yt-dlp 2022.08.14

• Merge youtube-dl: Upto commit/d231b56
• [jsinterp] Handle new youtube signature functions
• [jsinterp] Truncate error messages
• [extractor] Fix format sorting of channels
• [ffmpeg] Disable avconv unless --prefer-avconv
• [ffmpeg] Smarter detection of ffprobe filename
• [patreon] Ignore erroneous media attachments by coletdjnz
• [postprocessor/embedthumbnail] Detect libatomicparsley.so
• [ThumbnailsConvertor] Fix conversion after fixup_webp
• [utils] Fix get_compatible_ext
• [build] Fix changelog
• [update] Set executable bit-mask by pukkandan, Lesmiscore
• [devscripts] Fix import
• [docs] Consistent use of e.g. by Lesmiscore
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup
• [extractor/moview] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/parler] Add extractor by palewire
• [extractor/truth] Add extractor by palewire
• [extractor/aenetworks] Add formats parameter by jacobtruman
• [extractor/crunchyroll] Improve _VALID_URLs
• [extractor/doodstream] Add wf domain by aldoridhoni
• [extractor/facebook] Add reel support by bashonly
• [extractor/MLB] New extractor by ischmidt20
• [extractor/rai] Misc fixes by nixxo
• [extractor/toggo] Improve _VALID_URL by masta79
• [extractor/tubitv] Extract additional formats by shirt-dev
• [extractor/zattoo] Potential fix for resellers

yt-dlp 2022.08.08

• Remove Python 3.6 support
• Determine merge container better by pukkandan, selfisekai
• Framework for embed detection by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• Merge youtube-dl: Upto commit/adb5294
• --compat-option no-live-chat should disable danmaku
• Fix misleading DRM message
• Import ctypes only when necessary
• Minor bugfixes by pukkandan
• Reject entire playlists faster with --match-filter by pukkandan
• Remove filtered entries from -J
• Standardize retry mechanism by pukkandan
• Validate --merge-output-format
• [downloader] Add average speed to final progress line
• [extractor] Add field audio_channels
• [extractor] Support multiple archive ids for one video
• [ffmpeg] Set ffmpeg_location in a contextvar
• [FFmpegThumbnailsConvertor] Fix conversion from GIF
• [MetadataParser] Don't set None when the field didn't match
• [outtmpl] Smarter replacing of unsupported characters by pukkandan
• [outtmpl] Treat empty values as None in filenames
• [utils] sanitize_open: Allow any IO stream as stdout
• [build, devscripts] Add devscript to set a build variant
• [build] Improve build process by shirt-dev
• [build] Update pyinstaller
• [devscripts] Create utils and refactor
• [docs] Clarify best*
• [docs] Fix bug report issue template
• [docs] Fix capitalization in references by christoph-heinrich
• [cleanup, mhtml] Use imghdr
• [cleanup, utils] Consolidate known media extensions
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup
• [extractor/angel] Add extractor by AxiosDeminence
• [extractor/dplay] Add MotorTrend extractor by Sipherdrakon
• [extractor/harpodeon] Add extractor by eren-kemer
• [extractor/holodex] Add extractor by pukkandan, sqrtNOT
• [extractor/kompas] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/rai] Add raisudtirol extractor by nixxo
• [extractor/tempo] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/youtube] Fixes for third party client detection by coletdjnz
• [extractor/youtube] Add live_status=post_live by lazypete365
• [extractor/youtube] Extract more format info
• [extractor/youtube] Parse translated subtitles only when requested
• [extractor/youtube, extractor/twitch] Allow waiting for channels to become live
• [extractor/youtube, webvtt] Extract auto-subs from livestream VODs by fstirlitz, pukkandan
• [extractor/AbemaTVTitle] Implement paging by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/archiveorg] Improve handling of formats by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor/arte] Fix title extraction
• [extractor/arte] Move to v2 API by fstirlitz, pukkandan
• [extractor/bbc] Fix news articles by ajj8
• [extractor/camtasia] Separate into own extractor by coletdjnz
• [extractor/cloudflarestream] Fix video_id padding by haobinliang
• [extractor/crunchyroll] Fix conversion of thumbnail from GIF by pukkandan
• [extractor/crunchyroll] Handle missing metadata correctly by Burve, pukkandan
• [extractor/crunchyroll:beta] Extract timestamp and fix tests by tejing1
• [extractor/crunchyroll:beta] Use streams API by tejing1
• [extractor/doodstream] Support more domains by Galiley
• [extractor/ESPN] Extract duration by ischmidt20
• [extractor/FIFA] Change API endpoint by Bricio, yashkc2025
• [extractor/globo:article] Remove false positives by Bricio
• [extractor/Go] Extract timestamp by ischmidt20
• [extractor/hidive] Fix cookie login when netrc is also given by winterbird-code
• [extractor/html5] Separate into own extractor by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor/ina] Improve extractor by elyse0
• [extractor/NaverNow] Change endpoint by ping
• [extractor/ninegag] Extract uploader by DjesonPV
• [extractor/NovaPlay] Fix extractor by Bojidarist
• [extractor/orf:radio] Rewrite extractors
• [extractor/patreon] Fix and improve extractors by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor/rai] Fix RaiNews extraction by nixxo
• [extractor/redbee] Unify and update extractors by elyse0
• [extractor/stripchat] Fix _VALID_URL by freezboltz
• [extractor/tubi] Exclude playlists from playlist entries by sqrtNOT
• [extractor/tviplayer] Improve _VALID_URL by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/twitch] Extract chapters for single chapter VODs by mpeter50
• [extractor/vgtv] Support tv.vg.no by sqrtNOT
• [extractor/vidio] Support embed link by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/vk] Fix extractor by Mehavoid
• [extractor/WASDTV:record] Fix _VALID_URL
• [extractor/xfileshare] Add Referer by Galiley
• [extractor/YahooJapanNews] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/yandexmusic] Extract higher quality format
• [extractor/zee5] Update Device ID by m4tu4g

