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Open Video Downloader Changelog

What's new in Open Video Downloader 2.4.0

Nov 13, 2021
  • Features:
  • Use yt-dlp instead of youtube-dl
  • Sponsorblock support
  • No longer ship with binaries, download them on first launch
  • Bugfixes:
  • Ignore youtube-dl config file
  • Only set the default format if there are any (fix videos disappearing after adding them)
  • Fix chmod command on linux systems

New in Open Video Downloader 2.3.1 (Sep 2, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Add ffmpeg check, when the executable can't be found, extract if from the package again. (#153)
  • Bugfixes:
  • Disable log viewer button for unified playlist downloads.
  • Fix the audio codec selector showing while codec selection is disabled.
  • Fix variable always being null in openVideo function. (#155)
  • Fix files not being copied over correctly on first start. (#153)
  • Fix sentry not being able to initialize on linux builds.
  • Use the old filename extractor when the new one fails. (#160, #163, #166)
  • Fix linux version of youtube-dl being downloaded on a windows portable build. (#156)
  • Change the product name in fix-appimage.js to open-video-downloader.
  • Fix playlist metadata being accidentally cleared, resulting in playlist related output formats not working. (#148)

New in Open Video Downloader 2.3.0 (Aug 19, 2021)

  • Breaking changes:
  • Change visible names to Open Video Downloader (#130)
  • Features:
  • Add auto option to preferred audio qualities(#137)
  • Add rate limit option to rate limit the network speed per video(#140)
  • Add specific qualities to the global quality selector(#52)
  • Add bitrates to audio only quality selection(#142)
  • Add the option to select video/audio codecs to download(#47)
  • Add setting to always download a video or playlist(#88)
  • Add setting to disable global shortcuts(#144)
  • Save the global download type selection(#141)
  • Add log viewer (#132)
  • Make cards draggable so they can be re-ordered(#115)
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fix error handler triggering on warnings(#125)
  • Improve stability of the Open file button(#126)
  • Store user data in folder next to portable executable(#136)

New in Open Video Downloader 2.2.2 (Jul 4, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Shortcuts can now be used to add and download videos from the clipboard. Add: CTRL+SHIFT+V. Download: CTRL+SHIFT+D. (#101)
  • The download path will now save between sessions. (#109, #119)
  • All playlist related placeholders can now be used. Example: %(playlist_index) (#97, #98)
  • Specify an audio format in the settings for audio only downloads. (#107)
  • More error definitions with friendly errors.
  • Bug fixes:
  • The task list saves playlist URL's instead of the individual video URL's.
  • Remove the global shortcut to open dev-tools. (#106)
  • Include the AtomicParsley binary to fix some rare issues.
  • Show an error if there is no video metadata, upon opening the info modal.
  • Don't check for updates when the portable app is used. (this previously threw an error)

New in Open Video Downloader 2.2.1 (Jun 2, 2021)

  • Copied URL's now automatically show up in the URL box. (#94)
  • Fixed 2 vulnerabilities in dependencies.
  • Added Sentry error reporting for better troubleshooting of unhandled errors.

New in Open Video Downloader 2.2.0 (May 31, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Add proxy setting to download using a proxy (#83)
  • Add retry option when a download has failed/completed (#66)
  • Add friendly error message when youtube-dl gets blocked by firewall (#84)
  • Add language selector for subtitles and overhaul the general subtitle system (#77)
  • Add when done actions, like shutting down or locking your pc when downloading finishes (#75)
  • Add setting saving and youtube-dl version persistence to the portable version (#71)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fix download bar not showing indefinite state while loading metadata
  • Fix the video delete prompt showing up on the wrong video card states (#80)
  • Fix youtube-dl binaries not being redownloaded when it doesn't exist or is corrupted (#55)
  • Implement additional possible fixes to counter errors with launching youtube-dl (#55)

New in Open Video Downloader 2.1.3 (May 19, 2021)

  • Micropatch, change the data that is reported on reporting. To allow better debugging of #55.

