FreeTube: baixar versions anteriors

Summary
This hotfix release addresses several issues affecting video playback and comment loading, while also updating comment handling for YouTube’s threaded replies.
Note
This release should reduce the chances of seeing the Could not find ytcfg in the HTML page error. However, as long as YouTube requires us to use information from the HTML page, there will always be a chance that YouTube will return a CAPTCHA page instead.
Fixes
- Fallback to extracting the potoken challenge data and config from the YouTube homepage by @absidue in #9637
- Fix legacy as default format but unavailable won't fallback to other formats by @PikachuEXE in #9644
- Fix: Duplicates when click spam loading elements in comments by @Shadorc in #9412
- Fix SABR redirect handling not updating SABR URL which is actually used by @PikachuEXE in #9689
Changes
- Updated comments to handle threaded replies, allowing comments to load normally again by @CL-Jeremy in #9555
Full Changelog: v0.25.2-beta...v0.25.3-beta

Summary
This hotfix release fixes the Reloading player according to SABR request errors.
A special thanks to both @LuanRT, the maintainer of BgUtils, and @absidue for their invaluable contributions in creating this fix. If you'd like to support their continued development, consider making a donation to show your appreciation.
- https://github.com/sponsors/LuanRT
- https://ko-fi.com/luanrt
- https://github.com/sponsors/absidue
Note
Changes in this release may increase the likelihood of triggering YouTube’s bot-protection mechanisms, including CAPTCHA challenges.
Fixes
- Bump bgutils-js from 3.2.0 to 4.0.2 by @absidue and @dependabot in #9490
- Retrieve potoken challenge data and yt config from the YouTube website HTML by @absidue in #9607
- Set screen width instead of time zone by @katemarkson in #9627

Summary
This hotfix release fixes the FreeTube is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the trash error and an issue causing the Windows ARM64 installer to install all files except FreeTube.exe.
A massive thanks to @absidue for providing the fix regarding these issues. If you'd like to support their continued development, consider making a donation to show your appreciation.
- https://github.com/sponsors/absidue
Fixes
- Explicitly configure ad-hoc codesigning after electron-builder changes by @absidue in #9444
- Update electron-builder to fix Windows installers by @absidue in #9460

Summary
This release brings a number of new features along with plenty of bug fixes.
Behind the scenes, we're continuing to focus on improving SABR's stability and reliability. Reverse engineering YouTube's custom protocol is a complex and time-consuming process, but it's an investment that will pay off with a more robust experience in future releases.
Important
In v0.26.0, support for macOS 12 will be dropped, and ARMv7l builds will no longer be provided as a result of upgrading to Electron v44.0.0.
Features
- Support drag and drop reordering of videos in local playlists with the custom sort order by @PikachuEXE in #8681
- Support copying video screenshots to the clipboard instead of saving to the file system by @Shadorc in #9042
- Show chapter titles while hovering over the seekbar and add a chapters menu inside the player by @absidue in #9134
- Add a parental control setting to disable channel links from videos by @ozrendev in #8502
- Add a play all videos button on channel pages using YouTube's automatically generated playlists by @r3dArch in #9340
- Add import/export settings buttons in the Data settings by @Shadorc in #9123
- Implement always on default viewing mode by @PikachuEXE in #9341
Fixes
- Remove leftover string from blog removal by @MarmadileManteater in #8962
- Apply the hide watched filter before applying the per-channel video limit by @aditya0155 in #8973
- Fix the expand side bar by default setting causing layout issues on mobile devices by @AndreJesusBrito in #8389
- Fix the playlist import object cloning error by @absidue in #8993
- Fix the spacing in the window title on the playlist page by @absidue in #8994
- Hide the username and password fields for SOCKS proxies, as Electron/Chromium doesn't support authentication for them by @Gabi-Zar in #9038
- Fix opening playlists in external players not working when ignore default args is enabled by @absidue in #8995
- Fix not being able to select and copy stats in the player by @absidue in #9071
- Fix the expand side bar by default setting appearing always disabled by @Shadorc in #9153
- Fix some broken translations by @absidue in #9143
- Fix layout issues with the channel names in the hide videos from channels setting by @PikachuEXE in #9135
- Fix manually marked as watch videos not being imported by the watch history import by @Shadorc in #9201
- Close search and history suggestions when clicking outside the search bar by @Shadorc in #9226
- Fix tooltips not disappearing in the player by @Shadorc in #9119
- Fix the spacing on the channel home tab when videos are watched by @PikachuEXE in #9293
- Fix cmd+L focus on search bar also move video forward by @PikachuEXE in #9255
- Fix: Private video - TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'view_count') by @Shadorc in #9254
- Fix: Live chat error overflow by @Shadorc in #9296
- Fix premierDate parsing in subscription by @PikachuEXE in #9309
- Fix LibRedirect links in README by @reese in #9323
- Fix: publishedText is missing but the video isn't live or upcoming by @Shadorc in #9321
- Fix: Default quality setting not being applied by @Shadorc in #9312
- Fix: Watch time progress bar inconsistency by @Shadorc in #9267
- Fix keyboard shortcuts arent't working during "SABR backoff" by @ozrendev in #9315
- Fix: import history from YouTube adding trailing space to title by @Shadorc in #9204
- Fix: Hide 'Minimize to system tray' setting on Wayland by @Shadorc in #9208
- Fix parsing view counts in shorts-only playlists by @absidue in #9333
- Fix online playlist parsing & revert workaround with youtubei.js update by @PikachuEXE in #9325
- Fix publish time parsing by @PikachuEXE in #9310
- Fix lazy rendering on channel home pages by @absidue in #9336
- Fix: Local Playlist doesn't show upcoming premieres if 'hide upcoming premieres' is enabled by @Shadorc in #9320
- Handle compact published dates e.g. 1w ago in LockupViews by @absidue in #9374
- Fix: Screenshot in 'Save to Folder' mode isn't working by @Shadorc in

