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SponsorBlock, chapters and live streams
OmniGet can use SponsorBlock, a community list of sponsor and self-promotion segments, to cut them out of YouTube videos or mark them as chapters. The same settings group splits videos by chapter and sets how live streams are recorded.
Where it is
Settings › Downloads › Per-platform options (click Show advanced options), under YouTube-specific.
How to use it
Remove or mark sponsor segments
- Open Settings › Downloads › Per-platform options.
- Turn on Remove SponsorBlock segments. Two more settings appear.
- In SponsorBlock action, pick Remove segments to cut them out of the file, or Mark only to keep the video whole and add chapter markers you can skip in your player.
- Under Segment types, click the kinds of segment to act on. A highlighted chip is on.
- Download YouTube videos as usual.
Split a video by chapters
Turn on Split video by chapters. When the video has chapter markers, each chapter is saved as a separate file.
Live streams
Live streams that are still on air are not supported in the box on Home: a YouTube live fails with Couldn’t download this. To record one, use Downloads › Tools › Record a live. It records from the moment you start, for a set time or until you click Stop and save, and saves an MP4. It works with HLS lives, the kind most sites use. See Download tools.
Record live streams from the start applies to live streams that OmniGet hands to yt-dlp (sites without a handler of their own): it captures the stream from its beginning instead of the current moment.
Options
| Option | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Remove SponsorBlock segments | Uses SponsorBlock data on YouTube videos. | Off |
| SponsorBlock action | Remove segments cuts them; Mark only adds chapter markers. | Remove segments |
| Segment types | Which kinds of segment to act on. | Sponsor, Self-promotion, Interaction reminder |
| Split video by chapters | Saves each chapter as its own file. | Off |
| Record live streams from the start | Captures an ongoing live from its beginning. | Off |
The Segment types you can add: Intro, Outro / endcards, Preview / recap, Filler / tangent and Non-music section.
Common problems
A sponsor segment was not cut, or too much was cut
SponsorBlock data comes from other viewers. It can miss a segment or cut slightly too much. Use Mark only if you want to keep the full video and skip by hand.
Couldn’t download this. on a live stream
The box on Home does not download YouTube lives that are on air. Use Record a live, or wait until the live ends and download the replay.