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1 # Changelog
2
3 <!--
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6 * Run `make doc`
7 * Update Changelog.md and CONTRIBUTORS
8 * Change "Based on ytdl" version in Readme.md if needed
9 * Commit as `Release <version>` and push to master
10 * Dispatch the workflow https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/actions/workflows/build.yml on master
11 -->
12
13 ### 2021.12.01
14
15 * **Add option `--wait-for-video` to wait for scheduled streams**
16 * Add option `--break-per-input` to apply --break-on... to each input URL
17 * Add option `--embed-info-json` to embed info.json in mkv
18 * Add compat-option `embed-metadata`
19 * Allow using a custom format selector through API
20 * [AES] Add ECB mode by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
21 * [build] Fix MacOS Build
22 * [build] Save Git HEAD at release alongside version info
23 * [build] Use `workflow_dispatch` for release
24 * [downloader/ffmpeg] Fix for direct videos inside mpd manifests
25 * [downloader] Add colors to download progress
26 * [EmbedSubtitles] Slightly relax duration check and related cleanup
27 * [ExtractAudio] Fix conversion to `wav` and `vorbis`
28 * [ExtractAudio] Support `alac`
29 * [extractor] Extract `average_rating` from JSON-LD
30 * [FixupM3u8] Fixup MPEG-TS in MP4 container
31 * [generic] Support mpd manifests without extension by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
32 * [hls] Better FairPlay DRM detection by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
33 * [jsinterp] Fix splice to handle float (for youtube js player f1ca6900)
34 * [utils] Allow alignment in `render_table` and add tests
35 * [utils] Fix `PagedList`
36 * [utils] Fix error when copying `LazyList`
37 * Clarify video/audio-only formats in -F
38 * Ensure directory exists when checking formats
39 * Ensure path for link files exists by [Zirro](https://github.com/Zirro)
40 * Ensure same config file is not loaded multiple times
41 * Fix 'postprocessor_hooks`
42 * Fix `--break-on-archive` when pre-checking
43 * Fix `--check-formats` for `mhtml`
44 * Fix `--load-info-json` of playlists with failed entries
45 * Fix `--trim-filename` when filename has `.`
46 * Fix bug in parsing `--add-header`
47 * Fix error in `report_unplayable_conflict` by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
48 * Fix writing playlist infojson with `--no-clean-infojson`
49 * Validate --get-bypass-country
50 * [blogger] Add extractor by [pabs3](https://github.com/pabs3)
51 * [breitbart] Add extractor by [Grabien](https://github.com/Grabien)
52 * [CableAV] Add extractor by [j54vc1bk](https://github.com/j54vc1bk)
53 * [CanalAlpha] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
54 * [CozyTV] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
55 * [CPTwentyFour] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
56 * [DiscoveryPlus] Add `DiscoveryPlusItalyShowIE` by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
57 * [ESPNCricInfo] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
58 * [LinkedIn] Add extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
59 * [mixch] Add extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
60 * [nebula] Add `NebulaCollectionIE` and rewrite extractor by [hheimbuerger](https://github.com/hheimbuerger)
61 * [OneFootball] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
62 * [peer.tv] Add extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
63 * [radiozet] Add extractor by [0xA7404A](https://github.com/0xA7404A) (Aurora)
64 * [redgifs] Add extractor by [chio0hai](https://github.com/chio0hai)
65 * [RedGifs] Add Search and User extractors by [Deer-Spangle](https://github.com/Deer-Spangle)
66 * [rtrfm] Add extractor by [pabs3](https://github.com/pabs3)
67 * [Streamff] Add extractor by [cntrl-s](https://github.com/cntrl-s)
68 * [Stripchat] Add extractor by [zulaport](https://github.com/zulaport)
69 * [Aljazeera] Fix extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
70 * [AmazonStoreIE] Fix regex to not match vdp urls by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
71 * [ARDBetaMediathek] Handle new URLs
72 * [bbc] Get all available formats by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
73 * [Bilibili] Fix title extraction by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
74 * [CBC Gem] Fix for shows that don't have all seasons by [makeworld-the-better-one](https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one)
75 * [curiositystream] Add more metadata
76 * [CuriosityStream] Fix series
77 * [DiscoveryPlus] Rewrite extractors by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
78 * [HotStar] Set language field from tags by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
79 * [instagram, cleanup] Refactor extractors
80 * [Instagram] Display more login errors by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
81 * [itv] Fix extractor by [staubichsauger](https://github.com/staubichsauger), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
82 * [mediaklikk] Expand valid URL
83 * [MTV] Improve mgid extraction by [Sipherdrakon](https://github.com/Sipherdrakon), [kikuyan](https://github.com/kikuyan)
84 * [nexx] Better error message for unsupported format
85 * [NovaEmbed] Fix extractor by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [std-move](https://github.com/std-move)
86 * [PatreonUser] Do not capture RSS URLs
87 * [Reddit] Add support for 1080p videos by [xenova](https://github.com/xenova)
88 * [RoosterTeethSeries] Fix for multiple pages by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
89 * [sbs] Fix for movies and livestreams
90 * [Senate.gov] Add SenateGovIE and fix SenateISVPIE by [Grabien](https://github.com/Grabien), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
91 * [soundcloud:search] Fix pagination
92 * [tiktok:user] Set `webpage_url` correctly
93 * [Tokentube] Fix description by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
94 * [trovo] Fix extractor by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
95 * [tv2] Expand valid URL
96 * [Tvplayhome] Fix extractor by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [18928172992817182](https://github.com/18928172992817182)
97 * [Twitch:vod] Add chapters by [mpeter50](https://github.com/mpeter50)
98 * [twitch:vod] Extract live status by [DEvmIb](https://github.com/DEvmIb)
99 * [VidLii] Add 720p support by [mrpapersonic](https://github.com/mrpapersonic)
100 * [vimeo] Add fallback for config URL
101 * [vimeo] Sort http formats higher
102 * [WDR] Expand valid URL
103 * [willow] Add extractor by [aarubui](https://github.com/aarubui)
104 * [xvideos] Detect embed URLs by [4a1e2y5](https://github.com/4a1e2y5)
105 * [xvideos] Fix extractor by [Yakabuff](https://github.com/Yakabuff)
106 * [youtube, cleanup] Reorganize Tab and Search extractor inheritances
107 * [youtube:search_url] Add playlist/channel support
108 * [youtube] Add `default` player client by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
109 * [youtube] Add storyboard formats
110 * [youtube] Decrypt n-sig for URLs with `ratebypass`
111 * [youtube] Minor improvement to format sorting
112 * [cleanup] Add deprecation warnings
113 * [cleanup] Minor cleanup
114 * [cleanup] Misc cleanup
115 * [cleanup] Refactor `JSInterpreter._seperate`
116 * [Cleanup] Remove some unnecessary groups in regexes by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
117
118
119 ### 2021.11.10.1
120
121 * Temporarily disable MacOS Build
122
123 ### 2021.11.10
124
125 * [youtube] **Fix throttling by decrypting n-sig**
126 * Merging extractors from [haruhi-dl](https://git.sakamoto.pl/laudom/haruhi-dl) by [selfisekai](https://github.com/selfisekai)
127 * [extractor] Add `_search_nextjs_data`
128 * [tvp] Fix extractors
129 * [tvp] Add TVPStreamIE
130 * [wppilot] Add extractors
131 * [polskieradio] Add extractors
132 * [radiokapital] Add extractors
133 * [polsatgo] Add extractor by [selfisekai](https://github.com/selfisekai), [sdomi](https://github.com/sdomi)
134 * Separate `--check-all-formats` from `--check-formats`
135 * Approximate filesize from bitrate
136 * Don't create console in `windows_enable_vt_mode`
137 * Fix bug in `--load-infojson` of playlists
138 * [minicurses] Add colors to `-F` and standardize color-printing code
139 * [outtmpl] Add type `link` for internet shortcut files
140 * [outtmpl] Add alternate forms for `q` and `j`
141 * [outtmpl] Do not traverse `None`
142 * [fragment] Fix progress display in fragmented downloads
143 * [downloader/ffmpeg] Fix vtt download with ffmpeg
144 * [ffmpeg] Detect presence of setts and libavformat version
145 * [ExtractAudio] Rescale `--audio-quality` correctly by [CrypticSignal](https://github.com/CrypticSignal), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
146 * [ExtractAudio] Use `libfdk_aac` if available by [CrypticSignal](https://github.com/CrypticSignal)
147 * [FormatSort] `eac3` is better than `ac3`
148 * [FormatSort] Fix some fields' defaults
149 * [generic] Detect more json_ld
150 * [generic] parse jwplayer with only the json URL
151 * [extractor] Add keyword automatically to SearchIE descriptions
152 * [extractor] Fix some errors being converted to `ExtractorError`
153 * [utils] Add `join_nonempty`
154 * [utils] Add `jwt_decode_hs256` by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
155 * [utils] Create `DownloadCancelled` exception
156 * [utils] Parse `vp09` as vp9
157 * [utils] Sanitize URL when determining protocol
158 * [test/download] Fallback test to `bv`
159 * [docs] Minor documentation improvements
160 * [cleanup] Improvements to error and debug messages
161 * [cleanup] Minor fixes and cleanup
162 * [3speak] Add extractors by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
163 * [AmazonStore] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
164 * [Gab] Add extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
165 * [mediaset] Add playlist support by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
166 * [MLSScoccer] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
167 * [N1] Add support for nova.rs by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
168 * [PlanetMarathi] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
169 * [RaiplayRadio] Add extractors by [frafra](https://github.com/frafra)
170 * [roosterteeth] Add series extractor
171 * [sky] Add `SkyNewsStoryIE` by [ajj8](https://github.com/ajj8)
172 * [youtube] Fix sorting for some videos
173 * [youtube] Populate `thumbnail` with the best "known" thumbnail
174 * [youtube] Refactor itag processing
175 * [youtube] Remove unnecessary no-playlist warning
176 * [youtube:tab] Add Invidious list for playlists/channels by [rhendric](https://github.com/rhendric)
177 * [Bilibili:comments] Fix infinite loop by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
178 * [ceskatelevize] Fix extractor by [flashdagger](https://github.com/flashdagger)
179 * [Coub] Fix media format identification by [wlritchi](https://github.com/wlritchi)
180 * [crunchyroll] Add extractor-args `language` and `hardsub`
181 * [DiscoveryPlus] Allow language codes in URL
182 * [imdb] Fix thumbnail by [ozburo](https://github.com/ozburo)
183 * [instagram] Add IOS URL support by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
184 * [instagram] Improve login code by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
185 * [Instagram] Improve metadata extraction by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
186 * [iPrima] Fix extractor by [stanoarn](https://github.com/stanoarn)
187 * [itv] Add support for ITV News by [ajj8](https://github.com/ajj8)
188 * [la7] Fix extractor by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
189 * [linkedin] Don't login multiple times
190 * [mtv] Fix some videos by [Sipherdrakon](https://github.com/Sipherdrakon)
191 * [Newgrounds] Fix description by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
192 * [Nrk] Minor fixes by [fractalf](https://github.com/fractalf)
193 * [Olympics] Fix extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
194 * [piksel] Fix sorting
195 * [twitter] Do not sort by codec
196 * [viewlift] Add cookie-based login and series support by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
197 * [vimeo] Detect source extension and misc cleanup by [flashdagger](https://github.com/flashdagger)
198 * [vimeo] Fix ondemand videos and direct URLs with hash
199 * [vk] Fix login and add subtitles by [kaz-us](https://github.com/kaz-us)
200 * [VLive] Add upload_date and thumbnail by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
201 * [VRT] Fix login by [pgaig](https://github.com/pgaig)
202 * [Vupload] Fix extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
203 * [wakanim] Add support for MPD manifests by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
204 * [wakanim] Detect geo-restriction by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
205 * [ZenYandex] Fix extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
206
207
208 ### 2021.10.22
209
210 * [build] Improvements
211 * Build standalone MacOS packages by [smplayer-dev](https://github.com/smplayer-dev)
212 * Release windows exe built with `py2exe`
213 * Enable lazy-extractors in releases.
