4 # Instuctions for creating release
7 * Update Changelog.md and CONTRIBUTORS
8 * Change "Merged with ytdl" version in Readme.md if needed
9 * Add new/fixed extractors in "new features" section of Readme.md
10 * Commit as
`Release <version>`
11 * Push to origin/release using
`git push origin master:release`
12 build task will now run
19 * Add new option
`--netrc-location`
20 * [outtmpl] Allow alternate fields using
`,`
21 * [outtmpl] Add format type
`B` to treat the value as bytes (eg: to limit the filename to a certain number of bytes)
22 * Separate the options
`--ignore-errors` and
`--no-abort-on-error`
23 * Basic framework for simultaneous download of multiple formats by
[nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
24 * [17live] Add 17.live extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
25 * [bilibili] Add BiliIntlIE and BiliIntlSeriesIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
26 * [CAM4] Add extractor by [alerikaisattera](https://github.com/alerikaisattera)
27 * [Chingari] Add extractors by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
28 * [CGTN] Add extractor by [chao813](https://github.com/chao813)
29 * [damtomo] Add extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
30 * [gotostage] Add extractor by [poschi3](https://github.com/poschi3)
31 * [Koo] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
32 * [Mediaite] Add Extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
33 * [Mediaklikk] Add Extractor by [tmarki](https://github.com/tmarki),
[mrx23dot](https://github.com/mrx23dot),
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
34 * [MuseScore] Add Extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
35 * [Newgrounds] Add NewgroundsUserIE and improve extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
36 * [nzherald] Add NZHeraldIE by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
37 * [Olympics] Add replay extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
38 * [Peertube] Add channel and playlist extractors by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
39 * [radlive] Add extractor by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
40 * [SovietsCloset] Add extractor by [ChillingPepper](https://github.com/ChillingPepper)
41 * [Streamanity] Add Extractor by [alerikaisattera](https://github.com/alerikaisattera)
42 * [Theta] Add extractor by [alerikaisattera](https://github.com/alerikaisattera)
43 * [Yandex] Add ZenYandexIE and ZenYandexChannelIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
45 * [9Now] handle episodes of series by [dalanmiller](https://github.com/dalanmiller)
46 * [AnimalPlanet] Fix extractor by [Sipherdrakon](https://github.com/Sipherdrakon)
47 * [Arte] Improve description extraction by [renalid](https://github.com/renalid)
48 * [atv.at] Use jwt for API by [NeroBurner](https://github.com/NeroBurner)
49 * [brightcove] Extract subtitles from manifests
50 * [CBC] Fix CBC Gem extractors by [makeworld-the-better-one](https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one)
51 * [cbs] Report appropriate error for DRM
52 * [comedycentral] Support `collection-playlist` by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
53 * [DIYNetwork] Support new format by [Sipherdrakon](https://github.com/Sipherdrakon)
54 * [downloader/niconico] Pass custom headers by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
56 * [Fancode] Fix live streams by [zenerdi0de](https://github.com/zenerdi0de)
57 * [funimation] Fix for locations outside US by [Jules-A](https://github.com/Jules-A),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
58 * [globo] Fix GloboIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
59 * [HiDive] Fix extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
60 * [Hotstar] Add referer for subs by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
61 * [itv] Fix extractor, add subtitles and thumbnails by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz),
[sleaux-meaux](https://github.com/sleaux-meaux),
[Vangelis66](https://github.com/Vangelis66)
62 * [lbry] Show error message from API response
63 * [Mxplayer] Use mobile API by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
64 * [NDR] Rewrite NDRIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
65 * [Nuvid] Fix extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
66 * [Oreilly] Handle new web url by [MKSherbini](https://github.com/MKSherbini)
67 * [pbs] Fix subtitle extraction by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz),
[gesa](https://github.com/gesa),
[raphaeldore](https://github.com/raphaeldore)
68 * [peertube] Update instances by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
69 * [plutotv] Fix extractor for URLs with
`/en`
70 * [reddit] Workaround for
429 by redirecting to old.reddit.com
72 * [soundcloud] Make playlist extraction lazy
73 * [soundcloud] Retry playlist pages on
`502` error and update
`_CLIENT_ID`
74 * [southpark] Fix SouthParkDE by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
75 * [SovietsCloset] Fix playlists for games with only named categories by [ConquerorDopy](https://github.com/ConquerorDopy)
76 * [SpankBang] Fix uploader by [f4pp3rk1ng](https://github.com/f4pp3rk1ng),
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
77 * [tiktok] Use API to fetch higher quality video by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE),
[llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
78 * [TikTokUser] Fix extractor using mobile API by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE),
[llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
79 * [videa] Fix some extraction errors by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
80 * [VrtNU] Handle login errors by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
81 * [vrv] Don't raise error when thumbnails are missing
82 * [youtube] Cleanup authentication code by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
83 * [youtube] Fix
`--mark-watched` with
`--cookies-from-browser`
84 * [youtube] Improvements to JS player extraction and add extractor-args to skip it by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
85 * [youtube] Retry on 'Unknown Error' by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
86 * [youtube] Return full URL instead of just ID
87 * [youtube] Warn when trying to download clips
88 * [zdf] Improve format sorting
89 * [zype] Extract subtitles from the m3u8 manifest by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
90 * Allow
`--force-write-archive` to work with
`--flat-playlist`
91 * Download subtitles in order of
`--sub-langs`
92 * Allow
`0` in
`--playlist-items`
93 * Handle more playlist errors with
`-i`
94 * Fix
`--no-get-comments`
95 * Fix
`extra_info` being reused across runs
96 * Fix compat options
`no-direct-merge` and
`playlist-index`
97 * Dump files should obey
`--trim-filename` by
[sulyi](https://github.com/sulyi)
98 * [aes] Add `aes_gcm_decrypt_and_verify` by [sulyi](https://github.com/sulyi),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
99 * [aria2c] Fix IV for some AES-128 streams by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
100 * [compat] Don't ignore
`HOME` (if set) on windows
101 * [cookies] Make browser names case insensitive
102 * [cookies] Print warning for cookie decoding error only once
103 * [extractor] Fix root-relative URLs in MPD by [DigitalDJ](https://github.com/DigitalDJ)
104 * [ffmpeg] Add
`aac_adtstoasc` when merging if needed
105 * [fragment,aria2c] Generalize and refactor some code
106 * [fragment] Avoid repeated request for AES key
107 * [fragment] Fix range header when using `-N` and media sequence by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
108 * [hls,aes] Fallback to native implementation for AES-CBC and detect
`Cryptodome` in addition to
`Crypto`
109 * [hls] Byterange + AES128 is supported by native downloader
110 * [ModifyChapters] Improve sponsor chapter merge algorithm by [nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari)
111 * [ModifyChapters] Minor fixes
112 * [WebVTT] Adjust parser to accommodate PBS subtitles
113 * [utils] Improve `extract_timezone` by [dirkf](https://github.com/dirkf)
114 * [options] Fix
`--no-config` and refactor reading of config files
115 * [options] Strip spaces and ignore empty entries in list-like switches
116 * [test/cookies] Improve logging
117 * [build] Automate more of the release process by [animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
118 * [build] Fix sha256 by [nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari)
119 * [build] Bring back brew taps by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
120 * [build] Provide `--onedir` zip for windows by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
121 * [cleanup,docs] Add deprecation warning in docs for some counter intuitive behaviour
122 * [cleanup] Fix line endings for `nebula.py` by [glenn-slayden](https://github.com/glenn-slayden)
123 * [cleanup] Improve `make clean-test` by [sulyi](https://github.com/sulyi)
129 * **Native SponsorBlock** implementation by
[nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
130 * `--sponsorblock-remove CATS` removes specified chapters from file
131 * `--sponsorblock-mark CATS` marks the specified sponsor sections as chapters
132 * `--sponsorblock-chapter-title TMPL` to specify sponsor chapter template
133 * `--sponsorblock-api URL` to use a different API
134 * No re-encoding is done unless
`--force-keyframes-at-cuts` is used
135 * The fetched sponsor sections are written to the infojson
136 * Deprecates:
`--sponskrub`,
`--no-sponskrub`,
`--sponskrub-cut`,
`--no-sponskrub-cut`,
`--sponskrub-force`,
`--no-sponskrub-force`,
`--sponskrub-location`,
`--sponskrub-args`
137 * Split
`--embed-chapters` from
`--embed-metadata` (it still implies the former by default)
138 * Add option
`--remove-chapters` to remove arbitrary chapters by
[nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
139 * Add option
`--force-keyframes-at-cuts` for more accurate cuts when removing and splitting chapters by
[nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari)
140 * Let
`--match-filter` reject entries early
141 * Makes redundant:
`--match-title`,
`--reject-title`,
`--min-views`,
`--max-views`
142 * [lazy_extractor] Improvements (It now passes all tests)
