Archive to YouTube
Turn archive.org audio into YouTube videos.
Use the command line or the Web UI. Paste an archive.org details URL, preview the tracks, and upload them to YouTube as videos with static artwork. Creates a playlist automatically. Perfect for live recordings, concerts, and audio collections.
Try the Web UI in your browser:
Key Features
🔗 Simple URL Input
Paste any archive.org details URL and the app extracts tracks and metadata automatically.
👁️ Preview Before Upload
See track names, durations, and playlist details before any processing.
🎬 Auto-Generated Videos
Creates videos by combining each audio track with the archive.org page artwork.
📺 YouTube Integration
Sign in with YouTube, upload videos, and create a playlist. Web UI: runs in the browser with live progress; CLI: interactive prompts.
📋 Rich Metadata
Formats titles and descriptions from archive.org: artist, venue, date, lineage.
⏸️ Resume Capability
Detects existing downloads and videos so you can resume without starting over.
How It Works
Paste URL
Enter an archive.org details page URL containing the audio collection.
Preview
Review tracks, titles, and durations. Adjust or proceed.
Sign In
Authenticate with YouTube to upload to your channel.
Process
Downloads audio, creates videos, uploads to YouTube, and builds the playlist.
Use Cases
🎸 Live Concert Archives
Upload taper-friendly concert recordings from archive.org to YouTube.
🎙️ Podcast & Radio Archives
Preserve and share radio broadcasts or podcast episodes stored on archive.org.
📚 Educational Audio
Make lectures, interviews, or historical audio available on YouTube.
🔊 Bootleg & Field Recordings
Give bootlegs and field recordings a video form for discovery on YouTube.
Technical Details
Source
Archive.org (Internet Archive) detail pages
Output
YouTube videos with playlist, 1080p H.264, AAC audio
Platform
Web app (browser) + Python CLI available
License
GNU General Public License v3.0
Links
For CLI usage: clone the repo, install dependencies, and run python upload.py <archive.org URL>. See the README for setup.