Add YouTube Scraper for Game Video Snaps

📋Summary

Add YouTube as an additional source for scraping and downloading video snaps directly into LaunchBox, allowing users to easily populate missing gameplay, trailer, or review videos for their games.


❗Problem

Currently, LaunchBox relies heavily on EmuMovies for video snaps. While EmuMovies has excellent coverage, it doesn’t always include videos for ROM hacks, fan games, or lesser-known titles. Users who want video snaps for these games must manually find, download, and add videos—making the process tedious and time-consuming.


💡Proposal

  • Integrate YouTube scraping directly into the LaunchBox media downloader

  • Allow users to search by game title and pull in videos tagged as gameplay, reviews, or trailers

  • Provide simple filters for users to prioritize official-looking gameplay or higher-quality uploads

  • Save downloaded videos into the standard LaunchBox media folders for seamless use in Big Box


✅Benefits

  • Expands video coverage beyond EmuMovies, especially for rare, obscure, or fan-made content

  • Reduces manual effort for users needing to fill video gaps

  • Provides a more complete and polished experience when browsing games in Big Box

  • Keeps video snap libraries flexible and up to date with minimal extra work 🎥🎮🛠️

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Open To Community

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LaunchBox for Windows

Date

10 months ago

Author

Arthurcoutinho600

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