Open youtube link on any browser & play using autohotkey😎

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• Requires Autohotkey (v2.0).
• Create ahk file, enter code:

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0

;–– Settings ––
videoURL := "PUT_URL_HERE"

;–– Locate Browser (Firefox in this examaple) ––
path64 := A_ProgramFiles . "\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
path86 := A_ProgramFiles . " (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
if FileExist(path64)
    firefoxPath := path64
else if FileExist(path86)
    firefoxPath := path86
else {
    MsgBox("Could not find firefox.exe.", "Error")
    ExitApp()
}

;–– Open in a new tab ––
Run( Format('{} -new-tab "{}"', firefoxPath, videoURL) )

;–– Wait for YouTube tab/window ––
SetTitleMatchMode(2)
if !WinWait("YouTube", "", 10) {
    MsgBox("YouTube window not found.", "Error")
    ExitApp()
}

;–– Maximize & focus ––
hWnd := WinExist("YouTube")
WinMaximize(hWnd)
WinActivate(hWnd)
WinWaitActive(hWnd, "", 5)

;–– Let it load & play ––
Sleep(7000)
Send("{Space}")

ExitApp

• In triggercmd add new command.
• Command - location of file(C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\yourfile.ahk)

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LINUX(Requires X11, does not work with Wayland yet) - https://github.com/phil294/AHK_X11
Code (have not tested):

#!/usr/bin/env ahk_x11
#NoEnv
#SingleInstance force

;–– Settings ––
playlistURL = PUT_URL_HERE

;–– Open in a new tab of your default Firefox ––
; The --new-tab flag will reuse an existing window if there is one.
Run firefox --new-tab "%playlistURL%"

;–– Wait (up to 10s) for any window with “YouTube” in its title ––
WinWait YouTube,,,10
if ErrorLevel
{
    MsgBox YouTube window not found.
    ExitApp
}

;–– Maximize & focus ––
WinMaximize YouTube
WinActivate YouTube
WinWaitActive YouTube,,,5

;–– Give time for the page to load ––
Sleep 7000

;–– Toggle play/pause via Space ––
Send {Space}

ExitApp

• chmod +x yourfile.ahk