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Add downloads tab (ability to sort and watch offline videos) #1772
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Suggestions for a downloads tab:
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Some ideas that can make downloads an even more powerful feature, however the time to implement these might not be worth it.
Next, these local videos could also be added from the local filesystem, or parts of it can be changed by the user (for example, there are lots of videos, especially music compilations, that don't use the chapters feature, but timestamps are given in the comments or the description). Of course, external tools can be used here, which would suggest some flag telling the app to currently ignore this video. |
Is your feature request related to a usage problem (not a bug)? Please describe.
As of now, downloading videos in FreeTube is finnicky, slightly unreliable and not manageable / accessible in the app. There are many problems with the current implimentation so here is a list of the main problems:
Describe the solution you'd like to see implemented
There would be many different additions needed to add a downloads tab. The first would be making downloads go to a local directory rather than just opening a link in a browser. The second would be mapping video information to video files without making the folder structure look ugly (basically meaning downloaded files can be moved / copied easily). The third would be displaying the offline videos and video information inside of the app, which would require a very different implementation than it is currently.
TLDR; I would like for a downloads tab to be added.
(As of writing) There is a bug where when you are offline, a blank white theme is displayed and the user cannot access even the settings. This needs to be fixed to start implementing a tab.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Viewing videos manually outside freetube
Additional context
This would help people who are using laptops / mobile devices and it would also help people that want to archive videos locally. It would make it alot more efficient to download videos and more manageable.
For now, I think the focus should be on making videos download directly to a directory before any of the other suggestions are looked at.
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