Freevine - A downloader for free streaming services (discontinued)

[Tom Saurus]

Is anyone else having any issues with the Pluto TV United States website? I am finding things are not showing up on the screen at times. Maybe they updating their servers or something.

I tried another location in the United States with NordVPN for Pluto TV United States but the Tiles for movies and TV Shows don't show up. I unplugged all the other ethernet cords from the Modem in case that was a problem. I don't know what is wrong am I the only one having this issue? Thanks in advance for any information and guidance pertaining to this issue.

I am grateful to have been able to get some videos from Pluto TV U.S. while it lasted. Perhaps I can get a few videos from Pluto TV Canada. Well regardless it has been a nice long run and thank you all for what I have learned.

[peterb999]

Is anyone else having any issues with the Pluto TV United States website? I am finding things are not showing up on the screen at times. Maybe they updating their servers or something.

I tried another location in the United States with NordVPN for Pluto TV United States but the Tiles for movies and TV Shows don't show up. I unplugged all the other ethernet cords from the Modem in case that was a problem. I don't know what is wrong am I the only one having this issue? Thanks in advance for any information and guidance pertaining to this issue.

I am grateful to have been able to get some videos from Pluto TV U.S. while it lasted. Perhaps I can get a few videos from Pluto TV Canada. Well regardless it has been a nice long run and thank you all for what I have learned.

Probably a good idea to start using Devine instead

[Tom Saurus]

I do use Devine for TUBI TV. The issue is that I can't seem to get the Pluto TV United States to display to get urls and such. I did read on Google that Nord VPN and some other VPNs are having trouble with Pluto TV United States now. So I am just throwing in the towel and the movies Pluto TV United States will cycle around to Tubi TV; maybe not all but a lot of them will.

I have to get caught up on editing some TubeDigger video downloads anyway. I have a lot to be grateful for and if I can't get anything from Pluto TV United States anymore life goes on.

[iamghost]

pluto US work fine with vpn, first was black, refresh F5 page, everything work ok

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[Tom Saurus]

pluto US work fine with vpn, first was black, refresh F5 page, everything work ok

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Thank you for this information. I will give it another try and see if I can replicate what you have. It certainly would be nice to continue to use Pluto TV United States.

[Tom Saurus]

I gave it a try and with this wireless keyboard it seemed pressing the FN key and F5 was the thing to do. Unfortunately it did not straighten itself out. But as I wrote it has been a good run.

[Tom Saurus]

Some good news I tried Pluto TV United States from the Waterfox Browser and it is displaying it with no problem. For whatever reason Firefox is not displaying it.

freevine.py get --select-video res=480 -m https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/movies/5d9b9aaf02119c67cb64e939

Bad news "connection error 401: None" with Freevine.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.4037]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\freevine-1.1.8>freevine.py get --select-video res=480 -m https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/movies/5d9b9aaf02119c67cb64e939

❯_freevine v1.1.8

19:14:10.171 INFO : PlutoTV
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\freevine-1.1.8\freevine.py", line 15, in <module>
    cli()
  File "C:\Users\sheld\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1157, in __call__
    return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\sheld\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1078, in main
    rv = self.invoke(ctx)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\sheld\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1688, in invoke
    return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\sheld\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1434, in invoke
    return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\sheld\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 783, in invoke
    return __callback(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\freevine-1.1.8\utils\commands.py", line 90, in get
    Service(config, **kwargs)
  File "C:\freevine-1.1.8\services\pluto\pluto.py", line 67, in __init__
    self.get_options()
  File "C:\freevine-1.1.8\services\pluto\pluto.py", line 380, in get_options
    downloads, title = get_downloads(self)
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\freevine-1.1.8\utils\options.py", line 163, in get_downloads
    content, title = stream.get_content(stream.url)
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\freevine-1.1.8\services\pluto\pluto.py", line 354, in get_content
    content = self.get_movies(self.url)
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\freevine-1.1.8\services\pluto\pluto.py", line 141, in get_movies
    data = self.get_data(url)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\freevine-1.1.8\services\pluto\pluto.py", line 116, in get_data
    raise ConnectionError(f"{r.status_code} - {r.json().get('message')}")
ConnectionError: 401 - None

I just tried the info command with Windscribe VPN and that worked so maybe I have to shuffle through all my available U.S. options with NordVPN.

[Tom Saurus]

I did some more testing with NordVPN and Pluto TV United States it is not working via Freevine. So I am doing a test download using Freevine and Windscribe VPN and it seems to be working. So I will have get a Visa Prepaid Card and buy Windscribe VPN. I did want to continue with NordVPN as one can buy it quite cheap at Best Buy Canada. Eset Nod 32 Anti Virus has a VPN offering now as well but how well that works I don't know.

