Tube Archivist Companion

A browser extension to directly add videos from YouTube to Tube Archivist.

Install

• Firefox: The addon is available on the Extension store.
• Chrome: The addon is available on the Chrome Web Store.

Permissions

• Access your data for www.youtube.com: Needed for the addon to know your current page on YouTube to send the link to Tube Archivist.
• Storage: Needed to store your connection details, needed to store your last visited YouTube link within the browser.

Setup

• URL: This is where your Tube Archivist instance is located. Can be a host name or a IP address, use a full URL with protocol, e.g. http://.
• Port: Network port of TA.
• API key: You can find your API key on the settings page of your Tube Archivist instance.

A green checkmark will appear next to the Save button if your connection is working.

MVP or better bearly viable product

This is a proof of concept with the following functionality:

• Add your Tube Archivist connection details in the addon popup
• Add a download button to the pop up for youtube links

Test this extension

Use the correct manifest file for your browser. Either rename the browser specific file to manifest.json before loading the addon or symlink it to the correct location, e.g. ln -s manifest-firefox.json manifest.json.

• Firefox
  • Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
  • Click on Load Temporary Add-on
  • Select the manifest.json file to load the addon.
• Chrome / Chromium
  • Open chrome://extensions/
  • Toggle Developer mode on top right
  • Click on Load unpacked
  • Open the folder containing the manifest.json file.

Help needed

This is only minimally useful in this state. Join us on our Discord and please help us improve that.

Note:

• This requires Tube Archivist v0.1.4 or later.