diff --git a/scripts/ytdl-preload.lua b/scripts/ytdl-preload.lua
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+local cachePath = "/tmp/ytdl-preload"
+local nextIndex
+local caught = true
+local pop = false
+local ytdl = "yt-dlp"
+local utils = require 'mp.utils'
+
+local chapter_list = {}
+local json = ""
+local function exists(file)
+    local ok, err, code = os.rename(file, file)
+    if not ok then
+        if code == 13 then -- Permission denied, but it exists
+            return true
+        end
+    end
+    return ok, err
+end
+-- from ytdl_hook
+local function time_to_secs(time_string)
+    local ret
+    local a, b, c = time_string:match("(%d+):(%d%d?):(%d%d)")
+    if a ~= nil then
+        ret = (a * 3600 + b * 60 + c)
+    else
+        a, b = time_string:match("(%d%d?):(%d%d)")
+        if a ~= nil then ret = (a * 60 + b) end
+    end
+    return ret
+end
+local function extract_chapters(data, video_length)
+    local ret = {}
+    for line in data:gmatch("[^\r\n]+") do
+        local time = time_to_secs(line)
+        if time and (time < video_length) then
+            table.insert(ret, { time = time, title = line })
+        end
+    end
+    table.sort(ret, function(a, b) return a.time < b.time end)
+    return ret
+end
+local function chapters()
+    if json.chapters then
+        for i = 1, #json.chapters do
+            local chapter = json.chapters[i]
+            local title = chapter.title or ""
+            if title == "" then
+                title = string.format('Chapter %02d', i)
+            end
+            table.insert(chapter_list,
+                { time = chapter.start_time, title = title })
+        end
+    elseif not (json.description == nil) and not (json.duration == nil) then
+        chapter_list = extract_chapters(json.description, json.duration)
+    end
+end
+-- end ytdl_hook
+local title = ""
+local function listener(event)
+    if not caught and event.prefix == mp.get_script_name() then
+        local destination = string.match(event.text,
+                "%[download%] Destination: (.+).mkv") or
+            string.match(event.text,
+                "%[download%] (.+).mkv has already been downloaded")
+        if destination and
+            string.find(destination, string.gsub(cachePath, '~/', '')) then
+            _, title = utils.split_path(destination)
+            local audio = ""
+            if exists(destination .. ".mka") then
+                audio = "audio-file=" .. destination .. '.mka,'
+            end
+            mp.commandv("loadfile", destination .. ".mkv", "append",
+                audio .. 'force-media-title="' ..
+                title:gsub("-" .. ("[%w_-]"):rep(11) .. "$", "") ..
+                '",demuxer-max-back-bytes=1MiB,demuxer-max-bytes=3MiB,ytdl=no')             -- ,sub-file="..destination..".en.vtt") --in case they are not set up to autoload
+            mp.commandv("playlist_move", mp.get_property("playlist-count") - 1,
+                nextIndex)
+            mp.commandv("playlist_remove", nextIndex + 1)
+            mp.unregister_event(listener)
+            caught = true
+            title = ""
+            pop = true
+        end
+    end
+end
+-- from ytdl_hook
+mp.add_hook("on_preloaded", 10, function()
+    if string.find(mp.get_property("path"), cachePath) then
+        chapters()
+        if next(chapter_list) ~= nil then
+            mp.set_property_native("chapter-list", chapter_list)
+            chapter_list = {}
+            json = ""
+        end
+    end
+end)
+-- end ytdl_hook
+local function DL()
+    -- mp.add_timeout(1, function()
+    if tonumber(mp.get_property("playlist-pos-1")) > 0 and
+        mp.get_property("playlist-pos-1") ~= mp.get_property("playlist-count") then
+        nextIndex = tonumber(mp.get_property("playlist-pos")) + 1
+        local nextFile = mp.get_property(
+            "playlist/" .. tostring(nextIndex) .. "/filename")
+        if nextFile and caught and nextFile:find("://", 0, false) then
+            caught = false
+            mp.enable_messages("info")
+            mp.register_event("log-message", listener)
+            local ytFormat = mp.get_property("ytdl-format")
+            local fVideo = string.match(ytFormat, '(.+)%+.+//?') or 'bestvideo'