[deccavox]

I'm sure that there must be a simple explanation to this lol.

Using the-equalizer's selenium solution for CH5: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/411643-Freevine-A-downloader-for-free-streaming-se...48#post2734815

Since everyone's freevine is located in a different path on their PCs and not simply in C:/
To make it universal and since retrieve-keys.html is in the same folder as channel5.py which contains the amended script on line 54, I though that line 54 could simply be

LOCATION_RETRIEVE_KEYS_HTML = r"file:///retrieve-keys.html"

In other words, a relative path. That means it's suitable for everybody.

Or maybe

LOCATION_RETRIEVE_KEYS_HTML = r"file:///./retrieve-keys.html"

However, upon running freevine with either of these options, it hangs. Using an absolute path as per the-equalizer works fine.

Can anybody shine a light on this please?

[movid]

I'm sure that there must be a simple explanation to this lol.

Using the-equalizer's selenium solution for CH5: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/411643-Freevine-A-downloader-for-free-streaming-se...48#post2734815

Since everyone's freevine is located in a different path on their PCs and not simply in C:/
To make it universal and since retrieve-keys.html is in the same folder as channel5.py which contains the amended script on line 54, I though that line 54 could simply be

LOCATION_RETRIEVE_KEYS_HTML = r"file:///retrieve-keys.html"

In other words, a relative path. That means it's suitable for everybody.

Or maybe

LOCATION_RETRIEVE_KEYS_HTML = r"file:///./retrieve-keys.html"

However, upon running freevine with either of these options, it hangs. Using an absolute path as per the-equalizer works fine.

Can anybody shine a light on this please?

. is the cwd, current working directory = the directory you ran freevine from. "." is not relative to the channel5.py file. [ print(os.getcwd()) ]

Easier just to copy the code and certificate from devine into freevine's channel5.py & api.yaml, it works fine. No need for selenium anymore.

[deccavox]

. is the cwd, current working directory = the directory you ran freevine from. "." is not relative to the channel5.py file. [ print(os.getcwd()) ]

Yes indeed, you are correct (silly me). The cwd is that where freevine.py is being run from.
As I've said, everyone's freevine is located in a different path on their PCs and not simply in C:/
the-equalizer's selenium solution for CH5 means having to get the absolute path of retrieve-keys.html which is different for everybody, and will change if you move freevine elsewhere on your system. A PITA. So, I wanted a relative path defined for retrieve-keys.html. That's something that should be simple but it turns out that file URIs hate relative paths (as in "file:///").

This solves it:
Follow the-equalizer's selenium solution: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/411643-Freevine-A-downloader-for-free-streaming-se...48#post2734815 but replace line 54 in channel5.py with the following script:

import os
cwd = os.getcwd()
relative_path = os.path.join(cwd, "services", "channel5", "retrieve-keys.html")
LOCATION_RETRIEVE_KEYS_HTML = f"file:///{relative_path.replace(os.sep, '/')}"

Obviously all indented as per what the original line 54 was.

That's it. You can have your freevine anywhere on your system now. Deeply embedded in a massive folder system on drive Z if you want. It'll still work

[sipho]

@stabbedbybrick What are the chances you can update freevine to work with CBC GEM, now that a lot of their shows are DRM?

Please.

[stabbedbybrick]

@stabbedbybrick What are the chances you can update freevine to work with CBC GEM, now that a lot of their shows are DRM?

Please.

Slim to none, I'm afraid. Making Freevine was a lot of fun, but I've moved on to other things.

[sipho]

No worries.

[Oldfart1234]

This worked great for CBC Gem until just recently, now I can't get it to work at all. Does anyone know if there is any other way to download from CBC Gem in 1080p with 5.1 audio?

[Grimbarian]

This worked great for CBC Gem until just recently, now I can't get it to work at all. Does anyone know if there is any other way to download from CBC Gem in 1080p with 5.1 audio?

N_m3u8DL-CLI.exe works:


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I use "The Stream Detector" Firefox plugin to get the m3u8 URL:


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The key expires pretty quickly so you'll need to download right away.


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I won't post the download URL but if you google "N_m3u8DL-CLI.exe" the git is the first result.


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[sipho]

@Grimbarian Where do you get the key from please? My URL is similar to yours without the HMAC past after the last acl.

Scratch that, my SimpleG was stripping the last part of the URL.

[Grimbarian]

@Grimbarian Where do you get the key from please? My URL is similar to yours without the HMAC past after the last acl.

Hmnm it just shows for me automatically I didn't do anything special...

