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Idiotbox: Youtube interface

   Last modification on 2021-12-25

   Idiotbox is a less resource-heavy Youtube interface. For viewing videos
   it is recommended to use it with [10]mpv or [11]mplayer with
   [12]youtube-dl or [13]yt-dlp.

   For more (up-to-date) information see the [14]README file.

Why

   In my opinion the standard Youtube web interface is:
     * Non-intuitive, too much visual crap.
     * Too resource-hungry, both in CPU and bandwidth.
     * Doesn't work well on simpler (text-based) browsers such as netsurf
       and links.

Features

     * Doesn't use JavaScript.
     * Doesn't use (tracking) cookies.
     * CSS is optional.
     * Multiple interfaces available: HTTP CGI, command-line, Gopher CGI
       (gph), this is a work-in-progress.
     * Doesn't use or require the Google API.
     * CGI interface works nice in most browsers, including text-based
       ones.
     * On OpenBSD it runs "sandboxed" and it can be compiled as a
       static-linked binary with [15]pledge(2), [16]unveil(2) in a chroot.

Cons

     * Order by upload date is incorrect (same as on Youtube).
     * Some Youtube features are not supported.
     * Uses scraping so might break at any point.

Clone

git clone git://git.codemadness.org/frontends

Browse

   You can browse the source-code at:
     * [17]https://git.codemadness.org/frontends/
     * [18]gopher://codemadness.org/1/git/frontends

Download releases

   Releases are available at:
     * [19]https://codemadness.org/releases/frontends/
     * [20]gopher://codemadness.org/1/releases/frontends

View

   You can view it here: [21]https://codemadness.org/idiotbox/

   For example you can search using the query string parameter "q":
   [22]https://codemadness.org/idiotbox/?q=gunther+tralala

   The gopher version is here:

References

   1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://codemadness.org/atom.xml
   2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://codemadness.org/atom_content.xml
   3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://codemadness.org/index.html
   4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://codemadness.org/git/
   5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://codemadness.org/releases/
   6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/gopher://codemadness.org/
   7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://codemadness.org/feeds.html
   8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://codemadness.org/pgp.asc
   9. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/mailto:hiltjo@AT@codemadness.DOT.org
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://mpv.io/
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://mplayerhq.hu/
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://youtube-dl.org/
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://codemadness.org/git/frontends/file/youtube/README.html
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://man.openbsd.org/pledge
  16. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://man.openbsd.org/unveil
  17. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://git.codemadness.org/frontends/
  18. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/gopher://codemadness.org/1/git/frontends
  19. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://codemadness.org/releases/frontends/
  20. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/gopher://codemadness.org/1/releases/frontends
  21. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://codemadness.org/idiotbox/
  22. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704203750/https://codemadness.org/idiotbox/?q=gunther+tralala