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Changelog


2022.04.08

Use certificates from certifi if installed by coletdjnz

Treat multiple --match-filters as OR
File locking improvements:

Do not lock downloading file on Windows
Do not prevent download if locking is unsupported
Do not truncate files before locking by jakeogh, pukkandan

Fix non-blocking non-exclusive lock


De-prioritize automatic-subtitles when no --sub-lang is given
Exit after --dump-user-agent

Fallback to video-only format when selecting by extension
Fix --abort-on-error for subtitles
Fix --no-overwrite for playlist infojson
Fix --print with --ignore-no-formats when url is None by flashdagger

Fix --sleep-interval

Fix --throttled-rate

Fix autonumber

Fix case of http_headers

Fix filepath sanitization in --print-to-file

Handle float in --wait-for-video

Ignore mhtml formats from -f mergeall

Ignore format-specific fields in initial pass of --match-filter

Protect stdout from unexpected progress and console-title
Remove Accept-Encoding header from std_headers by coletdjnz

Remove incorrect warning for --dateafter

Show warning when all media formats have DRM
[downloader] Fix invocation of HttpieFD

[http] Fix #3215
[http] Reject broken range before request by Lesmiscore, Jules-A, pukkandan

[fragment] Read downloaded fragments only when needed by Lesmiscore

[http] Retry on more errors by coletdjnz

[mhtml] Fix fragments with absolute urls by coletdjnz

[extractor] Add _perform_login function
[extractor] Allow control characters inside json
[extractor] Support merging subtitles with data by coletdjnz

[generic] Extract subtitles from video.js by Lesmiscore

[ffmpeg] Cache version data
[FFmpegConcat] Ensure final directory exists
[FfmpegMetadata] Write id3v1 tags
[FFmpegVideoConvertor] Add more formats to --remux-video

[FFmpegVideoConvertor] Ensure all streams are copied
[MetadataParser] Validate outtmpl early
[outtmpl] Fix replacement/default when used with alternate
[outtmpl] Limit changes during sanitization
[phantomjs] Fix bug
[test] Add test_locked_file

[utils] format_decimal_suffix: Fix for very large numbers by s0u1h

[utils] traverse_obj: Allow filtering by value
[utils] Add filter_dict, get_first, try_call

[utils] ExtractorError: Fix for older python versions
[utils] WebSocketsWrapper: Allow omitting __enter__ invocation by Lesmiscore

[docs] Add an .editorconfig file by fstirlitz

[docs] Clarify the exact BSD license of dependencies by MrRawes

[docs] Minor improvements by pukkandan, cffswb, danielyli

[docs] Remove readthedocs
[build] Add requirements.txt to pip distributions
[cleanup, postprocessor] Create _download_json

[cleanup, vimeo] Fix tests
[cleanup] Misc fixes and minor cleanup
[cleanup] Use _html_extract_title

[AfreecaTV] Add AfreecaTVUserIE by hatienl0i261299

[arte] Add format_note to m3u8 formats
[azmedien] Add TVO Online to supported hosts by 1-Byte

[BanBye] Add extractor by mehq

[bilibili] Fix extraction of title with quotes by dzek69

[Craftsy] Add extractor by Bricio

[Cybrary] Add extractor by aaearon

[Huya] Add extractor by hatienl0i261299

[ITProTV] Add extractor by aaearon

[Jable] Add extractors by mehq

[LastFM] Add extractors by mehq

[Moviepilot] Add extractor by panatexxa

[panopto] Add extractors by coletdjnz, kmark

[PokemonSoundLibrary] Add extractor by Lesmiscore

[WasdTV] Add extractor by un-def, hatienl0i261299

[adobepass] Fix Suddenlink MSO by CplPwnies

[afreecatv] Match new vod url by wlritchi

[AZMedien] Support tv.telezueri.ch by goggle

[BiliIntl] Support user-generated videos by wlritchi

[BRMediathek] Fix VALID_URL
[crunchyroll:playlist] Implement beta API by tejing1

[crunchyroll] Fix inheritance
[daftsex] Fix extractor by Soebb

[dailymotion] Support geo.dailymotion.com by hatienl0i261299

[ellentube] Extract subtitles from manifest
[elonet] Rewrite extractor by Fam0r, pukkandan

[fptplay] Fix metadata extraction by hatienl0i261299

[FranceCulture] Support playlists by bohwaz

[go, viu] Extract subtitles from the m3u8 manifest by fstirlitz

[Imdb] Improve extractor by hatienl0i261299

[MangoTV] Improve extractor by hatienl0i261299

[Nebula] Fix bug in 52efa4b3

[niconico] Fix extraction of thumbnails and uploader (#3266)
[niconico] Rewrite NiconicoIE by Lesmiscore

[nitter] Minor fixes and update instance list by foghawk

[NRK] Extract timestamp by hatienl0i261299

[openrec] Download archived livestreams by Lesmiscore

[openrec] Refactor extractors by Lesmiscore

[panopto] Improve subtitle extraction and support slides by coletdjnz

[ParamountPlus, CBS] Change VALID_URL by Sipherdrakon

[ParamountPlusSeries] Support multiple pages by dodrian

[Piapro] Extract description with break lines by Lesmiscore

[rai] Fix extraction of http formas by nixxo

[rumble] unescape title
[RUTV] Fix format sorting by Lesmiscore

[ruutu] Detect embeds by tpikonen

[tenplay] Improve extractor by aarubui

[TikTok] Fix URLs with user id by hatienl0i261299

[TikTokVM] Fix redirect to user URL
[TVer] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore

[TVer] Support landing page by vvto33

[twitcasting] Don't return multi_video for archive with single hls manifest by Lesmiscore

