yt-dlp is my go to. It’s the open source project most other things use behind the scenes

Trash 80 dialing in to a Linux shell account using one of the various cli lemmy clients should work

I wish there was a middle ground. The grey market keys provide convenience that pirating doesn’t, like steam activation.

I stopped using key resellers for games though after learning about how they’re sourced

Yeah I really don’t get the argument that paying for YouTube premium should hide links that directly support a creator you like.

If anything I’d complain if YouTube hid them as it would be an easy “I got mine” response