YouTube - Recorder

Records YouTube live streams and videos directly from the browser

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         YouTube - Recorder
// @namespace    https://greasyfork.org/ja/users/941284-ぐらんぴ
// @version      2025-11-16
// @description  Records YouTube live streams and videos directly from the browser
// @author       ぐらんぴ
// @match        https://*.youtube.com/*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=youtube.com
// @grant        none
// @run-at       document-start
// @require      https://greasyfork.org/scripts/433051-trusted-types-helper/code/Trusted-Types%20Helper.js
// @license      MIT
// ==/UserScript==

// Settings
let S = {
    bitsPerSecond: 20000000, // default 20 Mbps
};

let $s = (el) => document.querySelector(el), $sa = (el) => document.querySelectorAll(el), $c = (el) => document.createElement(el)
let recorder, chunks, isRecording = false, seconds = 0, timerInterval;

window.addEventListener("yt-navigate-finish", e => {
    if(e.detail.pageType == "watch"){
        let btn = $c('button');
        btn.textContent = ` [RECORD]`;
        btn.className = "GRMP";
        btn.style.cursor = "pointer";
        btn.style.color = "white";
        btn.style.background = "none";
        btn.style.border = "none";
        btn.style.cursor = "pointer";
        btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
            const video = $s("video");
            if(!video){
                alert("Video element not found.");
                return;
            }

            if(video.paused || video.readyState < 3){
                video.play().catch(err => console.warn("Video play failed:", err));
            }

            if(!isRecording){
                try{
                    let stream;
                    let recorderStream;

                    if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Firefox') > -1){ // Firefox
                        const audioCtx = new AudioContext();
                        const sourceNode = audioCtx.createMediaElementSource(video);
                        const destinationNode = audioCtx.createMediaStreamDestination();

                        sourceNode.connect(audioCtx.destination); // keep audio playback
                        sourceNode.connect(destinationNode);      // send to recorder

                        stream = video.mozCaptureStream();

                        recorderStream = new MediaStream([
                            ...stream.getVideoTracks(),
                            ...destinationNode.stream.getAudioTracks()
                        ]);
                    }else{ // Chromium
                        recorderStream = video.captureStream();
                    }

                    if(!recorderStream){
                        alert("Failed to capture stream");
                        return;
                    }

                    const mimeCandidates = [
                        'video/webm;codecs=vp9,opus',
                        'video/webm;codecs=vp8,opus',
                        'video/webm'
                    ];
                    let mime = null;
                    for (const m of mimeCandidates) {
                        try {
                            if (MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported && MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported(m)) { mime = m; break; }
                        } catch (err) {}
                    }

                    const options = mime
                    ? { mimeType: mime, bitsPerSecond: Number(S.bitsPerSecond) || undefined }
                    : (Number(S.bitsPerSecond) ? { bitsPerSecond: Number(S.bitsPerSecond) } : undefined);

                    recorder = options ? new MediaRecorder(recorderStream, options) : new MediaRecorder(recorderStream);
                    chunks = [];

                    recorder.ondataavailable = e => { if (e.data && e.data.size) chunks.push(e.data); };
                    recorder.onstop = () => {
                        clearInterval(timerInterval);
                        btn.textContent = ` [RECORD]`;

                        const blob = new Blob(chunks, { type: 'video/webm' });
                        const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
                        const a = document.createElement('a');
                        a.href = url;

                        const now = new Date();
                        const month = String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
                        const day = String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');

                        try {
                            a.download = location.search.slice(3) + "_" + month + "-" + day + ".webm";
                        } catch (e) {
                            a.download = location.hostname + "_" + month + "-" + day + ".webm";
                        }
                        a.click();

                        setTimeout(() => URL.revokeObjectURL(url), 10000);
                    };

                    recorder.start();
                    isRecording = true;
                    seconds = 0;
                    btn.textContent = formatTime(seconds);

                    timerInterval = setInterval(() => {
                        seconds++;
                        btn.textContent = formatTime(seconds);
                    }, 1000);
                }catch(e){ alert("Recording failed: " + e);
                         }
            }else{
                recorder.stop();
                isRecording = false;
                clearInterval(timerInterval);
                btn.textContent = ` [RECORD]`;
            }
        });
        if(!$s('.GRMP')){
            if($s('.ytp-right-controls') == null){
                const intervalId = setInterval(() => {
                    console.log('a')
                    if(!$s('.ytp-right-controls')) return;
                    clearInterval(intervalId);
                    $s('.ytp-right-controls').appendChild(btn);
                },500);
            }else $s('.ytp-right-controls').appendChild(btn);
        }
        function formatTime(sec){
            const m = String(Math.floor(sec / 60)).padStart(2, '0');
            const s = String(sec % 60).padStart(2, '0');
            return ` [${m}:${s}]`;
        }
    }
});