[veo] Fix _VALID_URL

[Veo] Fix extractor by i6t

[viki] Don't attempt to modify URLs with signature by nyuszika7h

[viu] Fix bypass for preview by zackmark29

[viu] Fixed extractor by zackmark29, pukkandan

[web.archive:youtube] Make CDX API requests non-fatal by coletdjnz

[wget] Fix proxy by kikuyan, coletdjnz

[xnxx] Add xnxx3.com by rozari0

[youtube] Add new age-gate bypass by zerodytrash, pukkandan

[youtube] Add extractor-arg to skip auto-translated subs
[youtube] Avoid false positives when detecting damaged formats
[youtube] Detect DRM better by shirt

[youtube] Fix auto-translated automatic captions
[youtube] Fix pagination of membership tab
[youtube] Fix uploader for collaborative playlists by coletdjnz

[youtube] Improve video upload date handling by coletdjnz

[youtube:api] Prefer minified JSON response by coletdjnz

[youtube:search] Support hashtag entries by coletdjnz

[youtube:tab] Fix duration extraction for shorts by coletdjnz

[youtube:tab] Minor improvements
[youtube:tab] Return shorts url if video is a short by coletdjnz

[Zattoo] Fix extractors by goggle

[Zingmp3] Fix signature by hatienl0i261299


2022.03.08.1

[cleanup] Refactor __init__.py

[build] Fix bug


2022.03.08

Merge youtube-dl: Upto commit/6508688 (except NDR)
Add regex operator and quoting to format filters by lukasfink1

Add brotli content-encoding support by coletdjnz

Add pre-processor stage after_filter

Better error message when no --live-from-start format
Create necessary directories for --print-to-file

Fill more fields for playlists by Lesmiscore

Fix -all for --sub-langs

Fix doubling of video_id in ExtractorError

Fix for when stdout/stderr encoding is None

Handle negative duration from extractor
Implement --add-header without modifying std_headers

Obey --abort-on-error for "ffmpeg not installed"
Set webpage_url_... from webpage_url and not input URL
Tolerate failure to --write-link due to unknown URL
[aria2c] Add --http-accept-gzip=true

[build] Update pyinstaller to 4.10 by shirt

[cookies] Update MacOS12 Cookies.binarycookies location by mdpauley

[devscripts] Improve prepare_manpage

[downloader] Do not use aria2c for non-native m3u8

[downloader] Obey --file-access-retries when deleting/renaming by ehoogeveen-medweb

[extractor] Allow http_headers to be specified for thumbnails

[extractor] Extract subtitles from manifests for vimeo, globo, kaltura, svt by fstirlitz

[extractor] Fix for manifests without period duration by dirkf, pukkandan

[extractor] Support --mark-watched without _NETRC_MACHINE by coletdjnz

[FFmpegConcat] Abort on --simulate

[FormatSort] Consider acodec=ogg as vorbis

[fragment] Fix bugs around resuming with Range by Lesmiscore

[fragment] Improve --live-from-start for YouTube livestreams by Lesmiscore

[generic] Pass referer to extracted formats
[generic] Set rss guid as video id by Bricio

[options] Better ambiguous option resolution
[options] Rename --clean-infojson to --clean-info-json

[SponsorBlock] Fixes for highlight and "full video labels" by nihil-admirari

[Sponsorblock] minor fixes by nihil-admirari

[utils] Better traceback for ExtractorError

[utils] Fix file locking for AOSP by jakeogh

[utils] Improve file locking
[utils] OnDemandPagedList: Do not download pages after error
[utils] render_table: Fix character calculation for removing extra gap by Lesmiscore

[utils] Use locked_file for sanitize_open by jakeogh

[utils] Validate DateRange input
[utils] WebSockets wrapper for non-async functions by Lesmiscore

[cleanup] Don't pass protocol to _extract_m3u8_formats for live videos
[cleanup] Remove extractors for some dead websites by marieell

[cleanup, docs] Misc cleanup
[AbemaTV] Add extractors by Lesmiscore

[adobepass] Add Suddenlink MSO by CplPwnies

[ant1newsgr] Add extractor by zmousm

[bigo] Add extractor by Lesmiscore

[Caltrans] Add extractor by Bricio

[daystar] Add extractor by hatienl0i261299

[fc2:live] Add extractor by Lesmiscore

[fptplay] Add extractor by hatienl0i261299

[murrtube] Add extractor by cyberfox1691

[nfb] Add extractor by ofkz

[niconico] Add playlist extractors and refactor by Lesmiscore

[peekvids] Add extractor by schn0sch

[piapro] Add extractor by pycabbage, Lesmiscore

[rokfin] Add extractor by P-reducible, pukkandan

[rokfin] Add stack and channel extractors by P-reducible, pukkandan

[ruv.is] Add extractor by iw0nderhow

[telegram] Add extractor by hatienl0i261299

[VideocampusSachsen] Add extractors by FestplattenSchnitzel

[xinpianchang] Add extractor by hatienl0i261299

[abc] Support 1080p by Ronnnny

[afreecatv] Support password-protected livestreams by wlritchi

[ard] Fix valid URL
[ATVAt] Detect geo-restriction by marieell

[bandcamp] Detect acodec
[bandcamp] Fix user URLs by lyz-code

[bbc] Fix extraction of news articles by ajj8

[beeg] Fix extractor by Bricio

[bigo] Fix extractor to not to use form_params

[Bilibili] Pass referer for all formats by blackgear

[Biqle] Fix extractor by Bricio

[ccma] Fix timestamp parsing by nyuszika7h

[crunchyroll] Better error reporting on login failure by tejing1

[cspan] Support of C-Span congress videos by Grabien

[dropbox] fix regex by zenerdi0de

[fc2] Fix extraction by Lesmiscore

[fujitv] Extract resolution for free sources by YuenSzeHong

[Gettr] Add GettrStreamingIE by i6t

[Gettr] Fix formats order by i6t

[Gettr] Improve extractor by i6t

[globo] Expand valid URL by Bricio

[lbry] Fix --ignore-no-formats-error

[manyvids] Extract uploader by regarten

[mildom] Fix linter
[mildom] Rework extractors by Lesmiscore

[mirrativ] Cleanup extractor code by Lesmiscore

[nhk] Add support for NHK for School by Lesmiscore

[niconico:tag] Add support for searching tags
[nrk] Add fallback API
[peekvids] Use JSON-LD by schn0sch

