[Feature Request]: More Command Line Arguments

[ChunkyProgrammer]

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Problem Description

I'd like to be able to use command line arguments with FreeTube

Proposed Solution

Add the following comnands/arguments

open new window	an argument that opens a new window
search freetube	a command that searches a given query
export subscriptions	a command that exports subscriptions. (Should it export to different files, ex: newpipe subscriptions?)
download video	a command that downloads a video (would we want to implement this since ytdl already exists?)
help	display different commands/arguments available

Alternatives Considered

Dont add more command line arguments

Issue Labels

ease of use improvement, improvement to existing feature

Additional Information

No response

[absidue]

a command that downloads a video (would we want to implement this since ytdl already exists?)

Probably not, as youtube-dl and yt-dlp already exist and have many more options and features, as they are dedicated download tools.

[absidue]

All the other suggestions look good though.

[rhysday]

I requested command line search in 2021. Hopefully this gets some traction as launching YT searches straight from dmenu that open up freetube would be great.

[Salamimonster]

To make FreeTube more usable (which in almost all circumstances means: faster), I use a Autohotkey script as a workaround to start a search.

LALT & y::
Run, <yourpathhere>FreeTube.exe
WinWait, Abonnements - FreeTube ;window name may be different in other languages
WinActivate
Sleep, 200
Send, !d ;set focus on search box
Sleep, 200
Send, %yourvariable% ;must contain the search argument(s)
Sleep, 200
Send, {Enter}
return

[jorp]

exporting subscriptions/playlists from the command line would be great for automated backups