143 * Bugfix for when plugin directory doesn't exist by
[kidonng](https://github.com/kidonng)
144 * Create instance only after pre-checking archive
145 * Import actual class if an attribute is accessed
146 * Fix
`suitable` and add flake8 test
147 * [downloader/ffmpeg] Experimental support for DASH manifests (including live)
148 * Your ffmpeg must have
[this patch](https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/3249c757aed678780e22e99a1a49f4672851bca9) applied for YouTube DASH to work
149 * [downloader/ffmpeg] Allow passing custom arguments before
`-i`
150 * [BannedVideo] Add extractor by [smege1001](https://github.com/smege1001),
[blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
151 * [bilibili] Add category extractor by [animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984)
152 * [Epicon] Add extractors by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
153 * [filmmodu] Add extractor by [mzbaulhaque](https://github.com/mzbaulhaque)
154 * [GabTV] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
155 * [Hungama] Fix `HungamaSongIE` and add `HungamaAlbumPlaylistIE` by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
156 * [ManotoTV] Add new extractors by [tandy1000](https://github.com/tandy1000)
157 * [Niconico] Add Search extractors by [animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
158 * [Patreon] Add `PatreonUserIE` by [zenerdi0de](https://github.com/zenerdi0de)
159 * [peloton] Add extractor by [IONECarter](https://github.com/IONECarter),
[capntrips](https://github.com/capntrips),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
160 * [ProjectVeritas] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
161 * [radiko] Add extractors by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
162 * [StarTV] Add extractor for `startv.com.tr` by [mrfade](https://github.com/mrfade),
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
163 * [tiktok] Add `TikTokUserIE` by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
164 * [Tokentube] Add extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
165 * [TV2Hu] Fix `TV2HuIE` and add `TV2HuSeriesIE` by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
166 * [voicy] Add extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
167 * [adobepass] Fix Verizon SAML login by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h),
[ParadoxGBB](https://github.com/ParadoxGBB)
168 * [afreecatv] Fix adult VODs by [wlritchi](https://github.com/wlritchi)
169 * [afreecatv] Tolerate failure to parse date string by [wlritchi](https://github.com/wlritchi)
170 * [aljazeera] Fix extractor by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
171 * [ATV.at] Fix extractor for ATV.at by [NeroBurner](https://github.com/NeroBurner),
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
172 * [bitchute] Fix test by [mahanstreamer](https://github.com/mahanstreamer)
173 * [camtube] Remove obsolete extractor by [alerikaisattera](https://github.com/alerikaisattera)
174 * [CDA] Add more formats by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
175 * [eroprofile] Fix page skipping in albums by [jhwgh1968](https://github.com/jhwgh1968)
176 * [facebook] Fix format sorting
177 * [facebook] Fix metadata extraction by [kikuyan](https://github.com/kikuyan)
178 * [facebook] Update onion URL by [Derkades](https://github.com/Derkades)
179 * [HearThisAtIE] Fix extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
180 * [instagram] Add referrer to prevent throttling by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png),
[kikuyan](https://github.com/kikuyan)
181 * [iwara.tv] Extract more metadata by [BunnyHelp](https://github.com/BunnyHelp)
182 * [iwara] Add thumbnail by [i6t](https://github.com/i6t)
183 * [kakao] Fix extractor
184 * [mediaset] Fix extraction for some videos by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
185 * [Motherless] Fix extractor by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
186 * [Nova] fix extractor by [std-move](https://github.com/std-move)
187 * [ParamountPlus] Fix geo verification by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
188 * [peertube] handle new video URL format by [Chocobozzz](https://github.com/Chocobozzz)
189 * [pornhub] Separate and fix playlist extractor by [mzbaulhaque](https://github.com/mzbaulhaque)
190 * [reddit] Fix for quarantined subreddits by [ouwou](https://github.com/ouwou)
191 * [ShemarooMe] Fix extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
192 * [soundcloud] Refetch
`client_id` on
403
193 * [tiktok] Fix metadata extraction
194 * [TV2] Fix extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
195 * [tv5mondeplus] Fix extractor by [korli](https://github.com/korli)
196 * [VH1,TVLand] Fix extractors by [Sipherdrakon](https://github.com/Sipherdrakon)
197 * [Viafree] Fix extractor and extract subtitles by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
198 * [XHamster] Extract `uploader_id` by [octotherp](https://github.com/octotherp)
199 * [youtube] Add
`shorts` to
`_VALID_URL`
200 * [youtube] Add av01 itags to known formats list by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
201 * [youtube] Extract error messages from HTTPError response by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
202 * [youtube] Fix subtitle names
203 * [youtube] Prefer audio stream that YouTube considers default
204 * [youtube] Remove annotations and deprecate `--write-annotations` by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
205 * [Zee5] Fix extractor and add subtitles by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
206 * [aria2c] Obey
`--rate-limit`
207 * [EmbedSubtitle] Continue even if some files are missing
208 * [extractor] Better error message for DRM
209 * [extractor] Common function
`_match_valid_url`
210 * [extractor] Show video id in error messages if possible
211 * [FormatSort] Remove priority of
`lang`
212 * [options] Add
`_set_from_options_callback`
213 * [SubtitleConvertor] Fix bug during subtitle conversion
214 * [utils] Add
`parse_qs`
215 * [webvtt] Fix timestamp overflow adjustment by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
216 * Bugfix for
`--replace-in-metadata`
217 * Don't try to merge with final extension
218 * Fix
`--force-overwrites` when using
`-k`
219 * Fix
`--no-prefer-free-formats` by
[CeruleanSky](https://github.com/CeruleanSky)
220 * Fix
`-F` for extractors that directly return url
221 * Fix
`-J` when there are failed videos
222 * Fix
`extra_info` being reused across runs
223 * Fix
`playlist_index` not obeying
`playlist_start` and add tests
224 * Fix resuming of single formats when using
`--no-part`
225 * Revert erroneous use of the
`Content-Length` header by
[fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
226 * Use
`os.replace` where applicable by; paulwrubel
227 * [build] Add homebrew taps `yt-dlp/taps/yt-dlp` by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
228 * [build] Fix bug in making
`yt-dlp.tar.gz`
229 * [docs] Fix some typos by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan),
[zootedb0t](https://github.com/zootedb0t)
230 * [cleanup] Replace improper use of tab in trovo by [glenn-slayden](https://github.com/glenn-slayden)
235 * Add option
`--replace-in-metadata`
236 * Add option
`--no-simulate` to not simulate even when
`--print` or
`--list...` are used - Deprecates
`--print-json`
237 * Allow entire infodict to be printed using
`%()s` - makes
`--dump-json` redundant
238 * Allow multiple
`--exec` and
`--exec-before-download`
239 * Add regex to
`--match-filter`
240 * Add all format filtering operators also to
`--match-filter` by
[max-te](https://github.com/max-te)
241 * Add compat-option
`no-keep-subs`
242 * [adobepass] Add MSO Cablevision by [Jessecar96](https://github.com/Jessecar96)
243 * [BandCamp] Add BandcampMusicIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
244 * [blackboardcollaborate] Add new extractor by [mzbaulhaque](https://github.com/mzbaulhaque)
245 * [eroprofile] Add album downloader by [jhwgh1968](https://github.com/jhwgh1968)
246 * [mirrativ] Add extractors by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
247 * [openrec] Add extractors by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
248 * [nbcolympics:stream] Fix extractor by [nchilada](https://github.com/nchilada),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
249 * [nbcolympics] Update extractor for 2020 olympics by [wesnm](https://github.com/wesnm)
250 * [paramountplus] Separate extractor and fix some titles by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
251 * [RCTIPlus] Support events and TV by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
252 * [Newgrounds] Improve extractor and fix playlist by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
253 * [aenetworks] Update `_THEPLATFORM_KEY` and `_THEPLATFORM_SECRET` by [wesnm](https://github.com/wesnm)
254 * [crunchyroll] Fix thumbnail by [funniray](https://github.com/funniray)
255 * [HotStar] Use API for metadata and extract subtitles by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
256 * [instagram] Fix comments extraction by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
257 * [peertube] Fix videos without description by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
258 * [twitch:clips] Extract `display_id` by [dirkf](https://github.com/dirkf)
259 * [viki] Print error message from API request
260 * [Vine] Remove invalid formats by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
261 * [VrtNU] Fix XSRF token by [pgaig](https://github.com/pgaig)
262 * [vrv] Fix thumbnail extraction by [funniray](https://github.com/funniray)
263 * [youtube] Add extractor-arg
`include-live-dash` to show live dash formats
264 * [youtube] Improve signature function detection by [PSlava](https://github.com/PSlava)
265 * [youtube] Raise appropriate error when API pages can't be downloaded
266 * Ensure
`_write_ytdl_file` closes file handle on error
267 * Fix
`--compat-options filename` by
[stdedos](https://github.com/stdedos)
268 * Fix issues with infodict sanitization
269 * Fix resuming when using
`--no-part`
270 * Fix wrong extension for intermediate files
271 * Handle
`BrokenPipeError` by
[kikuyan](https://github.com/kikuyan)
272 * Show libraries present in verbose head
