feat(ytmusic): support cookie-backed zero-oauth playlist browsing (#314)

cmd/setup.go

@@ -427,25 +427,24 @@ func providers() []providerSpec {
 			name:    "YouTube Music",
 			section: "ytmusic",
 			intro: []string{
-				"Works out of the box with built-in fallback credentials.",
-				"Provide your own OAuth client to skip the shared pool, and/or",
-				"a browser name for cookie-based age-gated playback.",
+				"Browse playlists and liked music with browser cookies (zero OAuth setup),",
+				"or provide your own Google Cloud OAuth client credentials.",
 			},
 			picker: &pickerSpec{
 				key:   keyYTMusicMode,
 				label: "Mode",
 				options: []pickerOption{
-					{value: "default", label: "Use built-in credentials (recommended)"},
-					{value: "custom", label: "Provide my own OAuth credentials / cookies"},
+					{value: "cookies", label: "Browser cookies (recommended — zero OAuth setup)"},
+					{value: "custom", label: "Provide my own OAuth credentials"},
 					{value: "off", label: "Disable YouTube Music"},
 				},
 			},
 			fields: []fieldSpec{
-				{key: "client_id", label: "OAuth Client ID",
+				{key: "cookies_from", label: "Browser for cookies", help: "e.g. chrome, firefox, brave, chromium; blank for chrome",
+					onlyIf: func(v map[string]string) bool { return v[keyYTMusicMode] == "cookies" || v[keyYTMusicMode] == "" }},
+				{key: "client_id", label: "OAuth Client ID", required: true,
 					onlyIf: func(v map[string]string) bool { return v[keyYTMusicMode] == "custom" }},
-				{key: "client_secret", label: "OAuth Client Secret", secret: true,
-					onlyIf: func(v map[string]string) bool { return v[keyYTMusicMode] == "custom" }},
-				{key: "cookies_from", label: "Cookies from browser", help: "e.g. chrome, firefox; blank to skip",
+				{key: "client_secret", label: "OAuth Client Secret", secret: true, required: true,
 					onlyIf: func(v map[string]string) bool { return v[keyYTMusicMode] == "custom" }},
 			},
 			body: func(v map[string]string) string {
@@ -465,7 +464,11 @@ func providers() []providerSpec {
 					}
 					return strings.Join(lines, "\n")
 				default:
-					return "enabled = true"
+					browser := strings.TrimSpace(v["cookies_from"])
+					if browser == "" {
+						browser = "chrome"
+					}
+					return fmt.Sprintf("enabled      = true\ncookies_from = %q", browser)
 				}
 			},
 		},

config.toml.example

@@ -162,17 +162,18 @@ eq = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
 # user_id = "optional-user-id"
 
 # ---
-# YouTube Music (optional)
-# Built-in fallback credentials work for most users — no config needed.
-# Set your own Google Cloud OAuth client to avoid shared rate limits:
+# YouTube & YouTube Music (optional)
+# Zero OAuth setup: set `cookies_from` to browse your Liked Music, Liked Videos,
+# and account playlists using your browser session without Google Cloud setup.
+# Alternatively, supply your own Google Cloud OAuth client credentials.
 #
 # [ytmusic]
+# cookies_from = "chrome"   # chrome, firefox, brave, edge, safari, opera…
+#
+# Custom OAuth client (optional, overrides cookie-only mode):
 # client_id = "your-google-oauth-client-id"
 # client_secret = "your-google-oauth-client-secret"
 #
-# Browser cookies for age-restricted / private content:
-# cookies_from = "chrome"
-#
 # Resolve full playlists from list= URLs (default true).
 # When false, only the single video is resolved and playlist links are stripped.
 # expand_playlist = true

config/config.go

@@ -140,13 +140,13 @@ func (y YouTubeMusicConfig) IsSetOrFallback(fallbackFn func() (string, string))
 	if y.Disabled {
 		return false
 	}
-	if y.Enabled {
+	if y.Enabled || strings.TrimSpace(y.CookiesFrom) != "" {
 		return true
 	}
 	// Even without a config section, enable if fallback credentials exist.
 	if fallbackFn != nil {
 		id, secret := fallbackFn()
-		return id != "" && secret != ""
+		return strings.TrimSpace(id) != "" && strings.TrimSpace(secret) != ""
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -154,11 +154,14 @@ func (y YouTubeMusicConfig) IsSetOrFallback(fallbackFn func() (string, string))
 // ResolveCredentials returns the user's configured credentials, or falls back
 // to the built-in pool. Returns empty strings only when the pool is also empty.
 func (y YouTubeMusicConfig) ResolveCredentials(fallbackFn func() (string, string)) (clientID, clientSecret string) {
-	if y.ClientID != "" && y.ClientSecret != "" {
-		return y.ClientID, y.ClientSecret
+	id := strings.TrimSpace(y.ClientID)
+	secret := strings.TrimSpace(y.ClientSecret)
+	if id != "" && secret != "" {
+		return id, secret
 	}
 	if fallbackFn != nil {
-		return fallbackFn()
+		fbID, fbSecret := fallbackFn()
+		return strings.TrimSpace(fbID), strings.TrimSpace(fbSecret)
 	}
 	return "", ""
 }
@@ -422,7 +425,7 @@ func Load() (Config, error) {
 			case "client_secret":
 				cfg.YouTubeMusic.ClientSecret = parseString(val)
 			case "cookies_from":
-				cfg.YouTubeMusic.CookiesFrom = parseString(val)
+				cfg.YouTubeMusic.CookiesFrom = strings.TrimSpace(parseString(val))
 			case "expand_playlist":
 				v := strings.ToLower(val) != "false"
 				cfg.YouTubeMusic.ExpandPlaylist = &v
@@ -443,14 +446,14 @@ func Load() (Config, error) {
 			case "user":
 				cfg.SoundCloud.User = parseString(val)
 			case "cookies_from":
-				cfg.SoundCloud.CookiesFrom = parseString(val)
+				cfg.SoundCloud.CookiesFrom = strings.TrimSpace(parseString(val))
 			}
 		case "netease":
 			switch key {
 			case "enabled":
 				cfg.NetEase.Enabled = strings.ToLower(val) == "true"
 			case "cookies_from":
-				cfg.NetEase.CookiesFrom = parseString(val)
+				cfg.NetEase.CookiesFrom = strings.TrimSpace(parseString(val))
 			case "user_id":
 				cfg.NetEase.UserID = parseString(val)
 			}