+            local fAudio = string.match(ytFormat, '.+%+(.+)//?') or 'bestaudio'
+
+            json = mp.command_native({
+                name = "subprocess",
+                args = { ytdl, "--dump-single-json", nextFile },
+                capture_stdout = true,
+                capture_stderr = true
+            })
+            if json then
+                json = json.stdout
+                if json:find("audio only") then
+                    mp.command_native_async({
+                        name = "subprocess",
+                        args = {
+                            ytdl, "-q", "-f", fAudio, "--restrict-filenames",
+                            "--no-playlist", "--sub-lang", "en", "--write-sub",
+                            "--no-part", "-o",
+                            cachePath .. "/%(title)s-%(id)s.mka", nextFile
+                        },
+                        playback_only = false
+                    }, function() end)
+                else
+                    if fVideo:find("bestvideo") then
+                        fVideo = fVideo:gsub("bestvideo", "best")
+                    end
+                end
+                json = utils.parse_json(json)
+            end
+            mp.command_native_async({
+                name = "subprocess",
+                -- args = {ytdl, "-f", fVideo..'/best', "--restrict-filenames", "--no-part", "-N","2","-o", cachePath.."/%(title)s-%(id)s.mkv", nextFile},
+                args = {
+                    ytdl, "-f", fVideo .. '/best', "--restrict-filenames",
+                    "--no-playlist", "--no-part", "-o",
+                    cachePath .. "/%(title)s-%(id)s.mkv", nextFile
+                },
+                playback_only = false
+            }, function() end)
+        end
+    end
+    -- end)
+end
+
+local function clearCache()
+    if pop == true then
+        if package.config:sub(1, 1) ~= '/' then
+            os.execute('rd /s/q "' .. cachePath .. '"')
+        else
+            os.execute('rm -rd ' .. cachePath)
+        end
+        print('clear')
+        mp.command("quit")
+    end
+end
+
+local skipInitial
+mp.observe_property("playlist-count", "number", function()
+    if skipInitial then
+        DL()
+    else
+        skipInitial = true
+    end
+end)
+
+-- from ytdl_hook
+local platform_is_windows = (package.config:sub(1, 1) == "\\")
+local o = {
+    exclude = "",
+    try_ytdl_first = false,
+    use_manifests = false,
+    all_formats = false,
+    force_all_formats = true,
+    ytdl_path = ""
+}
+local paths_to_search = { "yt-dlp", "yt-dlp_x86", "youtube-dl" }
+local options = require 'mp.options'
+options.read_options(o, "ytdl_hook")
+
+local separator = platform_is_windows and ";" or ":"
+if o.ytdl_path:match("[^" .. separator .. "]") then
+    paths_to_search = {}
+    for path in o.ytdl_path:gmatch("[^" .. separator .. "]+") do
+        table.insert(paths_to_search, path)
+    end
+end
+
+local function exec(args)
+    local ret = mp.command_native({
+        name = "subprocess",
+        args = args,
+        capture_stdout = true,
+        capture_stderr = true
+    })
+    return ret.status, ret.stdout, ret, ret.killed_by_us
+end
+
+local msg = require 'mp.msg'
+local command = {}
+for _, path in pairs(paths_to_search) do
+    -- search for youtube-dl in mpv's config dir
+    local exesuf = platform_is_windows and ".exe" or ""
+    local ytdl_cmd = mp.find_config_file(path .. exesuf)
+    if ytdl_cmd then
+        msg.verbose("Found youtube-dl at: " .. ytdl_cmd)
+        ytdl = ytdl_cmd
+        break
+    else
+        msg.verbose("No youtube-dl found with path " .. path .. exesuf ..
+            " in config directories")
+        -- search in PATH
+        command[1] = path
+        es, json, result, aborted = exec(command)
+        if result.error_string == "init" then
+            msg.verbose("youtube-dl with path " .. path .. exesuf ..
+                " not found in PATH or not enough permissions")
+        else
+            msg.verbose("Found youtube-dl with path " .. path .. exesuf ..
+                " in PATH")
+            ytdl = path
+            break
+        end
+    end
+end
+-- end ytdl_hook
+
+mp.register_event("start-file", DL)
+mp.register_event("shutdown", clearCache)