Open Youtube links in external videoplayer from browser

Question

I use videoplayer "PotPlayer". Player can play video from youtube. For e.g. player can start play youtube video if you run player as:

"C:\PotPlayer\PotPlayer.exe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=*******"

I added URI Scheme to registry with name "potplayer":

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\potplayer]
@="\"URL:potplayer protocol\""
"URL Protocol"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\potplayer\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\potplayer\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\potplayer\shell\open\command]
@="c:\\potplayer\\potplayer.exe"

And I try open youtube videos in PotPlayer from web-browsers using next link:

potplayer://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=*******

But it just only start Player without transfer the link to player (".../PotPlayer.exe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=*******").

How can I transfer the link to PotPlayer using URI Scheme? What I need to change in the registry code?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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I found the way from CMD / Batch / Registry - String replace not working as expected?

So:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\potplayer\shell\open\command]
@="cmd /k ( set \"var=%1\" & call set var=%%var:potplayer://=%% & call C:\\PotPlayer\\PotPlayer.exe %%var%%)"

edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

Community

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answered Jul 03 '15 at 12:12

user25

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I'm trying to do exactly this, and I can't get it to work. I have the 32 bit version (which is at "C:\Program Files (x86)\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini.exe"), what do I need to edit to get it to work? – Nov 28 '18 at 17:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 12 '19 at 23:08

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Modern potplayer version compatible:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\potplayer\shell\open\command] @="cmd /c ( set \"var=%1\" & set \"var=%%var:~12%%\" & start \"\" \"C:\Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\PotPlayerMini64.exe\" \"%var%\")"

answered Mar 12 '19 at 23:08

Aliday K

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Open Youtube links in external videoplayer from browser

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