config/config_test.go

@@ -549,6 +549,10 @@ func TestYouTubeMusicIsSetOrFallback(t *testing.T) {
 		want       bool
 	}{
 		{"enabled section", YouTubeMusicConfig{Enabled: true}, nil, true},
+		{"cookies_from set", YouTubeMusicConfig{CookiesFrom: "chrome"}, nil, true},
+		{"cookies_from whitespace only", YouTubeMusicConfig{CookiesFrom: "   "}, nil, false},
+		{"cookies_from whitespace only with fallback", YouTubeMusicConfig{CookiesFrom: "   \t\n"}, hasFallback, true},
+		{"cookies_from with disabled", YouTubeMusicConfig{Disabled: true, CookiesFrom: "chrome"}, nil, false},
 		{"disabled", YouTubeMusicConfig{Disabled: true}, hasFallback, false},
 		{"fallback available", YouTubeMusicConfig{}, hasFallback, true},
 		{"no fallback", YouTubeMusicConfig{}, noFallback, false},
@@ -574,6 +578,11 @@ func TestYouTubeMusicResolveCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 		wantSecret string
 	}{
 		{"user credentials take priority", YouTubeMusicConfig{ClientID: "my_id", ClientSecret: "my_secret"}, fallback, "my_id", "my_secret"},
+		{"whitespace credentials fall back", YouTubeMusicConfig{ClientID: "  ", ClientSecret: "\t"}, fallback, "fb_id", "fb_secret"},
+		{"valid configured credentials with whitespace are trimmed", YouTubeMusicConfig{ClientID: "  my_id  ", ClientSecret: "  my_secret \t"}, fallback, "my_id", "my_secret"},
+		{"incomplete client secret falls back", YouTubeMusicConfig{ClientID: "my_id", ClientSecret: "   "}, fallback, "fb_id", "fb_secret"},
+		{"incomplete client id falls back", YouTubeMusicConfig{ClientID: "   ", ClientSecret: "my_secret"}, fallback, "fb_id", "fb_secret"},
+		{"whitespace in fallback credentials is trimmed", YouTubeMusicConfig{}, func() (string, string) { return "  fb_id  ", " \tfb_secret\n" }, "fb_id", "fb_secret"},
 		{"falls back when empty", YouTubeMusicConfig{}, fallback, "fb_id", "fb_secret"},
 		{"nil fallback returns empty", YouTubeMusicConfig{}, nil, "", ""},
 	}
@@ -587,6 +596,31 @@ func TestYouTubeMusicResolveCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLoadYouTubeMusicWhitespaceCookiesFrom(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
+
+	path := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".config", "cliamp", "config.toml")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MkdirAll: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	data := []byte(`
+[ytmusic]
+cookies_from = "   "
+`)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, data, 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	cfg, err := Load()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Load: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cfg.YouTubeMusic.CookiesFrom != "" {
+		t.Errorf("YouTubeMusic.CookiesFrom = %q, want empty string", cfg.YouTubeMusic.CookiesFrom)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestOverridesApply(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := defaultConfig()
 

docs/youtube-music.md

@@ -6,11 +6,33 @@ Your playlists are automatically classified into two providers:
 - **YouTube Music**: playlists containing music content
 - **YouTube**: playlists containing non-music content (podcasts, vlogs, tutorials, etc.)
 
-> **Quick start:** YouTube Music works out of the box with built-in fallback credentials — just install yt-dlp and select it in the provider browser. Run `cliamp setup` if you want to disable it, supply your own OAuth client, or configure cookie-based age-gated playback. Manual setup steps for the custom path are below.
+> **Quick start:**
+> - **Cookie-based (zero OAuth):** Set `cookies_from = "your_browser"` in `~/.config/cliamp/config.toml` (or pick a browser via `cliamp setup`). Playlists load via your existing browser session; no OAuth credentials or `ytmusic_credentials.json`.
+> - **OAuth-based:** Provide Google Cloud OAuth credentials (below), then press Enter in the provider browser to sign in; credentials are cached at `~/.config/cliamp/ytmusic_credentials.json`.
 
 ## Setup
 
-### Creating your client ID
+### Option 1: Browser cookies (zero setup)
+
+Add your browser name to `~/.config/cliamp/config.toml` (or run `cliamp setup`):
+
+```toml
+[ytmusic]
+cookies_from = "chrome"
+```
+
+Supported browsers: `chrome`, `firefox`, `brave`, `edge`, `opera`, `safari`, `chromium`.
+
+You can also point at a specific profile or path using yt-dlp's `browser:path` syntax. For example, Zen browser (a Firefox fork) stores its profile outside the default location:
+
+```toml
+[ytmusic]
+cookies_from = "firefox:~/.config/zen"
+```
+
+### Option 2: Custom Google Cloud OAuth client
+
+#### Creating your client ID
 
 1. Go to [console.cloud.google.com](https://console.cloud.google.com/) and log in
 2. Create a new project (or select an existing one)
@@ -28,7 +50,7 @@ Your playlists are automatically classified into two providers:
    - Name: anything (e.g. "cliamp")
 9. Copy the **Client ID** and **Client Secret**
 
-### Configuring cliamp
+#### Configuring cliamp with OAuth
 
 Add your client ID and client secret to `~/.config/cliamp/config.toml`:
 
@@ -56,15 +78,6 @@ expand_playlist = false
 
 When `expand_playlist` is `true` (default), URLs with a `list=` parameter — like auto-generated mixes (RDAMVM, RDMM), album playlists (OLAK), or custom playlists (PL) — are resolved incrementally: the first 20 tracks load instantly so playback starts quickly, while the remaining tracks are fetched in background batches. Set to `false` (or pass `--no-expand-playlist`) to strip the playlist parameter and resolve only the single video.
 
-Supported browsers: `chrome`, `firefox`, `brave`, `edge`, `opera`, `safari`, `chromium`.
-
-You can also point at a specific profile or path using yt-dlp's `browser:path` syntax. For example, Zen browser (a Firefox fork) stores its profile outside the default location:
-
-```toml
-[ytmusic]
-cookies_from = "firefox:~/.config/zen"
-```
-
 Run `cliamp` (or `cliamp --provider ytmusic` / `cliamp --provider youtube`), select a provider, and press Enter to sign in. Credentials are cached at `~/.config/cliamp/ytmusic_credentials.json`. Subsequent launches refresh silently.
 