214 * Set env var `YTDLP_NO_LAZY_EXTRACTORS` to forcefully disable this (experimental)
215 * Clean up error reporting in update
216 * Refactor `pyinst.py`, misc cleanup and improve docs
217 * [docs] Migrate issues to use forms by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
218 * [downloader] **Fix slow progress hooks**
219 * This was causing HLS/DASH downloads to be extremely slow in some situations
220 * [downloader/ffmpeg] Improve simultaneous download and merge
221 * [EmbedMetadata] Allow overwriting all default metadata with `meta_default` key
222 * [ModifyChapters] Add ability for `--remove-chapters` to remove sections by timestamp
223 * [utils] Allow duration strings in `--match-filter`
224 * Add HDR information to formats
225 * Add negative option `--no-batch-file` by [Zirro](https://github.com/Zirro)
226 * Calculate more fields for merged formats
227 * Do not verify thumbnail URLs unless `--check-formats` is specified
228 * Don't create console for subprocesses on Windows
229 * Fix `--restrict-filename` when used with default template
230 * Fix `check_formats` output being written to stdout when `-qv`
231 * Fix bug in storyboards
232 * Fix conflict b/w id and ext in format selection
233 * Fix verbose head not showing custom configs
234 * Load archive only after printing verbose head
235 * Make `duration_string` and `resolution` available in --match-filter
236 * Re-implement deprecated option `--id`
237 * Reduce default `--socket-timeout`
238 * Write verbose header to logger
239 * [outtmpl] Fix bug in expanding environment variables
240 * [cookies] Local State should be opened as utf-8
241 * [extractor,utils] Detect more codecs/mimetypes
242 * [extractor] Detect `EXT-X-KEY` Apple FairPlay
243 * [utils] Use `importlib` to load plugins by [sulyi](https://github.com/sulyi)
244 * [http] Retry on socket timeout and show the last encountered error
245 * [fragment] Print error message when skipping fragment
246 * [aria2c] Fix `--skip-unavailable-fragment`
247 * [SponsorBlock] Obey `extractor-retries` and `sleep-requests`
248 * [Merger] Do not add `aac_adtstoasc` to non-hls audio
249 * [ModifyChapters] Do not mutate original chapters by [nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari)
250 * [devscripts/run_tests] Use markers to filter tests by [sulyi](https://github.com/sulyi)
251 * [7plus] Add cookie based authentication by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
252 * [AdobePass] Fix RCN MSO by [jfogelman](https://github.com/jfogelman)
253 * [CBC] Fix Gem livestream by [makeworld-the-better-one](https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one)
254 * [CBC] Support CBC Gem member content by [makeworld-the-better-one](https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one)
255 * [crunchyroll] Add season to flat-playlist
256 * [crunchyroll] Add support for `beta.crunchyroll` URLs and fix series URLs with language code
257 * [EUScreen] Add Extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
258 * [Gronkh] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
259 * [hidive] Fix typo
260 * [Hotstar] Mention Dynamic Range in `format_id` by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
261 * [Hotstar] Raise appropriate error for DRM
262 * [instagram] Add login by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
263 * [instagram] Show appropriate error when login is needed
264 * [microsoftstream] Add extractor by [damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda), [nixklai](https://github.com/nixklai)
265 * [on24] Add extractor by [damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda)
266 * [patreon] Fix vimeo player regex by [zenerdi0de](https://github.com/zenerdi0de)
267 * [SkyNewsAU] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
268 * [tagesschau] Fix extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
269 * [tbs] Add tbs live streams by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
270 * [tiktok] Fix typo and update tests
271 * [trovo] Support channel clips and VODs by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
272 * [Viafree] Add support for Finland by [18928172992817182](https://github.com/18928172992817182)
273 * [vimeo] Fix embedded `player.vimeo`
274 * [vlive:channel] Fix extraction by [kikuyan](https://github.com/kikuyan), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
275 * [youtube] Add auto-translated subtitles
276 * [youtube] Expose different formats with same itag
277 * [youtube:comments] Fix for new layout by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
278 * [cleanup] Cleanup bilibili code by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
279 * [cleanup] Remove broken youtube login code
280 * [cleanup] Standardize timestamp formatting code
281 * [cleanup] Generalize `getcomments` implementation for extractors
282 * [cleanup] Simplify search extractors code
283 * [cleanup] misc
284
285
286 ### 2021.10.10
287
288 * [downloader/ffmpeg] Fix bug in initializing `FFmpegPostProcessor`
289 * [minicurses] Fix when printing to file
290 * [downloader] Fix throttledratelimit
291 * [francetv] Fix extractor by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz), [sarnoud](https://github.com/sarnoud)
292 * [NovaPlay] Add extractor by [Bojidarist](https://github.com/Bojidarist)
293 * [ffmpeg] Revert "Set max probesize" - No longer needed
294 * [docs] Remove incorrect dependency on VC++10
295 * [build] Allow to release without changelog
296
297 ### 2021.10.09
298
299 * Improved progress reporting
300 * Separate `--console-title` and `--no-progress`
301 * Add option `--progress` to show progress-bar even in quiet mode
302 * Fix and refactor `minicurses` and use it for all progress reporting
303 * Standardize use of terminal sequences and enable color support for windows 10
304 * Add option `--progress-template` to customize progress-bar and console-title
305 * Add postprocessor hooks and progress reporting
306 * [postprocessor] Add plugin support with option `--use-postprocessor`
307 * [extractor] Extract storyboards from SMIL manifests by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
308 * [outtmpl] Alternate form of format type `l` for `\n` delimited list
309 * [outtmpl] Format type `U` for unicode normalization
310 * [outtmpl] Allow empty output template to skip a type of file
311 * Merge webm formats into mkv if thumbnails are to be embedded
312 * [adobepass] Add RCN as MSO by [jfogelman](https://github.com/jfogelman)
313 * [ciscowebex] Add extractor by [damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda)
314 * [Gettr] Add extractor by [i6t](https://github.com/i6t)
315 * [GoPro] Add extractor by [i6t](https://github.com/i6t)
316 * [N1] Add extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
317 * [Theta] Add video extractor by [alerikaisattera](https://github.com/alerikaisattera)
318 * [Veo] Add extractor by [i6t](https://github.com/i6t)
319 * [Vupload] Add extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
320 * [bbc] Extract better quality videos by [ajj8](https://github.com/ajj8)
321 * [Bilibili] Add subtitle converter by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
322 * [CBC] Cleanup tests by [makeworld-the-better-one](https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one)
323 * [Douyin] Rewrite extractor by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
324 * [Funimation] Fix for /v/ urls by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [Jules-A](https://github.com/Jules-A)
325 * [Funimation] Sort formats according to the relevant extractor-args
326 * [Hidive] Fix duplicate and incorrect formats
327 * [HotStarSeries] Fix cookies by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
328 * [LinkedInLearning] Add subtitles by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
329 * [Mediaite] Relax valid url by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
330 * [Newgrounds] Add age_limit and fix duration by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
331 * [Newgrounds] Fix view count on songs by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
332 * [parliamentlive.tv] Fix extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
333 * [PolskieRadio] Fix extractors by [jakubadamw](https://github.com/jakubadamw), [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
334 * [reddit] Add embedded url by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
335 * [reddit] Fix 429 by generating a random `reddit_session` by [AjaxGb](https://github.com/AjaxGb)
336 * [Rumble] Add RumbleChannelIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
337 * [soundcloud:playlist] Detect last page correctly
338 * [SovietsCloset] Add duration from m3u8 by [ChillingPepper](https://github.com/ChillingPepper)
339 * [Streamable] Add codecs by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
340 * [vidme] Remove extractor by [alerikaisattera](https://github.com/alerikaisattera)
341 * [youtube:tab] Fallback to API when webpage fails to download by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
342 * [youtube] Fix non-fatal errors in fetching player
343 * Fix `--flat-playlist` when neither IE nor id is known
344 * Fix `-f mp4` behaving differently from youtube-dl
345 * Workaround for bug in `ssl.SSLContext.load_default_certs`
346 * [aes] Improve performance slightly by [sulyi](https://github.com/sulyi)
347 * [cookies] Fix keyring fallback by [mbway](https://github.com/mbway)
348 * [embedsubtitle] Fix error when duration is unknown
349 * [ffmpeg] Fix error when subtitle file is missing
350 * [ffmpeg] Set max probesize to workaround AAC HLS stream issues by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
351 * [FixupM3u8] Remove redundant run if merged is needed
352 * [hls] Fix decryption issues by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
353 * [http] Respect user-provided chunk size over extractor's
354 * [utils] Let traverse_obj accept functions as keys
355 * [docs] Add note about our custom ffmpeg builds
356 * [docs] Write embedding and contributing documentation by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [timethrow](https://github.com/timethrow)
357 * [update] Check for new version even if not updateable
358 * [build] Add more files to the tarball
359 * [build] Allow building with py2exe (and misc fixes)
360 * [build] Use pycryptodomex by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
361 * [cleanup] Some minor refactoring, improve docs and misc cleanup
362
363
364 ### 2021.09.25
365
366 * Add new option `--netrc-location`
367 * [outtmpl] Allow alternate fields using `,`
368 * [outtmpl] Add format type `B` to treat the value as bytes (eg: to limit the filename to a certain number of bytes)
369 * Separate the options `--ignore-errors` and `--no-abort-on-error`
370 * Basic framework for simultaneous download of multiple formats by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
371 * [17live] Add 17.live extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
372 * [bilibili] Add BiliIntlIE and BiliIntlSeriesIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
373 * [CAM4] Add extractor by [alerikaisattera](https://github.com/alerikaisattera)
374 * [Chingari] Add extractors by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
375 * [CGTN] Add extractor by [chao813](https://github.com/chao813)
376 * [damtomo] Add extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
377 * [gotostage] Add extractor by [poschi3](https://github.com/poschi3)
378 * [Koo] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
379 * [Mediaite] Add Extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
380 * [Mediaklikk] Add Extractor by [tmarki](https://github.com/tmarki), [mrx23dot](https://github.com/mrx23dot), [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
381 * [MuseScore] Add Extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
382 * [Newgrounds] Add NewgroundsUserIE and improve extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
383 * [nzherald] Add NZHeraldIE by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
384 * [Olympics] Add replay extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
385 * [Peertube] Add channel and playlist extractors by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
386 * [radlive] Add extractor by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
387 * [SovietsCloset] Add extractor by [ChillingPepper](https://github.com/ChillingPepper)
388 * [Streamanity] Add Extractor by [alerikaisattera](https://github.com/alerikaisattera)
389 * [Theta] Add extractor by [alerikaisattera](https://github.com/alerikaisattera)
390 * [Yandex] Add ZenYandexIE and ZenYandexChannelIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
391 * [9Now] handle episodes of series by [dalanmiller](https://github.com/dalanmiller)
392 * [AnimalPlanet] Fix extractor by [Sipherdrakon](https://github.com/Sipherdrakon)
393 * [Arte] Improve description extraction by [renalid](https://github.com/renalid)
394 * [atv.at] Use jwt for API by [NeroBurner](https://github.com/NeroBurner)
395 * [brightcove] Extract subtitles from manifests
396 * [CBC] Fix CBC Gem extractors by [makeworld-the-better-one](https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one)
397 * [cbs] Report appropriate error for DRM
398 * [comedycentral] Support `collection-playlist` by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
399 * [DIYNetwork] Support new format by [Sipherdrakon](https://github.com/Sipherdrakon)
400 * [downloader/niconico] Pass custom headers by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
401 * [dw] Fix extractor
402 * [Fancode] Fix live streams by [zenerdi0de](https://github.com/zenerdi0de)
403 * [funimation] Fix for locations outside US by [Jules-A](https://github.com/Jules-A), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
404 * [globo] Fix GloboIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
405 * [HiDive] Fix extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
406 * [Hotstar] Add referer for subs by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
407 * [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)
408 * [lbry] Show error message from API response
409 * [Mxplayer] Use mobile API by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
410 * [NDR] Rewrite NDRIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
411 * [Nuvid] Fix extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
412 * [Oreilly] Handle new web url by [MKSherbini](https://github.com/MKSherbini)
