Stream YouTube videos as ascii art in the terminal!

npm install -g youtube-terminal

Be sure to have FFmpeg installed as well.

Ubuntu/Debian users should have ALSA installed as well:

sudo apt-get install libasound2-dev

YouTube Terminal will play the first found search result:

youtube-terminal [options] 'cyanide and happiness'

-l, --link [url]         Use YouTube link instead of searching
-i, --invert             Invert colors, recommended on dark background
-c, --contrast [percent] Adjust video contrast [default: 50]
-w, --width [number]     ASCII video character width
-m, --mute               Disable audio playback
--fps [number]           Adjust playback frame rate

I am considering inverting the video colors for better viewing on a dark background by default, but first I would like to know how your terminal looks?

If more people uses a dark background, the effect of --invert will be swapped in a future release.

• Improve video playback (consistent frame interval)
• Video/Audio synchronization

ascii-pixels

MIT