 ## Usage
@@ -85,13 +98,14 @@ When focused on the provider panel:
 | `Up` `Down` / `j` `k` | Navigate playlists |
 | `Enter` | Load the selected playlist |
 | `Tab` | Switch between provider and playlist focus |
+| `Ctrl+R` | Refresh playlists from YouTube |
 | `Esc` / `b` | Open provider browser |
 
 After loading a playlist you return to the standard playlist view with all the usual controls (seek, volume, EQ, shuffle, repeat, queue, search, lyrics).
 
 ## Playlists
 
-Playlists are automatically split between the two providers:
+When using OAuth authentication, playlists are automatically split between the two providers:
 
 **YouTube Music** shows:
 - **Liked Music**: your liked songs (YouTube Music's special `LM` playlist)
@@ -101,10 +115,19 @@ Playlists are automatically split between the two providers:
 - **Liked Videos**: your liked videos (YouTube's special `LL` playlist)
 - Playlists containing non-music content
 
-Classification is determined by sampling a video from each playlist and checking its YouTube category. Results are cached at `~/.config/cliamp/ytmusic_classification.json`. Delete this file to reclassify.
+For OAuth setups, classification is determined by sampling a video from each playlist and checking its YouTube category. Results are cached at `~/.config/cliamp/ytmusic_classification.json` (and `~/.config/cliamp/ytmusic_cache.json`). Delete these files or press `Ctrl+R` in the TUI to reclassify and refresh.
+
+For cookie-backed providers (`cookies_from`), all custom playlists are appended to both YouTube Music and YouTube results without category classification, and `ytmusic_classification.json` is not populated. Results and tracks are cached at `~/.config/cliamp/ytmusic_cache.json` (refresh with `Ctrl+R` or by deleting the cache file).
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
+- **Linux Keyring / Cookie Decryption (`cannot decrypt v11 cookies: no key found`)**: On Linux desktop environments / window managers (Hyprland, Sway, i3, etc.) where Chromium/Chrome encrypts cookies via GNOME Keyring or KWallet, append the keyring name to `cookies_from`:
+
+  ```toml
+  [ytmusic]
+  cookies_from = "chromium+gnomekeyring"  # or "chrome+gnomekeyring", "brave+kwallet"
+  ```
+
 - **"ERR: waiting for audio data: EOF" / playback stops immediately**: yt-dlp couldn't produce a stream. cliamp now surfaces yt-dlp's real message (e.g. "Sign in to confirm you're not a bot") instead of the bare EOF, so read the full error. The common causes:
   - **Outdated yt-dlp**: update it (`yt-dlp -U`, or reinstall from the [official repo](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp)). Distro and winget builds are frequently stale and break when YouTube changes.
   - **Bot detection**: YouTube blocks anonymous requests. Set `cookies_from` (see above) so yt-dlp reuses your logged-in browser session. For Zen browser use `cookies_from = "firefox:~/.config/zen"`.
@@ -112,11 +135,11 @@ Classification is determined by sampling a video from each playlist and checking
 - **"OAuth failed"**: Make sure your Google Cloud project has YouTube Data API v3 enabled and your OAuth client type is "Desktop app".
 - **"Access blocked"**: While your app is in "Testing" status, only test users you've added can sign in. Add your Google account as a test user in the OAuth consent screen settings.
 - **Playlist not showing**: Only playlists in your library are listed. Save/follow a playlist in YouTube Music for it to appear.
-- **Re-authenticate**: Delete `~/.config/cliamp/ytmusic_credentials.json` and restart cliamp to trigger a fresh login.
+- **Re-authenticate / Reset Cache**: Delete `~/.config/cliamp/ytmusic_credentials.json` (for OAuth) or press `Ctrl+R` in the TUI / remove `~/.config/cliamp/ytmusic_cache.json`.
 - **Private/deleted videos**: These are automatically skipped when loading a playlist.
 
 ## Requirements
 
 - [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) installed and on your PATH (for audio playback)
-- A Google Cloud project with YouTube Data API v3 enabled
+- Either browser cookies (`cookies_from = "browser"`, zero Google Cloud setup required) OR a Google Cloud project with YouTube Data API v3 enabled (OAuth path)
 - No Spotify Premium or other paid subscription required. YouTube Music free tier works

