LBRY VLC Playlist Parser

This addon will allow VLC to open any free lbry.tv video direct from the link.

Why Create this, when LBRY Desktop app already exists?

For VLC key-binding... idk... I had nothing better to do...

Helps a lot on older CPUs that cannot run the LBRY streams in the browser.

(reddit user bitgoblin10k pointed this out)

Usage

• Copy the URL of the lbry video ( say https://lbry.tv/@ra101:a/MasquerBot:1 )
• Start VLC and...
  • Press Ctrl+N or Select Open Network Stream... from Media menu.
  • Paste the url then click on "Play" (or Alt+P then Enter)

Installation

To install, download the lbry.lua file and place it in the following directory, depending on your operating system:

Windows:

• All Users

  %ProgramFiles%\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist
  

• Current User

  %APPDATA%\vlc\lua\playlist\
  

macOS:

/Users/(your username)/Library/Application Support/org.videolan.vlc/lua/playlist/

Linux:

~/.local/share/vlc/lua/playlist/

PS: Note that you may have to create some directories in the path if they don’t exist.