Summary
This hotfix release fixes content fetching on both Channel and Subscription pages.
A massive thanks to @PikachuEXE for providing the fix regarding these errors. If you'd like to support their continued development, consider making a donation to show your appreciation.
- https://github.com/sponsors/PikachuEXE
Fixes
- Fix Subscriptions and Channel pages not fetching content from Videos/Live tabs by @PikachuEXE in #9227
- Fix channel home data parsing by @PikachuEXE in #9164

Summary
This release of FreeTube represents an incredible amount of hard work and persistence from the project and its contributors. It brings major improvements across playback, performance, and platform support, with the most significant changes detailed in the FreeTube, YouTube, and Electron sections below.
We’d like to extend a special thank you to @LuanRT, maintainer of YouTube.js and @absidue, for repeatedly helping us resolve that various issues that have impacted playback over time. Your expertise has been invaluable in keeping FreeTube functional through YouTube’s ongoing changes.
A special thank you as well to @PikachuEXE and @absidue for their work on implementing SABR support, a challenging but essential step in adapting FreeTube to YouTube’s evolving streaming methods.
We also want to give a big thank you to the Shaka Player team (@avelad, @joeyparrish, @matvp91, @tykus160, @TAhub, @mariocynicys) for their responsiveness and collaboration. They’ve been quick to fix bugs we’ve reported and their willingness to implement requested functionality have been invaluable to FreeTube.
Lastly, we would like to thank all the translators that make FreeTube more accessible to all of our users!
FreeTube
- Implemented SABR playback support via the local API, restoring audio track selection in the player. Watch pages now load faster, but may show timers for pre-roll ads and SABR backoff. The displayed timer values are provided by YouTube and we have no control over them. If playback fails, it will automatically retry or reload. For more details on SABR, see #7119 (comment).
- Updated the player to a newer version of Shaka Player with a modernization of the UI. The interface is now cleaner and closely aligned with YouTube’s look and feel.
- Removed the Restart window keyboard shortcut. It is known to be unstable and frequently causes allot of issues when used, despite prior guidance to avoid it. As an alternative, use the keyboard shortcuts for navigating back and forward to achieve the same result.
- The built-in download feature has been removed. This functionality was already partially broken and became completely unusable following the introduction of SABR. In its existing state, it lacked many features users typically expect from a YouTube downloader, and restoring it would have required a significant rewrite just to bring it back to a minimal, maintenance-level condition. Given the scope of work required and the availability of more robust, dedicated tools such as yt-dlp and various online download services, we determined that removing the built-in downloader was the most practical decision.
YouTube
- YouTube has removed its Trending page, but FreeTube’s Trending page remains available by sourcing data from the trending sections of the Gaming, Sports, and Podcasts channels.
- YouTube has updated its search filters, and FreeTube has been updated to match these changes.
Electron
Updating from Electron v34 to Electron v41 introduces the following notable changes:
- macOS 11 is no longer supported, as Electron v38.0.0 does not support this OS version. macOS 12 (Monterey) or later is required to run FreeTube going forward.
- Wayland is supported out of the box in Electron v38.2.0 and newer (if you were previously launching your Electron apps with very long commands like CONFUSING_OZONE_VARIABLE --ozone-platform=wayland, you no longer need to do that).
Known issues
- Sorting on channel pages isnt working
- Daily YouTube RSS outages affects the Subscription page
- Auto video quality isnt working with SABR so it will be patched out for this release
Features
- Clickable playlist progress bar by @PikachuEXE and @NishPatel101 in #7782
- Add Everforest color themes by @DontBlameMe99 in #6468
- Add support for channel's Courses tab by @ChunkyProgrammer in #6641
- Add playlist duration to playlist view by @MarmadileManteater in #7007
- Add watch progress saving setting with multiple different modes by @PikachuEXE in #6754
- Add support fo