[Tom Saurus]

YT-DLP is currently working for CBC Gem. Here is a link to a thread:

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/408746-gem-cbc-ca-1080p-streams

[Oldfart1234]

YT-DLP is currently working for CBC Gem. Here is a link to a thread:

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/408746-gem-cbc-ca-1080p-streams

Well I tried
yt-dlp --username username@example.com --password password --verbose --no-overwrites --write-sub -S "res:1080" 'https://gem.cbc.ca/media/plan-b/s02e01'
and still got only 1280x720. It is easy to get 1280x720 but I am looking for a way to get 1920x1080, and 5.1 audio if I possibly can.

[Tom Saurus]

YT-DLP is currently working for CBC Gem. Here is a link to a thread:

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/408746-gem-cbc-ca-1080p-streams

Well I tried
yt-dlp --username username@example.com --password password --verbose --no-overwrites --write-sub -S "res:1080" 'https://gem.cbc.ca/media/plan-b/s02e01'
and still got only 1280x720. It is easy to get 1280x720 but I am looking for a way to get 1920x1080, and 5.1 audio if I possibly can.

There is a version of YT-DLP that has been compiled apparently that can get 1080 and it was mentioned recently in the Devine thread and the poster posted a link to where it can be downloaded and he wrote it should show up in the next YT-DLP release. The link is a YT-DLP thread about CBC Gem for the compiled version.

[agsbond]

Hello @stabbedbybrick !

New to devine, but been using for "iP" with no issues so far!

However, I wanted to try ITV and it says that I need to use cookies. Downloaded the cookies using a browser extension as "itv_cookies.txt", saved the file to a folder under devine - so that it became "cookies/itv_cookies.txt".

But I have no idea how to pass this file while dl-ing.

Can any of you experts please tell me what to do?

I am familiar with how to use cookies on yt-dlp, but this is stumping me a bit. Maybe because I don't fully understand how to setup profiles?

Thanks in advance!

[agsbond]

Hello all!

I have been using devine for iP and it has been working well for me.

I wanted to try a different service which needs cookies - I got the cookies.txt, but I am a bit stumped on how to pass that to devine.

I am familiar with how cookies work on yt-dlp. And I did put the cookies.txt into a folder under devine called "cookies".

I know I probably need to use -p command, but I don't know how to set up a profile.

Sorry if I am being extremely noob.

Any and all help would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Figured it out. God, I was so stupid!

[klorgbane]

Channel 4 is not working for me, I get an error message saying "IndexError: A proxy client must be set in config file". Problem is, I have no idea how to do that, and I can't find any guides anywhere of setting a proxy client, can someone here help me out?

All the other services are working fine, it's just Channel 4 that isn't.

[billybanana]

Channel 4 is not working for me, I get an error message saying "IndexError: A proxy client must be set in config file". Problem is, I have no idea how to do that, and I can't find any guides anywhere of setting a proxy client, can someone here help me out?

All the other services are working fine, it's just Channel 4 that isn't.

Some Ch4 episodes will give you that error. It's been seen before. You're better off using Devine nowadays as Freevine is no longer maintained.

[klorgbane]

Channel 4 is not working for me, I get an error message saying "IndexError: A proxy client must be set in config file". Problem is, I have no idea how to do that, and I can't find any guides anywhere of setting a proxy client, can someone here help me out?

All the other services are working fine, it's just Channel 4 that isn't.

Some Ch4 episodes will give you that error. It's been seen before. You're better off using Devine nowadays as Freevine is no longer maintained.

Oh HELL NO, I ain't doing that. Took me long enough to get Freevine set up, I'm not going through the same process setting up Devine.

Anyway, after having gone through massive trial and error, I did manage to try using the two proxies that were available, Hola and Windscribe.

Hola doesn't work and just spits out an error message saying "Transaction error: temporary ban detected. Retrying with the fallback mechanism...".

Windscribe doesn't work either and spits out an error message saying "shutil.Error: Destination path 'utils\settings\wndstate.json' already exists". After deleting wndstate.json, I get another error message saying "ValueError: Cannot set verify_mode to CERT_NONE when check_hostname is enabled." and I have literally NO way of being able to fix that error.

Why couldn't the developer of Freevine try to find another proxy service that will ACTUALLY WORK rather than having to deal with this nonsense. Or, better yet, not even need to use a proxy service to download stuff from Channel 4.

[peterb999]

Channel 4 is not working for me, I get an error message saying "IndexError: A proxy client must be set in config file". Problem is, I have no idea how to do that, and I can't find any guides anywhere of setting a proxy client, can someone here help me out?