413 * [pbs] Fix subtitle extraction by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz), [gesa](https://github.com/gesa), [raphaeldore](https://github.com/raphaeldore)
414 * [peertube] Update instances by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
415 * [plutotv] Fix extractor for URLs with `/en`
416 * [reddit] Workaround for 429 by redirecting to old.reddit.com
417 * [redtube] Fix exts
418 * [soundcloud] Make playlist extraction lazy
419 * [soundcloud] Retry playlist pages on `502` error and update `_CLIENT_ID`
420 * [southpark] Fix SouthParkDE by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
421 * [SovietsCloset] Fix playlists for games with only named categories by [ConquerorDopy](https://github.com/ConquerorDopy)
422 * [SpankBang] Fix uploader by [f4pp3rk1ng](https://github.com/f4pp3rk1ng), [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
423 * [tiktok] Use API to fetch higher quality video by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE), [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
424 * [TikTokUser] Fix extractor using mobile API by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE), [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
425 * [videa] Fix some extraction errors by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
426 * [VrtNU] Handle login errors by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
427 * [vrv] Don't raise error when thumbnails are missing
428 * [youtube] Cleanup authentication code by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
429 * [youtube] Fix `--mark-watched` with `--cookies-from-browser`
430 * [youtube] Improvements to JS player extraction and add extractor-args to skip it by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
431 * [youtube] Retry on 'Unknown Error' by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
432 * [youtube] Return full URL instead of just ID
433 * [youtube] Warn when trying to download clips
434 * [zdf] Improve format sorting
435 * [zype] Extract subtitles from the m3u8 manifest by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
436 * Allow `--force-write-archive` to work with `--flat-playlist`
437 * Download subtitles in order of `--sub-langs`
438 * Allow `0` in `--playlist-items`
439 * Handle more playlist errors with `-i`
440 * Fix `--no-get-comments`
441 * Fix `extra_info` being reused across runs
442 * Fix compat options `no-direct-merge` and `playlist-index`
443 * Dump files should obey `--trim-filename` by [sulyi](https://github.com/sulyi)
444 * [aes] Add `aes_gcm_decrypt_and_verify` by [sulyi](https://github.com/sulyi), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
445 * [aria2c] Fix IV for some AES-128 streams by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
446 * [compat] Don't ignore `HOME` (if set) on windows
447 * [cookies] Make browser names case insensitive
448 * [cookies] Print warning for cookie decoding error only once
449 * [extractor] Fix root-relative URLs in MPD by [DigitalDJ](https://github.com/DigitalDJ)
450 * [ffmpeg] Add `aac_adtstoasc` when merging if needed
451 * [fragment,aria2c] Generalize and refactor some code
452 * [fragment] Avoid repeated request for AES key
453 * [fragment] Fix range header when using `-N` and media sequence by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
454 * [hls,aes] Fallback to native implementation for AES-CBC and detect `Cryptodome` in addition to `Crypto`
455 * [hls] Byterange + AES128 is supported by native downloader
456 * [ModifyChapters] Improve sponsor chapter merge algorithm by [nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari)
457 * [ModifyChapters] Minor fixes
458 * [WebVTT] Adjust parser to accommodate PBS subtitles
459 * [utils] Improve `extract_timezone` by [dirkf](https://github.com/dirkf)
460 * [options] Fix `--no-config` and refactor reading of config files
461 * [options] Strip spaces and ignore empty entries in list-like switches
462 * [test/cookies] Improve logging
463 * [build] Automate more of the release process by [animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
464 * [build] Fix sha256 by [nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari)
465 * [build] Bring back brew taps by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
466 * [build] Provide `--onedir` zip for windows by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
467 * [cleanup,docs] Add deprecation warning in docs for some counter intuitive behaviour
468 * [cleanup] Fix line endings for `nebula.py` by [glenn-slayden](https://github.com/glenn-slayden)
469 * [cleanup] Improve `make clean-test` by [sulyi](https://github.com/sulyi)
470 * [cleanup] Misc
471
472
473 ### 2021.09.02
474
475 * **Native SponsorBlock** implementation by [nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
476 * `--sponsorblock-remove CATS` removes specified chapters from file
477 * `--sponsorblock-mark CATS` marks the specified sponsor sections as chapters
478 * `--sponsorblock-chapter-title TMPL` to specify sponsor chapter template
479 * `--sponsorblock-api URL` to use a different API
480 * No re-encoding is done unless `--force-keyframes-at-cuts` is used
481 * The fetched sponsor sections are written to the infojson
482 * Deprecates: `--sponskrub`, `--no-sponskrub`, `--sponskrub-cut`, `--no-sponskrub-cut`, `--sponskrub-force`, `--no-sponskrub-force`, `--sponskrub-location`, `--sponskrub-args`
483 * Split `--embed-chapters` from `--embed-metadata` (it still implies the former by default)
484 * Add option `--remove-chapters` to remove arbitrary chapters by [nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
485 * Add option `--force-keyframes-at-cuts` for more accurate cuts when removing and splitting chapters by [nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari)
486 * Let `--match-filter` reject entries early
487 * Makes redundant: `--match-title`, `--reject-title`, `--min-views`, `--max-views`
488 * [lazy_extractor] Improvements (It now passes all tests)
489 * Bugfix for when plugin directory doesn't exist by [kidonng](https://github.com/kidonng)
490 * Create instance only after pre-checking archive
491 * Import actual class if an attribute is accessed
492 * Fix `suitable` and add flake8 test
493 * [downloader/ffmpeg] Experimental support for DASH manifests (including live)
494 * Your ffmpeg must have [this patch](https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/3249c757aed678780e22e99a1a49f4672851bca9) applied for YouTube DASH to work
495 * [downloader/ffmpeg] Allow passing custom arguments before `-i`
496 * [BannedVideo] Add extractor by [smege1001](https://github.com/smege1001), [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
497 * [bilibili] Add category extractor by [animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984)
498 * [Epicon] Add extractors by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
499 * [filmmodu] Add extractor by [mzbaulhaque](https://github.com/mzbaulhaque)
500 * [GabTV] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
501 * [Hungama] Fix `HungamaSongIE` and add `HungamaAlbumPlaylistIE` by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
502 * [ManotoTV] Add new extractors by [tandy1000](https://github.com/tandy1000)
503 * [Niconico] Add Search extractors by [animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
504 * [Patreon] Add `PatreonUserIE` by [zenerdi0de](https://github.com/zenerdi0de)
505 * [peloton] Add extractor by [IONECarter](https://github.com/IONECarter), [capntrips](https://github.com/capntrips), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
506 * [ProjectVeritas] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
507 * [radiko] Add extractors by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
508 * [StarTV] Add extractor for `startv.com.tr` by [mrfade](https://github.com/mrfade), [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
509 * [tiktok] Add `TikTokUserIE` by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
510 * [Tokentube] Add extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
511 * [TV2Hu] Fix `TV2HuIE` and add `TV2HuSeriesIE` by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
512 * [voicy] Add extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
513 * [adobepass] Fix Verizon SAML login by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h), [ParadoxGBB](https://github.com/ParadoxGBB)
514 * [afreecatv] Fix adult VODs by [wlritchi](https://github.com/wlritchi)
515 * [afreecatv] Tolerate failure to parse date string by [wlritchi](https://github.com/wlritchi)
516 * [aljazeera] Fix extractor by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
517 * [ATV.at] Fix extractor for ATV.at by [NeroBurner](https://github.com/NeroBurner), [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
518 * [bitchute] Fix test by [mahanstreamer](https://github.com/mahanstreamer)
519 * [camtube] Remove obsolete extractor by [alerikaisattera](https://github.com/alerikaisattera)
520 * [CDA] Add more formats by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
521 * [eroprofile] Fix page skipping in albums by [jhwgh1968](https://github.com/jhwgh1968)
522 * [facebook] Fix format sorting
523 * [facebook] Fix metadata extraction by [kikuyan](https://github.com/kikuyan)
524 * [facebook] Update onion URL by [Derkades](https://github.com/Derkades)
525 * [HearThisAtIE] Fix extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
526 * [instagram] Add referrer to prevent throttling by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png), [kikuyan](https://github.com/kikuyan)
527 * [iwara.tv] Extract more metadata by [BunnyHelp](https://github.com/BunnyHelp)
528 * [iwara] Add thumbnail by [i6t](https://github.com/i6t)
529 * [kakao] Fix extractor
530 * [mediaset] Fix extraction for some videos by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
531 * [Motherless] Fix extractor by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
532 * [Nova] fix extractor by [std-move](https://github.com/std-move)
533 * [ParamountPlus] Fix geo verification by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
534 * [peertube] handle new video URL format by [Chocobozzz](https://github.com/Chocobozzz)
535 * [pornhub] Separate and fix playlist extractor by [mzbaulhaque](https://github.com/mzbaulhaque)
536 * [reddit] Fix for quarantined subreddits by [ouwou](https://github.com/ouwou)
537 * [ShemarooMe] Fix extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
538 * [soundcloud] Refetch `client_id` on 403
539 * [tiktok] Fix metadata extraction
540 * [TV2] Fix extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
541 * [tv5mondeplus] Fix extractor by [korli](https://github.com/korli)
542 * [VH1,TVLand] Fix extractors by [Sipherdrakon](https://github.com/Sipherdrakon)
543 * [Viafree] Fix extractor and extract subtitles by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
544 * [XHamster] Extract `uploader_id` by [octotherp](https://github.com/octotherp)
545 * [youtube] Add `shorts` to `_VALID_URL`
546 * [youtube] Add av01 itags to known formats list by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
547 * [youtube] Extract error messages from HTTPError response by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
548 * [youtube] Fix subtitle names
549 * [youtube] Prefer audio stream that YouTube considers default
550 * [youtube] Remove annotations and deprecate `--write-annotations` by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
551 * [Zee5] Fix extractor and add subtitles by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
552 * [aria2c] Obey `--rate-limit`
553 * [EmbedSubtitle] Continue even if some files are missing
554 * [extractor] Better error message for DRM
555 * [extractor] Common function `_match_valid_url`
556 * [extractor] Show video id in error messages if possible
557 * [FormatSort] Remove priority of `lang`
558 * [options] Add `_set_from_options_callback`
559 * [SubtitleConvertor] Fix bug during subtitle conversion
560 * [utils] Add `parse_qs`
561 * [webvtt] Fix timestamp overflow adjustment by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
562 * Bugfix for `--replace-in-metadata`
563 * Don't try to merge with final extension
564 * Fix `--force-overwrites` when using `-k`
565 * Fix `--no-prefer-free-formats` by [CeruleanSky](https://github.com/CeruleanSky)
566 * Fix `-F` for extractors that directly return url
567 * Fix `-J` when there are failed videos
568 * Fix `extra_info` being reused across runs
569 * Fix `playlist_index` not obeying `playlist_start` and add tests
570 * Fix resuming of single formats when using `--no-part`
571 * Revert erroneous use of the `Content-Length` header by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
572 * Use `os.replace` where applicable by; paulwrubel
573 * [build] Add homebrew taps `yt-dlp/taps/yt-dlp` by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
574 * [build] Fix bug in making `yt-dlp.tar.gz`
575 * [docs] Fix some typos by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [zootedb0t](https://github.com/zootedb0t)
576 * [cleanup] Replace improper use of tab in trovo by [glenn-slayden](https://github.com/glenn-slayden)
577
578
579 ### 2021.08.10
580
581 * Add option `--replace-in-metadata`
582 * Add option `--no-simulate` to not simulate even when `--print` or `--list...` are used - Deprecates `--print-json`
583 * Allow entire infodict to be printed using `%()s` - makes `--dump-json` redundant
584 * Allow multiple `--exec` and `--exec-before-download`
585 * Add regex to `--match-filter`
586 * Add all format filtering operators also to `--match-filter` by [max-te](https://github.com/max-te)
587 * Add compat-option `no-keep-subs`
588 * [adobepass] Add MSO Cablevision by [Jessecar96](https://github.com/Jessecar96)
589 * [BandCamp] Add BandcampMusicIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
590 * [blackboardcollaborate] Add new extractor by [mzbaulhaque](https://github.com/mzbaulhaque)
591 * [eroprofile] Add album downloader by [jhwgh1968](https://github.com/jhwgh1968)
592 * [mirrativ] Add extractors by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
593 * [openrec] Add extractors by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
594 * [nbcolympics:stream] Fix extractor by [nchilada](https://github.com/nchilada), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
595 * [nbcolympics] Update extractor for 2020 olympics by [wesnm](https://github.com/wesnm)