yt-dlp 2022.07.18

• Allow users to specify encoding in each config files by Lesmiscore
• Discard infodict from memory if no longer needed
• Do not allow extractors to return None
• Do not load system certificates when certifi is used
• Fix rounding of integers in format table
• Improve chapter sanitization
• Skip some fixup if remux/recode is needed by Lesmiscore
• Support --no-progress for --wait-for-video
• Fix bug in 612f2be
• [outtmpl] Add alternate form h for HTML escaping
• [aes] Add multiple padding modes in CBC by elyse0
• [extractor/common] Passthrough errnote=False to parsers
• [extractor/generic] Remove HEAD request
• [http] Ensure the file handle is always closed
• [ModifyChapters] Modify duration in infodict
• [options] Fix aliases to --config-location
• [utils] Fix get_domain
• [build] Consistent order for lazy extractors by lamby
• [build] Fix architecture suffix of executables by odo2063
• [build] Improve setup.py
• [update] Do not check _update_spec when up to date
• [update] Prepare to remove Python 3.6 support
• [compat] Let PyInstaller detect _legacy module
• [devscripts/update-formulae] Do not change dependency section
• [test] Split download tests so they can be more easily run in CI
• [docs] Improve docstring of download_ranges by FirefoxMetzger
• [docs] Improve issue templates
• [build] Fix bug in 6d916fe
• [cleanup, utils] Refactor parse_codecs
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup
• [extractor/acfun] Add extractors by lockmatrix
• [extractor/Audiodraft] Add extractors by Ashish0804, fstirlitz
• [extractor/cellebrite] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/detik] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/hytale] Add extractor by llamasblade, pukkandan
• [extractor/liputan6] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/mocha] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/rtl.lu] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/rtvsl] Add extractor by iw0nderhow, pukkandan
• [extractor/StarTrek] Add extractor by scy
• [extractor/syvdk] Add extractor by misaelaguayo
• [extractor/theholetv] Add extractor by dosy4ev
• [extractor/TubeTuGraz] Add extractor by Ferdi265, pukkandan
• [extractor/tviplayer] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/wetv] Add extractors by elyse0
• [extractor/wikimedia] Add extractor by EhtishamSabir, pukkandan
• [extractor/youtube] Fix duration check for post-live manifestless mode
• [extractor/youtube] More metadata for storyboards by ftk
• [extractor/bigo] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/BiliIntl] Fix subtitle extraction by MinePlayersPE
• [extractor/crunchyroll] Improve _VALID_URL
• [extractor/fifa] Fix extractor by ischmidt20
• [extractor/instagram] Fix post/story extractors by pritam20ps05, pukkandan
• [extractor/iq] Set language correctly for Korean subtitles
• [extractor/MangoTV] Fix subtitle languages
• [extractor/Netverse] Improve playlist extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/philharmoniedeparis] Fix extractor by sqrtNOT
• [extractor/Trovo] Fix extractor by u-spec-png
• [extractor/twitch] Support storyboards for VODs by ftk
• [extractor/WatchESPN] Improve _VALID_URL by IONECarter, dirkf
• [extractor/WSJArticle] Fix video id extraction by sqrtNOT
• [extractor/Ximalaya] Fix extractors by lockmatrix
• [cleanup, extractor/youtube] Fix tests by sheerluck

