Download get_iplayer frontend

The preset names are configurable. Here are two preset file examples. Lines starting with are commented out. The "info" property should not be set or should be disabled by default, otherwise displaying episode search results will take a very long time. Most configuration options can be managed from the GUI. Make sure the program is not running, before editing the configuration file.

Before downloading episodes for the first time, verify the download paths and, optionally, the terminal emulator program name and program arguments.

When searching for episodes, add a minus sign in front of the whole search term to exclude it from the search. The radio and tv category lists and the radio channel list are very long and have been reduced to what is on the BBC iPlayer Radio and TV web pages. You can define your own search categories by editing the configuration file they are lists of key-value pairs, i. To generate lists containing all the available categories and channels, which can be put in the configuration file, run from this directory:.

Add a minus sign in front of a channel or a category to exclude it from the search and cache refresh. You can download the frontend as a ready-compiled little program from here.

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Learn how your comment data is processed. Play - Sends a M3U playlist to your browser that can be opened by an appropriate media player e. The playlist contains a link to stream the selected programme. Default is to stream programme in FLV format. Play File - Sends a M3U playlist to your browser that can be opened by an appropriate media player e. The playlist contains a link to play the file directly from the local disk, so it will not work for remote clients.

It will avoid unnecessary transcoding and streaming with Play and unnecessary duplication of media files in your browser cache with Play Direct. Play Direct - Streams recorded programme directly to your browser. Will not work in all browsers. Hover over any form field with your mouse to see a tooltip with a brief description of its purpose. See this page for a full list. You will need to translate them into the corresponding WPM settings, if available.

Save As Default saves the options in settings tabs and a few of the standard settings such as Programme Type. The settings are saved as browser cookies. The WPM also was designed to maintain its own configuration settings separate from preferences set with the CLI using --prefs-add. However, there are some particular cases where CLI preferences may be required. In order to view or change the values of your preferences, you must use the CLI with --prefs-show , --prefs-add and --prefs-del.

This is the same as if you override a preference value by adding the equivalent option to the CLI command line. Any WPM setting with a text string value e. These settings must always be made in the WPM.