273 * [extractor] Detect `sttp` as subtitles in MPD by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
274 * [extractor] Reset non-repeating warnings per video
275 * [ffmpeg] Fix streaming
`mp4` to
`stdout`
276 * [ffpmeg] Allow
`--ffmpeg-location` to be a file with different name
277 * [utils] Fix
`InAdvancePagedList.__getitem__`
278 * [utils] Fix
`traverse_obj` depth when
`is_user_input`
279 * [webvtt] Merge daisy-chained duplicate cues by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
280 * [build] Use custom build of `pyinstaller` by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
281 * [tests:download] Add batch testing for extractors (
`test_YourExtractor_all`)
282 * [docs] Document which fields
`--add-metadata` adds to the file
283 * [docs] Fix some mistakes and improve doc
284 * [cleanup] Misc code cleanup
289 * Add logo, banner and donate links
290 * [outtmpl] Expand and escape environment variables
291 * [outtmpl] Add format types
`j` (json),
`l` (comma delimited list),
`q` (quoted for terminal)
292 * [downloader] Allow streaming some unmerged formats to stdout using ffmpeg
293 * [youtube] **Age-gate bypass**
294 * Add
`agegate` clients by
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan),
[MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
295 * Add
`thirdParty` to agegate clients to bypass more videos
296 * Simplify client definitions, expose
`embedded` clients
297 * Improve age-gate detection by
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
298 * Fix default global API key by
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
299 * Add
`creator` clients for age-gate bypass using unverified accounts by
[zerodytrash](https://github.com/zerodytrash),
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
300 * [adobepass] Add MSO Sling TV by [wesnm](https://github.com/wesnm)
301 * [CBS] Add ParamountPlusSeriesIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
302 * [dplay] Add `ScienceChannelIE` by [Sipherdrakon](https://github.com/Sipherdrakon)
303 * [UtreonIE] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
304 * [youtube] Add `mweb` client by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
305 * [youtube] Add
`player_client=all`
306 * [youtube] Force `hl=en` for comments by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
307 * [youtube] Fix format sorting when using alternate clients
308 * [youtube] Misc cleanup by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan),
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
309 * [youtube] Extract SAPISID only once
310 * [CBS] Add fallback by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
311 * [Hotstar] Support cookies by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
312 * [HotStarSeriesIE] Fix regex by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
313 * [bilibili] Improve
`_VALID_URL`
314 * [mediaset] Fix extraction by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
315 * [Mxplayer] Add h265 formats by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
316 * [RCTIPlus] Remove PhantomJS dependency by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
317 * [tenplay] Add MA15+ age limit by [pento](https://github.com/pento)
318 * [vidio] Fix login error detection by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
319 * [vimeo] Better extraction of original file by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
320 * [generic] Support KVS player (replaces ThisVidIE) by [rigstot](https://github.com/rigstot)
321 * Add compat-option
`no-clean-infojson`
322 * Remove
`asr` appearing twice in
`-F`
323 * Set
`home:` as the default key for
`-P`
324 * [utils] Fix slicing of reversed
`LazyList`
325 * [FormatSort] Fix bug for audio with unknown codec
326 * [test:download] Support testing with
`ignore_no_formats_error`
327 * [cleanup] Refactor some code
332 * [youtube:tab] Extract video duration early
333 * [downloader] Pass
`info_dict` to
`progress_hook`s
334 * [youtube] Fix age-gated videos for API clients when cookies are supplied by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
335 * [youtube] Disable
`get_video_info` age-gate workaround - This endpoint seems to be completely dead
336 * [youtube] Try all clients even if age-gated
337 * [youtube] Fix subtitles only being extracted from the first client
338 * [youtube] Simplify
`_get_text`
339 * [cookies] bugfix for microsoft edge on macOS
340 * [cookies] Handle `sqlite` `ImportError` gracefully by [mbway](https://github.com/mbway)
341 * [cookies] Handle errors when importing
`keyring`
345 * **Add option
`--cookies-from-browser`** to load cookies from a browser by
[mbway](https://github.com/mbway)
346 * Usage:
`--cookies-from-browser BROWSER[:PROFILE_NAME_OR_PATH]`
347 * Also added
`--no-cookies-from-browser`
348 * To decrypt chromium cookies,
`keyring` is needed for UNIX and
`pycryptodome` for Windows
349 * Add option
`--exec-before-download`
350 * Add field
`live_status`
351 * [FFmpegMetadata] Add language of each stream and some refactoring
352 * [douyin] Add extractor by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan),
[pyx](https://github.com/pyx)
353 * [pornflip] Add extractor by [mzbaulhaque](https://github.com/mzbaulhaque)
354 * **
[youtube] Extract data from multiple clients** by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan),
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
355 * `player_client` now accepts multiple clients
356 * Default
`player_client` =
`android,web`
357 * This uses twice as many requests, but avoids throttling for most videos while also not losing any formats
358 * Music clients can be specifically requested and is enabled by default if
`music.youtube.com`
359 * Added
`player_client=ios` (Known issue: formats from ios are not sorted correctly)
360 * Add age-gate bypass for android and ios clients
361 * [youtube] Extract more thumbnails
362 * The thumbnail URLs are hard-coded and their actual existence is tested lazily
363 * Added option
`--no-check-formats` to not test them
364 * [youtube] Misc fixes
365 * Improve extraction of livestream metadata by
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan),
[krichbanana](https://github.com/krichbanana)
366 * Hide live dash formats since they can't be downloaded anyway
367 * Fix authentication when using multiple accounts by
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
368 * Fix controversial videos when requested via API by
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
369 * Fix session index extraction and headers for non-web player clients by
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
370 * Make
`--extractor-retries` work for more errors
371 * Fix sorting of
3gp format
372 * Sanity check
`chapters` (and refactor related code)
373 * Make
`parse_time_text` and
`_extract_chapters` non-fatal
374 * Misc cleanup and bug fixes by
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
375 * [youtube:tab] Fix channels tab
376 * [youtube:tab] Extract playlist availability by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
377 * **
[youtube:comments] Move comment extraction to new API** by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
378 * Adds extractor-args
`comment_sort` (
`top`/
`new`),
`max_comments`,
`max_comment_depth`
379 * [youtube:comments] Fix `is_favorited`, improve `like_count` parsing by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
380 * [BravoTV] Improve metadata extraction by [kevinoconnor7](https://github.com/kevinoconnor7)
381 * [crunchyroll:playlist] Force http
382 * [yahoo:gyao:player] Relax `_VALID_URL` by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
383 * [nebula] Authentication via tokens from cookie jar by [hheimbuerger](https://github.com/hheimbuerger),
[TpmKranz](https://github.com/TpmKranz)
384 * [RTP] Fix extraction and add subtitles by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
385 * [viki] Rewrite extractors and add extractor-arg `video_types` to `vikichannel` by [zackmark29](https://github.com/zackmark29),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
386 * [vlive] Extract thumbnail directly in addition to the one from Naver
387 * [generic] Extract previously missed subtitles by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
388 * [generic] Extract everything in the SMIL manifest and detect discarded subtitles by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
389 * [embedthumbnail] Fix
`_get_thumbnail_resolution`
390 * [metadatafromfield] Do not detect numbers as field names
391 * Fix selectors
`all`,
`mergeall` and add tests
392 * Errors in playlist extraction should obey
`--ignore-errors`
393 * Fix bug where
`original_url` was not propagated when
`_type`=
`url`
394 * Revert "Merge webm formats into mkv if thumbnails are to be embedded (#
173)"
395 * This was wrongly checking for
`write_thumbnail`
396 * Improve
`extractor_args` parsing
397 * Rename
`NOTE` in
`-F` to
`MORE INFO` since it's often confused to be the same as
`format_note`
398 * Add
`only_once` param for
`write_debug` and
`report_warning`
399 * [extractor] Allow extracting multiple groups in `_search_regex` by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
400 * [utils] Improve
`traverse_obj`
401 * [utils] Add
`variadic`
402 * [utils] Improve `js_to_json` comment regex by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
403 * [webtt] Fix timestamps
404 * [compat] Remove unnecessary code
405 * [docs] fix default of multistreams
410 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[commit/a803582](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/a8035827177d6b59aca03bd717acb6a9bdd75ada)
411 * Add
`--extractor-args` to pass some extractor-specific arguments. See
[readme](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#extractor-arguments)
412 * Add extractor option
`skip` for
`youtube`. Eg:
`--extractor-args youtube:skip=hls,dash`
413 * Deprecates
`--youtube-skip-dash-manifest`,
`--youtube-skip-hls-manifest`,
`--youtube-include-dash-manifest`,
`--youtube-include-hls-manifest`
414 * Allow
`--list...` options to work with
`--print`,
`--quiet` and other
`--list...` options
415 * [youtube] Use `player` API for additional video extraction requests by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