[peertube] Add media.fsfe.org by mxmehl

[rtvs] Fix extractor by Bricio

[spiegel] Fix _VALID_URL

[ThumbnailsConvertor] Support webp

[tiktok] Fix vm.tiktok/vt.tiktok URLs
[tubitv] Fix/improve TV series extraction by bbepis

[tumblr] Fix extractor by foghawk

[twitcasting] Add fallback for finding running live by Lesmiscore

[TwitCasting] Check for password protection by Lesmiscore

[twitcasting] Fix extraction by Lesmiscore

[twitch] Fix field name of view_count

[twitter] Fix for private videos by iphoting

[washingtonpost] Fix extractor by Bricio

[youtube:tab] Add approximate_date extractor-arg
[youtube:tab] Follow redirect to regional channel  by coletdjnz

[youtube:tab] Reject webpage data if redirected to home page
[youtube] De-prioritize potentially damaged formats
[youtube] Differentiate descriptive audio by language code
[youtube] Ensure subtitle urls are absolute by coletdjnz

[youtube] Escape possible $ in _extract_n_function_name regex by Lesmiscore

[youtube] Fix automatic captions
[youtube] Fix n-sig extraction for phone player JS by MinePlayersPE

[youtube] Further de-prioritize 3gp format
[youtube] Label original auto-subs
[youtube] Prefer UTC upload date for videos by coletdjnz

[zaq1] Remove dead extractor by marieell

[zee5] Support web-series by Aniruddh-J

[zingmp3] Fix extractor by hatienl0i261299

[zoom] Add support for screen cast by Mipsters


2022.02.04

[youtube:search] Fix extractor by coletdjnz

[youtube:search] Add tests
[twitcasting] Enforce UTF-8 for POST payload by Lesmiscore

[mediaset] Fix extractor by nixxo

[websocket] Make syntax error in websockets module non-fatal


2022.02.03

Merge youtube-dl: Upto commit/78ce962

Add option --print-to-file

Make nested --config-locations relative to parent file
Ensure _type is present in info.json

Fix --compat-options list-formats

Fix/improve InAdvancePagedList

[downloader/ffmpeg] Handle unknown formats better
[outtmpl] Handle -o "" better
[outtmpl] Handle hard-coded file extension better
[extractor] Add convinience function _yes_playlist

[extractor] Allow non-fatal title extraction
[extractor] Extract video inside Article json_ld
[generic] Allow further processing of json_ld URL
[cookies] Fix keyring selection for unsupported desktops
[utils] Strip double spaces in clean_html by dirkf

[aes] Add unpad_pkcs7

[test] Fix test_youtube_playlist_noplaylist

[docs,cleanup] Misc cleanup
[dplay] Add extractors for site changes by Sipherdrakon

[ertgr] Add  extractors by zmousm, dirkf

[Musicdex] Add extractors by Ashish0804

[YandexVideoPreview] Add extractor by KiberInfinity

[youtube] Add extractor YoutubeMusicSearchURLIE

[archive.org] Ignore unnecessary files
[Bilibili] Add 8k support by u-spec-png

[bilibili] Fix extractor, make anthology title non-fatal
[CAM4] Add thumbnail extraction by alerikaisattera

[cctv] De-prioritize sample format
[crunchyroll:beta] Add cookies support by tejing1

[crunchyroll] Fix login by tejing1

[doodstream] Fix extractor
[fc2] Fix extraction by Lesmiscore

[FFmpegConcat] Abort on --skip-download and download errors
[Fujitv] Extract metadata and support premium by YuenSzeHong

[globo] Fix extractor by Bricio

[glomex] Simplify embed detection
[GoogleSearch] Fix extractor
[Instagram] Fix extraction when logged in by MinePlayersPE

[iq.com] Add VIP support by MinePlayersPE

[mildom] Fix extractor by lazypete365

[MySpass] Fix video url processing by trassshhub

[Odnoklassniki] Improve embedded players extraction by KiberInfinity

[orf:tvthek] Lazy playlist extraction and obey --no-playlist
[Pladform] Fix redirection to external player by KiberInfinity

[ThisOldHouse] Improve Premium URL check by Ashish0804

[TikTok] Iterate through app versions by MinePlayersPE

[tumblr] Fix 403 errors and handle vimeo embeds by foghawk

[viki] Fix "Bad request" for manifest by nyuszika7h

[Vimm] add recording extractor by alerikaisattera

[web.archive:youtube] Add ytarchive: prefix and misc cleanup
[youtube:api] Do not use seek when reading HTTPError response by coletdjnz

[youtube] Fix n-sig for player e06dea74
[youtube, cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup


2022.01.21

Add option --concat-playlist to concat videos in a playlist

Allow multiple and nested configuration files

Add more post-processing stages (after_video, playlist)
Allow --exec to be run at any post-processing stage (Deprecates --exec-before-download)
Allow --print to be run at any post-processing stage
Allow listing formats, thumbnails, subtitles using --print by pukkandan, Zirro

Add fields video_autonumber, modified_date, modified_timestamp, playlist_count, channel_follower_count

Add key requested_downloads in the root info_dict

Write download_archive only after all formats are downloaded
[FfmpegMetadata] Allow setting metadata of individual streams using meta<n>_ prefix
Add option --legacy-server-connect by xtkoba