yt-dlp 2022.06.29

• Fix --downloader native
• Fix section_end of clips
• Fix playlist error handling
• Sanitize chapters
• [extractor] Fix _create_request when headers is None
• [extractor] Fix empty BaseURL in MPD
• [ffmpeg] Write full output to debug on error
• [hls] Warn user when trying to download live HLS
• [options] Fix parse_known_args for --
• [utils] Fix inconsistent default handling between HTTP and HTTPS requests by coletdjnz
• [build] Draft release until complete
• [build] Fix release tag commit
• [build] Standalone x64 builds for MacOS 10.9 by StefanLobbenmeier
• [update] Ability to set a maximum version for specific variants
• [compat] Fix compat.WINDOWS_VT_MODE
• [compat] Remove deprecated functions from core code
• [compat] Remove more functions
• [cleanup, extractor] Reduce direct use of _downloader
• [cleanup] Consistent style for file heads
• [cleanup] Fix some typos by crazymoose77756
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup
• [extractor/Scrolller] Add extractor by LunarFang416
• [extractor/ViMP] Add playlist extractor by FestplattenSchnitzel
• [extractor/fuyin] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/livestreamfails] Add extractor by nomevi
• [extractor/premiershiprugby] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/steam] Add broadcast extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/youtube] Mark videos as fully watched by Brett824
• [extractor/CWTV] Extract thumbnail by ischmidt20
• [extractor/ViMP] Add thumbnail and support more sites by FestplattenSchnitzel
• [extractor/dropout] Support cookies and login only as needed by pingiun, pukkandan
• [extractor/ertflix] Improve _VALID_URL
• [extractor/lbry] Use HEAD request for redirect URL by flashdagger
• [extractor/mediaset] Improve _VALID_URL
• [extractor/npr] Implement e50c350 differently
• [extractor/tennistv] Rewrite extractor by pukkandan, zenerdi0de