416 * **Fixes youtube premium music** (format
141) extraction
417 * Adds extractor option
`player_client` =
`web`/
`android`
418 * **
`--extractor-args youtube:player_client=android` works around the throttling** for the time-being
419 * Adds extractor option
`player_skip=config`
420 * Adds age-gate fallback using embedded client
421 * [youtube] Choose correct Live chat API for upcoming streams by [krichbanana](https://github.com/krichbanana)
422 * [youtube] Fix subtitle names for age-gated videos
423 * [youtube:comments] Fix error handling and add `itct` to params by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
424 * [youtube_live_chat] Fix download with cookies by [siikamiika](https://github.com/siikamiika)
425 * [youtube_live_chat] use `clickTrackingParams` by [siikamiika](https://github.com/siikamiika)
426 * [Funimation] Rewrite extractor
427 * Add
`FunimationShowIE` by
[Mevious](https://github.com/Mevious)
428 * **Treat the different versions of an episode as different formats of a single video**
429 * This changes the video
`id` and will break break existing archives
430 * Compat option
`seperate-video-versions` to fall back to old behavior including using the old video ids
431 * Support direct
`/player/` URL
432 * Extractor options
`language` and
`version` to pre-select them during extraction
433 * These options may be removed in the future if we can extract all formats without additional network requests
434 * Do not rely on these for format selection and use
`-f` filters instead
435 * [AdobePass] Add Spectrum MSO by [kevinoconnor7](https://github.com/kevinoconnor7),
[ohmybahgosh](https://github.com/ohmybahgosh)
436 * [facebook] Extract description and fix title
437 * [fancode] Fix extraction, support live and allow login with refresh token by [zenerdi0de](https://github.com/zenerdi0de)
438 * [plutotv] Improve
`_VALID_URL`
439 * [RCTIPlus] Add extractor by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
440 * [Soundcloud] Allow login using oauth token by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
441 * [TBS] Support livestreams by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
442 * [videa] Fix extraction by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
443 * [yahoo] Fix extraction by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
444 * Process videos when using
`--ignore-no-formats-error` by
[krichbanana](https://github.com/krichbanana)
445 * Fix
`--throttled-rate` when using
`--load-info-json`
446 * Fix
`--flat-playlist` when entry has no
`ie_key`
447 * Fix
`check_formats` catching
`ExtractorError` instead of
`DownloadError`
448 * Fix deprecated option
`--list-formats-old`
449 * [downloader/ffmpeg] Fix
`--ppa` when using simultaneous download
450 * [extractor] Prevent unnecessary download of hls manifests and refactor
`hls_split_discontinuity`
451 * [fragment] Handle status of download and errors in threads correctly; and minor refactoring
452 * [thumbnailsconvertor] Treat
`jpeg` as
`jpg`
453 * [utils] Fix issues with
`LazyList` reversal
454 * [extractor] Allow extractors to set their own login hint
455 * [cleanup] Simplify format selector code with
`LazyList` and
`yield from`
456 * [cleanup] Clean
`extractor.common._merge_subtitles` signature
457 * [cleanup] Fix some typos
462 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[commit/379f52a](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/379f52a4954013767219d25099cce9e0f9401961)
463 * **Add option
`--throttled-rate`** below which video data is re-extracted
464 * [fragment] **Merge during download for
`-N`**, and refactor
`hls`/
`dash`
465 * [websockets] Add `WebSocketFragmentFD` by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
466 * Allow
`images` formats in addition to video/audio
467 * [downloader/mhtml] Add new downloader for slideshows/storyboards by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
468 * [youtube] Temporary **fix for age-gate**
469 * [youtube] Support ongoing live chat by [siikamiika](https://github.com/siikamiika)
470 * [youtube] Improve SAPISID cookie handling by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
471 * [youtube] Login is not needed for
`:ytrec`
472 * [youtube] Non-fatal alert reporting for unavailable videos page by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
473 * [twitcasting] Websocket support by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
474 * [mediasite] Extract slides by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
475 * [funimation] Extract subtitles
476 * [pornhub] Extract
`cast`
477 * [hotstar] Use server time for authentication instead of local time
478 * [EmbedThumbnail] Fix for already downloaded thumbnail
479 * [EmbedThumbnail] Add compat-option
`embed-thumbnail-atomicparsley`
480 * Expand
`--check-formats` to thumbnails
481 * Fix id sanitization in filenames
482 * Skip fixup of existing files and add
`--fixup force` to force it
483 * Better error handling of syntax errors in
`-f`
484 * Use
`NamedTemporaryFile` for
`--check-formats`
485 * [aria2c] Lower
`--min-split-size` for HTTP downloads
486 * [options] Rename
`--add-metadata` to
`--embed-metadata`
487 * [utils] Improve
`LazyList` and add tests
488 * [build] Build Windows x86 version with py3.7 and remove redundant tests by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan),
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
489 * [docs] Clarify that
`--embed-metadata` embeds chapter markers
490 * [cleanup] Refactor fixup
495 * Fix bug where
`%(field)d` in filename template throws error
496 * [outtmpl] Improve offset parsing
497 * [test] More rigorous tests for
`prepare_filename`
501 * Remove support for obsolete Python versions: Only
3.6+ is now supported
502 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[commit/c2350ca](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/c2350cac243ba1ec1586fe85b0d62d1b700047a2)
503 * [hls] Fix decryption for multithreaded downloader
504 * [extractor] Fix pre-checking archive for some extractors
505 * [extractor] Fix FourCC fallback when parsing ISM by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
506 * [twitcasting] Add TwitCastingUserIE, TwitCastingLiveIE by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan),
[nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
507 * [vidio] Add VidioPremierIE and VidioLiveIE by [MinePlayersPE](Https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
508 * [viki] Fix extraction from [ytdl-org/youtube-dl@59e583f](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/59e583f7e8530ca92776c866897d895c072e2a82)
509 * [youtube] Support shorts URL
510 * [zoom] Extract transcripts as subtitles
511 * Add field
`original_url` with the user-inputted URL
512 * Fix and refactor
`prepare_outtmpl`
513 * Make more fields available for
`--print` when used with
`--flat-playlist`
514 * [utils] Generalize
`traverse_dict` to
`traverse_obj`
515 * [downloader/ffmpeg] Hide FFmpeg banner unless in verbose mode by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
516 * [build] Release
`yt-dlp.tar.gz`
517 * [build,update] Add GNU-style SHA512 and prepare updater for simlar SHA256 by [nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari)
518 * [pyinst] Show Python version in exe metadata by [nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari)
519 * [docs] Improve documentation of dependencies
520 * [cleanup] Mark unused files
521 * [cleanup] Point all shebang to `python3` by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
522 * [cleanup] Remove duplicate file
`trovolive.py`
527 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[commit/d495292](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/d495292852b6c2f1bd58bc2141ff2b0265c952cf)
528 * Pre-check archive and filters during playlist extraction
529 * Handle Basic Auth
`user:pass` in URLs by
[hhirtz](https://github.com/hhirtz) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
530 * [archiveorg] Add YoutubeWebArchiveIE by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz) and
[alex-gedeon](https://github.com/alex-gedeon)
531 * [fancode] Add extractor by [rhsmachine](https://github.com/rhsmachine)
532 * [patreon] Support vimeo embeds by [rhsmachine](https://github.com/rhsmachine)
533 * [Saitosan] Add new extractor by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
534 * [ShemarooMe] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
535 * [telemundo] Add extractor by [king-millez](https://github.com/king-millez)
536 * [SonyLIV] Add SonyLIVSeriesIE and subtitle support by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
537 * [Hotstar] Add HotStarSeriesIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
538 * [Voot] Add VootSeriesIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
539 * [vidio] Support login and premium videos by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
540 * [fragment] When using
`-N`, do not keep the fragment content in memory
541 * [ffmpeg] Download and merge in a single step if possible
542 * [ThumbnailsConvertor] Support conversion to `png` and make it the default by [louie-github](https://github.com/louie-github)
543 * [VideoConvertor] Generalize with remuxer and allow conditional recoding
544 * [EmbedThumbnail] Embed in `mp4`/`m4a` using mutagen by [tripulse](https://github.com/tripulse) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
545 * [EmbedThumbnail] Embed if any thumbnail was downloaded, not just the best
546 * [EmbedThumbnail] Correctly escape filename
547 * [update] replace self without launching a subprocess in windows
548 * [update] Block further update for unsupported systems
549 * Refactor
`__process_playlist` by creating
`LazyList`
550 * Write messages to
`stderr` when both
`quiet` and
`verbose`
551 * Sanitize and sort playlist thumbnails
552 * Remove
`None` values from
`info.json`
553 * [extractor] Always prefer native hls downloader by default
554 * [extractor] Skip subtitles without URI in m3u8 manifests by [hheimbuerger](https://github.com/hheimbuerger)
555 * [extractor] Functions to parse `socket.io` response as `json` by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and
[llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
556 * [extractor] Allow
`note=False` when extracting manifests
557 * [utils] Escape URLs in