Allow escaped , in --extractor-args

Allow unicode characters in info.json

Check for existing thumbnail/subtitle in final directory
Don't treat empty containers as None in sanitize_info

Fix -s --ignore-no-formats --force-write-archive

Fix live title for multiple formats
List playlist thumbnails in --list-thumbnails

Raise error if subtitle download fails
[cookies] Fix bug when keyring is unspecified
[ffmpeg] Ignore unknown streams, standardize use of -map 0

[outtmpl] Alternate form for D and fix suffix's case
[utils] Add Sec-Fetch-Mode to std_headers

[utils] Fix format_bytes output for Bytes by pukkandan, mdawar

[utils] Handle ss:xxx in parse_duration

[utils] Improve parsing for nested HTML elements by zmousm, pukkandan

[utils] Use key None in traverse_obj to return as-is
[extractor] Detect more subtitle codecs in MPD manifests by fstirlitz

[extractor] Extract chapters from JSON-LD by iw0nderhow, pukkandan

[extractor] Extract thumbnails from JSON-LD by nixxo

[extractor] Improve url_result and related
[generic] Improve KVS player extraction by trassshhub

[build] Reduce dependency on third party workflows
[extractor,cleanup] Use _search_nextjs_data, format_field

[cleanup] Minor fixes and cleanup
[docs] Improvements
[test] Fix TestVerboseOutput
[afreecatv] Add livestreams extractor by wlritchi

[callin] Add extractor by foghawk

[CrowdBunker] Add extractors by Ashish0804

[daftsex] Add extractors by k3ns1n

[digitalconcerthall] Add extractor by teridon

[Drooble] Add extractor by u-spec-png

[EuropeanTour] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[iq.com] Add extractors by MinePlayersPE

[KelbyOne] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[LnkIE] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[MainStreaming] Add extractor by coletdjnz

[megatvcom] Add extractors by zmousm

[Newsy] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[noodlemagazine] Add extractor by trassshhub

[PokerGo] Add extractors by Ashish0804

[Pornez] Add extractor by mozlima

[PRX] Add Extractors by coletdjnz

[RTNews] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[Rule34video] Add extractor by trassshhub

[tvopengr] Add extractors by zmousm

[Vimm] Add extractor by alerikaisattera

[glomex] Add extractors by zmousm

[instagram] Add story/highlight extractor by u-spec-png

[openrec] Add movie extractor by Lesmiscore

[rai] Add Raiplaysound extractors by nixxo, pukkandan

[aparat] Fix extractor
[ard] Extract subtitles by fstirlitz

[BiliIntl] Add login by MinePlayersPE

[CeskaTelevize] Use http for manifests
[CTVNewsIE] Add fallback for video search by Ashish0804

[dplay] Migrate DiscoveryPlusItaly to DiscoveryPlus by timendum

[dplay] Re-structure DiscoveryPlus extractors
[Dropbox] Support password protected files and more formats by zenerdi0de

[facebook] Fix extraction from groups
[facebook] Improve title and uploader extraction
[facebook] Parse dash manifests
[fox] Extract m3u8 from preview by ischmidt20

[funk] Support origin URLs
[gfycat] Fix uploader

[gfycat] Support embeds by coletdjnz

[hotstar] Add extractor args to ignore tags by Ashish0804

[hrfernsehen] Fix ardloader extraction by CreaValix

[instagram] Fix username extraction for stories and highlights by nyuszika7h

[kakao] Detect geo-restriction
[line] Remove tv.line.me by sian1468

[mixch] Add MixchArchiveIE by Lesmiscore

[mixcloud] Detect restrictions by llacb47

[NBCSports] Fix extraction of platform URLs by ischmidt20

[Nexx] Extract more metadata by MinePlayersPE

[Nexx] Support 3q CDN by MinePlayersPE

[pbs] de-prioritize AD formats
[PornHub,YouTube] Refresh onion addresses by unit193

[RedBullTV] Parse subtitles from manifest by Ashish0804

[streamcz] Fix extractor by arkamar, pukkandan

[Ted] Rewrite extractor by pukkandan, trassshhub

[Theta] Fix valid URL by alerikaisattera

[ThisOldHouseIE] Add support for premium videos by Ashish0804

[TikTok] Fix extraction for sigi-based webpages, add API fallback by MinePlayersPE

[TikTok] Pass cookies to formats, and misc fixes by MinePlayersPE

[TikTok] Extract captions, user thumbnail by MinePlayersPE

[TikTok] Change app version by MinePlayersPE, llacb47

[TVer] Extract message for unaired live by Lesmiscore

[twitcasting] Refactor extractor by Lesmiscore

[twitter] Fix video in quoted tweets
[veoh] Improve extractor by foghawk

[vk] Capture clip URLs
[vk] Fix VKUserVideosIE by Ashish0804

[vk] Improve _VALID_URL by k3ns1n

[VrtNU] Handle empty title by pgaig

[XVideos] Check HLS formats by MinePlayersPE

[yahoo:gyao] Improved playlist handling by hyano

[youtube:tab] Extract more playlist metadata by coletdjnz, pukkandan

[youtube:tab] Raise error on tab redirect by krichbanana, coletdjnz

[youtube] Update Innertube clients by coletdjnz

[youtube] Detect live-stream embeds
[youtube] Do not return upload_date for playlists
[youtube] Extract channel subscriber count by coletdjnz

[youtube] Make invalid storyboard URL non-fatal
[youtube] Enforce UTC, update innertube clients and tests by coletdjnz