596 * [paramountplus] Separate extractor and fix some titles by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
597 * [RCTIPlus] Support events and TV by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
598 * [Newgrounds] Improve extractor and fix playlist by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
599 * [aenetworks] Update `_THEPLATFORM_KEY` and `_THEPLATFORM_SECRET` by [wesnm](https://github.com/wesnm)
600 * [crunchyroll] Fix thumbnail by [funniray](https://github.com/funniray)
601 * [HotStar] Use API for metadata and extract subtitles by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
602 * [instagram] Fix comments extraction by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
603 * [peertube] Fix videos without description by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
604 * [twitch:clips] Extract `display_id` by [dirkf](https://github.com/dirkf)
605 * [viki] Print error message from API request
606 * [Vine] Remove invalid formats by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
607 * [VrtNU] Fix XSRF token by [pgaig](https://github.com/pgaig)
608 * [vrv] Fix thumbnail extraction by [funniray](https://github.com/funniray)
609 * [youtube] Add extractor-arg `include-live-dash` to show live dash formats
610 * [youtube] Improve signature function detection by [PSlava](https://github.com/PSlava)
611 * [youtube] Raise appropriate error when API pages can't be downloaded
612 * Ensure `_write_ytdl_file` closes file handle on error
613 * Fix `--compat-options filename` by [stdedos](https://github.com/stdedos)
614 * Fix issues with infodict sanitization
615 * Fix resuming when using `--no-part`
616 * Fix wrong extension for intermediate files
617 * Handle `BrokenPipeError` by [kikuyan](https://github.com/kikuyan)
618 * Show libraries present in verbose head
619 * [extractor] Detect `sttp` as subtitles in MPD by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
620 * [extractor] Reset non-repeating warnings per video
621 * [ffmpeg] Fix streaming `mp4` to `stdout`
622 * [ffpmeg] Allow `--ffmpeg-location` to be a file with different name
623 * [utils] Fix `InAdvancePagedList.__getitem__`
624 * [utils] Fix `traverse_obj` depth when `is_user_input`
625 * [webvtt] Merge daisy-chained duplicate cues by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
626 * [build] Use custom build of `pyinstaller` by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
627 * [tests:download] Add batch testing for extractors (`test_YourExtractor_all`)
628 * [docs] Document which fields `--add-metadata` adds to the file
629 * [docs] Fix some mistakes and improve doc
630 * [cleanup] Misc code cleanup
631
632
633 ### 2021.08.02
634
635 * Add logo, banner and donate links
636 * [outtmpl] Expand and escape environment variables
637 * [outtmpl] Add format types `j` (json), `l` (comma delimited list), `q` (quoted for terminal)
638 * [downloader] Allow streaming some unmerged formats to stdout using ffmpeg
639 * [youtube] **Age-gate bypass**
640 * Add `agegate` clients by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
641 * Add `thirdParty` to agegate clients to bypass more videos
642 * Simplify client definitions, expose `embedded` clients
643 * Improve age-gate detection by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
644 * Fix default global API key by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
645 * 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)
646 * [adobepass] Add MSO Sling TV by [wesnm](https://github.com/wesnm)
647 * [CBS] Add ParamountPlusSeriesIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
648 * [dplay] Add `ScienceChannelIE` by [Sipherdrakon](https://github.com/Sipherdrakon)
649 * [UtreonIE] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
650 * [youtube] Add `mweb` client by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
651 * [youtube] Add `player_client=all`
652 * [youtube] Force `hl=en` for comments by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
653 * [youtube] Fix format sorting when using alternate clients
654 * [youtube] Misc cleanup by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
655 * [youtube] Extract SAPISID only once
656 * [CBS] Add fallback by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
657 * [Hotstar] Support cookies by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
658 * [HotStarSeriesIE] Fix regex by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
659 * [bilibili] Improve `_VALID_URL`
660 * [mediaset] Fix extraction by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
661 * [Mxplayer] Add h265 formats by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
662 * [RCTIPlus] Remove PhantomJS dependency by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
663 * [tenplay] Add MA15+ age limit by [pento](https://github.com/pento)
664 * [vidio] Fix login error detection by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
665 * [vimeo] Better extraction of original file by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
666 * [generic] Support KVS player (replaces ThisVidIE) by [rigstot](https://github.com/rigstot)
667 * Add compat-option `no-clean-infojson`
668 * Remove `asr` appearing twice in `-F`
669 * Set `home:` as the default key for `-P`
670 * [utils] Fix slicing of reversed `LazyList`
671 * [FormatSort] Fix bug for audio with unknown codec
672 * [test:download] Support testing with `ignore_no_formats_error`
673 * [cleanup] Refactor some code
674
675
676 ### 2021.07.24
677
678 * [youtube:tab] Extract video duration early
679 * [downloader] Pass `info_dict` to `progress_hook`s
680 * [youtube] Fix age-gated videos for API clients when cookies are supplied by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
681 * [youtube] Disable `get_video_info` age-gate workaround - This endpoint seems to be completely dead
682 * [youtube] Try all clients even if age-gated
683 * [youtube] Fix subtitles only being extracted from the first client
684 * [youtube] Simplify `_get_text`
685 * [cookies] bugfix for microsoft edge on macOS
686 * [cookies] Handle `sqlite` `ImportError` gracefully by [mbway](https://github.com/mbway)
687 * [cookies] Handle errors when importing `keyring`
688
689 ### 2021.07.21
690
691 * **Add option `--cookies-from-browser`** to load cookies from a browser by [mbway](https://github.com/mbway)
692 * Usage: `--cookies-from-browser BROWSER[:PROFILE_NAME_OR_PATH]`
693 * Also added `--no-cookies-from-browser`
694 * To decrypt chromium cookies, `keyring` is needed for UNIX and `pycryptodome` for Windows
695 * Add option `--exec-before-download`
696 * Add field `live_status`
697 * [FFmpegMetadata] Add language of each stream and some refactoring
698 * [douyin] Add extractor by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [pyx](https://github.com/pyx)
699 * [pornflip] Add extractor by [mzbaulhaque](https://github.com/mzbaulhaque)
700 * **[youtube] Extract data from multiple clients** by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
701 * `player_client` now accepts multiple clients
702 * Default `player_client` = `android,web`
703 * This uses twice as many requests, but avoids throttling for most videos while also not losing any formats
704 * Music clients can be specifically requested and is enabled by default if `music.youtube.com`
705 * Added `player_client=ios` (Known issue: formats from ios are not sorted correctly)
706 * Add age-gate bypass for android and ios clients
707 * [youtube] Extract more thumbnails
708 * The thumbnail URLs are hard-coded and their actual existence is tested lazily
709 * Added option `--no-check-formats` to not test them
710 * [youtube] Misc fixes
711 * Improve extraction of livestream metadata by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [krichbanana](https://github.com/krichbanana)
712 * Hide live dash formats since they can't be downloaded anyway
713 * Fix authentication when using multiple accounts by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
714 * Fix controversial videos when requested via API by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
715 * Fix session index extraction and headers for non-web player clients by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
716 * Make `--extractor-retries` work for more errors
717 * Fix sorting of 3gp format
718 * Sanity check `chapters` (and refactor related code)
719 * Make `parse_time_text` and `_extract_chapters` non-fatal
720 * Misc cleanup and bug fixes by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
721 * [youtube:tab] Fix channels tab
722 * [youtube:tab] Extract playlist availability by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
723 * **[youtube:comments] Move comment extraction to new API** by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
724 * Adds extractor-args `comment_sort` (`top`/`new`), `max_comments`, `max_comment_depth`
725 * [youtube:comments] Fix `is_favorited`, improve `like_count` parsing by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
726 * [BravoTV] Improve metadata extraction by [kevinoconnor7](https://github.com/kevinoconnor7)
727 * [crunchyroll:playlist] Force http
728 * [yahoo:gyao:player] Relax `_VALID_URL` by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
729 * [nebula] Authentication via tokens from cookie jar by [hheimbuerger](https://github.com/hheimbuerger), [TpmKranz](https://github.com/TpmKranz)
730 * [RTP] Fix extraction and add subtitles by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
731 * [viki] Rewrite extractors and add extractor-arg `video_types` to `vikichannel` by [zackmark29](https://github.com/zackmark29), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
732 * [vlive] Extract thumbnail directly in addition to the one from Naver
733 * [generic] Extract previously missed subtitles by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
734 * [generic] Extract everything in the SMIL manifest and detect discarded subtitles by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
735 * [embedthumbnail] Fix `_get_thumbnail_resolution`
736 * [metadatafromfield] Do not detect numbers as field names
737 * Fix selectors `all`, `mergeall` and add tests
738 * Errors in playlist extraction should obey `--ignore-errors`
739 * Fix bug where `original_url` was not propagated when `_type`=`url`
740 * Revert "Merge webm formats into mkv if thumbnails are to be embedded (#173)"
741 * This was wrongly checking for `write_thumbnail`
742 * Improve `extractor_args` parsing
743 * Rename `NOTE` in `-F` to `MORE INFO` since it's often confused to be the same as `format_note`
744 * Add `only_once` param for `write_debug` and `report_warning`
745 * [extractor] Allow extracting multiple groups in `_search_regex` by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
746 * [utils] Improve `traverse_obj`
747 * [utils] Add `variadic`
748 * [utils] Improve `js_to_json` comment regex by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
749 * [webtt] Fix timestamps
750 * [compat] Remove unnecessary code
751 * [docs] fix default of multistreams
752
753
754 ### 2021.07.07
755
756 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [commit/a803582](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/a8035827177d6b59aca03bd717acb6a9bdd75ada)
757 * Add `--extractor-args` to pass some extractor-specific arguments. See [readme](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#extractor-arguments)
758 * Add extractor option `skip` for `youtube`. Eg: `--extractor-args youtube:skip=hls,dash`
759 * Deprecates `--youtube-skip-dash-manifest`, `--youtube-skip-hls-manifest`, `--youtube-include-dash-manifest`, `--youtube-include-hls-manifest`
760 * Allow `--list...` options to work with `--print`, `--quiet` and other `--list...` options
761 * [youtube] Use `player` API for additional video extraction requests by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
762 * **Fixes youtube premium music** (format 141) extraction
763 * Adds extractor option `player_client` = `web`/`android`
764 * **`--extractor-args youtube:player_client=android` works around the throttling** for the time-being
765 * Adds extractor option `player_skip=config`
766 * Adds age-gate fallback using embedded client
767 * [youtube] Choose correct Live chat API for upcoming streams by [krichbanana](https://github.com/krichbanana)
768 * [youtube] Fix subtitle names for age-gated videos
769 * [youtube:comments] Fix error handling and add `itct` to params by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
770 * [youtube_live_chat] Fix download with cookies by [siikamiika](https://github.com/siikamiika)
771 * [youtube_live_chat] use `clickTrackingParams` by [siikamiika](https://github.com/siikamiika)
772 * [Funimation] Rewrite extractor
773 * Add `FunimationShowIE` by [Mevious](https://github.com/Mevious)
774 * **Treat the different versions of an episode as different formats of a single video**
775 * This changes the video `id` and will break break existing archives
776 * Compat option `seperate-video-versions` to fall back to old behavior including using the old video ids
777 * Support direct `/player/` URL
778 * Extractor options `language` and `version` to pre-select them during extraction
779 * These options may be removed in the future if we can extract all formats without additional network requests
780 * Do not rely on these for format selection and use `-f` filters instead
781 * [AdobePass] Add Spectrum MSO by [kevinoconnor7](https://github.com/kevinoconnor7), [ohmybahgosh](https://github.com/ohmybahgosh)
782 * [facebook] Extract description and fix title
783 * [fancode] Fix extraction, support live and allow login with refresh token by [zenerdi0de](https://github.com/zenerdi0de)
784 * [plutotv] Improve `_VALID_URL`
785 * [RCTIPlus] Add extractor by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
786 * [Soundcloud] Allow login using oauth token by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
787 * [TBS] Support livestreams by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
788 * [videa] Fix extraction by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
789 * [yahoo] Fix extraction by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
790 * Process videos when using `--ignore-no-formats-error` by [krichbanana](https://github.com/krichbanana)
791 * Fix `--throttled-rate` when using `--load-info-json`
792 * Fix `--flat-playlist` when entry has no `ie_key`