`sanitized_Request`, not
`sanitize_url`
558 * [hls] Disable external downloader for
`webtt`
559 * [youtube]
`/live` URLs should raise error if channel is not live
560 * [youtube] Bug fixes
561 * [zee5] Fix m3u8 formats' extension
562 * [ard] Allow URLs without `-` before id by [olifre](https://github.com/olifre)
563 * [cleanup]
`YoutubeDL._match_entry`
564 * [cleanup] Refactor updater
565 * [cleanup] Refactor ffmpeg convertors
571 * **Youtube improvements**:
572 * Support youtube music
`MP`,
`VL` and
`browse` pages
573 * Extract more formats for youtube music by
[craftingmod](https://github.com/craftingmod),
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
574 * Extract multiple subtitles in same language by
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and
[tpikonen](https://github.com/tpikonen)
575 * Redirect channels that doesn't have a
`videos` tab to their
`UU` playlists
576 * Support in-channel search
577 * Sort audio-only formats correctly
578 * Always extract
`maxresdefault` thumbnail
579 * Extract audio language
580 * Add subtitle language names by
[nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo) and
[tpikonen](https://github.com/tpikonen)
581 * Show alerts only from the final webpage
582 * Add
`html5=1` param to
`get_video_info` page requests by
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
583 * Better message when login required
584 * **Add option
`--print`**: to print any field/template
585 * Makes redundant:
`--get-description`,
`--get-duration`,
`--get-filename`,
`--get-format`,
`--get-id`,
`--get-thumbnail`,
`--get-title`,
`--get-url`
586 * Field
`additional_urls` to download additional videos from metadata using
[`--parse-metadata`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#modifying-metadata)
587 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[commit/dfbbe29](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/dfbbe2902fc67f0f93ee47a8077c148055c67a9b)
588 * Write thumbnail of playlist and add
`pl_thumbnail` outtmpl key
589 * [embedthumbnail] Add `flac` support and refactor `mutagen` code by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and
[tripulse](https://github.com/tripulse)
590 * [audius:artist] Add extractor by [king-millez](https://github.com/king-millez)
591 * [parlview] Add extractor by [king-millez](https://github.com/king-millez)
592 * [tenplay] Fix extractor by [king-millez](https://github.com/king-millez)
593 * [rmcdecouverte] Generalize
`_VALID_URL`
594 * Add compat-option
`no-attach-infojson`
595 * Add field
`name` for subtitles
596 * Ensure
`post_extract` and
`pre_process` only run once
597 * Fix
`--check-formats` when there is network error
598 * Standardize
`write_debug` and
`get_param`
599 * [options] Alias
`--write-comments`,
`--no-write-comments`
600 * [options] Refactor callbacks
601 * [test:download] Only extract enough videos for
`playlist_mincount`
602 * [extractor] bugfix for when
`compat_opts` is not given
603 * [build] Fix x86 build by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
604 * [cleanup] code formatting, youtube tests and readme
607 * **Deprecate support for python versions <
3.6**
608 * **Subtitle extraction from manifests** by
[fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz). See
[be6202f](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/be6202f12b97858b9d716e608394b51065d0419f) for details
609 * **Improve output template:**
610 * Allow slicing lists/strings using
`field.start:end:step`
611 * A field can also be used as offset like
`field1+num+field2`
612 * A default value can be given using
`field|default`
613 * Prevent invalid fields from causing errors
614 * **Merge youtube-dl**: Upto
[commit/a726009](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/a7260099873acc6dc7d76cafad2f6b139087afd0)
615 * **Remove options**
`-l`,
`-t`,
`-A` completely and disable
`--auto-number`,
`--title`,
`--literal`,
`--id`
616 * [Plugins] Prioritize plugins over standard extractors and prevent plugins from overwriting the standard extractor classes
617 * [downloader] Fix
`quiet` and
`to_stderr`
618 * [fragment] Ensure the file is closed on error
619 * [fragment] Make sure first segment is not skipped
620 * [aria2c] Fix whitespace being stripped off
621 * [embedthumbnail] Fix bug where jpeg thumbnails were converted again
622 * [FormatSort] Fix for when some formats have quality and others don't
623 * [utils] Add
`network_exceptions`
624 * [utils] Escape URL while sanitizing
625 * [ukcolumn] Add Extractor
626 * [whowatch] Add extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
627 * [CBS] Improve
`_VALID_URL` to support movies
628 * [crackle] Improve extraction
629 * [curiositystream] Fix collections
630 * [francetvinfo] Improve video id extraction
631 * [generic] Respect the encoding in manifest
632 * [limelight] Obey
`allow_unplayable_formats`
633 * [mediasite] Generalize URL pattern by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
634 * [mxplayer] Add MxplayerShowIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
635 * [nebula] Move to nebula.app by [Lamieur](https://github.com/Lamieur)
636 * [niconico] Fix HLS formats by [CXwudi](https://github.com/CXwudi),
[tsukumijima](https://github.com/tsukumijima),
[nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
637 * [niconico] Fix title and thumbnail extraction by [CXwudi](https://github.com/CXwudi)
638 * [plutotv] Extract subtitles from manifests
639 * [plutotv] Fix format extraction for some urls
640 * [rmcdecouverte] Improve
`_VALID_URL`
641 * [sonyliv] Fix `title` and `series` extraction by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
642 * [tubi] Raise "no video formats" error when video url is empty
643 * [youtube:tab] Detect playlists inside community posts
644 * [youtube] Add
`oembed` to reserved names
645 * [zee5] Fix extraction for some URLs by [Hadi0609](https://github.com/Hadi0609)
646 * [zee5] Fix py2 compatibility
647 * Fix
`playlist_index` and add
`playlist_autonumber`. See
[#302](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/302) for details
648 * Add experimental option
`--check-formats` to test the URLs before format selection
649 * Option
`--compat-options` to revert
[some of yt-dlp's changes](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#differences-in-default-behavior)
650 * Deprecates
`--list-formats-as-table`,
`--list-formats-old`
651 * Fix number of digits in
`%(playlist_index)s`
652 * Fix case sensitivity of format selector
653 * Revert "[core] be able to hand over id and title using url_result"
654 * Do not strip out whitespaces in
`-o` and
`-P`
655 * Fix
`preload_download_archive` writing verbose message to
`stdout`
656 * Move option warnings to
`YoutubeDL`so that they obey
`--no-warnings` and can output colors
657 * Py2 compatibility for
`FileNotFoundError`
661 * **Improve output template:**
662 * Objects can be traversed like
`%(field.key1.key2)s`
663 * An offset can be added to numeric fields as
`%(field+N)s`
664 * Deprecates
`--autonumber-start`
665 * **Improve
`--sub-langs`:**
666 * Treat
`--sub-langs` entries as regex
667 * `all` can be used to refer to all the subtitles
668 * language codes can be prefixed with
`-` to exclude it
669 * Deprecates
`--all-subs`
670 * Add option
`--ignore-no-formats-error` to ignore the "no video format" and similar errors
671 * Add option
`--skip-playlist-after-errors` to skip the rest of a playlist after a given number of errors are encountered
672 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[commit/7e8b3f9](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/7e8b3f9439ebefb3a3a4e5da9c0bd2b595976438)
673 * [downloader] Fix bug in downloader selection
674 * [BilibiliChannel] Fix pagination by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
675 * [rai] Add support for http formats by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
676 * [TubiTv] Add TubiTvShowIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
677 * [twitcasting] Fix extractor
678 * [viu:ott] Fix extractor and support series by [lkho](https://github.com/lkho) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
679 * [youtube:tab] Show unavailable videos in playlists by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
680 * [youtube:tab] Reload with unavailable videos for all playlists
681 * [youtube] Ignore invalid stretch ratio
682 * [youtube] Improve channel syncid extraction to support ytcfg by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
683 * [youtube] Standardize API calls for tabs, mixes and search by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
684 * [youtube] Bugfix in
`_extract_ytcfg`
685 * [mildom:user:vod] Download only necessary amount of pages
686 * [mildom] Remove proxy completely by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
687 * [go] Fix
`_VALID_URL`
688 * [MetadataFromField] Improve regex and add tests
689 * [Exec] Ensure backward compatibility when the command contains
`%`
690 * [extractor] Fix inconsistent use of
`report_warning`
691 * Ensure
`mergeall` selects best format when multistreams are disabled
692 * Improve the yt-dlp.sh script by
[fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
693 * [lazy_extractor] Do not load plugins
694 * [ci] Disable fail-fast
695 * [docs] Clarify which deprecated options still work
700 * Add option
`--convert-thumbnails` (only jpg currently supported)
701 * Format selector
`mergeall` to download and merge all formats
702 * Pass any field to
`--exec` using similar syntax to output template
703 * Choose downloader for each protocol using
`--downloader PROTO:NAME`
704 * Alias
`--downloader` for
`--external-downloader`
705 * Added
`native` as an option for the downloader
706 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[commit/4fb25ff](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/4fb25ff5a3be5206bb72e5c4046715b1529fb2c7) (except vimeo)
707 * [DiscoveryPlusIndia] Add DiscoveryPlusIndiaShowIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
708 * [NFHSNetwork] Add extractor by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
709 * [nebula] Add extractor (watchnebula.com) by [hheimbuerger](https://github.com/hheimbuerger)
710 * [nitter] Fix extraction of reply tweets and update instance list by [B0pol](https://github.com/B0pol)
