Install

IINA for Varchive

Varchive relys on an video player, iina-for-varchive forked from the project iina

Download the corresponding version of release.

Install it but do not open it. Ensure that iina-for-varchive opens after the varchive server is launched.

Desktop App

Download the dmg in releases. It will still open the terminal to install some dependencies when you open the app for the first time. You will be asked to input your system password during the process. I cannot ensure that the install process will work even though I tested it in a new virtual machine.

Install through shell script

Clone this repository by running

git clone https://github.com/MouJieQin/varchive.git

cd varchive
./install

You will be asked to type your system password during the process.

The install should be able to install varchive automatically, or you may have to refer to the following steps.

Install step by step

Varchive Server

1. Install root certificate by running

Important

The ./genCA will generate your own root certificate to provide https serve demanded by IINA and Varchive.

You will be asked to type your system password during the process.

cd varchive/server/pem
./genCA

2. Install command line tools used to generate images from video and download video from network resources by running

   brew install ffmpeg yt-dlp

3. Launch server

   The server is developed by python3.9, so python3.9+ shoulde work too.

   The default config is https://127.0.0.1:8999.

   cd varchive/server/src
   python3.9 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
   python3.9 varchive-server.py

Varchive client

Launch varchive client

Open another terminal tab to launch client.

The default config is http://localhost:5999/

Install npm first if you don't have

brew install npm

cd varchive/spa
npm install
npm run dev

Features/Usage

A simple start

Open a video using iina-for-varchive, press a key first then press o key. A varchive page of this video will be opened on your browser. (Note: you have to use iina defautl key bindings config to do it, or you have to config your key bindings first. )

When you open a local video using iina-for-varchive and archive the video by the keyboard shortcut a(default key), a varchive link folder will be created in the same directory as the video. It has the same name as the video, with a .varchive postfix. e.g.

​ Video path: /path/to/your-video.mp4

​ Varchive link folder path: /path/to/your-video.mp4.varchive

You can also archive a network video resources (only support hls format, e.g. m3u8). It won't download the entire video.

• The New folder stores new network resources you archived.

• The Recent folder stores the varchive link file of videos you watched recently.

• If you want to open a file when navigation, you can click the empty place of navigation bar where the file you want open is, then move the mouse over it and press the f on your keybord. It will open the file in your Finder app.