793 * Fix `check_formats` catching `ExtractorError` instead of `DownloadError`
794 * Fix deprecated option `--list-formats-old`
795 * [downloader/ffmpeg] Fix `--ppa` when using simultaneous download
796 * [extractor] Prevent unnecessary download of hls manifests and refactor `hls_split_discontinuity`
797 * [fragment] Handle status of download and errors in threads correctly; and minor refactoring
798 * [thumbnailsconvertor] Treat `jpeg` as `jpg`
799 * [utils] Fix issues with `LazyList` reversal
800 * [extractor] Allow extractors to set their own login hint
801 * [cleanup] Simplify format selector code with `LazyList` and `yield from`
802 * [cleanup] Clean `extractor.common._merge_subtitles` signature
803 * [cleanup] Fix some typos
804
805
806 ### 2021.06.23
807
808 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [commit/379f52a](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/379f52a4954013767219d25099cce9e0f9401961)
809 * **Add option `--throttled-rate`** below which video data is re-extracted
810 * [fragment] **Merge during download for `-N`**, and refactor `hls`/`dash`
811 * [websockets] Add `WebSocketFragmentFD` by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
812 * Allow `images` formats in addition to video/audio
813 * [downloader/mhtml] Add new downloader for slideshows/storyboards by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
814 * [youtube] Temporary **fix for age-gate**
815 * [youtube] Support ongoing live chat by [siikamiika](https://github.com/siikamiika)
816 * [youtube] Improve SAPISID cookie handling by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
817 * [youtube] Login is not needed for `:ytrec`
818 * [youtube] Non-fatal alert reporting for unavailable videos page by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
819 * [twitcasting] Websocket support by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
820 * [mediasite] Extract slides by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
821 * [funimation] Extract subtitles
822 * [pornhub] Extract `cast`
823 * [hotstar] Use server time for authentication instead of local time
824 * [EmbedThumbnail] Fix for already downloaded thumbnail
825 * [EmbedThumbnail] Add compat-option `embed-thumbnail-atomicparsley`
826 * Expand `--check-formats` to thumbnails
827 * Fix id sanitization in filenames
828 * Skip fixup of existing files and add `--fixup force` to force it
829 * Better error handling of syntax errors in `-f`
830 * Use `NamedTemporaryFile` for `--check-formats`
831 * [aria2c] Lower `--min-split-size` for HTTP downloads
832 * [options] Rename `--add-metadata` to `--embed-metadata`
833 * [utils] Improve `LazyList` and add tests
834 * [build] Build Windows x86 version with py3.7 and remove redundant tests by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
835 * [docs] Clarify that `--embed-metadata` embeds chapter markers
836 * [cleanup] Refactor fixup
837
838
839 ### 2021.06.09
840
841 * Fix bug where `%(field)d` in filename template throws error
842 * [outtmpl] Improve offset parsing
843 * [test] More rigorous tests for `prepare_filename`
844
845 ### 2021.06.08
846
847 * Remove support for obsolete Python versions: Only 3.6+ is now supported
848 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [commit/c2350ca](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/c2350cac243ba1ec1586fe85b0d62d1b700047a2)
849 * [hls] Fix decryption for multithreaded downloader
850 * [extractor] Fix pre-checking archive for some extractors
851 * [extractor] Fix FourCC fallback when parsing ISM by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
852 * [twitcasting] Add TwitCastingUserIE, TwitCastingLiveIE by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan), [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
853 * [vidio] Add VidioPremierIE and VidioLiveIE by [MinePlayersPE](Https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
854 * [viki] Fix extraction from [ytdl-org/youtube-dl@59e583f](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/59e583f7e8530ca92776c866897d895c072e2a82)
855 * [youtube] Support shorts URL
856 * [zoom] Extract transcripts as subtitles
857 * Add field `original_url` with the user-inputted URL
858 * Fix and refactor `prepare_outtmpl`
859 * Make more fields available for `--print` when used with `--flat-playlist`
860 * [utils] Generalize `traverse_dict` to `traverse_obj`
861 * [downloader/ffmpeg] Hide FFmpeg banner unless in verbose mode by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
862 * [build] Release `yt-dlp.tar.gz`
863 * [build,update] Add GNU-style SHA512 and prepare updater for simlar SHA256 by [nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari)
864 * [pyinst] Show Python version in exe metadata by [nihil-admirari](https://github.com/nihil-admirari)
865 * [docs] Improve documentation of dependencies
866 * [cleanup] Mark unused files
867 * [cleanup] Point all shebang to `python3` by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
868 * [cleanup] Remove duplicate file `trovolive.py`
869
870
871 ### 2021.06.01
872
873 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [commit/d495292](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/d495292852b6c2f1bd58bc2141ff2b0265c952cf)
874 * Pre-check archive and filters during playlist extraction
875 * Handle Basic Auth `user:pass` in URLs by [hhirtz](https://github.com/hhirtz) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
876 * [archiveorg] Add YoutubeWebArchiveIE by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz) and [alex-gedeon](https://github.com/alex-gedeon)
877 * [fancode] Add extractor by [rhsmachine](https://github.com/rhsmachine)
878 * [patreon] Support vimeo embeds by [rhsmachine](https://github.com/rhsmachine)
879 * [Saitosan] Add new extractor by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
880 * [ShemarooMe] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
881 * [telemundo] Add extractor by [king-millez](https://github.com/king-millez)
882 * [SonyLIV] Add SonyLIVSeriesIE and subtitle support by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
883 * [Hotstar] Add HotStarSeriesIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
884 * [Voot] Add VootSeriesIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
885 * [vidio] Support login and premium videos by [MinePlayersPE](https://github.com/MinePlayersPE)
886 * [fragment] When using `-N`, do not keep the fragment content in memory
887 * [ffmpeg] Download and merge in a single step if possible
888 * [ThumbnailsConvertor] Support conversion to `png` and make it the default by [louie-github](https://github.com/louie-github)
889 * [VideoConvertor] Generalize with remuxer and allow conditional recoding
890 * [EmbedThumbnail] Embed in `mp4`/`m4a` using mutagen by [tripulse](https://github.com/tripulse) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
891 * [EmbedThumbnail] Embed if any thumbnail was downloaded, not just the best
892 * [EmbedThumbnail] Correctly escape filename
893 * [update] replace self without launching a subprocess in windows
894 * [update] Block further update for unsupported systems
895 * Refactor `__process_playlist` by creating `LazyList`
896 * Write messages to `stderr` when both `quiet` and `verbose`
897 * Sanitize and sort playlist thumbnails
898 * Remove `None` values from `info.json`
899 * [extractor] Always prefer native hls downloader by default
900 * [extractor] Skip subtitles without URI in m3u8 manifests by [hheimbuerger](https://github.com/hheimbuerger)
901 * [extractor] Functions to parse `socket.io` response as `json` by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
902 * [extractor] Allow `note=False` when extracting manifests
903 * [utils] Escape URLs in `sanitized_Request`, not `sanitize_url`
904 * [hls] Disable external downloader for `webtt`
905 * [youtube] `/live` URLs should raise error if channel is not live
906 * [youtube] Bug fixes
907 * [zee5] Fix m3u8 formats' extension
908 * [ard] Allow URLs without `-` before id by [olifre](https://github.com/olifre)
909 * [cleanup] `YoutubeDL._match_entry`
910 * [cleanup] Refactor updater
911 * [cleanup] Refactor ffmpeg convertors
912 * [cleanup] setup.py
913
914
915 ### 2021.05.20
916
917 * **Youtube improvements**:
918 * Support youtube music `MP`, `VL` and `browse` pages
919 * Extract more formats for youtube music by [craftingmod](https://github.com/craftingmod), [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
920 * Extract multiple subtitles in same language by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and [tpikonen](https://github.com/tpikonen)
921 * Redirect channels that doesn't have a `videos` tab to their `UU` playlists
922 * Support in-channel search
923 * Sort audio-only formats correctly
924 * Always extract `maxresdefault` thumbnail
925 * Extract audio language
926 * Add subtitle language names by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo) and [tpikonen](https://github.com/tpikonen)
927 * Show alerts only from the final webpage
928 * Add `html5=1` param to `get_video_info` page requests by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
929 * Better message when login required
930 * **Add option `--print`**: to print any field/template
931 * Makes redundant: `--get-description`, `--get-duration`, `--get-filename`, `--get-format`, `--get-id`, `--get-thumbnail`, `--get-title`, `--get-url`
932 * Field `additional_urls` to download additional videos from metadata using [`--parse-metadata`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#modifying-metadata)
933 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [commit/dfbbe29](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/dfbbe2902fc67f0f93ee47a8077c148055c67a9b)
934 * Write thumbnail of playlist and add `pl_thumbnail` outtmpl key
935 * [embedthumbnail] Add `flac` support and refactor `mutagen` code by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and [tripulse](https://github.com/tripulse)
936 * [audius:artist] Add extractor by [king-millez](https://github.com/king-millez)
937 * [parlview] Add extractor by [king-millez](https://github.com/king-millez)
938 * [tenplay] Fix extractor by [king-millez](https://github.com/king-millez)
939 * [rmcdecouverte] Generalize `_VALID_URL`
940 * Add compat-option `no-attach-infojson`
941 * Add field `name` for subtitles
942 * Ensure `post_extract` and `pre_process` only run once
943 * Fix `--check-formats` when there is network error
944 * Standardize `write_debug` and `get_param`
945 * [options] Alias `--write-comments`, `--no-write-comments`
946 * [options] Refactor callbacks
947 * [test:download] Only extract enough videos for `playlist_mincount`
948 * [extractor] bugfix for when `compat_opts` is not given
949 * [build] Fix x86 build by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
950 * [cleanup] code formatting, youtube tests and readme
951
952 ### 2021.05.11
953 * **Deprecate support for python versions < 3.6**
954 * **Subtitle extraction from manifests** by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz). See [be6202f](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/be6202f12b97858b9d716e608394b51065d0419f) for details
955 * **Improve output template:**
956 * Allow slicing lists/strings using `field.start:end:step`
957 * A field can also be used as offset like `field1+num+field2`
958 * A default value can be given using `field|default`
959 * Prevent invalid fields from causing errors
960 * **Merge youtube-dl**: Upto [commit/a726009](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/a7260099873acc6dc7d76cafad2f6b139087afd0)
961 * **Remove options** `-l`, `-t`, `-A` completely and disable `--auto-number`, `--title`, `--literal`, `--id`
962 * [Plugins] Prioritize plugins over standard extractors and prevent plugins from overwriting the standard extractor classes
963 * [downloader] Fix `quiet` and `to_stderr`
964 * [fragment] Ensure the file is closed on error
965 * [fragment] Make sure first segment is not skipped
966 * [aria2c] Fix whitespace being stripped off
967 * [embedthumbnail] Fix bug where jpeg thumbnails were converted again
968 * [FormatSort] Fix for when some formats have quality and others don't
969 * [utils] Add `network_exceptions`
970 * [utils] Escape URL while sanitizing
971 * [ukcolumn] Add Extractor
972 * [whowatch] Add extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
973 * [CBS] Improve `_VALID_URL` to support movies
974 * [crackle] Improve extraction
975 * [curiositystream] Fix collections
976 * [francetvinfo] Improve video id extraction
977 * [generic] Respect the encoding in manifest
978 * [limelight] Obey `allow_unplayable_formats`
979 * [mediasite] Generalize URL pattern by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
980 * [mxplayer] Add MxplayerShowIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
981 * [nebula] Move to nebula.app by [Lamieur](https://github.com/Lamieur)
982 * [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)
983 * [niconico] Fix title and thumbnail extraction by [CXwudi](https://github.com/CXwudi)
984 * [plutotv] Extract subtitles from manifests
985 * [plutotv] Fix format extraction for some urls
986 * [rmcdecouverte] Improve `_VALID_URL`
987 * [sonyliv] Fix `title` and `series` extraction by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
988 * [tubi] Raise "no video formats" error when video url is empty
989 * [youtube:tab] Detect playlists inside community posts
990 * [youtube] Add `oembed` to reserved names
991 * [zee5] Fix extraction for some URLs by [Hadi0609](https://github.com/Hadi0609)
992 * [zee5] Fix py2 compatibility
993 * Fix `playlist_index` and add `playlist_autonumber`. See [#302](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/302) for details
994 * Add experimental option `--check-formats` to test the URLs before format selection
995 * Option `--compat-options` to revert [some of yt-dlp's changes](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#differences-in-default-behavior)
996 * Deprecates `--list-formats-as-table`, `--list-formats-old`
997 * Fix number of digits in `%(playlist_index)s`
998 * Fix case sensitivity of format selector
999 * Revert "[core] be able to hand over id and title using url_result"
1000 * Do not strip out whitespaces in `-o` and `-P`
1001 * Fix `preload_download_archive` writing verbose message to `stdout`
1002 * Move option warnings to `YoutubeDL`so that they obey `--no-warnings` and can output colors
1003 * Py2 compatibility for `FileNotFoundError`
