YouTube

Search YouTube with autosuggestions and clipboard support

LLA YouTube Plugin

YouTube search plugin for lla with live autosuggestions, history management, and clipboard support.

Features

• Live Autocomplete: Real-time search suggestions from YouTube API as you type
• Loading States: Visual spinner while fetching suggestions
• Smart Search: Multiple input options (live suggestions, history, clipboard)
• Search Selected Text: Instantly search using text from clipboard
• History Management: Persistent search history with statistics

Configuration

Configuration file location: ~/.config/lla/plugins/youtube/config.toml

remember_search_history = true
use_clipboard_fallback = true
max_history_size = 100
 
[colors]
success = "bright_green"
info = "bright_cyan"
warning = "bright_yellow"
error = "bright_red"
prompt = "bright_blue"
link = "bright_magenta"

Usage

Perform a YouTube search

lla plugin --name youtube --action search

This will:

1. Prompt you to choose input method:
   • Enter new search query (with live YouTube suggestions)
   • Search from history
   • Search clipboard content
2. Fetch live suggestions as you type
3. Open the search in your default browser
4. Save the query to history

Search with selected text

lla plugin --name youtube --action search-selected

Automatically searches YouTube using the text currently in your clipboard.

Manage search history

lla plugin --name youtube --action history

Options:

• Search selected entry
• Copy queries to clipboard
• Delete selected entries
• Clear all history
• Show search statistics

Configure preferences

lla plugin --name youtube --action preferences

Adjust settings:

• Toggle search history
• Toggle clipboard fallback
• Set max history size

Display help

lla plugin --name youtube --action help

Display Examples

Live Autocomplete

💡 Enter a search query to see live YouTube suggestions
Search query: rust tutorial
 
🔄 Fetching suggestions from YouTube...
⠋ Loading suggestions...
 
✨ 10 suggestions found:
Select a search query
> 🎬 rust tutorial (your input)
  💡 rust tutorial for beginners
  💡 rust tutorial 2025
  💡 rust tutorial game
  💡 rust tutorial programming
  ...

History Statistics

📊 Search History Statistics:
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
 • Total searches: 42
 • Unique queries: 28
 • Oldest search: 2025-10-15 09:30:00
 • Most recent: 2025-10-20 16:15:30
 
🔥 Top 5 searches:
 • rust tutorial (8x)
 • golang explained (5x)
 • docker basics (3x)

Actions

• search - Perform a YouTube search with suggestions
• search-selected - Search YouTube with selected/clipboard text
• history - Manage search history
• preferences - Configure plugin preferences
• help - Show help information