external/ytmusic/cookie_provider.go

@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+package ytmusic
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/bjarneo/cliamp/playlist"
+	"github.com/bjarneo/cliamp/provider"
+	"github.com/bjarneo/cliamp/resolve"
+)
+
+// Compile-time interface checks.
+var (
+	_ playlist.Provider  = (*CookieProvider)(nil)
+	_ provider.Searcher  = (*CookieProvider)(nil)
+	_ playlist.Refresher = (*CookieProvider)(nil)
+	_ provider.Closer    = (*CookieProvider)(nil)
+)
+
+// ProviderKind indicates the flavor of the YouTube provider.
+type ProviderKind int
+
+const (
+	KindMusic ProviderKind = iota
+	KindVideo
+	KindAll
+)
+
+type cookieBase struct {
+	browser    string
+	fetchFn    func(browser string) ([]playlist.PlaylistInfo, error)
+	mu         sync.Mutex
+	playlists  []playlist.PlaylistInfo
+	trackCache map[string][]playlist.Track
+	disk       *ytCache
+}
+
+func newCookieBase(browser string) *cookieBase {
+	return &cookieBase{
+		browser:    browser,
+		fetchFn:    resolve.FetchUserPlaylists,
+		trackCache: make(map[string][]playlist.Track),
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *cookieBase) ensureDiskCache() *ytCache {
+	if b.disk == nil {
+		b.disk = loadYTCache()
+	}
+	return b.disk
+}
+
+func (b *cookieBase) fetchPlaylists() ([]playlist.PlaylistInfo, error) {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	if b.playlists != nil {
+		res := b.playlists
+		b.mu.Unlock()
+		return res, nil
+	}
+
+	// Try disk cache first
+	dc := b.ensureDiskCache()
+	if dc.playlistsFresh() {
+		var pls []playlist.PlaylistInfo
+		for _, p := range dc.Playlists {
+			pls = append(pls, playlist.PlaylistInfo{
+				ID:         p.ID,
+				Name:       p.Name,
+				TrackCount: p.TrackCount,
+			})
+		}
+		b.playlists = pls
+		b.mu.Unlock()
+		return pls, nil
+	}
+	b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	fn := b.fetchFn
+	if fn == nil {
+		fn = resolve.FetchUserPlaylists
+	}
+	pls, err := fn(b.browser)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ytmusic: fetch playlists: %w", err)
+	}
+	if pls == nil {
+		pls = []playlist.PlaylistInfo{}
+	}
+
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	b.playlists = pls
+	dc = b.ensureDiskCache()
+	var entries []playlistEntry
+	for _, p := range pls {
+		entries = append(entries, playlistEntry{
+			ID:         p.ID,
+			Name:       p.Name,
+			TrackCount: p.TrackCount,
+		})
+	}
+	dc.setPlaylists(entries)
+	snap := dc.snapshot()
+	b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	saveSnapshot(snap)
+	return pls, nil
+}
+
+func (b *cookieBase) fetchTracks(target string) ([]playlist.Track, error) {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	if cached, ok := b.trackCache[target]; ok {
+		b.mu.Unlock()
+		return cached, nil
+	}
+
+	dc := b.ensureDiskCache()
+	if tracks, ok := dc.tracksFresh(target); ok {
+		b.trackCache[target] = tracks
+		b.mu.Unlock()
+		return tracks, nil
+	}
+	b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	tracks, err := resolve.ResolveYTDLBatch(target, 0, 0, b.browser)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ytmusic: resolve playlist tracks: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	b.trackCache[target] = tracks
+	dc = b.ensureDiskCache()
+	dc.setTracks(target, tracks)
+	snap := dc.snapshot()
+	b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	saveSnapshot(snap)
+	return tracks, nil
+}
+
+func (b *cookieBase) refresh() {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	b.playlists = nil
+	clear(b.trackCache)
+	dc := b.ensureDiskCache()
+	dc.clear()
+	snap := dc.snapshot()
+	b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	saveSnapshot(snap)
+}
+
+// CookieProvider provides YouTube and YouTube Music playlist access using
+// browser cookies via yt-dlp, without requiring Google Cloud OAuth credentials.
+type CookieProvider struct {
+	base *cookieBase
+	kind ProviderKind
+}
+
+// CookieProviders holds the YouTube Music, YouTube, and YouTube All cookie-backed providers.
+type CookieProviders struct {
+	Music *CookieProvider
+	Video *CookieProvider
+	All   *CookieProvider
+}
+
+// NewCookieProviders creates cookie-backed YouTube providers for Music, Video, and All.
+func NewCookieProviders(browser string) CookieProviders {
+	browser = strings.TrimSpace(browser)
+	base := newCookieBase(browser)
+	return CookieProviders{
+		Music: &CookieProvider{base: base, kind: KindMusic},
+		Video: &CookieProvider{base: base, kind: KindVideo},
+		All:   &CookieProvider{base: base, kind: KindAll},
+	}
+}
+
+// NewCookieProvider creates a single cookie-backed YouTube provider of the given kind.
+func NewCookieProvider(browser string, kind ProviderKind) *CookieProvider {
+	browser = strings.TrimSpace(browser)
+	return &CookieProvider{
+		base: newCookieBase(browser),
+		kind: kind,
+	}
+}
+
+// Name returns the display name of this provider.
+func (p *CookieProvider) Name() string {
+	switch p.kind {
+	case KindMusic:
+		return "YouTube Music"
+	case KindVideo:
+		return "YouTube"
+	case KindAll:
+		return "YouTube (All)"
+	default:
+		return "YouTube"
+	}
+}
+
+// Playlists returns the available playlists for this provider.
+func (p *CookieProvider) Playlists() ([]playlist.PlaylistInfo, error) {
+	userPls, err := p.base.fetchPlaylists()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Filter out system playlists from scraped feed to avoid duplicates with pinned entries,
+	// but preserve their track counts for the pinned rows.
+	var (
+		customPls []playlist.PlaylistInfo
+		lmCount   int
+		llCount   int
+	)
+	for _, pl := range userPls {
+		switch pl.ID {
+		case playlistIDLikedMusic:
+			lmCount = pl.TrackCount
+		case playlistIDLikedVideos:
+			llCount = pl.TrackCount
+		default:
+			customPls = append(customPls, pl)
+		}
+	}
+
+	result := make([]playlist.PlaylistInfo, 0, len(customPls)+2)
+	switch p.kind {
+	case KindMusic:
+		result = append(result, playlist.PlaylistInfo{
+			ID:         playlistIDLikedMusic,
+			Name:       "Liked Music",
+			TrackCount: lmCount,
+		})
+	case KindVideo:
+		result = append(result, playlist.PlaylistInfo{
+			ID:         playlistIDLikedVideos,
+			Name:       "Liked Videos",
+			TrackCount: llCount,
+		})
+	case KindAll:
+		result = append(result,
+			playlist.PlaylistInfo{
+				ID:         playlistIDLikedMusic,
+				Name:       "Liked Music",
+				TrackCount: lmCount,
+			},
+			playlist.PlaylistInfo{
+				ID:         playlistIDLikedVideos,
+				Name:       "Liked Videos",
+				TrackCount: llCount,
+			},
+		)
+	}
+	result = append(result, customPls...)
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func formatPlaylistURL(playlistID string, isMusic bool) string {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(playlistID, "http://") || strings.HasPrefix(playlistID, "https://") {
+		return playlistID
+	}
+	switch playlistID {
+	case playlistIDLikedMusic:
+		return "https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=LM"
+	case playlistIDLikedVideos:
+		return "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=LL"
+	default:
+		if isMusic {
+			return "https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=" + playlistID
+		}
+		return "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=" + playlistID
+	}
+}
+
+// Tracks resolves tracks in the given playlist via yt-dlp.
+func (p *CookieProvider) Tracks(playlistID string) ([]playlist.Track, error) {
+	if playlistID == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ytmusic: empty playlist id")
+	}
+	target := formatPlaylistURL(playlistID, p.kind == KindMusic)
+	return p.base.fetchTracks(target)
+}
+
+// SearchTracks performs a search query using yt-dlp's ytsearch: protocol.
+func (p *CookieProvider) SearchTracks(_ context.Context, query string, limit int) ([]playlist.Track, error) {
+	q := strings.TrimSpace(query)
+	if q == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if limit <= 0 {
+		limit = 10
+	}
+	tracks, err := resolve.ResolveYTDLBatch(fmt.Sprintf("ytsearch%d:%s", limit, q), 0, 0, p.base.browser)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ytmusic: search tracks: %w", err)
+	}
+	return tracks, nil
+}
+
+// Refresh clears the cached playlists.
+func (p *CookieProvider) Refresh() {
+	p.base.refresh()
+}
+
+// Close releases any held resources.
+func (p *CookieProvider) Close() {}