1004
1005
1006 ### 2021.04.22
1007 * **Improve output template:**
1008 * Objects can be traversed like `%(field.key1.key2)s`
1009 * An offset can be added to numeric fields as `%(field+N)s`
1010 * Deprecates `--autonumber-start`
1011 * **Improve `--sub-langs`:**
1012 * Treat `--sub-langs` entries as regex
1013 * `all` can be used to refer to all the subtitles
1014 * language codes can be prefixed with `-` to exclude it
1015 * Deprecates `--all-subs`
1016 * Add option `--ignore-no-formats-error` to ignore the "no video format" and similar errors
1017 * Add option `--skip-playlist-after-errors` to skip the rest of a playlist after a given number of errors are encountered
1018 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [commit/7e8b3f9](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/7e8b3f9439ebefb3a3a4e5da9c0bd2b595976438)
1019 * [downloader] Fix bug in downloader selection
1020 * [BilibiliChannel] Fix pagination by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1021 * [rai] Add support for http formats by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1022 * [TubiTv] Add TubiTvShowIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
1023 * [twitcasting] Fix extractor
1024 * [viu:ott] Fix extractor and support series by [lkho](https://github.com/lkho) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1025 * [youtube:tab] Show unavailable videos in playlists by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1026 * [youtube:tab] Reload with unavailable videos for all playlists
1027 * [youtube] Ignore invalid stretch ratio
1028 * [youtube] Improve channel syncid extraction to support ytcfg by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1029 * [youtube] Standardize API calls for tabs, mixes and search by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1030 * [youtube] Bugfix in `_extract_ytcfg`
1031 * [mildom:user:vod] Download only necessary amount of pages
1032 * [mildom] Remove proxy completely by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
1033 * [go] Fix `_VALID_URL`
1034 * [MetadataFromField] Improve regex and add tests
1035 * [Exec] Ensure backward compatibility when the command contains `%`
1036 * [extractor] Fix inconsistent use of `report_warning`
1037 * Ensure `mergeall` selects best format when multistreams are disabled
1038 * Improve the yt-dlp.sh script by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
1039 * [lazy_extractor] Do not load plugins
1040 * [ci] Disable fail-fast
1041 * [docs] Clarify which deprecated options still work
1042 * [docs] Fix typos
1043
1044
1045 ### 2021.04.11
1046 * Add option `--convert-thumbnails` (only jpg currently supported)
1047 * Format selector `mergeall` to download and merge all formats
1048 * Pass any field to `--exec` using similar syntax to output template
1049 * Choose downloader for each protocol using `--downloader PROTO:NAME`
1050 * Alias `--downloader` for `--external-downloader`
1051 * Added `native` as an option for the downloader
1052 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [commit/4fb25ff](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/4fb25ff5a3be5206bb72e5c4046715b1529fb2c7) (except vimeo)
1053 * [DiscoveryPlusIndia] Add DiscoveryPlusIndiaShowIE by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
1054 * [NFHSNetwork] Add extractor by [llacb47](https://github.com/llacb47)
1055 * [nebula] Add extractor (watchnebula.com) by [hheimbuerger](https://github.com/hheimbuerger)
1056 * [nitter] Fix extraction of reply tweets and update instance list by [B0pol](https://github.com/B0pol)
1057 * [nitter] Fix thumbnails by [B0pol](https://github.com/B0pol)
1058 * [youtube] Fix thumbnail URL
1059 * [youtube] Parse API parameters from initial webpage by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1060 * [youtube] Extract comments' approximate timestamp by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1061 * [youtube] Fix alert extraction
1062 * [bilibili] Fix uploader
1063 * [utils] Add `datetime_from_str` and `datetime_add_months` by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1064 * Run some `postprocessors` before actual download
1065 * Improve argument parsing for `-P`, `-o`, `-S`
1066 * Fix some `m3u8` not obeying `--allow-unplayable-formats`
1067 * Fix default of `dynamic_mpd`
1068 * Deprecate `--all-formats`, `--include-ads`, `--hls-prefer-native`, `--hls-prefer-ffmpeg`
1069 * [docs] Improvements
1070
1071 ### 2021.04.03
1072 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [commit/654b4f4](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/654b4f4ff2718f38b3182c1188c5d569c14cc70a)
1073 * Ability to set a specific field in the file's metadata using `--parse-metadata`
1074 * Ability to select n'th best format like `-f bv*.2`
1075 * [DiscoveryPlus] Add discoveryplus.in
1076 * [la7] Add podcasts and podcast playlists by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1077 * [mildom] Update extractor with current proxy by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
1078 * [ard:mediathek] Fix video id extraction
1079 * [generic] Detect Invidious' link element
1080 * [youtube] Show premium state in `availability` by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1081 * [viewsource] Add extractor to handle `view-source:`
1082 * [sponskrub] Run before embedding thumbnail
1083 * [docs] Improve `--parse-metadata` documentation
1084
1085
1086 ### 2021.03.24.1
1087 * Revert [commit/8562218](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/8562218350a79d4709da8593bb0c538aa0824acf)
1088
1089 ### 2021.03.24
1090 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto 2021.03.25 ([commit/8562218](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/8562218350a79d4709da8593bb0c538aa0824acf))
1091 * Parse metadata from multiple fields using `--parse-metadata`
1092 * Ability to load playlist infojson using `--load-info-json`
1093 * Write current epoch to infojson when using `--no-clean-infojson`
1094 * [youtube_live_chat] fix bug when trying to set cookies
1095 * [niconico] Fix for when logged in by [CXwudi](https://github.com/CXwudi) and [xtkoba](https://github.com/xtkoba)
1096 * [linuxacadamy] Fix login
1097
1098
1099 ### 2021.03.21
1100 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [commit/7e79ba7](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/7e79ba7dd6e6649dd2ce3a74004b2044f2182881)
1101 * Option `--no-clean-infojson` to keep private keys in the infojson
1102 * [aria2c] Support retry/abort unavailable fragments by [damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda)
1103 * [aria2c] Better default arguments
1104 * [movefiles] Fix bugs and make more robust
1105 * [formatSort] Fix `quality` being ignored
1106 * [splitchapters] Fix for older ffmpeg
1107 * [sponskrub] Pass proxy to sponskrub
1108 * Make sure `post_hook` gets the final filename
1109 * Recursively remove any private keys from infojson
1110 * Embed video URL metadata inside `mp4` by [damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1111 * Merge `webm` formats into `mkv` if thumbnails are to be embedded by [damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda)
1112 * Use headers and cookies when downloading subtitles by [damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda)
1113 * Parse resolution in info dictionary by [damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda)
1114 * More consistent warning messages by [damianoamatruda](https://github.com/damianoamatruda) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1115 * [docs] Add deprecated options and aliases in readme
1116 * [docs] Fix some minor mistakes
1117
1118 * [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)
1119 * [niconico] Add user extractor by [animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984)
1120 * [bilibili] Add anthology support by [animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984)
1121 * [amcnetworks] Fix extractor by [2ShedsJackson](https://github.com/2ShedsJackson)
1122 * [stitcher] Merge from youtube-dl by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1123 * [rcs] Improved extraction by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1124 * [linuxacadamy] Improve regex
1125 * [youtube] Show if video is `private`, `unlisted` etc in info (`availability`) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1126 * [youtube] bugfix for channel playlist extraction
1127 * [nbc] Improve metadata extraction by [2ShedsJackson](https://github.com/2ShedsJackson)
1128
1129
1130 ### 2021.03.15
1131 * **Split video by chapters**: using option `--split-chapters`
1132 * The output file of the split files can be set with `-o`/`-P` using the prefix `chapter:`
1133 * Additional keys `section_title`, `section_number`, `section_start`, `section_end` are available in the output template
1134 * **Parallel fragment downloads** by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1135 * Use option `--concurrent-fragments` (`-N`) to set the number of threads (default 1)
1136 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [commit/3be0980](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/3be098010f667b14075e3dfad1e74e5e2becc8ea)
1137 * [zee5] Add Show Extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1138 * [rai] fix drm check [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1139 * [wimtv] Add extractor by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1140 * [mtv] Add mtv.it and extract series metadata by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1141 * [pluto.tv] Add extractor by [kevinoconnor7](https://github.com/kevinoconnor7)
1142 * [youtube] Rewrite comment extraction by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1143 * [embedthumbnail] Set mtime correctly
1144 * Refactor some postprocessor/downloader code by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1145
1146
1147 ### 2021.03.07
1148 * [youtube] Fix history, mixes, community pages and trending by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1149 * [youtube] Fix private feeds/playlists on multi-channel accounts by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1150 * [youtube] Extract alerts from continuation by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1151 * [cbs] Add support for ParamountPlus by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1152 * [mxplayer] Rewrite extractor with show support by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
1153 * [gedi] Improvements from youtube-dl by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1154 * [vimeo] Fix videos with password by [teesid](https://github.com/teesid)
1155 * [lbry] Support `lbry://` url by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1156 * [bilibili] Change `Accept` header by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and [animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984)
1157 * [trovo] Pass origin header
1158 * [rai] Check for DRM by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1159 * [downloader] Fix bug for `ffmpeg`/`httpie`
1160 * [update] Fix updater removing the executable bit on some UNIX distros
1161 * [update] Fix current build hash for UNIX
1162 * [docs] Include wget/curl/aria2c install instructions for Unix by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
1163 * Fix some videos downloading with `m3u8` extension
1164 * Remove "fixup is ignored" warning when fixup wasn't passed by user
1165
1166
1167 ### 2021.03.03.2
1168 * [build] Fix bug
1169
1170 ### 2021.03.03
1171 * [youtube] Use new browse API for continuation page extraction by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1172 * Fix HLS playlist downloading by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1173 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [2021.03.03](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/tag/2021.03.03)
1174 * [mtv] Fix extractor
1175 * [nick] Fix extractor by [DennyDai](https://github.com/DennyDai)
1176 * [mxplayer] Add new extractor by [codeasashu](https://github.com/codeasashu)
1177 * [youtube] Throw error when `--extractor-retries` are exhausted
1178 * Reduce default of `--extractor-retries` to 3
1179 * Fix packaging bugs by [hseg](https://github.com/hseg)
1180
1181
1182 ### 2021.03.01
1183 * Allow specifying path in `--external-downloader`
1184 * Add option `--sleep-requests` to sleep b/w requests
1185 * Add option `--extractor-retries` to retry on known extractor errors
1186 * Extract comments only when needed
1187 * `--get-comments` doesn't imply `--write-info-json` if `-J`, `-j` or `--print-json` are used
1188 * Fix `get_executable_path` by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1189 * [youtube] Retry on more known errors than just HTTP-5xx
1190 * [youtube] Fix inconsistent `webpage_url`
1191 * [tennistv] Fix format sorting
1192 * [bilibiliaudio] Recognize the file as audio-only
1193 * [hrfensehen] Fix wrong import
1194 * [viki] Fix viki play pass authentication by [RobinD42](https://github.com/RobinD42)
1195 * [readthedocs] Improvements by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1196 * [hls] Fix bug with m3u8 format extraction
1197 * [hls] Enable `--hls-use-mpegts` by default when downloading live-streams
1198 * [embedthumbnail] Fix bug with deleting original thumbnail
1199 * [build] Fix completion paths, zsh pip completion install by [hseg](https://github.com/hseg)
1200 * [ci] Disable download tests unless specifically invoked
1201 * Cleanup some code and fix typos
1202
1203
1204 ### 2021.02.24
1205 * Moved project to an organization [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp)
1206 * **Completely changed project name to yt-dlp** by [Pccode66](https://github.com/Pccode66) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1207 * Also, `youtube-dlc` config files are no longer loaded
1208 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [commit/4460329](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/44603290e5002153f3ebad6230cc73aef42cc2cd) (except tmz, gedi)
1209 * [Readthedocs](https://yt-dlp.readthedocs.io) support by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1210 * [youtube] Show if video was a live stream in info (`was_live`)
1211 * [Zee5] Add new extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804) and [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1212 * [jwplatform] Add support for `hyland.com`
1213 * [tennistv] Fix extractor