711 * [nitter] Fix thumbnails by [B0pol](https://github.com/B0pol)
712 * [youtube] Fix thumbnail URL
713 * [youtube] Parse API parameters from initial webpage by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
714 * [youtube] Extract comments' approximate timestamp by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
715 * [youtube] Fix alert extraction
716 * [bilibili] Fix uploader
717 * [utils] Add `datetime_from_str` and `datetime_add_months` by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
718 * Run some
`postprocessors` before actual download
719 * Improve argument parsing for
`-P`,
`-o`,
`-S`
720 * Fix some
`m3u8` not obeying
`--allow-unplayable-formats`
721 * Fix default of
`dynamic_mpd`
722 * Deprecate
`--all-formats`,
`--include-ads`,
`--hls-prefer-native`,
`--hls-prefer-ffmpeg`
723 * [docs] Improvements
726 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[commit/654b4f4](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/654b4f4ff2718f38b3182c1188c5d569c14cc70a)
727 * Ability to set a specific field in the file's metadata using
`--parse-metadata`
728 * Ability to select n'th best format like
`-f bv*.2`
729 * [DiscoveryPlus] Add discoveryplus.in
730 * [la7] Add podcasts and podcast playlists by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
731 * [mildom] Update extractor with current proxy by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
732 * [ard:mediathek] Fix video id extraction
733 * [generic] Detect Invidious' link element
734 * [youtube] Show premium state in `availability` by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
735 * [viewsource] Add extractor to handle
`view-source:`
736 * [sponskrub] Run before embedding thumbnail
737 * [docs] Improve
`--parse-metadata` documentation
741 * Revert
[commit/8562218](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/8562218350a79d4709da8593bb0c538aa0824acf)
744 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
2021.03.25 (
[commit/8562218](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/8562218350a79d4709da8593bb0c538aa0824acf))
745 * Parse metadata from multiple fields using
`--parse-metadata`
746 * Ability to load playlist infojson using
`--load-info-json`
747 * Write current epoch to infojson when using
`--no-clean-infojson`
748 * [youtube_live_chat] fix bug when trying to set cookies
749 * [niconico] Fix for when logged in by [CXwudi](https://github.com/CXwudi) and
[xtkoba](https://github.com/xtkoba)
750 * [linuxacadamy] Fix login
754 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[commit/7e79ba7](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/7e79ba7dd6e6649dd2ce3a74004b2044f2182881)
755 * Option
`--no-clean-infojson` to keep private keys in the infojson
756 * [aria2c] Support retry/abort unavailable fragments by [damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda)
757 * [aria2c] Better default arguments
758 * [movefiles] Fix bugs and make more robust
759 * [formatSort] Fix
`quality` being ignored
760 * [splitchapters] Fix for older ffmpeg
761 * [sponskrub] Pass proxy to sponskrub
762 * Make sure
`post_hook` gets the final filename
763 * Recursively remove any private keys from infojson
764 * Embed video URL metadata inside
`mp4` by
[damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
765 * Merge
`webm` formats into
`mkv` if thumbnails are to be embedded by
[damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda)
766 * Use headers and cookies when downloading subtitles by
[damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda)
767 * Parse resolution in info dictionary by
[damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda)
768 * More consistent warning messages by
[damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
769 * [docs] Add deprecated options and aliases in readme
770 * [docs] Fix some minor mistakes
772 * [niconico] Partial fix adapted from [animelover1984/youtube-dl@b5eff52](https://github.com/animelover1984/youtube-dl/commit/b5eff52dd9ed5565672ea1694b38c9296db3fade) (login and smile formats still don't work)
773 * [niconico] Add user extractor by [animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984)
774 * [bilibili] Add anthology support by [animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984)
775 * [amcnetworks] Fix extractor by [2ShedsJackson](https://github.com/2ShedsJackson)
776 * [stitcher] Merge from youtube-dl by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
777 * [rcs] Improved extraction by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
778 * [linuxacadamy] Improve regex
779 * [youtube] Show if video is `private`, `unlisted` etc in info (`availability`) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
780 * [youtube] bugfix for channel playlist extraction
781 * [nbc] Improve metadata extraction by [2ShedsJackson](https://github.com/2ShedsJackson)
785 * **Split video by chapters**: using option
`--split-chapters`
786 * The output file of the split files can be set with
`-o`/
`-P` using the prefix
`chapter:`
787 * Additional keys
`section_title`,
`section_number`,
`section_start`,
`section_end` are available in the output template
788 * **Parallel fragment downloads** by
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
789 * Use option
`--concurrent-fragments` (
`-N`) to set the number of threads (default
1)
790 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[commit/3be0980](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/3be098010f667b14075e3dfad1e74e5e2becc8ea)
791 * [zee5] Add Show Extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
792 * [rai] fix drm check [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
793 * [wimtv] Add extractor by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
794 * [mtv] Add mtv.it and extract series metadata by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
795 * [pluto.tv] Add extractor by [kevinoconnor7](https://github.com/kevinoconnor7)
796 * [youtube] Rewrite comment extraction by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
797 * [embedthumbnail] Set mtime correctly
798 * Refactor some postprocessor/downloader code by
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
802 * [youtube] Fix history, mixes, community pages and trending by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and
[coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
803 * [youtube] Fix private feeds/playlists on multi-channel accounts by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
804 * [youtube] Extract alerts from continuation by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
805 * [cbs] Add support for ParamountPlus by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
806 * [mxplayer] Rewrite extractor with show support by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and
[Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
807 * [gedi] Improvements from youtube-dl by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
808 * [vimeo] Fix videos with password by [teesid](https://github.com/teesid)
809 * [lbry] Support `lbry://` url by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
810 * [bilibili] Change `Accept` header by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and
[animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984)
811 * [trovo] Pass origin header
812 * [rai] Check for DRM by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
813 * [downloader] Fix bug for
`ffmpeg`/
`httpie`
814 * [update] Fix updater removing the executable bit on some UNIX distros
815 * [update] Fix current build hash for UNIX
816 * [docs] Include wget/curl/aria2c install instructions for Unix by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
817 * Fix some videos downloading with
`m3u8` extension
818 * Remove "fixup is ignored" warning when fixup wasn't passed by user
825 * [youtube] Use new browse API for continuation page extraction by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
826 * Fix HLS playlist downloading by
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
827 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[2021.03.03](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/tag/2021.03.03)
828 * [mtv] Fix extractor
829 * [nick] Fix extractor by [DennyDai](https://github.com/DennyDai)
830 * [mxplayer] Add new extractor by [codeasashu](https://github.com/codeasashu)
831 * [youtube] Throw error when
`--extractor-retries` are exhausted
832 * Reduce default of
`--extractor-retries` to
3
833 * Fix packaging bugs by
[hseg](https://github.com/hseg)
837 * Allow specifying path in
`--external-downloader`
838 * Add option
`--sleep-requests` to sleep b/w requests
839 * Add option
`--extractor-retries` to retry on known extractor errors
840 * Extract comments only when needed
841 * `--get-comments` doesn't imply
`--write-info-json` if
`-J`,
`-j` or
`--print-json` are used
842 * Fix
`get_executable_path` by
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
843 * [youtube] Retry on more known errors than just HTTP-
5xx
844 * [youtube] Fix inconsistent
`webpage_url`
845 * [tennistv] Fix format sorting
846 * [bilibiliaudio] Recognize the file as audio-only
847 * [hrfensehen] Fix wrong import
848 * [viki] Fix viki play pass authentication by [RobinD42](https://github.com/RobinD42)
849 * [readthedocs] Improvements by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
850 * [hls] Fix bug with m3u8 format extraction
851 * [hls] Enable
`--hls-use-mpegts` by default when downloading live-streams
852 * [embedthumbnail] Fix bug with deleting original thumbnail
853 * [build] Fix completion paths, zsh pip completion install by [hseg](https://github.com/hseg)
854 * [ci] Disable download tests unless specifically invoked
855 * Cleanup some code and fix typos
859 * Moved project to an organization
[yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp)
860 * **Completely changed project name to yt-dlp** by
[Pccode66](https://github.com/Pccode66) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
861 * Also,
`youtube-dlc` config files are no longer loaded
862 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[commit/4460329](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/44603290e5002153f3ebad6230cc73aef42cc2cd) (except tmz, gedi)
863 * [Readthedocs](https://yt-dlp.readthedocs.io) support by
