Reddit Video Maker Bot ?

All done WITHOUT video editing or asset compiling. Just pure programming magic.

Created by Lewis Menelaws & TMRRW

Video Explainer

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Motivation ?

These videos on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram get MILLIONS of views across all platforms and require very little effort. The only original thing being done is the editing and gathering of all materials...

... but what if we can automate that process? ?

Disclaimers

At the moment, this repository won't attempt to upload this content through this bot. It will give you a file that you will then have to upload manually. This is for the sake of avoiding any sort of community guideline issues.

Requirements

Python 3.10
Playwright (this should install automatically in installation)

Installation ?‍

Clone this repository
Run pip install -r requirements.txt
Run python -m playwright install and python -m playwright install-deps

EXPERIMENTAL!!!!

On macOS and Linux (debian, arch, fedora and centos, and based on those), you can run an install script that will automatically install steps 1 to 3. (requires bash)

bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elebumm/RedditVideoMakerBot/master/install.sh)

This can also be used to update the installation

Run python main.py
Visit the Reddit Apps page., and set up an app that is a "script". Paste any URL in redirect URL. Ex:https://jasoncameron.dev
The bot will ask you to fill in your details to connect to the Reddit API, and configure the bot to your liking
Enjoy ?
If you need to reconfigure the bot, simply open the config.toml file and delete the lines that need to be changed. On the next run of the bot, it will help you reconfigure those options.

(Note if you got an error installing or running the bot try first rerunning the command with a three after the name e.g. python3 or pip3)

If you want to read more detailed guide about the bot, please refer to the documentation

Video

final_video.mp4

Contributing & Ways to improve ?

In its current state, this bot does exactly what it needs to do. However, improvements can always be made!

I have tried to simplify the code so anyone can read it and start contributing at any skill level. Don't be shy :) contribute!

Creating better documentation and adding a command line interface.
Allowing the user to choose background music for their videos.
Allowing users to choose a reddit thread instead of being randomized.
Allowing users to choose a background that is picked instead of the Minecraft one.
Allowing users to choose between any subreddit.
Allowing users to change voice.
Checks if a video has already been created
Light and Dark modes
NSFW post filter