external/ytmusic/cookie_provider_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+package ytmusic
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/bjarneo/cliamp/playlist"
+	"github.com/bjarneo/cliamp/provider"
+	"github.com/bjarneo/cliamp/resolve"
+)
+
+func TestCookieProviderInterfaces(t *testing.T) {
+	provs := NewCookieProviders("chrome")
+	var _ playlist.Provider = provs.Music
+	var _ playlist.Provider = provs.Video
+	var _ playlist.Provider = provs.All
+	var _ provider.Searcher = provs.Music
+	var _ provider.Searcher = provs.Video
+	var _ provider.Searcher = provs.All
+	var _ playlist.Refresher = provs.Music
+	var _ playlist.Refresher = provs.Video
+	var _ playlist.Refresher = provs.All
+	var _ provider.Closer = provs.Music
+	var _ provider.Closer = provs.Video
+	var _ provider.Closer = provs.All
+}
+
+func TestCookieProviderNames(t *testing.T) {
+	provs := NewCookieProviders("chrome")
+	if got := provs.Music.Name(); got != "YouTube Music" {
+		t.Errorf("Music.Name() = %q, want %q", got, "YouTube Music")
+	}
+	if got := provs.Video.Name(); got != "YouTube" {
+		t.Errorf("Video.Name() = %q, want %q", got, "YouTube")
+	}
+	if got := provs.All.Name(); got != "YouTube (All)" {
+		t.Errorf("All.Name() = %q, want %q", got, "YouTube (All)")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCookieProviderPlaylists(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
+	mockPlaylists := []playlist.PlaylistInfo{
+		{ID: "LM", Name: "Liked Music", TrackCount: 99},
+		{ID: "LL", Name: "Liked Videos", TrackCount: 42},
+		{ID: "PL111", Name: "My Playlist 1", TrackCount: 12},
+		{ID: "PL222", Name: "My Playlist 2", TrackCount: 34},
+	}
+	fetchCount := 0
+	base := &cookieBase{
+		browser: "firefox",
+		fetchFn: func(browser string) ([]playlist.PlaylistInfo, error) {
+			fetchCount++
+			if browser != "firefox" {
+				t.Errorf("expected browser firefox, got %q", browser)
+			}
+			return mockPlaylists, nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	musicProv := &CookieProvider{base: base, kind: KindMusic}
+	videoProv := &CookieProvider{base: base, kind: KindVideo}
+	allProv := &CookieProvider{base: base, kind: KindAll}
+
+	// 1. Music playlists
+	musicPls, err := musicProv.Playlists()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("musicProv.Playlists() error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(musicPls) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("musicPls len = %d, want 3", len(musicPls))
+	}
+	if musicPls[0].ID != "LM" || musicPls[0].Name != "Liked Music" || musicPls[0].TrackCount != 99 {
+		t.Errorf("musicPls[0] = %+v, want Liked Music (LM) with TrackCount 99", musicPls[0])
+	}
+	if musicPls[1].ID != "PL111" || musicPls[2].ID != "PL222" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected user playlists: %+v", musicPls[1:])
+	}
+
+	// 2. Video playlists (should use cached base playlists)
+	videoPls, err := videoProv.Playlists()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("videoProv.Playlists() error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(videoPls) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("videoPls len = %d, want 3", len(videoPls))
+	}
+	if videoPls[0].ID != "LL" || videoPls[0].Name != "Liked Videos" || videoPls[0].TrackCount != 42 {
+		t.Errorf("videoPls[0] = %+v, want Liked Videos (LL) with TrackCount 42", videoPls[0])
+	}
+
+	// 3. All playlists (should use cached base playlists)
+	allPls, err := allProv.Playlists()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("allProv.Playlists() error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(allPls) != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("allPls len = %d, want 4", len(allPls))
+	}
+	if allPls[0].ID != "LM" || allPls[0].TrackCount != 99 || allPls[1].ID != "LL" || allPls[1].TrackCount != 42 {
+		t.Errorf("allPls pinned = %+v, %+v; want LM (99) and LL (42)", allPls[0], allPls[1])
+	}
+
+	if fetchCount != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("fetchCount = %d, want 1 (cache miss only on first call)", fetchCount)
+	}
+
+	// 4. Test Refresh()
+	musicProv.Refresh()
+	_, _ = musicProv.Playlists()
+	if fetchCount != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("fetchCount after Refresh() = %d, want 2", fetchCount)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCookieProviderPlaylists_NilCaching(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
+	fetchCount := 0
+	base := &cookieBase{
+		browser: "chrome",
+		fetchFn: func(browser string) ([]playlist.PlaylistInfo, error) {
+			fetchCount++
+			return nil, nil
+		},
+	}
+	prov := &CookieProvider{base: base, kind: KindMusic}
+	pls1, err := prov.Playlists()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("first Playlists() unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(pls1) != 1 { // Only pinned Liked Music
+		t.Errorf("len(pls1) = %d, want 1", len(pls1))
+	}
+	pls2, err := prov.Playlists()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("second Playlists() unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(pls2) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("len(pls2) = %d, want 1", len(pls2))
+	}
+	if fetchCount != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("fetchCount = %d, want 1 (nil result should be cached)", fetchCount)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCookieProviderPlaylists_Error(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
+	base := &cookieBase{
+		browser: "chrome",
+		fetchFn: func(browser string) ([]playlist.PlaylistInfo, error) {
+			return nil, errors.New("yt-dlp failed")
+		},
+	}
+	prov := &CookieProvider{base: base, kind: KindMusic}
+	_, err := prov.Playlists()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "ytmusic: fetch playlists:") {
+		t.Errorf("expected wrapped error containing 'ytmusic: fetch playlists:', got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFormatPlaylistURL(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		id      string
+		isMusic bool
+		want    string
+	}{
+		{"LM", true, "https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=LM"},
+		{"LM", false, "https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=LM"},
+		{"LL", true, "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=LL"},
+		{"LL", false, "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=LL"},
+		{"PL12345", true, "https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL12345"},
+		{"PL12345", false, "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL12345"},
+		{"https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=CUSTOM", true, "https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=CUSTOM"},
+		{"http://example.com/stream", false, "http://example.com/stream"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		got := formatPlaylistURL(tt.id, tt.isMusic)
+		if got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("formatPlaylistURL(%q, %v) = %q, want %q", tt.id, tt.isMusic, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCookieProviderSearchTracks_Empty(t *testing.T) {
+	prov := NewCookieProvider("chrome", KindMusic)
+	tracks, err := prov.SearchTracks(context.Background(), "", 10)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(tracks) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 tracks for empty query, got %d", len(tracks))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCookieProviderTracks_EmptyID(t *testing.T) {
+	prov := NewCookieProvider("chrome", KindMusic)
+	_, err := prov.Tracks("")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for empty playlist id, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCookieProviderTracksCaching(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
+	base := newCookieBase("chrome")
+
+	// Pre-populate disk cache with tracks using resolved target URL
+	dc := base.ensureDiskCache()
+	mockTracks := []playlist.Track{
+		{Path: "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=123", Title: "Song 1", Artist: "Artist 1", DurationSecs: 200},
+		{Path: "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=456", Title: "Song 2", Artist: "Artist 2", DurationSecs: 180},
+	}
+	musicTarget := formatPlaylistURL("PL123", true)
+	dc.setTracks(musicTarget, mockTracks)
+	saveSnapshot(dc.snapshot())
+
+	prov := &CookieProvider{base: base, kind: KindMusic}
+	tracks, err := prov.Tracks("PL123")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(tracks) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("got %d tracks, want 2", len(tracks))
+	}
+	if tracks[0].Title != "Song 1" || tracks[1].Artist != "Artist 2" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected tracks from cache: %+v", tracks)
+	}
+
+	// Verify Video provider with the same playlist ID uses distinct cache key
+	videoTarget := formatPlaylistURL("PL123", false)
+	videoTracks := []playlist.Track{
+		{Path: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=789", Title: "Video 1", Artist: "Channel 1", DurationSecs: 300},
+	}
+	dc.setTracks(videoTarget, videoTracks)
+	saveSnapshot(dc.snapshot())
+
+	videoProv := &CookieProvider{base: base, kind: KindVideo}
+	vTracks, err := videoProv.Tracks("PL123")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(vTracks) != 1 || vTracks[0].Title != "Video 1" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected video tracks from cache: %+v", vTracks)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewCookieProvidersDoesNotMutateGlobalCookies(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("skipping Unix shell script test on Windows")
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { resolve.SetYTDLCookiesFrom("") })
+
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	logFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "ytdlp_args.log")
+	fakeYTDL := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "yt-dlp")
+
+	script := "#!/bin/sh\necho \"$@\" > \"" + logFile + "\"\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(fakeYTDL, []byte(script), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	t.Setenv("PATH", tmpDir+string(os.PathListSeparator)+os.Getenv("PATH"))
+
+	// Baseline global cookie configured by another provider (e.g. SoundCloud)
+	resolve.SetYTDLCookiesFrom("firefox")
+
+	// Initializing YouTube Music cookie providers should NOT overwrite global cookies
+	_ = NewCookieProviders("chrome")
+	_ = NewCookieProvider("chrome", KindMusic)
+
+	// Caller relying on global cookies (e.g. SoundCloud) should still get firefox
+	_, _ = resolve.ResolveYTDLBatch("https://soundcloud.com/user/tracks", 0, 0)
+	logged, err := os.ReadFile(logFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(logged), "--cookies-from-browser firefox") {
+		t.Errorf("expected global cookies 'firefox' to remain unchanged, got: %s", string(logged))
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(string(logged), "--cookies-from-browser chrome") {
+		t.Errorf("global cookies was corrupted with 'chrome': %s", string(logged))
+	}
+}

