CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes (starting from v1.7.3) to stable releases will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[v2.0.0][2.0.0] - unreleased

Notable changes from v1.13

• Concurrent downloading
• Download queue
• User interface overhaul
• Large screen support
• Resume failed/canceled download
• Backup & restore unfinished tasks in the download queue
• Select from formats/playlists in Quick Download
• Predictive back animation support for Android 14+
• Bump up minimum API level to 24 (Android 7.0)

v1.13.0 - 2024-08-18

Fixed

• Fix the issue where exported command templates could not be imported in v1.12.x
• Fix an unexpected behavior where multiple formats would be selected

Change

• Update youtubedl-android to v0.16.1
• Update translations

v1.12.1 - 2024-04-17

Added

• Add auto update interval for yt-dlp
• Cookies page now shows the current count of cookies stored in the database

Fixed

• Intercept non-HTTP(s) URLs opened in WebView
• Videos are remuxed to mkv even when download subtitle is disabled
• Use MD2 ModalBottomSheetLayout in devices on API < 30
• Block downloads when updating yt-dlp

Known issues

• TextFields(IME) fallback to plain character mode when showing a ModalBottomSheet
• yt-dlp might be broken if you tried to download something while it was updating (bad local file header). To fix it, you just need to update yt-dlp again

v1.12.0 - 2024-04-05

Added

• Search from download history
• Search from subtitles in format selection page
• Export download history to file/clipboard
• Import download history from file/clipboard
• Re-download unavailable videos
• Download auto-translated subtitles
• Remember subtitle selection for next downloads
• Remux videos into mkv container for better compatibility
• Configuration for not using the download type in the last download
• Improve UI/UX for download error handling
• Add splash screen
• Haptic feedback BZZZTT!!1!

Changed

• Long pressing on an item in download history now selects it
• Use nightly builds for yt-dlp by default
• Migrate Slider & ProgressIndicator to the new visual styles in MD3
• Use default display name from system for locales
• Metadata of videos is also embedded in the files now
• A few UI changes that I forgot

Fixed

• Fix a permission issue when using Seal in a different user profile or private space
• Fix an issue where the text cannot be copied in the menu of the download history
• Display approximate file size for formats when there's no exact value available
• Fix an issue causes app to crash when the selected template is not available
• Custom command now ignore empty URLs, which means you can insert URLs along with arguments in command templates
• Fix an issue where some formats may be unavailable when downloading playlists

Known issues

• TextFields(IME) fallback to plain character mode when showing a ModalBottomSheet
• ModalBottomSheet handles insets incorrectly on devices below API 30

v1.11.3 - 2024-01-22

Added

• Merge multiple audio streams into a single file
• Allow downloading with cellular network temporarily

Fixed

• App creates duplicated command templates on initialization
• Cannot make video clip in FormatPage

v1.11.2 - 2024-01-06

Added

• Keep subtitles files after embedding into videos
• Force all connections via ipv4
• Prefer vp9.2 if av1 hardware decoding unavailable
• Add system locale settings for Android 13+

Fixed

• User agent gets enabled when refreshing cookies
• Restrict filenames not working in custom commands

Changed

• Transition animation should look more smooth now

v1.11.1 - 2023-12-16

Added

• Add --restrict-filenames option in yt-dlp
• Add playlist title as an option for subdirectory
• Add more thanks to sponsors

Fixed

• Fix some minor UI bugs
• Fix an issue causing error when parsing video info

v1.11.0 - 2023-11-18

Added

• Custom output template (-o option in yt-dlp)
• Export cookies to a text file
• Make embed metadata in audio files optional
• Add the ability to record download archive, and skip duplicate downloads
• Add cancel button to the download page
• Add input chips for sponsorblock categories
• Add subtitle selection dialog in format page, make auto-translated subtitles available in subtitle selection
• Add more thanks to sponsors

Changed

• Move the directory for storing temporary files to external storage (Seal/tmp)
• Change the default output template to %(title)s.%(ext)s
• Temporary directory now are enabled by default for downloads in general mode
• Move actions in format page to dropdown menu
• Download subtitles are now available when downloading audio files
• android:enableOnBackInvokedCallback is changed to false due to compatibility issues

Fixed

• Fix an issue causes sharing videos to fail on certain devices
• Fix an issue causes uploader marked as null, make uploader_id as a fallback to uploader
• Fix an issue when a user performs multiple clicks causing duplicate navigating behaviors

Removed

• Custom prefix for output template has been removed, please migrate to custom output template

v1.10.0 - 2023-08-30

Added

Subtitles

• Convert subtitles to another format
• Select subtitle language in format selection

Format selection

• Display icons(video/audio) on FormatItems
• Split video by chapters
• Select subtitle to download by language names/codes

