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I've been using mpv on linux and windows for the past year, mostly because I can launch it with an url and it will use youtube-dl behind the scenes to open it.

I've been using mpv on linux and windows for the past year, mostly because I can launch it with an url and it will use youtube-dl behind the scenes to open it. I'll take a look, see what this new version of vlc is capable of.

jbk 9y ago
VLC supports Youtube URL since a long time.
- xori 9y ago
  So long as you didn't seek.
- jrimbault 9y ago
  As said xori, VLC works beautifully with a lot of things/streams, but has quirks I've not encountered with youtube-dl (which works with a number of sites other than youtube)