main.go

@@ -148,12 +148,17 @@ func run(overrides config.Overrides, positional []string, daemon bool) error {
 		}
 	}
 	if ytWanted {
-		ytClientID, ytClientSecret := cfg.YouTubeMusic.ResolveCredentials(ytmusic.FallbackCredentials)
-		if cfg.YouTubeMusic.CookiesFrom != "" {
+		explicitOAuth := strings.TrimSpace(cfg.YouTubeMusic.ClientID) != "" && strings.TrimSpace(cfg.YouTubeMusic.ClientSecret) != ""
+		hasCookies := strings.TrimSpace(cfg.YouTubeMusic.CookiesFrom) != ""
+		if hasCookies {
 			player.SetYTDLCookiesFrom(cfg.YouTubeMusic.CookiesFrom)
 		}
-		if ytClientID == "" || ytClientSecret == "" {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "YouTube: no credentials available (configure client_id/client_secret in config.toml)\n")
+
+		ytClientID, ytClientSecret := cfg.YouTubeMusic.ResolveCredentials(ytmusic.FallbackCredentials)
+		hasFallbackOAuth := !explicitOAuth && ytClientID != "" && ytClientSecret != ""
+
+		if !explicitOAuth && !hasCookies && !hasFallbackOAuth {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "YouTube: no credentials available (configure client_id/client_secret or cookies_from in config.toml)\n")
 		} else {
 			if !player.YTDLPAvailable() {
 				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\nYouTube requires yt-dlp for audio playback.\n")
@@ -169,15 +174,27 @@ func run(overrides config.Overrides, positional []string, daemon bool) error {
 				}
 			}
 			if player.YTDLPAvailable() {
-				ytProviders = ytmusic.New(nil, ytClientID, ytClientSecret, cfg.YouTubeMusic.CookiesFrom != "")
+				var all, video, music playlist.Provider
+				if explicitOAuth {
+					ytProviders = ytmusic.New(nil, ytClientID, ytClientSecret, hasCookies)
+					all, video, music = ytProviders.All, ytProviders.Video, ytProviders.Music
+				} else if hasCookies {
+					cookieProviders := ytmusic.NewCookieProviders(cfg.YouTubeMusic.CookiesFrom)
+					all, video, music = cookieProviders.All, cookieProviders.Video, cookieProviders.Music
+				} else if hasFallbackOAuth {
+					ytProviders = ytmusic.New(nil, ytClientID, ytClientSecret, false)
+					all, video, music = ytProviders.All, ytProviders.Video, ytProviders.Music
+				}
+				if all != nil {
 					providers = append(providers,
-					model.ProviderEntry{Key: "yt", Name: "YouTube (All)", Provider: ytProviders.All},
-					model.ProviderEntry{Key: "youtube", Name: "YouTube", Provider: ytProviders.Video},
-					model.ProviderEntry{Key: "ytmusic", Name: "YouTube Music", Provider: ytProviders.Music},
+						model.ProviderEntry{Key: "yt", Name: "YouTube (All)", Provider: all},
+						model.ProviderEntry{Key: "youtube", Name: "YouTube", Provider: video},
+						model.ProviderEntry{Key: "ytmusic", Name: "YouTube Music", Provider: music},
 					)
 				}
 			}
 		}
+	}
 