Custom commands

• Create custom command tasks in the Running Tasks page
• Configure download directory separately for custom command tasks
• Select multiple command templates to export & remove

Cookies

• Add CookiesQuickSettingsDialog for refreshing & configuring cookies in configuration menu
• Add user agent header when downloading with cookies enabled

Other New Features & UI Improvements

• Show PlainToolTip when long-press on PlaylistItem
• Add monochrome theme
• Add proxy configuration for network connections
• Add translations in Swedish and Portuguese

Fixed

• App crashes when being opened in the system share sheet
• Video not shown in YouTube playlist results
• Cookies cannot be disabled after clearing cookies
• Hide video only formats when save as audio enabled
• Parsing error with decimal value in width/height
• Audio codec preference not works as expected
• Could not fetch video info when originalUrl is null

Changed

Notable Changes

• Upgrade target API level to 34 (Android 14)
• Preferred video format changed to two options: Legacy and Quality
• UI improvements to the configuration dialog

Other Changes

• Update ColorSchemes and components to reflect the new MD3 color roles
• Update youtubedl-android version, added pycryptodomex to the library
• Move Video formats to the bottom of the FormatPage
• Notifications now are enabled by default
• Minor UI improvements & changes

v1.9.2 - 2023-04-27

Fixed

• Fix a bug causing Incognito mode not working in v1.9.1
• Fix misplaced quality tags in AudioQuickSettingsDialog
• Fix mismatched formats when using Save as audio & Download playlist

v1.9.1 - 2023-04-11

Added

• Add Sponsor page: You can now support this app by sponsoring on GitHub!

Fixed

• Fix a bug causing warnings not shown in logs of completed custom command tasks
• Fix a bug causing videos not scanned into media library when private mode is enabled

Changed

• Move the directory for temporary files to cacheDir

v1.9.0 - 2023-03-12

Added

• Add Preview channel for auto-updating
• Add an option to update to Nightly builds of yt-dlp
• Add a dialog for F-Droid builds in auto-update settings
• Add a switch for auto-updating yt-dlp
• Add the ability to share files in VideoDetailDrawer
• Add a badge to the icon to indicate the count of running processes
• Add a switch for disabling the temporary directory
• Add format & quality preference for audio
• Add custom format sorter
• Add the ability to clip video and audio in FormatSelectionPage (experimental)
• Add the ability to edit video titles in FormatSelectionPage before downloading
• Add the ability to share the thumbnail url in FormatSelectionPage
• Implement a new method to extract cookies from the WebView database

Changed

• Change the operation of open link to long pressing the link button in VideoDetailDrawer
• Change the thread number range of multi-threaded download to 1-24
• Change the status bar icon to filled icon
• Change the quick settings for media format in the configuration dialog

Fixed

• Fix a bug causing high-quality audio not downloaded with YT Premium cookies & YT Music URLs
• UI bug in ShortcutChip with long template
• Fix a bug causing empty subtitle language breaks downloads
• Fix an issue causing specific languages not visible in system settings on Android 13+
• Fix a UI bug in the format selection page
• Fix a bug causing app to crash when toasting in Android 5.0
• Fix a UI bug causing LTR texts to display incorrectly in RTL locale environment
• Add legacy app icon for API 21~25

Known issues

• Cookies may not work as expected in some devices, please try to re-generate cookies after this occurs. File an issue on GitHub with your device info when experience errors.

v1.8.2 - 2023-02-10

Fixed

• Trimmed ASCII characters filename
• Unexpected error when downloading multiple video to SD card with quick download
• Error when cropping vertical thumbnails as artwork
• ID conflicts when importing custom templates

Changed

• Add horizontalScroll to LogPage
• Revert the URL intent filters

v1.8.1 - 2023-02-01

Fixed

• App crashes when downloading in private mode
• Unexpected ImeActions in TextFields
• Disable SD card download when the directory is not set
• Localized strings for file size texts

v1.8.0 - 2023-01-29

Added

• Download to SD card
• Quick download in parallel
• Task dashboard & log page for custom commands
• Custom shortcuts for command templates
• Subtitle preferences
• Apply --embed-chapters for video downloads by default
• New color schemes for UI theming

Changed

• New transition animation between destinations
• Change minSdkVersion to 21 (Android 5.0)
• Accessibility improvements to components
• Revert playlist items limit in v1.7.3
• Scan the download directory to the system media library after running commands
• Change the LongClick operations of FormatItem to share the stream URLs

v1.7.3 - 2023-01-10

Fixed

• Webview captures Cookies from wrong domains
• Notifications of custom commands remain unfinished status
• App crashes when fails to parse video info for format selection
• App crashes when parsing channel info for playlist download

Added

• Tips about streams merging in FormatSelectionPage

Changed

• Playlist results are limited to 200 videos