3 Play videos from YouTube and PeerTube from the
4 command line using your preferred desktop media player.
6 This application is implemented in [Nim language](https://nim-lang.org) using
7 only the standard library.
9 ![nimcoon screenshot with search term 'baby yoda'](screenshot.png)
13 - [x] Search for videos using keywords
14 - [x] Stream videos and music from YouTube
15 - [x] Play direct links from YouTube and PeerTube
16 - [x] Stream video and music from magnet links
19 - [ ] Configuration options
23 Nim Coon depends on the following:
25 - mpv (recommended) or vlc
26 - peerflix (for magnet links)
28 ### Installing using Nimble
30 NimCoon can be installed from Nimble repositories:
33 nimble install nimcoon
36 You can also install from source by running the following command:
44 Download the latest build from GitlabCI (amd64 GNU/Linux only).
47 wget https://gitlab.com/njoseph/nimcoon/-/jobs/artifacts/master/download?job=compile -O artifacts.zip
51 Copy the binary to somewhere on your path like /usr/local/bin
58 # If your search query has multiple words, use quotes
61 # Play audio of the first search result
62 nimcoon -m -l "counting stars"
64 # Download audio of the first search result
65 nimcoon -mld "counting stars"
67 # Play direct video link
68 nimcoon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOEMv0S8AcA
70 # Add -d to download or -m to select only audio or both
71 nimcoon -md https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT_nvWreIhg
74 After the search results are displayed, you can enter a number to play one
75 result, "all" to play all the results or "q" to quit the program.
77 If a number is entered, after the selected search result is played, the results
78 are redisplayed, so that you can play the other results without having to search
81 ### Command line arguments
83 | **Arguments** | **Explanation** |
84 |-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
85 | -m, --music | Play Music only, no video |
86 | -l, --lucky | Try your luck with the first search result |
87 | -f, --full-screen | Play video in full screen |
88 | -d, --download | Download video or music |
90 Feel free to use these options in any combination. NimCoon will show a helpful
91 error message if you pick incompatible options.
95 One-liner for compiling and running
98 nim c -d:ssl -r src/nimcoon.nim 'nim lang'