Summary
This hotfix release fixes the [UNPLAYABLE] Video unavailable: The page needs to be reloaded. errors.
A special thanks to @LuanRT, the maintainer of YouTube.js, for their invaluable contribution in creating this fix. If you'd like to support their continued development, consider making a donation to show your appreciation.
- https://github.com/sponsors/LuanRT
- https://ko-fi.com/luanrt
Fixes
- Bump youtubei.js from 16.0.1 to 17.0.1 by @dependabot and @absidue in #8818

Summary
Hotfix release adding a temporary workaround for "[object Object]" playback errors when playing videos.

Note
This workaround is temporary and may stop working in the future.

Fixes

- Force player to use 9f4cc5e4 as a temporary workaround (#8736)

Summary
This hotfix release fixes the [BAD_HTTP_STATUS: 403] Potential causes: IP block or streaming URL deciphering failed errors that occurred when accessing live streams.
A massive thanks to @absidue for providing the fix regarding these errors. If you'd like to support their continued development, consider making a donation to show your appreciation.
- https://github.com/sponsors/absidue
Fixes
- Decipher live DASH manifest URL by @absidue in #8530

Summary
This hotfix release fixes the [BAD_HTTP_STATUS: 403] Potential causes: IP block or streaming URL deciphering failed errors.
We'd like to extend a special thanks to @LuanRT, the maintainer of YouTube.js, for their invaluable contribution in developing the fix for the playback issues in the previous release. If you'd like to support their continued development, consider making a donation to show your appreciation.
- https://github.com/sponsors/LuanRT
- https://ko-fi.com/luanrt
Fixes
- Fix video playback by using video ID bound poToken by @PikachuEXE and @absidue in #8137
- Add error handling to the deciphering code by @absidue in #8139

Summary
This hotfix release fixes the Refused to execute inline script errors that were causing the infinite loading screen.
We'd like to extend a special thanks to @LuanRT, the maintainer of YouTube.js, for their invaluable contribution in developing the fix for the playback issues in the previous release. If you'd like to support their continued development, consider making a donation to show your appreciation.
- https://github.com/sponsors/LuanRT
- https://ko-fi.com/luanrt
Fixes
- Fix sigFrameScript by @PikachuEXE and @absidue in #8127

Summary
This hotfix release fixes the [BAD_HTTP_STATUS: 403] Potential causes: IP block or streaming URL deciphering failed, Error: (0, c[23]) is not a function and similarly worded errors.
A special thanks to @LuanRT, the maintainer of YouTube.js, for their invaluable contribution in creating this fix. If you'd like to support their continued development, consider making a donation to show your appreciation.
- https://github.com/sponsors/LuanRT
- https://ko-fi.com/luanrt
Fixes
- Bump youtubei.js from 15.0.1 to 15.1.1 by @absidue and @dependabot in #8115

Summary
This hotfix release fixes the Local API Error: Error: y[...] is not a function errors.
A massive thanks to @absidue for providing the fix regarding these errors.
Fixes
- Bump youtubei.js from 15.0.1 to 15.1.1 by @dependabot in #8022 and #8031

Summary
This hotfix release fixes the This video is unavailable errors.
Important
Video loading times have increased because YouTube's servers now return errors if you attempt to start a video before the preroll ads have finished. While FreeTube skips the ads, it still has to wait until the preroll ad sequence completes before the video can begin playing. This is a limitation imposed by YouTube’s servers, and it also affects other YouTube-related projects, such as yt-dlp.
Fixes
- Wait for pre-roll ads to finish in /player request by @absidue in #7887