1214 * [hls] Support media initialization by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1215 * [hls] Added options `--hls-split-discontinuity` to better support media discontinuity by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1216 * [ffmpeg] Allow passing custom arguments before -i using `--ppa "ffmpeg_i1:ARGS"` syntax
1217 * Fix `--windows-filenames` removing `/` from UNIX paths
1218 * [hls] Show warning if pycryptodome is not found
1219 * [docs] Improvements
1220 * Fix documentation of `Extractor Options`
1221 * Document `all` in format selection
1222 * Document `playable_in_embed` in output templates
1223
1224
1225 ### 2021.02.19
1226 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [commit/cf2dbec](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/cf2dbec6301177a1fddf72862de05fa912d9869d) (except kakao)
1227 * [viki] Fix extractor
1228 * [niconico] Extract `channel` and `channel_id` by [kurumigi](https://github.com/kurumigi)
1229 * [youtube] Multiple page support for hashtag URLs
1230 * [youtube] Add more invidious instances
1231 * [youtube] Fix comment extraction when comment text is empty
1232 * Option `--windows-filenames` to force use of windows compatible filenames
1233 * [ExtractAudio] Bugfix
1234 * Don't raise `parser.error` when exiting for update
1235 * [MoveFiles] Fix for when merger can't run
1236 * Changed `--trim-file-name` to `--trim-filenames` to be similar to related options
1237 * Format Sort improvements:
1238 * Prefer `vp9.2` more than other `vp9` codecs
1239 * Remove forced priority of `quality`
1240 * Remove unnecessary `field_preference` and misuse of `preference` from extractors
1241 * Build improvements:
1242 * Fix hash output by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1243 * Lock python package versions for x86 and use `wheels` by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1244 * Exclude `vcruntime140.dll` from UPX by [jbruchon](https://github.com/jbruchon)
1245 * Set version number based on UTC time, not local time
1246 * Publish on PyPi only if token is set
1247 * [docs] Better document `--prefer-free-formats` and add `--no-prefer-free-format`
1248
1249
1250 ### 2021.02.15
1251 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [2021.02.10](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/tag/2021.02.10) (except archive.org)
1252 * [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)
1253 * Fix HLS AES-128 with multiple keys in external downloaders by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1254 * [youtube_live_chat] Fix by using POST API by [siikamiika](https://github.com/siikamiika)
1255 * [rumble] Add support for video page
1256 * Option `--allow-unplayable-formats` to allow downloading unplayable video formats
1257 * [ExtractAudio] Don't re-encode when file is already in a common audio format
1258 * [youtube] Fix search continuations
1259 * [youtube] Fix for new accounts
1260 * Improve build/updater: by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) and [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1261 * Fix SHA256 calculation in build and implement hash checking for updater
1262 * Exit immediately in windows once the update process starts
1263 * Fix updater for `x86.exe`
1264 * Updater looks for both `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dlc` in releases for future-proofing
1265 * Change optional dependency to `pycryptodome`
1266 * Fix issue with unicode filenames in aria2c by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1267 * Fix `allow_playlist_files` not being correctly passed through
1268 * Fix for empty HTTP head requests by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1269 * Fix `get_executable_path` in UNIX
1270 * [sponskrub] Print ffmpeg output and errors to terminal
1271 * `__real_download` should be false when ffmpeg unavailable and no download
1272 * Show `exe`/`zip`/`source` and 32/64bit in verbose message
1273
1274
1275 ### 2021.02.09
1276 * **aria2c support for DASH/HLS**: by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1277 * **Implement Updater** (`-U`) by [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
1278 * [youtube] Fix comment extraction
1279 * [youtube_live_chat] Improve extraction
1280 * [youtube] Fix for channel URLs sometimes not downloading all pages
1281 * [aria2c] Changed default arguments to `--console-log-level=warn --summary-interval=0 --file-allocation=none -x16 -j16 -s16`
1282 * Add fallback for thumbnails
1283 * [embedthumbnail] Keep original thumbnail after conversion if write_thumbnail given
1284 * [embedsubtitle] Keep original subtitle after conversion if write_subtitles given
1285 * [pyinst.py] Move back to root dir
1286 * [youtube] Simplified renderer parsing and bugfixes
1287 * [movefiles] Fix compatibility with python2
1288 * [remuxvideo] Fix validation of conditional remux
1289 * [sponskrub] Don't raise error when the video does not exist
1290 * [docs] Crypto is an optional dependency
1291
1292
1293 ### 2021.02.04
1294 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [2021.02.04.1](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/tag/2021.02.04.1)
1295 * **Date/time formatting in output template:**
1296 * 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`
1297 * **Multiple output templates:**
1298 * Separate output templates can be given for the different metadata files by using `-o TYPE:TEMPLATE`
1299 * The allowed types are: `subtitle|thumbnail|description|annotation|infojson|pl_description|pl_infojson`
1300 * [youtube] More metadata extraction for channel/playlist URLs (channel, uploader, thumbnail, tags)
1301 * New option `--no-write-playlist-metafiles` to prevent writing playlist metadata files
1302 * [audius] Fix extractor
1303 * [youtube_live_chat] Fix `parse_yt_initial_data` and add `fragment_retries`
1304 * [postprocessor] Raise errors correctly
1305 * [metadatafromtitle] Fix bug when extracting data from numeric fields
1306 * Fix issue with overwriting files
1307 * Fix "Default format spec" appearing in quiet mode
1308 * [FormatSort] Allow user to prefer av01 over vp9 (The default is still vp9)
1309 * [FormatSort] fix bug where `quality` had more priority than `hasvid`
1310 * [pyinst] Automatically detect python architecture and working directory
1311 * Strip out internal fields such as `_filename` from infojson
1312
1313
1314 ### 2021.01.29
1315 * **Features from [animelover1984/youtube-dl](https://github.com/animelover1984/youtube-dl)**: by [animelover1984](https://github.com/animelover1984) and [bbepis](https://github.com/bbepis)
1316 * Add `--get-comments`
1317 * [youtube] Extract comments
1318 * [billibilli] Added BiliBiliSearchIE, BilibiliChannelIE
1319 * [billibilli] Extract comments
1320 * [billibilli] Better video extraction
1321 * Write playlist data to infojson
1322 * [FFmpegMetadata] Embed infojson inside the video
1323 * [EmbedThumbnail] Try embedding in mp4 using ffprobe and `-disposition`
1324 * [EmbedThumbnail] Treat mka like mkv and mov like mp4
1325 * [EmbedThumbnail] Embed in ogg/opus
1326 * [VideoRemuxer] Conditionally remux video
1327 * [VideoRemuxer] Add `-movflags +faststart` when remuxing to mp4
1328 * [ffmpeg] Print entire stderr in verbose when there is error
1329 * [EmbedSubtitle] Warn when embedding ass in mp4
1330 * [anvato] Use NFLTokenGenerator if possible
1331 * **Parse additional metadata**: New option `--parse-metadata` to extract additional metadata from existing fields
1332 * The extracted fields can be used in `--output`
1333 * Deprecated `--metadata-from-title`
1334 * [Audius] Add extractor
1335 * [youtube] Extract playlist description and write it to `.description` file
1336 * Detect existing files even when using `recode`/`remux` (`extract-audio` is partially fixed)
1337 * Fix wrong user config from v2021.01.24
1338 * [youtube] Report error message from youtube as error instead of warning
1339 * [FormatSort] Fix some fields not sorting from v2021.01.24
1340 * [postprocessor] Deprecate `avconv`/`avprobe`. All current functionality is left untouched. But don't expect any new features to work with avconv
1341 * [postprocessor] fix `write_debug` to not throw error when there is no `_downloader`
1342 * [movefiles] Don't give "cant find" warning when move is unnecessary
1343 * Refactor `update-version`, `pyinst.py` and related files
1344 * [ffmpeg] Document more formats that are supported for remux/recode
1345
1346
1347 ### 2021.01.24
1348 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [2021.01.24](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/tag/2021.01.16)
1349 * Plugin support ([documentation](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#plugins))
1350 * **Multiple paths**: New option `-P`/`--paths` to give different paths for different types of files
1351 * The syntax is `-P "type:path" -P "type:path"`
1352 * Valid types are: home, temp, description, annotation, subtitle, infojson, thumbnail
1353 * Additionally, configuration file is taken from home directory or current directory
1354 * Allow passing different arguments to different external downloaders
1355 * [mildom] Add extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
1356 * Warn when using old style `--external-downloader-args` and `--post-processor-args`
1357 * Fix `--no-overwrite` when using `--write-link`
1358 * [sponskrub] Output `unrecognized argument` error message correctly
1359 * [cbs] Make failure to extract title non-fatal
1360 * Fix typecasting when pre-checking archive
1361 * Fix issue with setting title on UNIX
1362 * Deprecate redundant aliases in `formatSort`. The aliases remain functional for backward compatibility, but will be left undocumented
1363 * [tests] Fix test_post_hooks
1364 * [tests] Split core and download tests
1365
1366
1367 ### 2021.01.20
1368 * [TrovoLive] Add extractor (only VODs)
1369 * [pokemon] Add `/#/player` URLs
1370 * Improved parsing of multiple postprocessor-args, add `--ppa` as alias
1371 * [EmbedThumbnail] Simplify embedding in mkv
1372 * [sponskrub] Encode filenames correctly, better debug output and error message
1373 * [readme] Cleanup options
1374
1375
1376 ### 2021.01.16
1377 * Merge youtube-dl: Upto [2021.01.16](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/tag/2021.01.16)
1378 * **Configuration files:**
1379 * Portable configuration file: `./yt-dlp.conf`
1380 * 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
1381 * Add PyPI release
1382
1383
1384 ### 2021.01.14
1385 * Added option `--break-on-reject`
1386 * [roosterteeth.com] Fix for bonus episodes by [Zocker1999NET](https://github.com/Zocker1999NET)
1387 * [tiktok] Fix for when share_info is empty
1388 * [EmbedThumbnail] Fix bug due to incorrect function name
1389 * [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
1390 * [docs] Change all links to correctly point to new fork URL
1391 * [docs] Fixes typos
1392
1393
1394 ### 2021.01.12
1395 * [roosterteeth.com] Add subtitle support by [samiksome](https://github.com/samiksome)
1396 * Added `--force-overwrites`, `--no-force-overwrites` by [alxnull](https://github.com/alxnull)
1397 * Changed fork name to `yt-dlp`
1398 * Fix typos by [FelixFrog](https://github.com/FelixFrog)
1399 * [ci] Option to skip
1400 * [changelog] Added unreleased changes in blackjack4494/yt-dlc
1401
1402
1403 ### 2021.01.10
1404 * [archive.org] Fix extractor and add support for audio and playlists by [wporr](https://github.com/wporr)
1405 * [Animelab] Added by [mariuszskon](https://github.com/mariuszskon)
1406 * [youtube:search] Fix view_count by [ohnonot](https://github.com/ohnonot)
1407 * [youtube] Show if video is embeddable in info (`playable_in_embed`)
1408 * Update version badge automatically in README
1409 * Enable `test_youtube_search_matching`
1410 * Create `to_screen` and similar functions in postprocessor/common
1411
1412
1413 ### 2021.01.09
1414 * [youtube] Fix bug in automatic caption extraction
1415 * Add `post_hooks` to YoutubeDL by [alexmerkel](https://github.com/alexmerkel)
1416 * Batch file enumeration improvements by [glenn-slayden](https://github.com/glenn-slayden)
1417 * Stop immediately when reaching `--max-downloads` by [glenn-slayden](https://github.com/glenn-slayden)
1418 * Fix incorrect ANSI sequence for restoring console-window title by [glenn-slayden](https://github.com/glenn-slayden)
1419 * Kill child processes when yt-dlc is killed by [Unrud](https://github.com/Unrud)
1420
1421
1422 ### 2021.01.08
1423 * 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))
1424 * Moved changelog to separate file
1425
1426
1427 ### 2021.01.07-1
1428 * [Akamai] fix by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1429 * [Tiktok] merge youtube-dl tiktok extractor by [GreyAlien502](https://github.com/GreyAlien502)
1430 * [vlive] add support for playlists by [kyuyeunk](https://github.com/kyuyeunk)
1431 * [youtube_live_chat] make sure playerOffsetMs is positive by [siikamiika](https://github.com/siikamiika)
1432 * Ignore extra data streams in ffmpeg by [jbruchon](https://github.com/jbruchon)
1433 * Allow passing different arguments to different postprocessors using `--postprocessor-args`
1434 * Deprecated `--sponskrub-args`. The same can now be done using `--postprocessor-args "sponskrub:<args>"`
1435 * [CI] Split tests into core-test and full-test
1436
1437
1438 ### 2021.01.07
1439 * Removed priority of `av01` codec in `-S` since most devices don't support it yet
1440 * Added `duration_string` to be used in `--output`
1441 * Created First Release
1442
1443
1444 ### 2021.01.05-1
1445 * **Changed defaults:**
1446 * Enabled `--ignore`
1447 * Disabled `--video-multistreams` and `--audio-multistreams`
1448 * Changed default format selection to `bv*+ba/b` when `--audio-multistreams` is disabled
1449 * Changed default format sort order to `res,fps,codec,size,br,asr,proto,ext,has_audio,source,format_id`
1450 * Changed `webm` to be more preferable than `flv` in format sorting
1451 * Changed default output template to `%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s`
1452 * Enabled `--list-formats-as-table`
1453
1454
1455 ### 2021.01.05
1456 * **Format Sort:** Added `--format-sort` (`-S`), `--format-sort-force` (`--S-force`) - See [Sorting Formats](README.md#sorting-formats) for details
1457 * **Format Selection:** See [Format Selection](README.md#format-selection) for details
1458 * New format selectors: `best*`, `worst*`, `bestvideo*`, `bestaudio*`, `worstvideo*`, `worstaudio*`
1459 * Changed video format sorting to show video only files and video+audio files together.