[zdf] Add chapter extraction by iw0nderhow

[zee5] Add geo-bypass


2021.12.27

Avoid recursion error when re-extracting info
[ffmpeg] Fix position of --ppa

[aria2c] Don't show progress when --no-progress

[cookies] Support other keyrings by mbway

[EmbedThumbnail] Prefer AtomicParsley over ffmpeg if available
[generic] Fix HTTP KVS Player by git-anony-mouse

[ThumbnailsConvertor] Fix for when there are no thumbnails
[docs] Add examples for using TYPES: in -P/-o

[PixivSketch] Add extractors by nao20010128nao

[tiktok] Add music, sticker and tag IEs by MinePlayersPE

[BiliIntl] Fix extractor by MinePlayersPE

[CBC] Fix URL regex
[tiktok] Fix extractor_key used in archive
[youtube] End live-from-start properly when stream ends with 403

[Zee5] Fix VALID_URL for tv-shows by Ashish0804


2021.12.25

[dash,youtube] Download live from start to end by nao20010128nao, pukkandan

Add option --live-from-start to enable downloading live videos from start
Add key is_from_start in formats to identify formats (of live videos) that downloads from start
[dash] Create protocol http_dash_segments_generator that allows a function to be passed instead of fragments
[fragment] Allow multiple live dash formats to download simultaneously
[youtube] Implement fragment re-fetching for the live dash formats
[youtube] Re-extract dash manifest every 5 hours (manifest expires in 6hrs)
[postprocessor/ffmpeg] Add FFmpegFixupDuplicateMoovPP to fixup duplicated moov atoms
Known issues:

Ctrl+C doesn't work on Windows when downloading multiple formats
If video becomes private, download hangs


[SponsorBlock] Add Filler and Highlight categories by nihil-admirari, pukkandan

Change --sponsorblock-cut all to --sponsorblock-cut default if you do not want filler sections to be removed


Add field webpage_url_domain

Add interactive format selection with -f -

Add option --file-access-retries by ehoogeveen-medweb

[outtmpl] Add alternate forms S, D and improve id detection
[outtmpl] Add operator & for replacement text by PilzAdam

[EmbedSubtitle] Disable duration check temporarily
[extractor] Add _search_nuxt_data by nao20010128nao

[extractor] Ignore errors in comment extraction when -i is given
[extractor] Standardize _live_title

[FormatSort] Prevent incorrect deprecation warning
[generic] Extract m3u8 formats from JSON-LD
[postprocessor/ffmpeg] Always add faststart

[utils] Fix parsing YYYYMMDD dates in Nov/Dec by wlritchi

[utils] Improve parse_count

[utils] Update std_headers by kikuyan, fstirlitz

[lazy_extractors] Fix for search IEs
[extractor] Support default implicit graph in JSON-LD by zmousm

Allow --no-write-thumbnail to override --write-all-thumbnail

Fix --throttled-rate

Fix control characters being printed to --console-title

Fix PostProcessor hooks not registered for some PPs
Pre-process when using --flat-playlist

Remove known invalid thumbnails from info_dict

Add warning when using -f best

Use parse_duration for --wait-for-video and some minor fix
[test/download] Add more fields
[test/download] Ignore field webpage_url_domain by std-move

[compat] Suppress errors in enabling VT mode
[docs] Improve manpage format by iw0nderhow, pukkandan

[docs,cleanup] Minor fixes and cleanup
[cleanup] Fix some typos by unit193

[ABC:iview] Add show extractor by pabs3

[dropout] Add extractor by TwoThousandHedgehogs, pukkandan

[GameJolt] Add extractors by MinePlayersPE

[gofile] Add extractor by Jertzukka, Ashish0804

[hse] Add extractors by cypheron, pukkandan

[NateTV] Add NateIE and NateProgramIE by Ashish0804, Hyeeji

[OpenCast] Add extractors by bwildenhain, C0D3D3V

[rtve] Add RTVEAudioIE by kebianizao

[Rutube] Add RutubeChannelIE by Ashish0804

[skeb] Add extractor by nao20010128nao

[soundcloud] Add related tracks extractor by Lapin0t

[toggo] Add extractor by nyuszika7h

[TrueID] Add extractor by MinePlayersPE

[audiomack] Update album and song VALID_URL by abdullah-if, dirkf

[CBC Gem] Extract 1080p formats by DavidSkrundz

[ceskatelevize] Fetch iframe from nextJS data by mkubecek

[crackle] Look for non-DRM formats by raleeper

[dplay] Temporary fix for discoveryplus.com/it

[DiscoveryPlusShowBaseIE] yield actual video id by Ashish0804

[Facebook] Handle redirect URLs
[fujitv] Extract 1080p from tv_android m3u8 by YuenSzeHong

[gronkh] Support new URL pattern by Sematre

[instagram] Expand valid URL by u-spec-png

[Instagram] Try bypassing login wall with embed page by MinePlayersPE

[Jamendo] Fix use of _VALID_URL_RE by jaller94

[LBRY] Support livestreams by Ashish0804, pukkandan

[NJPWWorld] Extract formats from m3u8 by aarubui

[NovaEmbed] update player regex by std-move

[npr] Make SMIL extraction non-fatal by r5d

[ntvcojp] Extract NUXT data by nao20010128nao

[ok.ru] add mobile fallback by nao20010128nao

[olympics] Add uploader and cleanup by u-spec-png

[ondemandkorea] Update jw_config regex by julien-hadleyjack

[PlutoTV] Expand _VALID_URL

[RaiNews] Fix extractor by nixxo

[RCTIPlusSeries] Lazy extraction and video type selection by MinePlayersPE

[redtube] Handle formats delivered inside a JSON by dirkf, nixxo

[SonyLiv] Add OTP login support by Ashish0804

[Steam] Fix extractor by u-spec-png

[TikTok] Pass cookies to mobile API by MinePlayersPE

[trovo] Fix inheritance of TrovoChannelBaseIE

[TVer] Extract better thumbnails by YuenSzeHong

[vimeo] Extract chapters
[web.archive:youtube] Improve metadata extraction by coletdjnz