New in Open Video Downloader 2.1.2 (May 18, 2021)

  • Fix signature decryption failing for random mobile user agent strings, possible cause of #55
  • Fix subtitles not working for unified playlists. (#65)

New in Open Video Downloader 2.1.1 (May 18, 2021)

  • Fix bug where no audio would get downloaded when the user downloads a playlists while being authenticated with cookies (#64)
  • Fix 'youtube-dl returned an empty object' error reporting. (#55)

New in Open Video Downloader 2.0.1 (May 18, 2021)

  • Save and restore the task list when the app gets restarted (closes #46)
  • Add an option to download video only (closes #43)
  • Prompt the user before deleting a downloading video (closes #54)
  • Select or create a custom filename format to output your downloads in (closes #48)
  • Add a setting to download auto-generated subtitles (closes #53)

New in Open Video Downloader 1.8.7 (Dec 3, 2020)

  • Change build process for linux distributables so they work on paranoid linux distro's (Debian, Arch). (#26)

New in Open Video Downloader 1.8.6 (Nov 24, 2020)

  • Add support for downloading all uploads from a channel (closes #22)
  • Fix auto-update not working on linux platforms (fixes #24)
  • Started rewrite of format system

New in Open Video Downloader 1.8.5 (Nov 17, 2020)

  • Add audio quality setting to video + audio downloads (closes #18)
  • Add a version number to the settings menu
  • Fix bug with format_id selection when downloading playlists
  • Fix bug where changing from a playlist to a video url would not remove the playlist settings
  • Fix 'open playlist' button not working
  • Updated shipped binaries (ffmpeg, youtube-dl)

New in Open Video Downloader 1.8.4 (Nov 12, 2020)

  • Add 2 more styles/color themes for the app (Navy dark & Light blue)
  • Fix auto-update not working in versions 1.8.0 and 1.8.1

New in Open Video Downloader 1.8.3 (Nov 12, 2020)

  • Add 2 extra themes/color palettes to choose from (Navy dark & Light blue)
  • Remove all examples and references to copyrighted material.
  • The maintainers of youtube-dl-gui do not endorse the use of this application for downloading copyrighted material.

New in Open Video Downloader 1.8.1 (Oct 24, 2020)

  • Fix: No longer send possible sensitive metrics data, now only a random UUID and the version that was downloaded gets logged.

New in Open Video Downloader 1.8.0 (Sep 28, 2020)

  • Added a new settings menu
  • Added a setting to disable the app itself being auto-updated.
  • Added a setting to disable the youtube-dl binary being auto-updated.
  • Fix progress bar being empty while the text states "video downloaded", when the video was already present in the folder.
  • Fix "open file" button not working
  • Fixed a typo

New in Open Video Downloader 1.7.8 (Sep 21, 2020)

  • Disabled spell checker on URLS
  • Enabled automatic thumbnail embedding, as this appears to be working again.
  • Set last modified date of downloaded videos to the download date, not the upload date.
  • Disable interaction with the stepper (hover, click)
  • Add the ability to flush the playlist metadata cache
  • Add shortcuts for developer tools and cache flushing
  • Replaced the placeholder thumbnail with a simpler looking one

New in Open Video Downloader 1.7.5 (Sep 7, 2020)

  • Changelog:
  • Fixed an instance where metrics.js would send empty strings

New in Open Video Downloader 1.7.4 (Sep 4, 2020)

  • Fixed some bugs in private video downloading
  • Automatically attempt to repair corrupted binaries
  • Show update dialogs on macOS, since macOS does not auto-update.
  • Change titlebar library and design
  • Patched multiple security flaws:
  • Disabled the remote module
  • Removed externally loaded scripts

New in Open Video Downloader 1.7.0 (Aug 27, 2020)

  • Changelog:
  • Add support to download private videos.
  • Add support to authenticate using cookies (more info in the Wiki).

New in Open Video Downloader 1.6.4 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Added progress bar to see the progress when downloading a single video
  • Improved the 'open-file' button
  • Temporarily disable the app when the binaries are being updated, preventing weird errors

New in Open Video Downloader 1.6.0 (Aug 8, 2020)

  • Changelog:
  • Added support for linux (AppImage)
  • Added open file button after download
  • Fixed binary auto-update
  • Fixed multiple security vulnerabilities
  • Fixed multiple small bugs
  • Streamlined and cleaned up code

New in Open Video Downloader 1.5.1 (Apr 28, 2020)

  • Add metadata cache, this allows for even faster playlist downloading.
  • Streamlined the logic/timing behind playlist downloading.
  • Fix: Left side of the 'download another video' button unclickable.

New in Open Video Downloader 1.4.5 (Apr 18, 2020)

  • Add support for playlist and bulk downloading
  • Add auto-updating
  • Add progress bars for playlists
  • Add overlay icons and progress bar in the taskbar
  • Add cross to clear the link bar
  • Removed youtube-dl-node
  • Switch windows from portable to installer
  • Fix DASH video downloads

New in Open Video Downloader 1.3.2 (Apr 10, 2020)

  • Add custom download location support
  • Add automatically calculated download sizes
  • Add internet connection auto detect (locks app when disconnected)
  • Add auto updater for the binaries
  • Add metrics
  • Fix wrong video format being downloaded
  • Fix binaries not working properly on Darwin
  • Change titlebar color on Darwin