| | 1 | # NimCoon |
| | 2 | |
| | 3 | Play videos from YouTube and PeerTube from the |
| | 4 | command line using your preferred desktop media player. |
| | 5 | |
| | 6 | This application is implemented in [Nim language](https://nim-lang.org) using |
| | 7 | only the standard library. |
| | 8 | |
| | 9 |  |
| | 10 | |
| | 11 | ## Features |
| | 12 | |
| | 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 |
| | 17 | - [x] Download music |
| | 18 | - [x] Download video |
| | 19 | - [ ] Configuration options |
| | 20 | |
| | 21 | ## Installation |
| | 22 | |
| | 23 | Nim Coon depends on the following: |
| | 24 | - youtube-dl |
| | 25 | - mpv (recommended) or vlc |
| | 26 | - peerflix (for magnet links) |
| | 27 | |
| | 28 | ### Installing using Nimble |
| | 29 | |
| | 30 | NimCoon can be installed from Nimble repositories: |
| | 31 | |
| | 32 | ``` sh |
| | 33 | nimble install nimcoon |
| | 34 | ``` |
| | 35 | |
| | 36 | You can also install from source by running the following command: |
| | 37 | |
| | 38 | ```sh |
| | 39 | nimble install |
| | 40 | ``` |
| | 41 | |
| | 42 | ### Installing binary |
| | 43 | |
| | 44 | Download the latest build from GitlabCI (amd64 GNU/Linux only). |
| | 45 | |
| | 46 | ```sh |
| | 47 | wget https://gitlab.com/njoseph/nimcoon/-/jobs/artifacts/master/download?job=compile -O artifacts.zip |
| | 48 | unzip artifacts.zip |
| | 49 | ``` |
| | 50 | |
| | 51 | Copy the binary to somewhere on your path like /usr/local/bin |
| | 52 | |
| | 53 | ## Usage |
| | 54 | |
| | 55 | ```sh |
| | 56 | nimcoon "emacs" |
| | 57 | |
| | 58 | # If your search query has multiple words, use quotes |
| | 59 | nimcoon "nim lang" |
| | 60 | |
| | 61 | # Play audio of the first search result |
| | 62 | nimcoon -m -l "counting stars" |
| | 63 | |
| | 64 | # Download audio of the first search result |
| | 65 | nimcoon -mld "counting stars" |
| | 66 | |
| | 67 | # Play direct video link |
| | 68 | nimcoon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOEMv0S8AcA |
| | 69 | |
| | 70 | # Add -d to download or -m to select only audio or both |
| | 71 | nimcoon -md https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT_nvWreIhg |
| | 72 | ``` |
| | 73 | |
| | 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. |
| | 76 | |
| | 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 |
| | 79 | again. |
| | 80 | |
| | 81 | ### Command line arguments |
| | 82 | |
| | 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 | |
| | 89 | |
| | 90 | Feel free to use these options in any combination. NimCoon will show a helpful |
| | 91 | error message if you pick incompatible options. |
| | 92 | |
| | 93 | ## Development |
| | 94 | |
| | 95 | One-liner for compiling and running |
| | 96 | |
| | 97 | ```sh |
| | 98 | nim c -d:ssl -r src/nimcoon.nim 'nim lang' |
| | 99 | ``` |
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