[youtube:comments] Add more options for limiting number of comments extracted by coletdjnz

[youtube:tab] Extract more metadata from feeds/channels/playlists by coletdjnz

[youtube:tab] Extract video thumbnails from playlist by coletdjnz, pukkandan

[youtube:tab] Ignore query when redirecting channel to playlist and cleanup of related code
[youtube] Fix ytsearchdate

[zdf] Support videos with different ptmd location by iw0nderhow

[zee5] Support /episodes in URL


2021.12.01

Add option --wait-for-video to wait for scheduled streams
Add option --break-per-input to apply --break-on... to each input URL
Add option --embed-info-json to embed info.json in mkv
Add compat-option embed-metadata

Allow using a custom format selector through API
[AES] Add ECB mode by nao20010128nao

[build] Fix MacOS Build
[build] Save Git HEAD at release alongside version info
[build] Use workflow_dispatch for release
[downloader/ffmpeg] Fix for direct videos inside mpd manifests
[downloader] Add colors to download progress
[EmbedSubtitles] Slightly relax duration check and related cleanup
[ExtractAudio] Fix conversion to wav and vorbis

[ExtractAudio] Support alac

[extractor] Extract average_rating from JSON-LD
[FixupM3u8] Fixup MPEG-TS in MP4 container
[generic] Support mpd manifests without extension by shirt

[hls] Better FairPlay DRM detection by nyuszika7h

[jsinterp] Fix splice to handle float (for youtube js player f1ca6900)
[utils] Allow alignment in render_table and add tests
[utils] Fix PagedList

[utils] Fix error when copying LazyList

Clarify video/audio-only formats in -F
Ensure directory exists when checking formats
Ensure path for link files exists by Zirro

Ensure same config file is not loaded multiple times
Fix postprocessor_hooks

Fix --break-on-archive when pre-checking
Fix --check-formats for mhtml

Fix --load-info-json of playlists with failed entries
Fix --trim-filename when filename has .

Fix bug in parsing --add-header

Fix error in report_unplayable_conflict by shirt

Fix writing playlist infojson with --no-clean-infojson

Validate --get-bypass-country
[blogger] Add extractor by pabs3

[breitbart] Add extractor by Grabien

[CableAV] Add extractor by j54vc1bk

[CanalAlpha] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[CozyTV] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[CPTwentyFour] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[DiscoveryPlus] Add DiscoveryPlusItalyShowIE by Ashish0804

[ESPNCricInfo] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[LinkedIn] Add extractor by u-spec-png

[mixch] Add extractor by nao20010128nao

[nebula] Add NebulaCollectionIE and rewrite extractor by hheimbuerger

[OneFootball] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[peer.tv] Add extractor by u-spec-png

[radiozet] Add extractor by 0xA7404A (Aurora)
[redgifs] Add extractor by chio0hai

[RedGifs] Add Search and User extractors by Deer-Spangle

[rtrfm] Add extractor by pabs3

[Streamff] Add extractor by cntrl-s

[Stripchat] Add extractor by zulaport

[Aljazeera] Fix extractor by u-spec-png

[AmazonStoreIE] Fix regex to not match vdp urls by Ashish0804

[ARDBetaMediathek] Handle new URLs
[bbc] Get all available formats by nyuszika7h

[Bilibili] Fix title extraction by u-spec-png

[CBC Gem] Fix for shows that don't have all seasons by makeworld-the-better-one

[curiositystream] Add more metadata
[CuriosityStream] Fix series
[DiscoveryPlus] Rewrite extractors by Ashish0804, pukkandan

[HotStar] Set language field from tags by Ashish0804

[instagram, cleanup] Refactor extractors
[Instagram] Display more login errors by MinePlayersPE

[itv] Fix extractor by staubichsauger, pukkandan

[mediaklikk] Expand valid URL
[MTV] Improve mgid extraction by Sipherdrakon, kikuyan

[nexx] Better error message for unsupported format
[NovaEmbed] Fix extractor by pukkandan, std-move

[PatreonUser] Do not capture RSS URLs
[Reddit] Add support for 1080p videos by xenova

[RoosterTeethSeries] Fix for multiple pages by MinePlayersPE

[sbs] Fix for movies and livestreams
[Senate.gov] Add SenateGovIE and fix SenateISVPIE by Grabien, pukkandan

[soundcloud:search] Fix pagination
[tiktok:user] Set webpage_url correctly
[Tokentube] Fix description by u-spec-png

[trovo] Fix extractor by nyuszika7h

[tv2] Expand valid URL
[Tvplayhome] Fix extractor by pukkandan, 18928172992817182

[Twitch:vod] Add chapters by mpeter50

[twitch:vod] Extract live status by DEvmIb

[VidLii] Add 720p support by mrpapersonic

[vimeo] Add fallback for config URL
[vimeo] Sort http formats higher
[WDR] Expand valid URL
[willow] Add extractor by aarubui

[xvideos] Detect embed URLs by 4a1e2y5

[xvideos] Fix extractor by Yakabuff

[youtube, cleanup] Reorganize Tab and Search extractor inheritances
[youtube:search_url] Add playlist/channel support
[youtube] Add default player client by coletdjnz

[youtube] Add storyboard formats
[youtube] Decrypt n-sig for URLs with ratebypass

[youtube] Minor improvement to format sorting
[cleanup] Add deprecation warnings
[cleanup] Refactor JSInterpreter._seperate

