 the best
product-maker wu-wei Oct 09 2019 10 the best
10 the best In VLC 3.0.7.1 I have to use the fix of hackpro and to add at the end of line 44 the following validation and string.match(vlc.path, "action_get_list") == nil
product-maker japaalnev Sep 28 2019 10 the best
10 the best
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doesn't work under linux after trying variations of all paths as well as the alleged fix
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