Summary
This hotfix release adds a workaround to return the original audio track instead of the dubbed tracks.
A massive thanks to @absidue for finding this workaround.
Important
- This workaround increases the likelihood of the original audio track being selected for playback, it is still possible to receive dubbed audio tracks in some cases.
- This release does not bring back the audio track selector.
Fixes
- Make MWEB return the original audio track by @absidue in #7846
- Fix subtitles being in the top right corner by @absidue in #7841

Summary
Important
A temporary workaround has been implemented to fix the playback issues seen in #7119. This is not a permanent solution, and does not replace the implementation of SABR. The only drawback of this workaround is that on videos with multiple audio tracks, only the original audio track will be available. That being said, Stable Volume will still be available.
YouTube Switches to SABR for All Video Playback
- YouTube's Transition to SABR: YouTube has recently switched from the DASH protocol to a custom streaming technology called SABR (Server-Side Adaptive Bitrate). While both DASH and SABR were supported for a period of time, YouTube has now fully transitioned to SABR for all video playback across all YouTube clients, including the client type used by FreeTube. As a result, DASH support had been disabled for FreeTube users.
- Full SABR support: We plan to reintroduce support for multiple audio tracks once issue #7145 has been implemented. The SABR implementation is still a Work in Progress and is currently unstable with several known bugs. As such, we do not feel confident releasing it at this time.
For more information on SABR see #7119 (comment)
Fixes
- Use the streaming data from MWEB to avoid SABR-only responses by @absidue in #7327
- Remove broken Alpine builds by @absidue in #7129
Full Changelog: v0.23.4-beta...v0.23.5-beta

Summary
A massive thanks to @LuanRT for providing the fix regarding to the extraction of the deciphering functions.
Important
Please note that you may occasionally encounter Legacy Formats (available video quality, 360p) while playing a video. This is expected behavior, SO DO NOT SUBMIT BUG REPORTS FOR THIS. In these cases, FreeTube's video playback wouldn't work at all, and an error message (No valid URLs to decipher error) would be shown. This workaround allows users to still watch videos in those cases.
Fixes
- Update YouTube.js to 13.4.0 to fix the issue with the deciphering functions in #7252
- Fix user-agent and referer for Innertube requests by @absidue in #7213
Full Changelog: v0.23.3-beta...v0.23.4-beta

Summary
A massive thanks to @LuanRT for providing the fix regarding to the extraction of the deciphering functions. Also, big thanks to @PikachuEXE for coming up with a potential alternative solution!
Important
Please note that you may occasionally encounter Legacy Formats (available video quality, 360p) while playing a video. This is expected behavior, SO DO NOT SUBMIT BUG REPORTS FOR THIS. In these cases, FreeTube's video playback wouldn't work at all, and an error message (No valid URLs to decipher error) would be shown. This workaround allows users to still watch videos in those cases.
Fixes
- Update YouTube.js to 13.3.0 to fix the issue with the deciphering functions in #7077
- Fix the Legacy Formats not working when the DASH and Audio Formats are unavailable by @absidue in #6977
- Fix the proxy settings not being used during the PO token generation by @absidue in #6922
Changes
- Implement YouTube's newer PO token system by @absidue in #6931
Full Changelog: v0.23.2-beta...v0.23.3-beta
Release Discussion

Summary
Today we're pushing out a fix for the recent playback issues that's been going on for the past couple of days. Thank you very much for your patience and thanks to @LuanRT for solving this problem so quickly!
Changes
- Updated youtubei.js from 13.0.0 to 13.1.0 in #6867
- This fixes the recent playback issues when using the Local API
- This also fixes an issue in videos where the English audio track would be automatically selected even when English wasn't the original audio track
Full Changelog: v0.23.1-beta...v0.23.2-beta

Summary
This hotfix fixes some of the video playback issues that occurred from last nights release. No other major changes are included.
Fixes
- Fixed a playback issue where large portion of videos were unable to be fetched by @PikachuEXE #6682
- Fixed an issue where sorting comments would sometimes not work properly by @absidue #6702
Full Changelog: v0.23.0-beta...v0.23.1-beta