 	if spotifyProv != nil {
 		defer spotifyProv.Close()

resolve/resolve.go

@@ -608,12 +608,14 @@ func resolveYouTube(pageURL string) ([]playlist.Track, error) {
 // [start, start+count) from the playlist. Exported for UI incremental loading.
 // ResolveYTDLBatch fetches tracks starting at offset `start`.
 // If count > 0, fetches at most `count` items; if count == 0, fetches all remaining.
-func ResolveYTDLBatch(pageURL string, start, count int) ([]playlist.Track, error) {
+// If an optional browser is provided, cookies from that browser are used;
+// otherwise, the globally configured yt-dlp cookies browser is used.
+func ResolveYTDLBatch(pageURL string, start, count int, browser ...string) ([]playlist.Track, error) {
 	end := 0
 	if count > 0 {
 		end = start + count
 	}
-	return resolveYTDLRange(pageURL, start, end)
+	return resolveYTDLRange(pageURL, start, end, browser...)
 }
 
 // resolveYTDL uses yt-dlp --flat-playlist to quickly enumerate tracks.
@@ -627,7 +629,7 @@ func resolveYTDL(pageURL string, maxItems ...int) ([]playlist.Track, error) {
 	return resolveYTDLRange(pageURL, 0, end)
 }
 
-func resolveYTDLRange(pageURL string, start, end int) ([]playlist.Track, error) {
+func resolveYTDLRange(pageURL string, start, end int, browser ...string) ([]playlist.Track, error) {
 	if _, err := exec.LookPath("yt-dlp"); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("yt-dlp not found in PATH — see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#installation")
 	}
@@ -636,8 +638,15 @@ func resolveYTDLRange(pageURL string, start, end int) ([]playlist.Track, error)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	args := []string{"--flat-playlist", "-j", "--socket-timeout", "15"}
-	if browser := ytdlCookiesFrom(); browser != "" {
-		args = append(args, "--cookies-from-browser", browser)
+	b := ""
+	if len(browser) > 0 {
+		b = strings.TrimSpace(browser[0])
+	}
+	if b == "" {
+		b = ytdlCookiesFrom()
+	}
+	if b != "" {
+		args = append(args, "--cookies-from-browser", b)
 	}
 	if start > 0 {
 		args = append(args, "--playlist-start", strconv.Itoa(start+1)) // yt-dlp is 1-based
@@ -662,7 +671,7 @@ func resolveYTDLRange(pageURL string, start, end int) ([]playlist.Track, error)
 	}
 
 	var tracks []playlist.Track
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(strings.NewReader(string(stdout)))
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(bytes.NewReader(stdout))
 	// yt-dlp JSON can exceed bufio.Scanner's default 64KB token limit
 	// (e.g. videos with very long descriptions).
 	scanner.Buffer(make([]byte, 0, scannerInitBufSize), scannerMaxLineSize)

resolve/resolve_test.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -267,3 +268,46 @@ func TestAudioFilesSkipsUnreadableSubdir(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("non-recursive AudioFiles = %v err=%v, want only a.mp3", files, err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestResolveYTDLBatchCookieSelection(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("skipping Unix shell script test on Windows")
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { SetYTDLCookiesFrom("") })
+
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	logFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "ytdlp_args.log")
+	fakeYTDL := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "yt-dlp")
+
+	script := "#!/bin/sh\necho \"$@\" > \"" + logFile + "\"\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(fakeYTDL, []byte(script), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	t.Setenv("PATH", tmpDir+string(os.PathListSeparator)+os.Getenv("PATH"))
+
+	// 1. Fallback to global cookies when explicit browser is empty
+	SetYTDLCookiesFrom("firefox")
+	_, _ = ResolveYTDLBatch("https://example.com/playlist", 0, 0)
+
+	logged, err := os.ReadFile(logFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(logged), "--cookies-from-browser firefox") {
+		t.Errorf("expected global cookies 'firefox' in args, got: %s", string(logged))
+	}
+
+	// 2. Explicit browser overrides global cookies
+	_, _ = ResolveYTDLBatch("https://example.com/playlist", 0, 0, "chrome")
+	logged, err = os.ReadFile(logFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(logged), "--cookies-from-browser chrome") {
+		t.Errorf("expected explicit browser 'chrome' in args, got: %s", string(logged))
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(string(logged), "--cookies-from-browser firefox") {
+		t.Errorf("did not expect fallback cookies 'firefox' in args, got: %s", string(logged))
+	}
+}