All the other services are working fine, it's just Channel 4 that isn't.

Some Ch4 episodes will give you that error. It's been seen before. You're better off using Devine nowadays as Freevine is no longer maintained.

Oh HELL NO, I ain't doing that. Took me long enough to get Freevine set up, I'm not going through the same process setting up Devine.

Anyway, I did try using the two proxies that are available, Hola and Windscribe.

Hola doesn't work and just spits out an error message saying "Transaction error: temporary ban detected. Retrying with the fallback mechanism...".

Windscribe doesn't work either and spits out an error message saying "shutil.Error: Destination path 'utils\settings\wndstate.json' already exists". After deleting wndstate.json, I get another error message saying "ValueError: Cannot set verify_mode to CERT_NONE when check_hostname is enabled." and I have literally NO way of being able to fix that error.

Why couldn't the developer of Freevine try to find another proxy service that will ACTUALLY WORK rather than having to deal with this nonsense. Or, better yet, not even need to use a proxy service to download stuff from Channel 4.

I'd ask for your money back from Stabbedbybrick if I were you. It is shocking that he couldn't be bothered to find another proxy service for you.
You'd think that this tool was provided completely for free and that Stabbedbybrick had spent literally hundreds of hours creating, updating and supporting it. Oh I forgot that that is exactly what he did.

Why don't YOU find a proxy server that works and not just expect everything to be laid on a plate for you. I can see what Angela means now and why she no longer frequents the board or updates her brilliant app anymore.

[deccavox]

Channel 4 is not working for me, I get an error message saying "IndexError: A proxy client must be set in config file". Problem is, I have no idea how to do that, and I can't find any guides anywhere of setting a proxy client, can someone here help me out?

All the other services are working fine, it's just Channel 4 that isn't.

Some Ch4 episodes will give you that error. It's been seen before. You're better off using Devine nowadays as Freevine is no longer maintained.

Oh HELL NO, I ain't doing that. Took me long enough to get Freevine set up, I'm not going through the same process setting up Devine.

Anyway, after having gone through massive trial and error, I did manage to try using the two proxies that were available, Hola and Windscribe.

Hola doesn't work and just spits out an error message saying "Transaction error: temporary ban detected. Retrying with the fallback mechanism...".

Windscribe doesn't work either and spits out an error message saying "shutil.Error: Destination path 'utils\settings\wndstate.json' already exists". After deleting wndstate.json, I get another error message saying "ValueError: Cannot set verify_mode to CERT_NONE when check_hostname is enabled." and I have literally NO way of being able to fix that error.

Why couldn't the developer of Freevine try to find another proxy service that will ACTUALLY WORK rather than having to deal with this nonsense. Or, better yet, not even need to use a proxy service to download stuff from Channel 4.

What a horrible person you are. The coder for freevine (stabbedbybrick) has devoted probably hundreds of hours of their own time totally for free to give us this superb service. I can understand if freevine was one of those services that rip you off by charging hundreds of pounds that allows downloading and decryption from streaming sites. You would then have a right to moan about it. But freevine is free free free. Stabby has already said he will no longer be updating the service since he has moved on to devine being his main focus now. And that's his prerogative, after all it's his own personal time. That's not to say if a major issue occured with freevine, other kind souls may step in with suitable solutions. And your question seems to be about whether the suggested proxy services will or will not work with CH4. If you do need such a service, then stop being a cheapskate and pay for a proper VPN service.
Now, everything that I've tried with CH4 works fine with freevine. But I'm in the UK. A much better approach may have been to give examples (URLs) of some programmes that are not working and for you asking whether they are fine or not for other people.

I would imagine your attitude would not instill many to come up with a solution for you.

[klorgbane]

Channel 4 is not working for me, I get an error message saying "IndexError: A proxy client must be set in config file". Problem is, I have no idea how to do that, and I can't find any guides anywhere of setting a proxy client, can someone here help me out?

All the other services are working fine, it's just Channel 4 that isn't.

Some Ch4 episodes will give you that error. It's been seen before. You're better off using Devine nowadays as Freevine is no longer maintained.

Oh HELL NO, I ain't doing that. Took me long enough to get Freevine set up, I'm not going through the same process setting up Devine.

Anyway, after having gone through massive trial and error, I did manage to try using the two proxies that were available, Hola and Windscribe.

Hola doesn't work and just spits out an error message saying "Transaction error: temporary ban detected. Retrying with the fallback mechanism...".

Windscribe doesn't work either and spits out an error message saying "shutil.Error: Destination path 'utils\settings\wndstate.json' already exists". After deleting wndstate.json, I get another error message saying "ValueError: Cannot set verify_mode to CERT_NONE when check_hostname is enabled." and I have literally NO way of being able to fix that error.