yt-dlp 2022.06.22.1

• [build] Fix updating homebrew formula

2022.06.22

• Deprecate support for Python 3.6
• Add option --download-sections to download video partially
  • Chapter regex and time ranges are accepted (Eg: --download-sections *1:10-2:20)
• Add option --alias
• Add option --lazy-playlist to process entries as they are received
• Add option --retry-sleep
• Add slicing notation to --playlist-items
  • Adds support for negative indices and step
  • Add -I as alias for --playlist-index
  • Makes --playlist-start, --playlist-end, --playlist-reverse, --no-playlist-reverse redundant
• --config-location - to provide options interactively
• [build] Add Linux standalone builds
• [update] Self-restart after update
• Merge youtube-dl: Upto commit/8a158a9
• Add --no-update
• Allow extractors to specify section_start/end for clips
• Do not print progress to stderr with -q
• Ensure pre-processor errors do not block video download
• Fix --simulate --max-downloads
• Improve error handling of bad config files
• Return an error code if update fails
• Fix bug in 3a408f9
• [ExtractAudio] Allow conditional conversion
• [ModifyChapters] Fix repeated removal of small segments
• [ThumbnailsConvertor] Allow conditional conversion
• [cookies] Detect profiles for cygwin/BSD by moench-tegeder
• [dash] Show fragment count with --live-from-start by flashdagger
• [extractor] Add _search_json by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor] Add default parameter to _search_json by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor] Add dev option --load-pages
• [extractor] Handle json_ld with multiple @types
• [extractor] Import _ALL_CLASSES lazily
• [extractor] Recognize src attribute from HTML5 media elements by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/generic] Revert e6ae51c123897927eb3c9899923d8ffd31c7f85d
• [f4m] Bugfix
• [ffmpeg] Check version lazily
• [jsinterp] Some optimizations and refactoring by dirkf, pukkandan
• [utils] Improve performance using functools.cache
• [utils] Send HTTP/1.1 ALPN extension by coletdjnz
• [utils] ExtractorError: Fix exc_info
• [utils] ISO3166Utils: Add EU and AP
• [utils] Popen: Refactor to use contextmanager
• [utils] locked_file: Fix for PyPy on Windows
• [update] Expose more functionality to API
• [update] Use .git folder to distinguish source/unknown
• [compat] Add functools.cached_property
• [test] Fix FakeYDL signatures by coletdjnz
• [docs] Improvements
• [cleanup, ExtractAudio] Refactor
• [cleanup, downloader] Refactor report_progress
• [cleanup, extractor] Refactor _download_... methods
• [cleanup, extractor] Rename extractors.py to _extractors.py
• [cleanup, utils] Don't use kwargs for format_field
• [cleanup, build] Refactor
• [cleanup, docs] Re-indent "Usage and Options" section
• [cleanup] Deprecate YoutubeDL.parse_outtmpl
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup by Lesmiscore, MrRawes, christoph-heinrich, flashdagger, gamer191, kwconder, pukkandan
• [extractor/DailyWire] Add extractors by HobbyistDev, pukkandan
• [extractor/fourzerostudio] Add extractors by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/GoogleDrive] Add folder extractor by evansp, pukkandan
• [extractor/MirrorCoUK] Add extractor by LunarFang416, pukkandan
• [extractor/atscaleconfevent] Add extractor by Ashish0804
• [extractor/freetv] Add extractor by elyse0
• [extractor/ixigua] Add Extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/kicker.de] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/netverse] Add extractors by HobbyistDev, pukkandan
• [extractor/playsuisse] Add extractor by pukkandan, sbor23
• [extractor/substack] Add extractor by elyse0
• [extractor/youtube] Support downloading clips
• [extractor/youtube] Add innertube_host and innertube_key extractor args by coletdjnz
• [extractor/youtube] Add warning for PostLiveDvr
• [extractor/youtube] Bring back _extract_chapters_from_description
• [extractor/youtube] Extract comment_count from webpage
• [extractor/youtube] Fix :ytnotifications extractor by coletdjnz
• [extractor/youtube] Fix initial player response extraction by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor/youtube] Fix live chat for videos with content warning by coletdjnz
• [extractor/youtube] Make signature extraction non-fatal
• [extractor/youtube:tab] Detect videoRenderer in _post_thread_continuation_entries
• [extractor/BiliIntl] Fix metadata extraction
• [extractor/BiliIntl] Fix subtitle extraction by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/FranceCulture] Fix extractor by aurelg, pukkandan
• [extractor/PokemonSoundLibrary] Remove extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/StreamCZ] Fix extractor by adamanldo, dirkf
• [extractor/WatchESPN] Support free videos and BAM_DTC by ischmidt20
• [extractor/animelab] Remove extractor by gamer191
• [extractor/bloomberg] Change playback endpoint by m4tu4g
• [extractor/ccc] Extract view_count by vkorablin
• [extractor/crunchyroll:beta] Fix extractor after API change by Burve, tejing1
• [extractor/curiositystream] Get auth_token from cookie by mnn
• [extractor/digitalconcerthall] Fix extractor by ZhymabekRoman
• [extractor/dropbox] Extract the correct mountComponent
• [extractor/dropout] Login is not mandatory
• [extractor/duboku] Fix for hostname change by mozbugbox
• [extractor/espn] Add WatchESPN extractor by ischmidt20, pukkandan
• [extractor/expressen] Fix extractor by aejdl
• [extractor/foxnews] Update embed extraction by elyse0
• [extractor/ina] Fix extractor by elyse0
• [extractor/iwara:user] Make paging better by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/jwplatform] Look for data-video-jw-id
• [extractor/lbry] Update livestream API by flashdagger
• [extractor/mediaset] Improve _VALID_URL
• [extractor/naver] Add navernow extractor by ping
• [extractor/niconico:series] Fix extractor by sqrtNOT
• [extractor/npr] Use stream url from json-ld by r5d
• [extractor/pornhub] Extract uploader_id field by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/radiofrance] Add more radios by bubbleguuum
• [extractor/rumble] Detect JS embed
• [extractor/rumble] Extract subtitles by fstirlitz
• [extractor/southpark] Add southpark.lat extractor by darkxex
• [extractor/spotify:show] Fix extractor
• [extractor/tiktok] Detect embeds
• [extractor/tiktok] Extract SIGI_STATE by dirkf, pukkandan, sulyi
• [extractor/tver] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/vevo] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/yahoo:gyao] Fix extractor
• [extractor/zattoo] Fix live streams by miseran
• [extractor/zdf] Improve format sorting by elyse0