1460 * Added `--video-multistreams`, `--no-video-multistreams`, `--audio-multistreams`, `--no-audio-multistreams`
1461 * Added `b`,`w`,`v`,`a` as alias for `best`, `worst`, `video` and `audio` respectively
1462 * 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
1463 * **Sponskrub integration:** Added `--sponskrub`, `--sponskrub-cut`, `--sponskrub-force`, `--sponskrub-location`, `--sponskrub-args` - See [SponSkrub Options](README.md#sponskrub-sponsorblock-options) for details
1464 * Added `--force-download-archive` (`--force-write-archive`) by [h-h-h-h](https://github.com/h-h-h-h)
1465 * Added `--list-formats-as-table`, `--list-formats-old`
1466 * **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
1467 * 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`
1468 * Renamed: `--write-subs`, `--no-write-subs`, `--no-write-auto-subs`, `--write-auto-subs`. Note that these can still be used without the ending "s"
1469 * Relaxed validation for format filters so that any arbitrary field can be used
1470 * 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))
1471 * Make Twitch Video ID output from Playlist and VOD extractor same. This is only a temporary fix
1472 * 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
1473 * 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
1474 * Cleaned up the fork for public use
1475
1476
1477 **Note**: All uncredited changes above this point are authored by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1478
1479 * Updated to youtube-dl release 2020.11.26 by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1480 * Youtube improvements by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1481 * Implemented all Youtube Feeds (ytfav, ytwatchlater, ytsubs, ythistory, ytrec) and SearchURL
1482 * Fix some improper Youtube URLs
1483 * Redirect channel home to /video
1484 * Print youtube's warning message
1485 * Handle Multiple pages for feeds better
1486 * [youtube] Fix ytsearch not returning results sometimes due to promoted content by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
1487 * [youtube] Temporary fix for automatic captions - disable json3 by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1488 * Add --break-on-existing by [gergesh](https://github.com/gergesh)
1489 * Pre-check video IDs in the archive before downloading by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1490 * [bitwave.tv] New extractor by [lorpus](https://github.com/lorpus)
1491 * [Gedi] Add extractor by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1492 * [Rcs] Add new extractor by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1493 * [skyit] New skyitalia extractor by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1494 * [france.tv] Fix thumbnail URL by [renalid](https://github.com/renalid)
1495 * [ina] support mobile links by [B0pol](https://github.com/B0pol)
1496 * [instagram] Fix thumbnail extractor by [nao20010128nao](https://github.com/nao20010128nao)
1497 * [SouthparkDe] Support for English URLs by [xypwn](https://github.com/xypwn)
1498 * [spreaker] fix SpreakerShowIE test URL by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1499 * [Vlive] Fix playlist handling when downloading a channel by [kyuyeunk](https://github.com/kyuyeunk)
1500 * [tmz] Fix extractor by [diegorodriguezv](https://github.com/diegorodriguezv)
1501 * [ITV] BTCC URL update by [WolfganP](https://github.com/WolfganP)
1502 * [generic] Detect embedded bitchute videos by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1503 * [generic] Extract embedded youtube and twitter videos by [diegorodriguezv](https://github.com/diegorodriguezv)
1504 * [ffmpeg] Ensure all streams are copied by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1505 * [embedthumbnail] Fix for os.rename error by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1506 * make_win.bat: don't use UPX to pack vcruntime140.dll by [jbruchon](https://github.com/jbruchon)
1507
1508
1509 ### Changelog of [blackjack4494/yt-dlc](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc) till release 2020.11.11-3
1510
1511 **Note**: This was constructed from the merge commit messages and may not be entirely accurate
1512
1513 * [bandcamp] fix failing test. remove subclass hack by [insaneracist](https://github.com/insaneracist)
1514 * [bandcamp] restore album downloads by [insaneracist](https://github.com/insaneracist)
1515 * [francetv] fix extractor by [Surkal](https://github.com/Surkal)
1516 * [gdcvault] fix extractor by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1517 * [hotstar] Move to API v1 by [theincognito-inc](https://github.com/theincognito-inc)
1518 * [hrfernsehen] add extractor by [blocktrron](https://github.com/blocktrron)
1519 * [kakao] new apis by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1520 * [la7] fix missing protocol by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1521 * [mailru] removed escaped braces, use urljoin, added tests by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1522 * [MTV/Nick] universal mgid extractor + fix nick.de feed by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1523 * [mtv] Fix a missing match_id by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1524 * [Mtv] updated extractor logic & more by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1525 * [ndr] support Daserste ndr by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1526 * [Netzkino] Only use video id to find metadata by [TobiX](https://github.com/TobiX)
1527 * [newgrounds] fix: video download by [insaneracist](https://github.com/insaneracist)
1528 * [nitter] Add new extractor by [B0pol](https://github.com/B0pol)
1529 * [soundcloud] Resolve audio/x-wav by [tfvlrue](https://github.com/tfvlrue)
1530 * [soundcloud] sets pattern and tests by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1531 * [SouthparkDE/MTV] another mgid extraction (mtv_base) feed url updated by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1532 * [StoryFire] Add new extractor by [sgstair](https://github.com/sgstair)
1533 * [twitch] by [geauxlo](https://github.com/geauxlo)
1534 * [videa] Adapt to updates by [adrianheine](https://github.com/adrianheine)
1535 * [Viki] subtitles, formats by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1536 * [vlive] fix extractor for revamped website by [exwm](https://github.com/exwm)
1537 * [xtube] fix extractor by [insaneracist](https://github.com/insaneracist)
1538 * [youtube] Convert subs when download is skipped by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1539 * [youtube] Fix age gate detection by [random-nick](https://github.com/random-nick)
1540 * [youtube] fix yt-only playback when age restricted/gated - requires cookies by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1541 * [youtube] fix: extract artist metadata from ytInitialData by [insaneracist](https://github.com/insaneracist)
1542 * [youtube] fix: extract mix playlist ids from ytInitialData by [insaneracist](https://github.com/insaneracist)
1543 * [youtube] fix: mix playlist title by [insaneracist](https://github.com/insaneracist)
1544 * [youtube] fix: Youtube Music playlists by [insaneracist](https://github.com/insaneracist)
1545 * [Youtube] Fixed problem with new youtube player by [peet1993](https://github.com/peet1993)
1546 * [zoom] Fix url parsing for url's containing /share/ and dots by [Romern](https://github.com/Romern)
1547 * [zoom] new extractor by [insaneracist](https://github.com/insaneracist)
1548 * abc by [adrianheine](https://github.com/adrianheine)
1549 * Added Comcast_SSO fix by [merval](https://github.com/merval)
1550 * Added DRM logic to brightcove by [merval](https://github.com/merval)
1551 * Added regex for ABC.com site. by [kucksdorfs](https://github.com/kucksdorfs)
1552 * alura by [hugohaa](https://github.com/hugohaa)
1553 * Arbitrary merges by [fstirlitz](https://github.com/fstirlitz)
1554 * ard.py_add_playlist_support by [martin54](https://github.com/martin54)
1555 * Bugfix/youtube/chapters fix extractor by [gschizas](https://github.com/gschizas)
1556 * bugfix_youtube_like_extraction by [RedpointsBots](https://github.com/RedpointsBots)
1557 * Create build workflow by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1558 * deezer by [LucBerge](https://github.com/LucBerge)
1559 * Detect embedded bitchute videos by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1560 * Don't install tests by [l29ah](https://github.com/l29ah)
1561 * Don't try to embed/convert json subtitles generated by [youtube](https://github.com/youtube) livechat by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1562 * Doodstream by [sxvghd](https://github.com/sxvghd)
1563 * duboku by [lkho](https://github.com/lkho)
1564 * elonet by [tpikonen](https://github.com/tpikonen)
1565 * ext/remuxe-video by [Zocker1999NET](https://github.com/Zocker1999NET)
1566 * fall-back to the old way to fetch subtitles, if needed by [RobinD42](https://github.com/RobinD42)
1567 * feature_subscriber_count by [RedpointsBots](https://github.com/RedpointsBots)
1568 * Fix external downloader when there is no http_header by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
1569 * Fix issue triggered by [tubeup](https://github.com/tubeup) by [nsapa](https://github.com/nsapa)
1570 * Fix YoutubePlaylistsIE by [ZenulAbidin](https://github.com/ZenulAbidin)
1571 * fix-mitele' by [DjMoren](https://github.com/DjMoren)
1572 * fix/google-drive-cookie-issue by [legraphista](https://github.com/legraphista)
1573 * fix_tiktok by [mervel-mervel](https://github.com/mervel-mervel)
1574 * Fixed problem with JS player URL by [peet1993](https://github.com/peet1993)
1575 * fixYTSearch by [xarantolus](https://github.com/xarantolus)
1576 * FliegendeWurst-3sat-zdf-merger-bugfix-feature
1577 * gilou-bandcamp_update
1578 * implement ThisVid extractor by [rigstot](https://github.com/rigstot)
1579 * JensTimmerman-patch-1 by [JensTimmerman](https://github.com/JensTimmerman)
1580 * Keep download archive in memory for better performance by [jbruchon](https://github.com/jbruchon)
1581 * la7-fix by [iamleot](https://github.com/iamleot)
1582 * magenta by [adrianheine](https://github.com/adrianheine)
1583 * Merge 26564 from [adrianheine](https://github.com/adrianheine)
1584 * Merge code from [ddland](https://github.com/ddland)
1585 * Merge code from [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
1586 * Merge code from [ssaqua](https://github.com/ssaqua)
1587 * Merge code from [zubearc](https://github.com/zubearc)
1588 * mkvthumbnail by [MrDoritos](https://github.com/MrDoritos)
1589 * myvideo_ge by [fonkap](https://github.com/fonkap)
1590 * naver by [SeonjaeHyeon](https://github.com/SeonjaeHyeon)
1591 * ondemandkorea by [julien-hadleyjack](https://github.com/julien-hadleyjack)
1592 * rai-update by [iamleot](https://github.com/iamleot)
1593 * RFC: youtube: Polymer UI and JSON endpoints for playlists by [wlritchi](https://github.com/wlritchi)
1594 * rutv by [adrianheine](https://github.com/adrianheine)
1595 * Sc extractor web auth by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1596 * Switch from binary search tree to Python sets by [jbruchon](https://github.com/jbruchon)
1597 * tiktok by [skyme5](https://github.com/skyme5)
1598 * tvnow by [TinyToweringTree](https://github.com/TinyToweringTree)
1599 * twitch-fix by [lel-amri](https://github.com/lel-amri)
1600 * Twitter shortener by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1601 * Update README.md by [JensTimmerman](https://github.com/JensTimmerman)
1602 * Update to reflect website changes. by [amigatomte](https://github.com/amigatomte)
1603 * use webarchive to fix a dead link in README by [B0pol](https://github.com/B0pol)
1604 * Viki the second by [blackjack4494](https://github.com/blackjack4494)
1605 * wdr-subtitles by [mrtnmtth](https://github.com/mrtnmtth)
1606 * Webpfix by [alexmerkel](https://github.com/alexmerkel)
1607 * Youtube live chat by [siikamiika](https://github.com/siikamiika)