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
864 * [youtube] Show if video was a live stream in info (
`was_live`)
865 * [Zee5] Add new extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804) and
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
866 * [jwplatform] Add support for
`hyland.com`
867 * [tennistv] Fix extractor
868 * [hls] Support media initialization by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
869 * [hls] Added options `--hls-split-discontinuity` to better support media discontinuity by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
870 * [ffmpeg] Allow passing custom arguments before -i using
`--ppa "ffmpeg_i1:ARGS"` syntax
871 * Fix
`--windows-filenames` removing
`/` from UNIX paths
872 * [hls] Show warning if pycryptodome is not found
873 * [docs] Improvements
874 * Fix documentation of
`Extractor Options`
875 * Document
`all` in format selection
876 * Document
`playable_in_embed` in output templates
880 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[commit/cf2dbec](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/cf2dbec6301177a1fddf72862de05fa912d9869d) (except kakao)
881 * [viki] Fix extractor
882 * [niconico] Extract `channel` and `channel_id` by [kurumigi](https://github.com/kurumigi)
883 * [youtube] Multiple page support for hashtag URLs
884 * [youtube] Add more invidious instances
885 * [youtube] Fix comment extraction when comment text is empty
886 * Option
`--windows-filenames` to force use of windows compatible filenames
887 * [ExtractAudio] Bugfix
888 * Don't raise
`parser.error` when exiting for update
889 * [MoveFiles] Fix for when merger can't run
890 * Changed
`--trim-file-name` to
`--trim-filenames` to be similar to related options
891 * Format Sort improvements:
892 * Prefer
`vp9.2` more than other
`vp9` codecs
893 * Remove forced priority of
`quality`
894 * Remove unnecessary
`field_preference` and misuse of
`preference` from extractors
895 * Build improvements:
896 * Fix hash output by
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
897 * Lock python package versions for x86 and use
`wheels` by
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
898 * Exclude
`vcruntime140.dll` from UPX by
[jbruchon](https://github.com/jbruchon)
899 * Set version number based on UTC time, not local time
900 * Publish on PyPi only if token is set
901 * [docs] Better document
`--prefer-free-formats` and add
`--no-prefer-free-format`
905 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[2021.02.10](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/tag/2021.02.10) (except archive.org)
906 * [niconico] Improved extraction and support encrypted/SMILE movies by [kurumigi](https://github.com/kurumigi),
[tsukumijima](https://github.com/tsukumijima),
[bbepis](https://github.com/bbepis),
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
907 * Fix HLS AES-
128 with multiple keys in external downloaders by
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
908 * [youtube_live_chat] Fix by using POST API by [siikamiika](https://github.com/siikamiika)
909 * [rumble] Add support for video page
910 * Option
`--allow-unplayable-formats` to allow downloading unplayable video formats
911 * [ExtractAudio] Don't re-encode when file is already in a common audio format
912 * [youtube] Fix search continuations
913 * [youtube] Fix for new accounts
914 * Improve build/updater: by
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
915 * Fix SHA256 calculation in build and implement hash checking for updater
916 * Exit immediately in windows once the update process starts
917 * Fix updater for
`x86.exe`
918 * Updater looks for both
`yt-dlp` and
`youtube-dlc` in releases for future-proofing
919 * Change optional dependency to
`pycryptodome`
920 * Fix issue with unicode filenames in aria2c by
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
921 * Fix
`allow_playlist_files` not being correctly passed through
922 * Fix for empty HTTP head requests by
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
923 * Fix
`get_executable_path` in UNIX
924 * [sponskrub] Print ffmpeg output and errors to terminal
925 * `__real_download` should be false when ffmpeg unavailable and no download
926 * Show
`exe`/
`zip`/
`source` and
32/
64bit in verbose message
930 * **aria2c support for DASH/HLS**: by
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
931 * **Implement Updater** (
`-U`) by
[shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
932 * [youtube] Fix comment extraction
933 * [youtube_live_chat] Improve extraction
934 * [youtube] Fix for channel URLs sometimes not downloading all pages
935 * [aria2c] Changed default arguments to
`--console-log-level=warn --summary-interval=0 --file-allocation=none -x16 -j16 -s16`
936 * Add fallback for thumbnails
937 * [embedthumbnail] Keep original thumbnail after conversion if write_thumbnail given
938 * [embedsubtitle] Keep original subtitle after conversion if write_subtitles given
939 * [pyinst.py] Move back to root dir
940 * [youtube] Simplified renderer parsing and bugfixes
941 * [movefiles] Fix compatibility with python2
942 * [remuxvideo] Fix validation of conditional remux
943 * [sponskrub] Don't raise error when the video does not exist
944 * [docs] Crypto is an optional dependency
948 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[2021.02.04.1](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/tag/2021.02.04.1)
949 * **Date/time formatting in output template:**
950 * You can use
[`strftime`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-format-codes) to format date/time fields. Example:
`%(upload_date>%Y-%m-%d)s`
951 * **Multiple output templates:**
952 * Separate output templates can be given for the different metadata files by using
`-o TYPE:TEMPLATE`
953 * The allowed types are:
`subtitle|thumbnail|description|annotation|infojson|pl_description|pl_infojson`
954 * [youtube] More metadata extraction for channel/playlist URLs (channel, uploader, thumbnail, tags)
955 * New option
`--no-write-playlist-metafiles` to prevent writing playlist metadata files
956 * [audius] Fix extractor
957 * [youtube_live_chat] Fix
`parse_yt_initial_data` and add
`fragment_retries`
958 * [postprocessor] Raise errors correctly
959 * [metadatafromtitle] Fix bug when extracting data from numeric fields
960 * Fix issue with overwriting files
961 * Fix "Default format spec" appearing in quiet mode
962 * [FormatSort] Allow user to prefer av01 over vp9 (The default is still vp9)
963 * [FormatSort] fix bug where
`quality` had more priority than
`hasvid`
964 * [pyinst] Automatically detect python architecture and working directory
965 * Strip out internal fields such as
`_filename` from infojson
969 * **Features from
[animelover1984/youtube-dl](https://github.com/animelover1984/youtube-dl)**: by
[animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984) and
[bbepis](https://github.com/bbepis)
970 * Add
`--get-comments`
971 * [youtube] Extract comments
972 * [billibilli] Added BiliBiliSearchIE, BilibiliChannelIE
973 * [billibilli] Extract comments
974 * [billibilli] Better video extraction
975 * Write playlist data to infojson
976 * [FFmpegMetadata] Embed infojson inside the video
977 * [EmbedThumbnail] Try embedding in mp4 using ffprobe and
`-disposition`
978 * [EmbedThumbnail] Treat mka like mkv and mov like mp4
979 * [EmbedThumbnail] Embed in ogg/opus
980 * [VideoRemuxer] Conditionally remux video
981 * [VideoRemuxer] Add
`-movflags +faststart` when remuxing to mp4
982 * [ffmpeg] Print entire stderr in verbose when there is error
983 * [EmbedSubtitle] Warn when embedding ass in mp4
984 * [anvato] Use NFLTokenGenerator if possible
985 * **Parse additional metadata**: New option
`--parse-metadata` to extract additional metadata from existing fields
986 * The extracted fields can be used in
`--output`
987 * Deprecated
`--metadata-from-title`
988 * [Audius] Add extractor
989 * [youtube] Extract playlist description and write it to
`.description` file
990 * Detect existing files even when using
`recode`/
`remux` (
`extract-audio` is partially fixed)
991 * Fix wrong user config from v2021.01
.24
992 * [youtube] Report error message from youtube as error instead of warning
993 * [FormatSort] Fix some fields not sorting from v2021.01
.24
994 * [postprocessor] Deprecate
`avconv`/
`avprobe`. All current functionality is left untouched. But don't expect any new features to work with avconv
995 * [postprocessor] fix
`write_debug` to not throw error when there is no
`_downloader`
996 * [movefiles] Don't give "cant find" warning when move is unnecessary
997 * Refactor
`update-version`,
`pyinst.py` and related files
998 * [ffmpeg] Document more formats that are supported for remux/recode
1002 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[2021.01.24](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/tag/2021.01.16)
1003 * Plugin support (
[documentation](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#plugins))
1004 * **Multiple paths**: New option
`-P`/
`--paths` to give different paths for different types of files
1005 * The syntax is
`-P "type:path" -P "type:path"`
1006 * Valid types are: home, temp, description, annotation, subtitle, infojson, thumbnail
1007 * Additionally, configuration file is taken from home directory or current directory
1008 * Allow passing different arguments to different external downloaders
1009 * [mildom] Add extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
1010 * Warn when using old style
`--external-downloader-args` and
`--post-processor-args`
1011 * Fix
`--no-overwrite` when using
`--write-link`
1012 * [sponskrub] Output
`unrecognized argument` error message correctly
1013 * [cbs] Make failure to extract title non-fatal
1014 * Fix typecasting when pre-checking archive
1015 * Fix issue with setting title on UNIX
1016 * Deprecate redundant aliases in
`formatSort`. The aliases remain functional for backward compatibility, but will be left undocumented
1017 * [tests] Fix test_post_hooks
1018 * [tests] Split core and download tests
1022 * [TrovoLive] Add extractor (only VODs)
1023 * [pokemon] Add
`/#/player` URLs
1024 * Improved parsing of multiple postprocessor-args, add
`--ppa` as alias
1025 * [EmbedThumbnail] Simplify embedding in mkv