yt-dlp 2022.05.18

• Add support for SSL client certificate authentication by coletdjnz, dirkf
  • Adds --client-certificate, --client-certificate-key, --client-certificate-password
• Add --match-filter - to interactively ask for each video
• --max-downloads should obey --break-per-input
• Allow use of weaker ciphers with --legacy-server-connect
• Don't imply -s for later stages of -O
• Fix --date today
• Fix --skip-unavailable-fragments
• Fix color in -q -F
• Fix redirect HTTP method handling by coletdjnz
• Improve --clean-infojson
• Remove warning for videos with an empty title
• Run FFmpegFixupM3u8PP for live-streams if needed
• Show name of downloader in verbose log
• [cookies] Allow cookiefile to be a text stream
• [cookies] Report progress when importing cookies
• [downloader/ffmpeg] Specify headers for each URL by elyse0
• [fragment] Do not change chunk-size when --test
• [fragment] Make single thread download work for --live-from-start by Lesmiscore
• [hls] Fix byte_range for EXT-X-MAP fragment by fstirlitz
• [http] Fix retrying on read timeout by coletdjnz
• [ffmpeg] Fix features detection
• [EmbedSubtitle] Enable for more video extensions
• [EmbedThumbnail] Disable thumbnail conversion for mkv by evansp
• [EmbedThumbnail] Do not obey -k
• [EmbedThumbnail] Do not remove id3v1 tags
• [FFmpegMetadata] Remove \0 from metadata
• [FFmpegMetadata] Remove filename from attached info-json
• [FixupM3u8] Obey --hls-prefer-mpegts
• [Sponsorblock] Don't crash when duration is unknown
• [XAttrMetadata] Refactor and document dependencies
• [extractor] Document netrc machines
• [extractor] Update manifest_urls after redirect by elyse0
• [extractor] Update dash manifest_url after redirects by elyse0
• [extractor] Use classmethod/property where possible
• [generic] Refactor _extract_rss
• [utils] is_html: Handle double BOM
• [utils] locked_file: Ignore illegal seek on truncate by jakeogh
• [utils] sanitize_path: Fix when path is empty string
• [utils] write_string: Workaround newline issue in conhost
• [utils] certifi: Make sure the pem file exists
• [utils] Fix WebSocketsWrapper
• [utils] locked_file: Do not give executable bits for newly created files by Lesmiscore
• [utils] YoutubeDLCookieJar: Detect and reject JSON file by Lesmiscore
• [test] Convert warnings into errors and fix some existing warnings by fstirlitz
• [dependencies] Create module with all dependency imports
• [compat] Split into sub-modules by fstirlitz, pukkandan
• [compat] Implement compat.imghdr
• [build] Add make uninstall by MrRawes
• [build] Avoid use of install -D
• [build] Fix Makefile by putnam
• [build] Fix --onedir on macOS
• [build] Add more test-runners
• [cleanup] Deprecate some compat vars by fstirlitz, pukkandan
• [cleanup] Remove unused code paths, extractors, scripts and tests by fstirlitz
• [cleanup] Upgrade syntax (pyupgrade) and sort imports (isort)
• [cleanup, docs, build] Misc fixes
• [BilibiliLive] Add extractor by HE7086, pukkandan
• [Fifa] Add Extractor by Bricio
• [goodgame] Add extractor by nevack
• [gronkh] Add playlist extractors by hatienl0i261299