Summary
This release comes with dozens of bug fixes, new player enhancements, user experience improvements, performance improvements, and features that we were able to implement thanks to the help of our users and new contributors. We hope that the scale of this update and its changes properly reflects our dedication to making FreeTube the best free and open source app it can be.
We would also like to thank all the translators that make FreeTube more accessible to all of our users!
Note
The setting Export Playlists For Older FreeTube Versions will be deprecated in v0.24.0. This setting was introduced in v0.20.0 when we launched our full-fledged User Playlists. This allowed users to export their playlists into one big playlist and import the file into FreeTube versions older than v0.20.0. This setting is being deprecated because we don't recommend sticking with older versions of FreeTube. It is highly recommended that you upgrade to the latest version of FreeTube if you are still using an outdated version of FreeTube.
Note
MacOS 10.15 is no longer supported, as Electron v33.0.0 does not support this OS version. MacOS 11 (Big Sur) or later is required to run FreeTube going forward.
Features
- Add autoplay toggle to the video player by @kommunarr in #5866
- Add Shift+? shortcut to view all keyboard shortcuts in-app by @kommunarr in #6306
- Right-click or hold-click on page ←/→ arrows to access navigation history by @kommunarr in #5227
- [MacOS] Make ⌘←/⌘→ go back/forward by @PikachuEXE in #6466
- Sort user playlist videos by published date by @GLEBR1K in #6280
- Add volume and playback rate change notifications to videos by @ikizey in #6473
- Added Button to Show Original Title and Thumbnail for DeArrow by @JL0000 in #6164
- Add setting for opening URLs passed to FreeTube in a new window by @OothecaPickle in #6242
- Update 'Only Show Latest Video for Each Channel' setting to handle a custom number of videos per channel by @c-ciobanu in #5901
- Add setting blocking autoplay after long periods of inactivity by @kommunarr in #5871
- Add Gruvbox color schemes & accent colors by @DontBlameMe99 in #5887
- Add Catppuccin Frappe color theme by @DontBlameMe99 in #6445
- Add Unlisted badge on watch page for unlisted videos by @OothecaPickle in #5856
- Add --help and --new-window flags and fix --version flag by @Zander671 in #6455
- Added buttons to hide hidden channels/text by @JL0000 in #6156
- Undo feature for Remove From Playlist by @Soham456 in #5885
- Add support for hms timestamp in query string by @ChunkyProgrammer in #6012
- Show corresponding keyboard shortcuts in button labels by @kommunarr in #5857
- Local API: Display more video tags in search results by @absidue in #5926
- Invidious API: Add support for auto-dubbed audio tracks by @absidue in #5943
- Invidious API: Extract streaming data expiry date from URL by @absidue in #5997
- Show previous search queries as search suggestions by @kommunarr in #6414
- Only refresh current trending tab by @ChunkyProgrammer in #6667
- Add Creative Commons License to Description of Videos by @SudharakaP in #6614
Fixes
- Fix video player turning into a white screen by @absidue in #6489 and #6534
- Fix Freetube from crashing for non-English captions in certain cases by @angus6b23 in #5970
- Fix app crashing from search bar use on certain devices by @absidue in #6085
- Fix: Video description collapsible and no longer hijacks page scroll by @sabs21 in #5665
- Fix live streams buffering endlessly by @absidue in #6019
- Fix full window for videos with a 4:3 aspect ratio by @absidue in #5976
- Fix settings password handling by @absidue in #5988
- Fix some undesired attributes being saved to playlists.db by @TheodorSmall in #5900
- Fix shortcut for macOS setting shortcut in video page by @PikachuEXE in #6054
- Fix use of deprecated Invidious route on the videos subscription tab by @absidue in #6057
- Fix context menu adding video scroll bar by @a0kami in #6075
- Fix nightly builds by updating package

Note
The setting Export Playlists For Older FreeTube Versions will be deprecated in v0.24.0. This setting was introduced in v0.20.0 when we launched our full-fledged User Playlists. This allowed users to export their playlists into one big playlist and import the file into FreeTube versions older than v0.20.0. This setting is being deprecated because we don't recommend sticking with older versions of FreeTube. It is highly recommended that you upgrade to the latest version of FreeTube ff you are still using an outdated version of FreeTube.
Note
This will be the last release to support macOS 10.15, as Electron v33.0.0 does not support this OS version. MacOS 11 (Big Sur) or later will be required to run future versions of FreeTube.
Summary
This release fixes the playback issues that were occurring on music videos.
Fixes
Bump YouTube.js to 12.2.0 to fix the unexpected token error with music videos on the local API by @absidue in #6343
Known Issues
When using the Local API or the Invidious API it is possible that you will run into issues due to YouTube IP blocks. Please try to use a different Invidious Instance, VPN or proxy when you encounter those issues.
Full Changelog: v0.22.0-beta...v0.22.1-beta