Why couldn't the developer of Freevine try to find another proxy service that will ACTUALLY WORK rather than having to deal with this nonsense. Or, better yet, not even need to use a proxy service to download stuff from Channel 4.

What a horrible person you are. The coder for freevine (stabbedbybrick) has devoted probably hundreds of hours of their own time totally for free to give us this superb service. I can understand if freevine was one of those services that rip you off by charging hundreds of pounds that allows downloading and decryption from streaming sites. You would then have a right to moan about it. But freevine is free free free. Stabby has already said he will no longer be updating the service since he has moved on to devine being his main focus now. And that's his prerogative, after all it's his own personal time. That's not to say if a major issue occured with freevine, other kind souls may step in with suitable solutions. And your question seems to be about whether the suggested proxy services will or will not work with CH4. If you do need such a service, then stop being a cheapskate and pay for a proper VPN service.
Now, everything that I've tried with CH4 works fine with freevine. But I'm in the UK. A much better approach may have been to give examples (URLs) of some programmes that are not working and for you asking whether they are fine or not for other people.

I would imagine your attitude would not instill many to come up with a solution for you.

I'm sorry about the attitude I had last night, it's just that I've been really stressed out because Channel 4 is going to be removing SO MANY Adult Swim shows from their service in less than 3 weeks' time, and I don't have the time to install another downloader that may/may not work. Channel 4 has already removed a couple of those shows, so I need to be as quick as possible to get as much as possible that they haven't already removed.

By the way, I am in the UK. I'm able to rip stuff from other UK services, such as BBC iPlayer, ITVX, My5 etc. just fine without the need for a proxy. It's just Channel 4 which is being stubborn.

[SE14man]

Channel 4 is not working for me, I get an error message saying "IndexError: A proxy client must be set in config file". Problem is, I have no idea how to do that, and I can't find any guides anywhere of setting a proxy client, can someone here help me out?

All the other services are working fine, it's just Channel 4 that isn't.

Some Ch4 episodes will give you that error. It's been seen before. You're better off using Devine nowadays as Freevine is no longer maintained.

Oh HELL NO, I ain't doing that. Took me long enough to get Freevine set up, I'm not going through the same process setting up Devine.

Anyway, after having gone through massive trial and error, I did manage to try using the two proxies that were available, Hola and Windscribe.

Hola doesn't work and just spits out an error message saying "Transaction error: temporary ban detected. Retrying with the fallback mechanism...".

Windscribe doesn't work either and spits out an error message saying "shutil.Error: Destination path 'utils\settings\wndstate.json' already exists". After deleting wndstate.json, I get another error message saying "ValueError: Cannot set verify_mode to CERT_NONE when check_hostname is enabled." and I have literally NO way of being able to fix that error.

Why couldn't the developer of Freevine try to find another proxy service that will ACTUALLY WORK rather than having to deal with this nonsense. Or, better yet, not even need to use a proxy service to download stuff from Channel 4.

What a horrible person you are. The coder for freevine (stabbedbybrick) has devoted probably hundreds of hours of their own time totally for free to give us this superb service. I can understand if freevine was one of those services that rip you off by charging hundreds of pounds that allows downloading and decryption from streaming sites. You would then have a right to moan about it. But freevine is free free free. Stabby has already said he will no longer be updating the service since he has moved on to devine being his main focus now. And that's his prerogative, after all it's his own personal time. That's not to say if a major issue occured with freevine, other kind souls may step in with suitable solutions. And your question seems to be about whether the suggested proxy services will or will not work with CH4. If you do need such a service, then stop being a cheapskate and pay for a proper VPN service.
Now, everything that I've tried with CH4 works fine with freevine. But I'm in the UK. A much better approach may have been to give examples (URLs) of some programmes that are not working and for you asking whether they are fine or not for other people.

I would imagine your attitude would not instill many to come up with a solution for you.

I'm sorry about the attitude I had last night, it's just that I've been really stressed out because Channel 4 is going to be removing SO MANY Adult Swim shows from their service in less than 3 weeks' time, and I don't have the time to install another downloader that may/may not work. Channel 4 has already removed a couple of those shows, so I need to be as quick as possible to get as much as possible that they haven't already removed.

By the way, I am in the UK. I'm able to rip stuff from other UK services, such as BBC iPlayer, ITVX, My5 etc. just fine without the need for a proxy. It's just Channel 4 which is being stubborn.

Hey!

Instead of using VPN try a Smart DNS.

They work fine for me and always have done with freevine.

I am using SmartDNSProxy right now.