• [icareus] Add extractor by tpikonen, pukkandan
• [iwara] Add playlist extractors by i6t
• [Likee] Add extractor by hatienl0i261299
• [masters] Add extractor by m4tu4g
• [nebula] Add support for subscriptions by hheimbuerger
• [Podchaser] Add extractors by connercsbn
• [rokfin:search] Add extractor by P-reducible, pukkandan
• [youtube] Add :ytnotifications extractor by krichbanana
• [youtube] Add YoutubeStoriesIE (ytstories:<channel UCID>) by coletdjnz
• [ZingMp3] Add chart and user extractors by hatienl0i261299
• [adn] Update AES key by elyse0
• [adobepass] Allow cookies for authenticating MSO
• [bandcamp] Exclude merch links by Yipten
• [chingari] Fix archiving and tests
• [DRTV] Improve _VALID_URL by vertan
• [facebook] Improve thumbnail extraction by Wikidepia
• [fc2] Stop heatbeating once FFmpeg finishes by Lesmiscore
• [Gofile] Fix extraction and support password-protected links by mehq
• [hotstar, cleanup] Refactor extractors
• [InfoQ] Don't fail on missing audio format by evansp
• [Jamendo] Extract more metadata by evansp
• [kaltura] Update API calls by flashdagger
• [KhanAcademy] Fix extractor by rand-net
• [LCI] Fix extractor by MarwenDallel
• [lrt] Support livestreams by GiedriusS
• [niconico] Set expected_protocol to a public field
• [Niconico] Support 2FA by ekangmonyet
• [Olympics] Fix format extension
• [openrec:movie] Enable fallback for /movie/ URLs
• [PearVideo] Add fallback for formats by hatienl0i261299
• [radiko] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore
• [rai] Add release_year
• [reddit] Prevent infinite loop
• [rokfin] Implement login by P-reducible, pukkandan
• [ruutu] Support hs.fi embeds by tpikonen, pukkandan
• [spotify] Detect iframe embeds by fstirlitz
• [telegram] Fix metadata extraction
• [tmz, cleanup] Update tests by diegorodriguezv
• [toggo] Fix _VALID_URL by ca-za
• [trovo] Update to new API by nyuszika7h
• [TVer] Improve extraction by Lesmiscore
• [twitcasting] Pass headers for each formats by Lesmiscore
• [VideocampusSachsen] Improve extractor by FestplattenSchnitzel
• [vimeo] Fix extractors
• [wat] Fix extraction of multi-language videos and subtitles by elyse0
• [wistia] Fix _VALID_URL by dirkf
• [youtube, cleanup] Minor refactoring by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [youtube] Added piped instance urls by JordanWeatherby
• [youtube] Deprioritize auto-generated thumbnails
• [youtube] Deprioritize format 22 (often damaged)
• [youtube] Fix episode metadata extraction
• [zee5] Fix extractor by Ashish0804
• [zingmp3, cleanup] Refactor extractors

yt-dlp 2022.04.08

• Use certificates from certifi if installed by coletdjnz
• Treat multiple --match-filters as OR
• File locking improvevemnts:
  • 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 52efa4b31200119adaa8acf33e50b84fcb6948f0
• [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

yt-dlp 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-dev
• [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

yt-dlp 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

yt-dlp 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