Freetube-import

Creates FreeTube .db playlist files from a list of youtube video urls separated by a newline (.txt) or from .csv files exported from 'Google takeout'.

Run the scrip with a path to a valid .txt file of youtube urls, or youtube's .csv playlist file. Then import the resulting .db file into FreeTube.

Install via pip:

  pip install freetube-import

https://pypi.org/project/freetube-import/

Basic usage:

  freetube-import <file>... <file2> <file3>

Help message:

  usage: freetube_import.py [-h] [-a] [-b] [-e] [-s] [filepath ...]

  Import youtube playlists

  positional arguments:
    filepath              path to a valid .txt or .csv playlist file or files

  optional arguments:
     -h, --help        show this help message and exit
     -a, --list-all    Takes all .txt and csv files as input from the current working directory.
     -e, --log-errors  Also lists the videos that failed the metadata fetch
     -s, --stdin       Takes stdin as input and outputs dirextly to stdout
     -n, --name NAME   sets a name for playlist, otherwise uses input filename
     -d, --debug       Debug mode with more info

While buggy and experimental stdin mode can used in scripts and automation. Not for average users.

   cat test.txt | freetube-import -s > std_test.db

It might be usefull to set a name that shows up in FreeTube. Otherwise in stdin mode a placeholder name is generated.

   cat test.txt | freetube-import -s -n playlist-name > std_test.db

pro tip: Try appending the ouput to FreeTube's own playlist.db file. So playlists get automatically added. (at your own risk, backup your files beforehand, close freetube to avoid file corruption)

  cat test.txt | freetube-import -s -n playlist-name >> your/path/FreeTube/playlists.db

Works without YouTube api through a custom version of YouTube-search library. Also works atleast on piped links, probably also on lists of Invidious links and other links that follow the standard youtube url format. VPN/proxy isn't strictly nessesary by my experience. I have run 1,5k videos videos through this in one sitting and gotten no ip blocks.

Dependencies

   pip install requests

https://pypi.org/project/requests/

  pip install tqdm

https://pypi.org/project/tqdm/