[Cleanup] Remove some unnecessary groups in regexes by Ashish0804

[cleanup] Misc cleanup


2021.11.10.1

Temporarily disable MacOS Build


2021.11.10

[youtube] Fix throttling by decrypting n-sig

Merging extractors from haruhi-dl by selfisekai

[extractor] Add _search_nextjs_data

[tvp] Fix extractors
[tvp] Add TVPStreamIE
[wppilot] Add extractors
[polskieradio] Add extractors
[radiokapital] Add extractors
[polsatgo] Add extractor by selfisekai, sdomi


Separate --check-all-formats from --check-formats

Approximate filesize from bitrate
Don't create console in windows_enable_vt_mode

Fix bug in --load-infojson of playlists
[minicurses] Add colors to -F and standardize color-printing code
[outtmpl] Add type link for internet shortcut files
[outtmpl] Add alternate forms for q and j

[outtmpl] Do not traverse None

[fragment] Fix progress display in fragmented downloads
[downloader/ffmpeg] Fix vtt download with ffmpeg
[ffmpeg] Detect presence of setts and libavformat version
[ExtractAudio] Rescale --audio-quality correctly by CrypticSignal, pukkandan

[ExtractAudio] Use libfdk_aac if available by CrypticSignal

[FormatSort] eac3 is better than ac3

[FormatSort] Fix some fields' defaults
[generic] Detect more json_ld
[generic] parse jwplayer with only the json URL
[extractor] Add keyword automatically to SearchIE descriptions
[extractor] Fix some errors being converted to ExtractorError

[utils] Add join_nonempty

[utils] Add jwt_decode_hs256 by Ashish0804

[utils] Create DownloadCancelled exception
[utils] Parse vp09 as vp9
[utils] Sanitize URL when determining protocol
[test/download] Fallback test to bv

[docs] Minor documentation improvements
[cleanup] Improvements to error and debug messages
[cleanup] Minor fixes and cleanup
[3speak] Add extractors by Ashish0804

[AmazonStore] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[Gab] Add extractor by u-spec-png

[mediaset] Add playlist support by nixxo

[MLSScoccer] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[N1] Add support for nova.rs by u-spec-png

[PlanetMarathi] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[RaiplayRadio] Add extractors by frafra

[roosterteeth] Add series extractor
[sky] Add SkyNewsStoryIE by ajj8

[youtube] Fix sorting for some videos
[youtube] Populate thumbnail with the best "known" thumbnail
[youtube] Refactor itag processing
[youtube] Remove unnecessary no-playlist warning
[youtube:tab] Add Invidious list for playlists/channels by rhendric

[Bilibili:comments] Fix infinite loop by u-spec-png

[ceskatelevize] Fix extractor by flashdagger

[Coub] Fix media format identification by wlritchi

[crunchyroll] Add extractor-args language and hardsub

[DiscoveryPlus] Allow language codes in URL
[imdb] Fix thumbnail by ozburo

[instagram] Add IOS URL support by u-spec-png

[instagram] Improve login code by u-spec-png

[Instagram] Improve metadata extraction by u-spec-png

[iPrima] Fix extractor by stanoarn

[itv] Add support for ITV News by ajj8

[la7] Fix extractor by nixxo

[linkedin] Don't login multiple times
[mtv] Fix some videos by Sipherdrakon

[Newgrounds] Fix description by u-spec-png

[Nrk] Minor fixes by fractalf

[Olympics] Fix extractor by u-spec-png

[piksel] Fix sorting
[twitter] Do not sort by codec
[viewlift] Add cookie-based login and series support by Ashish0804, pukkandan

[vimeo] Detect source extension and misc cleanup by flashdagger

[vimeo] Fix ondemand videos and direct URLs with hash
[vk] Fix login and add subtitles by kaz-us

[VLive] Add upload_date and thumbnail by Ashish0804

[VRT] Fix login by pgaig

[Vupload] Fix extractor by u-spec-png

[wakanim] Add support for MPD manifests by nyuszika7h

[wakanim] Detect geo-restriction by nyuszika7h

[ZenYandex] Fix extractor by u-spec-png


2021.10.22

[build] Improvements

Build standalone MacOS packages by smplayer-dev

Release windows exe built with py2exe

Enable lazy-extractors in releases.

Set env var YTDLP_NO_LAZY_EXTRACTORS to forcefully disable this (experimental)


Clean up error reporting in update
Refactor pyinst.py, misc cleanup and improve docs


[docs] Migrate issues to use forms by Ashish0804

[downloader] Fix slow progress hooks

This was causing HLS/DASH downloads to be extremely slow in some situations


[downloader/ffmpeg] Improve simultaneous download and merge
[EmbedMetadata] Allow overwriting all default metadata with meta_default key
[ModifyChapters] Add ability for --remove-chapters to remove sections by timestamp
[utils] Allow duration strings in --match-filter

Add HDR information to formats
Add negative option --no-batch-file by Zirro

Calculate more fields for merged formats
Do not verify thumbnail URLs unless --check-formats is specified
Don't create console for subprocesses on Windows
Fix --restrict-filename when used with default template
Fix check_formats output being written to stdout when -qv

Fix bug in storyboards
Fix conflict b/w id and ext in format selection
Fix verbose head not showing custom configs
Load archive only after printing verbose head
Make duration_string and resolution available in --match-filter
Re-implement deprecated option --id

Reduce default --socket-timeout

Write verbose header to logger
[outtmpl] Fix bug in expanding environment variables
[cookies] Local State should be opened as utf-8
[extractor,utils] Detect more codecs/mimetypes
[extractor] Detect EXT-X-KEY Apple FairPlay
[utils] Use importlib to load plugins by sulyi

[http] Retry on socket timeout and show the last encountered error
[fragment] Print error message when skipping fragment
[aria2c] Fix --skip-unavailable-fragment

[SponsorBlock] Obey extractor-retries and sleep-requests

[Merger] Do not add aac_adtstoasc to non-hls audio
[ModifyChapters] Do not mutate original chapters by nihil-admirari