resolve/ytdl_playlists.go

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+package resolve
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/url"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/bjarneo/cliamp/playlist"
+)
+
+// ytdlPlaylistFeedEntry holds JSON fields for a single playlist item returned
+// by yt-dlp --flat-playlist on a feed/playlist URL.
+type ytdlPlaylistFeedEntry struct {
+	ID         string `json:"id"`
+	URL        string `json:"url"`
+	WebpageURL string `json:"webpage_url"`
+	Title      string `json:"title"`
+	Type       string `json:"_type"`
+}
+
+// parseYTDLPlaylistFeed parses newline-delimited JSON output from yt-dlp into
+// a slice of playlist.PlaylistInfo entries.
+func parseYTDLPlaylistFeed(r io.Reader) ([]playlist.PlaylistInfo, error) {
+	var playlists []playlist.PlaylistInfo
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
+	scanner.Buffer(make([]byte, 0, scannerInitBufSize), scannerMaxLineSize)
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := bytes.TrimSpace(scanner.Bytes())
+		if len(line) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		var entry ytdlPlaylistFeedEntry
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(line, &entry); err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		id := strings.TrimSpace(entry.ID)
+		if id == "" {
+			for _, uStr := range []string{entry.WebpageURL, entry.URL} {
+				if uStr == "" {
+					continue
+				}
+				if u, err := url.Parse(uStr); err == nil && u.Query().Get("list") != "" {
+					id = u.Query().Get("list")
+					break
+				}
+				if !strings.HasPrefix(uStr, "http://") && !strings.HasPrefix(uStr, "https://") {
+					id = uStr
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// YouTube feed responses often prepend "VL" ("View List") to playlist IDs (e.g. VLPL..., VLLM, VLLL).
+		if strings.HasPrefix(id, "VL") && len(id) > 2 {
+			id = strings.TrimPrefix(id, "VL")
+		}
+
+		if id == "" || seen[id] {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[id] = true
+
+		title := strings.TrimSpace(entry.Title)
+		if title == "" {
+			title = id
+		}
+
+		playlists = append(playlists, playlist.PlaylistInfo{
+			ID:   id,
+			Name: title,
+		})
+	}
+
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse playlist feed: %w", err)
+	}
+	return playlists, nil
+}
+
+// FetchUserPlaylists invokes yt-dlp to scrape user playlists from
+// https://www.youtube.com/feed/playlists using the specified browser session.
+// If browser is empty, the globally configured yt-dlp cookies browser is used.
+func FetchUserPlaylists(browser string) ([]playlist.PlaylistInfo, error) {
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("yt-dlp"); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("yt-dlp not found in PATH — see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#installation")
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	args := []string{"--flat-playlist", "-j", "--socket-timeout", "15"}
+	b := strings.TrimSpace(browser)
+	if b == "" {
+		b = ytdlCookiesFrom()
+	}
+	if b != "" {
+		args = append(args, "--cookies-from-browser", b)
+	}
+	args = append(args, "https://www.youtube.com/feed/playlists")
+
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "yt-dlp", args...)
+	cmd.WaitDelay = 3 * time.Second
+	var stderr strings.Builder
+	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+	stdout, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		if ctx.Err() == context.DeadlineExceeded {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("yt-dlp: timed out fetching playlists (30s)")
+		}
+		msg := strings.TrimSpace(stderr.String())
+		if msg != "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("yt-dlp: %s", msg)
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("yt-dlp: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	pls, err := parseYTDLPlaylistFeed(bytes.NewReader(stdout))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("yt-dlp: %w", err)
+	}
+	return pls, nil
+}

resolve/ytdl_playlists_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package resolve
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseYTDLPlaylistFeed(t *testing.T) {
+	input := `
+{"_type": "url", "id": "PL12345", "title": "My Favorite Tracks", "playlist_count": 25}
+{"_type": "url", "id": "VLPL67890", "title": "Chill Vibes", "item_count": 10}
+{"_type": "url", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLabcde", "title": "Rock Classics", "playlist_count": null, "n_entries": 50}
+{"_type": "url", "id": "PL12345", "title": "Duplicate Playlist", "playlist_count": 25}
+{"_type": "url", "id": "VLLM", "title": "Liked Music", "playlist_count": 100}
+{"_type": "url", "id": "", "title": "No ID"}
+invalid json line
+`
+	pls, err := parseYTDLPlaylistFeed(strings.NewReader(input))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseYTDLPlaylistFeed unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected := []struct {
+		id    string
+		name  string
+		count int
+	}{
+		{id: "PL12345", name: "My Favorite Tracks", count: 0},
+		{id: "PL67890", name: "Chill Vibes", count: 0},
+		{id: "PLabcde", name: "Rock Classics", count: 0},
+		{id: "LM", name: "Liked Music", count: 0},
+	}
+
+	if len(pls) != len(expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("got %d playlists, want %d", len(pls), len(expected))
+	}
+
+	for i, exp := range expected {
+		if pls[i].ID != exp.id {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] ID = %q, want %q", i, pls[i].ID, exp.id)
+		}
+		if pls[i].Name != exp.name {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Name = %q, want %q", i, pls[i].Name, exp.name)
+		}
+		if pls[i].TrackCount != exp.count {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] TrackCount = %d, want %d", i, pls[i].TrackCount, exp.count)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseYTDLPlaylistFeed_Empty(t *testing.T) {
+	pls, err := parseYTDLPlaylistFeed(strings.NewReader(""))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(pls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 0 playlists, got %d", len(pls))
+	}
+}

site/index.html

@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--ink-2);padding:46px 0 5
       <div class="source" style="--src-color:#1db954"><div class="source-badge">OAuth · cached</div><div class="source-name">Spotify</div><div class="source-desc">Stream your Premium library. Bring your own developer <code>client_id</code> for a private Web API quota; playback is authorized separately. Search with <kbd>Ctrl+F</kbd>; Development Mode paging is automatic. Currently unavailable on Windows builds.</div></div>
       <div class="source" style="--src-color:#c3c9d4"><div class="source-badge">OAuth · lossless</div><div class="source-name">Qobuz</div><div class="source-desc">Opt-in: set <code>[qobuz] enabled = true</code>. Stream lossless FLAC up to 24-bit/192kHz from your subscription. Browse favorites &amp; playlists, search with <kbd>Ctrl+F</kbd>. Sign in once via OAuth in your browser.</div></div>
       <div class="source" style="--src-color:#ff0000"><div class="source-badge">yt-dlp</div><div class="source-name">YouTube</div><div class="source-desc">Search videos with <kbd>Ctrl+F</kbd>, then play, append, or queue from a results list.</div></div>
-      <div class="source" style="--src-color:#ff4444"><div class="source-badge">OAuth · cached</div><div class="source-name">YT Music</div><div class="source-desc">Browse your playlists with auto music/non-music classification. Set <code>cookies_from</code> to play through your browser session and avoid YouTube bot blocks (keep <code>yt-dlp</code> current).</div></div>
+      <div class="source" style="--src-color:#ff4444"><div class="source-badge">Cookies · OAuth</div><div class="source-name">YT Music</div><div class="source-desc">Browse your playlists and Liked Music directly via browser cookies (zero OAuth setup) or custom Google Cloud credentials. Set <code>cookies_from</code> in your config.</div></div>
       <div class="source" style="--src-color:#e5a00d"><div class="source-badge">Media server</div><div class="source-name">Plex</div><div class="source-desc">Browse albums and stream from your Plex Media Server.</div></div>
       <div class="source" style="--src-color:#00a4dc"><div class="source-badge">Media server</div><div class="source-name">Jellyfin</div><div class="source-desc">Artists, albums, tracks — buffered gapless playback.</div></div>
       <div class="source" style="--src-color:#52b54b"><div class="source-badge">Media server</div><div class="source-name">Emby</div><div class="source-desc">Browse your Emby music library with API key or username/password auth.</div></div>