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@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ To run the program on windows, open `run.bat`. On Linux/MacOS, run `python3 serv
Access youtube URLs by prefixing them with `http://localhost:8080/`, For instance, `http://localhost:8080/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBgulDeV2RU`
You can use an addon such as Redirector ([Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/redirector/)|[Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/redirector/ocgpenflpmgnfapjedencafcfakcekcd)) to automatically redirect Youtube URLs to youtube-local. I use the include pattern `^(https?://(?:[a-zA-Z0-9_-]*\.)?(?:youtube\.com|youtu\.be)/.*)` and the redirect pattern `http://localhost:8080/$1`.
You can use an addon such as Redirector ([Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/redirector/)|[Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/redirector/ocgpenflpmgnfapjedencafcfakcekcd)) to automatically redirect Youtube URLs to youtube-local. I use the include pattern `^(https?://(?:[a-zA-Z0-9_-]*\.)?(?:youtube\.com|youtu\.be)/.*)` and the redirect pattern `http://localhost:8080/$1` (Make sure you're using regular expression mode).
youtube-local can be added as a search engine in firefox to make searching more convenient. See [here](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox) for information on firefox search plugins.