1026 * [sponskrub] Encode filenames correctly, better debug output and error message
1027 * [readme] Cleanup options
1031 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[2021.01.16](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/tag/2021.01.16)
1032 * **Configuration files:**
1033 * Portable configuration file:
`./yt-dlp.conf`
1034 * Allow the configuration files to be named
`yt-dlp` instead of
`youtube-dlc`. See
[this](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#configuration) for details
1039 * Added option
`--break-on-reject`
1040 * [roosterteeth.com] Fix for bonus episodes by [Zocker1999NET](https://github.com/Zocker1999NET)
1041 * [tiktok] Fix for when share_info is empty
1042 * [EmbedThumbnail] Fix bug due to incorrect function name
1043 * [docs] Changed sponskrub links to point to [yt-dlp/SponSkrub](https://github.com/yt-dlp/SponSkrub) since I am now providing both linux and windows releases
1044 * [docs] Change all links to correctly point to new fork URL
1045 * [docs] Fixes typos
1049 * [roosterteeth.com] Add subtitle support by [samiksome](https://github.com/samiksome)
1050 * Added
`--force-overwrites`,
`--no-force-overwrites` by
[alxnull](https://github.com/alxnull)
1051 * Changed fork name to
`yt-dlp`
1052 * Fix typos by
[FelixFrog](https://github.com/FelixFrog)
1053 * [ci] Option to skip
1054 * [changelog] Added unreleased changes in blackjack4494/yt-dlc
1058 * [archive.org] Fix extractor and add support for audio and playlists by [wporr](https://github.com/wporr)
1059 * [Animelab] Added by [mariuszskon](https://github.com/mariuszskon)
1060 * [youtube:search] Fix view_count by [ohnonot](https://github.com/ohnonot)
1061 * [youtube] Show if video is embeddable in info (
`playable_in_embed`)
1062 * Update version badge automatically in README
1063 * Enable
`test_youtube_search_matching`
1064 * Create
`to_screen` and similar functions in postprocessor/common
1068 * [youtube] Fix bug in automatic caption extraction
1069 * Add
`post_hooks` to YoutubeDL by
[alexmerkel](https://github.com/alexmerkel)
1070 * Batch file enumeration improvements by
[glenn-slayden](https://github.com/glenn-slayden)
1071 * Stop immediately when reaching
`--max-downloads` by
[glenn-slayden](https://github.com/glenn-slayden)
1072 * Fix incorrect ANSI sequence for restoring console-window title by
[glenn-slayden](https://github.com/glenn-slayden)
1073 * Kill child processes when yt-dlc is killed by
[Unrud](https://github.com/Unrud)
1077 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[2021.01.08](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/tag/2021.01.08) except stitcher (
[1](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/bb38a1215718cdf36d73ff0a7830a64cd9fa37cc),
[2](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/a563c97c5cddf55f8989ed7ea8314ef78e30107f))
1078 * Moved changelog to separate file
1082 * [Akamai] fix by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1083 * [Tiktok] merge youtube-dl tiktok extractor by [GreyAlien502](https://github.com/GreyAlien502)
1084 * [vlive] add support for playlists by [kyuyeunk](https://github.com/kyuyeunk)
1085 * [youtube_live_chat] make sure playerOffsetMs is positive by [siikamiika](https://github.com/siikamiika)
1086 * Ignore extra data streams in ffmpeg by
[jbruchon](https://github.com/jbruchon)
1087 * Allow passing different arguments to different postprocessors using
`--postprocessor-args`
1088 * Deprecated
`--sponskrub-args`. The same can now be done using
`--postprocessor-args "sponskrub:<args>"`
1089 * [CI] Split tests into core-test and full-test
1093 * Removed priority of
`av01` codec in
`-S` since most devices don't support it yet
1094 * Added
`duration_string` to be used in
`--output`
1095 * Created First Release
1099 * **Changed defaults:**
1100 * Enabled
`--ignore`
1101 * Disabled
`--video-multistreams` and
`--audio-multistreams`
1102 * Changed default format selection to
`bv*+ba/b` when
`--audio-multistreams` is disabled
1103 * Changed default format sort order to
`res,fps,codec,size,br,asr,proto,ext,has_audio,source,format_id`
1104 * Changed
`webm` to be more preferable than
`flv` in format sorting
1105 * Changed default output template to
`%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s`
1106 * Enabled
`--list-formats-as-table`
1110 * **Format Sort:** Added
`--format-sort` (
`-S`),
`--format-sort-force` (
`--S-force`) - See [Sorting Formats](README.md#sorting-formats) for details
1111 * **Format Selection:** See [Format Selection](README.md#format-selection) for details
1112 * New format selectors:
`best*`,
`worst*`,
`bestvideo*`,
`bestaudio*`,
`worstvideo*`,
`worstaudio*`
1113 * Changed video format sorting to show video only files and video+audio files together.
1114 * Added
`--video-multistreams`,
`--no-video-multistreams`,
`--audio-multistreams`,
`--no-audio-multistreams`
1115 * Added
`b`,
`w`,
`v`,
`a` as alias for
`best`,
`worst`,
`video` and
`audio` respectively
1116 * Shortcut Options: Added
`--write-link`,
`--write-url-link`,
`--write-webloc-link`,
`--write-desktop-link` by
[h-h-h-h](https://github.com/h-h-h-h) - See [Internet Shortcut Options](README.md#internet-shortcut-options) for details
1117 * **Sponskrub integration:** Added
`--sponskrub`,
`--sponskrub-cut`,
`--sponskrub-force`,
`--sponskrub-location`,
`--sponskrub-args` - See [SponSkrub Options](README.md#sponskrub-sponsorblock-options) for details
1118 * Added
`--force-download-archive` (
`--force-write-archive`) by
[h-h-h-h](https://github.com/h-h-h-h)
1119 * Added
`--list-formats-as-table`,
`--list-formats-old`
1120 * **Negative Options:** Makes it possible to negate most boolean options by adding a
`no-` to the switch. Usefull when you want to reverse an option that is defined in a config file
1121 * Added
`--no-ignore-dynamic-mpd`,
`--no-allow-dynamic-mpd`,
`--allow-dynamic-mpd`,
`--youtube-include-hls-manifest`,
`--no-youtube-include-hls-manifest`,
`--no-youtube-skip-hls-manifest`,
`--no-download`,
`--no-download-archive`,
`--resize-buffer`,
`--part`,
`--mtime`,
`--no-keep-fragments`,
`--no-cookies`,
`--no-write-annotations`,
`--no-write-info-json`,
`--no-write-description`,
`--no-write-thumbnail`,
`--youtube-include-dash-manifest`,
`--post-overwrites`,
`--no-keep-video`,
`--no-embed-subs`,
`--no-embed-thumbnail`,
`--no-add-metadata`,
`--no-include-ads`,
`--no-write-sub`,
`--no-write-auto-sub`,
`--no-playlist-reverse`,
`--no-restrict-filenames`,
`--youtube-include-dash-manifest`,
`--no-format-sort-force`,
`--flat-videos`,
`--no-list-formats-as-table`,
`--no-sponskrub`,
`--no-sponskrub-cut`,
`--no-sponskrub-force`
1122 * Renamed:
`--write-subs`,
`--no-write-subs`,
`--no-write-auto-subs`,
`--write-auto-subs`. Note that these can still be used without the ending "s"
1123 * Relaxed validation for format filters so that any arbitrary field can be used
1124 * Fix for embedding thumbnail in mp3 by
[pauldubois98](https://github.com/pauldubois98) (
[ytdl-org/youtube-dl#21569](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/pull/21569))
1125 * Make Twitch Video ID output from Playlist and VOD extractor same. This is only a temporary fix
1126 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto
[2021.01.03](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/8e953dcbb10a1a42f4e12e4e132657cb0100a1f8) - See
[blackjack4494/yt-dlc#280](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc/pull/280) for details
1127 * Extractors
[tiktok](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/fb626c05867deab04425bad0c0b16b55473841a2) and
[hotstar](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/bb38a1215718cdf36d73ff0a7830a64cd9fa37cc) have not been merged
1128 * Cleaned up the fork for public use
1131 **PS**: All uncredited changes above this point are authored by
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1133 ### Unreleased changes in [blackjack4494/yt-dlc](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc)
1134 * Updated to youtube-dl release
2020.11.26 by
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1135 * Youtube improvements by
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1136 * Implemented all Youtube Feeds (ytfav, ytwatchlater, ytsubs, ythistory, ytrec) and SearchURL
1137 * Fix some improper Youtube URLs
1138 * Redirect channel home to /video
1139 * Print youtube's warning message
1140 * Handle Multiple pages for feeds better
1141 * [youtube] Fix ytsearch not returning results sometimes due to promoted content by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1142 * [youtube] Temporary fix for automatic captions - disable json3 by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1143 * Add --break-on-existing by
[gergesh](https://github.com/gergesh)
1144 * Pre-check video IDs in the archive before downloading by
[pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1145 * [bitwave.tv] New extractor by [lorpus](https://github.com/lorpus)
1146 * [Gedi] Add extractor by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1147 * [Rcs] Add new extractor by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1148 * [skyit] New skyitalia extractor by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1149 * [france.tv] Fix thumbnail URL by [renalid](https://github.com/renalid)
1150 * [ina] support mobile links by [B0pol](https://github.com/B0pol)
1151 * [instagram] Fix thumbnail extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
1152 * [SouthparkDe] Support for English URLs by [xypwn](https://github.com/xypwn)
1153 * [spreaker] fix SpreakerShowIE test URL by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1154 * [Vlive] Fix playlist handling when downloading a channel by [kyuyeunk](https://github.com/kyuyeunk)
1155 * [tmz] Fix extractor by [diegorodriguezv](https://github.com/diegorodriguezv)
1156 * [generic] Detect embedded bitchute videos by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1157 * [generic] Extract embedded youtube and twitter videos by [diegorodriguezv](https://github.com/diegorodriguezv)
1158 * [ffmpeg] Ensure all streams are copied by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1159 * [embedthumbnail] Fix for os.rename error by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1160 * make_win.bat: don't use UPX to pack vcruntime140.dll by
[jbruchon](https://github.com/jbruchon)