[devscripts/run_tests] Use markers to filter tests by sulyi

[7plus] Add cookie based authentication by nyuszika7h

[AdobePass] Fix RCN MSO by jfogelman

[CBC] Fix Gem livestream by makeworld-the-better-one

[CBC] Support CBC Gem member content by makeworld-the-better-one

[crunchyroll] Add season to flat-playlist
[crunchyroll] Add support for beta.crunchyroll URLs and fix series URLs with language code
[EUScreen] Add Extractor by Ashish0804

[Gronkh] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[hidive] Fix typo
[Hotstar] Mention Dynamic Range in format_id by Ashish0804

[Hotstar] Raise appropriate error for DRM
[instagram] Add login by u-spec-png

[instagram] Show appropriate error when login is needed
[microsoftstream] Add extractor by damianoamatruda, nixklai

[on24] Add extractor by damianoamatruda

[patreon] Fix vimeo player regex by zenerdi0de

[SkyNewsAU] Add extractor by Ashish0804

[tagesschau] Fix extractor by u-spec-png

[tbs] Add tbs live streams by llacb47

[tiktok] Fix typo and update tests
[trovo] Support channel clips and VODs by Ashish0804

[Viafree] Add support for Finland by 18928172992817182

[vimeo] Fix embedded player.vimeo

[vlive:channel] Fix extraction by kikuyan, pukkandan

[youtube] Add auto-translated subtitles
[youtube] Expose different formats with same itag
[youtube:comments] Fix for new layout by coletdjnz

[cleanup] Cleanup bilibili code by pukkandan, u-spec-png

[cleanup] Remove broken youtube login code
[cleanup] Standardize timestamp formatting code
[cleanup] Generalize getcomments implementation for extractors
[cleanup] Simplify search extractors code
[cleanup] misc


2021.10.10

[downloader/ffmpeg] Fix bug in initializing FFmpegPostProcessor

[minicurses] Fix when printing to file
[downloader] Fix throttledratelimit
[francetv] Fix extractor by fstirlitz, sarnoud

[NovaPlay] Add extractor by Bojidarist

[ffmpeg] Revert "Set max probesize" - No longer needed
[docs] Remove incorrect dependency on VC++10
[build] Allow to release without changelog


2021.10.09

Improved progress reporting

Separate --console-title and --no-progress

Add option --progress to show progress-bar even in quiet mode
Fix and refactor minicurses and use it for all progress reporting
Standardize use of terminal sequences and enable color support for windows 10
Add option --progress-template to customize progress-bar and console-title
Add postprocessor hooks and progress reporting


[postprocessor] Add plugin support with option --use-postprocessor

[extractor] Extract storyboards from SMIL manifests by fstirlitz

[outtmpl] Alternate form of format type l for \n delimited list
[outtmpl] Format type U for unicode normalization
[outtmpl] Allow empty output template to skip a type of file
Merge webm formats into mkv if thumbnails are to be embedded
[adobepass] Add RCN as MSO by jfogelman

[ciscowebex] Add extractor by damianoamatruda

[Gettr] Add extractor by i6t

[GoPro] Add extractor by i6t

[N1] Add extractor by u-spec-png

[Theta] Add video extractor by alerikaisattera

[Veo] Add extractor by i6t

[Vupload] Add extractor by u-spec-png

[bbc] Extract better quality videos by ajj8

[Bilibili] Add subtitle converter by u-spec-png

[CBC] Cleanup tests by makeworld-the-better-one

[Douyin] Rewrite extractor by MinePlayersPE

[Funimation] Fix for /v/ urls by pukkandan, Jules-A

[Funimation] Sort formats according to the relevant extractor-args
[Hidive] Fix duplicate and incorrect formats
[HotStarSeries] Fix cookies by Ashish0804

[LinkedInLearning] Add subtitles by Ashish0804

[Mediaite] Relax valid url by coletdjnz

[Newgrounds] Add age_limit and fix duration by u-spec-png

[Newgrounds] Fix view count on songs by u-spec-png

[parliamentlive.tv] Fix extractor by u-spec-png

[PolskieRadio] Fix extractors by jakubadamw, u-spec-png

[reddit] Add embedded url by u-spec-png

[reddit] Fix 429 by generating a random reddit_session by AjaxGb

[Rumble] Add RumbleChannelIE by Ashish0804

[soundcloud:playlist] Detect last page correctly
[SovietsCloset] Add duration from m3u8 by ChillingPepper

[Streamable] Add codecs by u-spec-png

[vidme] Remove extractor by alerikaisattera

[youtube:tab] Fallback to API when webpage fails to download by coletdjnz

[youtube] Fix non-fatal errors in fetching player
Fix --flat-playlist when neither IE nor id is known
Fix -f mp4 behaving differently from youtube-dl
Workaround for bug in ssl.SSLContext.load_default_certs

[aes] Improve performance slightly by sulyi

[cookies] Fix keyring fallback by mbway

[embedsubtitle] Fix error when duration is unknown
[ffmpeg] Fix error when subtitle file is missing
[ffmpeg] Set max probesize to workaround AAC HLS stream issues by shirt

[FixupM3u8] Remove redundant run if merged is needed
[hls] Fix decryption issues by shirt, pukkandan

[http] Respect user-provided chunk size over extractor's
[utils] Let traverse_obj accept functions as keys
[docs] Add note about our custom ffmpeg builds
[docs] Write embedding and contributing documentation by pukkandan, timethrow

[update] Check for new version even if not updateable
[build] Add more files to the tarball
[build] Allow building with py2exe (and misc fixes)
[build] Use pycryptodomex by shirt, pukkandan

[cleanup] Some minor refactoring, improve docs and misc cleanup


2021.09.25