Boxy

yt-dlp discord music bot made for my bf DND sessions

Requierments

• Python 3.13

• Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt

• ffmpeg available:

  Windows: Automated installation available in the setup page

  Ubuntu: sudo apt install ffmpeg

  Fedora: sudo dnf in ffmpeg

  Arch: sudo pacman -S ffmpeg

Setup

Windows

Open powershell and run:

iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Odizinne/Boxy/refs/heads/main/boxy_setup.ps1'))

This command will install python3.13 and required dependencies, as well as creating a desktop shortcut.

Linux / UNIX

from Boxy directory:

pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 boxy.py

Usage

Follow the setup instructions and wait for boxy to connect.

Select server / channel where boxy should join, paste url or type search to textinput and press enter.
Double click on the song once fetched has finished to start playing.
Songs are automatically cached to avoid having to redownload each time.
Go easy with the play / pause and the timeline, discord does not seems to like it (it will create lag).

Resources

used icons from flaticon made by: -freepik -chanut -nawicon -roundicons -Bharat Icons