v2.8.1

Bugfixes

• Fix "Error: Error getting missing player or bypassing age-restriction: This video is unavailable" (#165) as well as video throttling (#168)
• Fix age restricted videos

v2.8.0

New Features

• Preview thumbnails when hovering the mouse over the video progress bar
• Go to the url when a youtube url is entered into the search bar

Bugfixes

• Chrome: Fix related videos text not displaying
• Chrome: Fix video exceeding screen width
• Fix likes count due to YouTube changes
• Fix channel pages other than the first one not displaying, due to YouTube changes
• Fix channel avatars not displaying
• Fix 500 uncaught exception: AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'groups'
• Fix failure to detect vp9.2 and mp4v.20.3 codecs

Note for windows users: there are two releases. One release is for Windows Vista, Windows 7, and 32-bit systems only, and does not include the latest Python security patches. All other windows users should use the other release which contains the latest security patches for Python.

v2.7.2

Bugfixes

• Fix random exceptions when loading a video due to missing captions url
• Fix MaxRetryErrors due to Tor exit node blockage
• Fix 'f' fullscreen hotkey not working with Plyr
• Fix subscriptions import not working on windows due to windows sending the different mimetype "application/vnd.ms-excel"

Other

• Autofocus search bar in search results page
• Filter out noisy video routing requests in console

Note for windows users: there are two releases. One release is for windows vista and windows 7 only, and does not include the latest Python security patches. All other windows users should use the other release which contains the latest security patches for Python.

v2.7.1

New Features

• Add support for webm format to avoid proprietary AAC codecs
• Add a remove playlist button for local playlists

Bugfixes

• Fix very slow video loading to due throttling by YouTube
• Support /shorts urls
• Fix non 16:9 videos overflowing in non-theater mode with plyr

Other

• Improve dark theme by making white buttons dark

v2.7.0

New Features

• Support importing and exporting subscriptions to and from NewPipe format
• Add support for qualities other than 360p and 720p
• Ability to switch video quality

Bugfixes

• Support new Google Takeout CSV subscriptions format
• Fix being unable to play videos on mobile devices using Plyr
• Fix videos added to playlist from channel missing author_id

Other

• Firefox search plugin: support adding a search plugin from other devices by using the host name/ip address used in the request, rather than localhost:port

v2.6.3

Bugfixes

• Fix broken comments due to Youtube changes
• Fix Plyr captions and play button blocking clicks to video

v2.6.2

Bugfixes

• Fix broken likes, dislikes, music list, and comments due to YouTube changes
• Fix some phone videos with unusual dimensions not having a video file

Other

• Prefix youtube URLs in video descriptions and channel about page
• Plyr: display total video duration
• Plyr: allow controls to become hidden when video is paused

v2.6.1

Bugfixes

• Fix like, dislike, and music list missing due to Youtube changes
• Fix age restriction bypass
• Restart tor connection pool when the tor port setting is changed so the setting takes effect without requiring a restart

Other

• Plyr: disable double-click on video going to fullscreen
• Plyr: Improve controls appearance - better contrast and less intrusive
• Cleaner channel-checking console error messages when Tor is closed

v2.6.0

New Features

• Export playlists in json or txt
• Subscriptions export
• Responsive page for very small windows or mobile devices
• Optional related video autoplay
• Add direct link button for video to make copying the url more convenient
• Add plyr as default video player. This can be disabled in favor of the default browser player in the settings.

Bugfixes

• Fix age restriction bypass and errors on scheduled live events
• Fix comment like extraction due to Youtube changes
• Fix videos added to playlist from channel page not having author
• Channel about page: add http to links that are missing it so they work properly
• Fix hotkeys not working on embed page

Other

• Add hidden setting to allow foreign post request for usage on mobile or other external devices.
• Add placeholder text for video speed control, search, and other forms to improve discoverability
• Friendlier error message when Tor is closed or network is down
• Save uploader id in local playlists so the author link is clickable
• Add some highlighting around download links so the extent of the link is clear, so they are not unintentionally clicked on
• Improve description text clipping for items
• Don't route video urls if image routing is disabled
• Change search url path to match the YouTube path

v2.5.8

New Features

• Browse more than one page of a channel's playlists page

Bugfixes

• Fix channel search not working
• Fix video's playlist not showing up on the watch page