Watching online videos can be annoying most of the time. Ads, annotations, not to mention cookies and history that you leave behind.
So here’s a quick and easy way to improve not only your visual experience, but also improve your privacy and ( if you’re using a laptop ) some battery life: mpv player + youtube-dl.
Don’t be fooled by the “youtube” in “youtube-dl”. This nifty little program, or plugin or add-on however you want to call it, supports a shitload of websites.
So let’s get started with this short and sweet tutorial….