Summary
Our Video Player has undergone a massive overhaul. We have switched from video.js to shaka-player. This allows us to add allot of new features and fix many issues. Notably, it's now possible to watch higher quality video streams. A massive thank you to @absidue for their help and support on this!
This is a very large change to how we handle things. If you happen to see anything that seems broken compared to the last release, please consider commenting about it in the thread below so that we can look at it.
For users hoping to import their subscriptions from YouTube, the process should be much quicker and a lot smoother since we no longer fetch thumbnail information when importing from YouTube. The channel thumbnails in the sidebar will be populated as you navigate around the app.
We would also like to thank all the translators that make FreeTube more accessible to all of our users!
Note
The setting Export Playlists For Older FreeTube Versions will be deprecated in v0.24.0. This setting was introduced in v0.20.0 when we launched our full-fledged User Playlists. This allowed users to export their playlists into one big playlist and import the file into FreeTube versions older than v0.20.0. This setting is being deprecated because we don't recommend sticking with older versions of FreeTube. It is highly recommended that you upgrade to the latest version of FreeTube ff you are still using an outdated version of FreeTube.
Note
This will be the last release to support macOS 10.15, as Electron v33.0.0 does not support this OS version. MacOS 11 (Big Sur) or later will be required to run future versions of FreeTube.
Features
- Migrate video player from video.js to shaka-player by @absidue in #4978
- Local API: Use IOS HLS manifest for livestreams by @absidue in #5705
- Add a videos tab to artist topic channels by using YouTube's auto-generated playlists on the local API by @absidue in #5661
- Implement persistent subscription cache by @PikachuEXE in #5185
- Add ability to see comment replies of community posts through Invidious by @ChunkyProgrammer in #5589
- Display video tags in search results with the Invidious API by @ChunkyProgrammer in #5590
- Add support for Invidious instances that require the Basic authentication scheme to access them by @absidue in #5569
- Implement case sensitive search in history by @PikachuEXE in #5446
- Proxy live streams when "Proxy Videos Through Invidious" is enabled by @absidue in #5649
- Add support for copying hashtag and post links from the context menu by @absidue in #5538 and #5760
- Add a GPU Internals entry to the View menu by @absidue in #5550
- Add support for Belarusian locale by @aliaksandr-trush in #5841
- Add Playlist Sort By Video Duration by @Hoverth in #5627
Fixes
- Don't make requests when importing subscriptions by @ChunkyProgrammer in #5617
- Update playlist import to only add duplicate playlist items if the playlist already contained duplicates by @PikachuEXE in #5783
- Fix the shorts tab being empty on the Local API by @absidue in #5679
- Fix persistent cache incorrectly having higher priority then auto fetch feed option by @PikachuEXE in #5743
- Fix video start time handling by @absidue in #5719
- Fix long comments overflowing and breaking the layout by @absidue in #5774
- Local API: Fix error when a community post has no likes by @absidue in #5759
- Fix loading from search cache failing when no features are selected by @absidue in #5775
- Fix subscriptions CSV import shortening channel names by @absidue in #5793
- Fix hashtag page not using Invidious API when it should by @ChunkyProgrammer in #5794
- fix cmd+m shortcut to minimize the window on macos and not mute the video by @jacopo-degattis in #5829
- Fix saving Invidious thumbnail URLs for subscriptions by @absidue in #5662
- Fix about page not reacting to locale changes by @absidue in #5393
- Do not overwrite cache entries when hitting RSS ratelimits by @absidue in #5756
- Fix playback of VOD/non-live videos with Inv

Summary
Playback is once again having some issues so we are once again releasing an update to fix the issue.
Fixes
- Updated YouTube.js to 10.3.0 to fix the Local API Error: Failed to extract n-token decipher algorithm error by @PikachuEXE in #5507
- Use streams from the iOS client to avoid the random No valid URL to decipher errors and the DASH and legacy formats randomly not playing by @absidue in #5472
Full Changelog: v0.21.2-beta...v0.21.3-beta

Summary
This is a hotfix to fix the issues with the Local API unable to play videos. Small update today but we'll have more to come later down the line.
Fixes
- Update YouTube.js to 10.2.0 to fix latest Local API issues by @absidue in #5466

Summary
This release fixes the recent major issue of videos unable to play when using the Local API.
Fixes
- Update YouTube.js which fixes the recent video playback issue with the local API by @PikachuEXE in #5384
- Fixed an issue where the scroll down arrow in the live chat window would persist even if you scrolled to the bottom by @kommunarr in #5302
- Fixed an issue where navigating away from an age-restricted video would cause the app to lock out by @absidue in #5343
- Fixed an issue where toast messages during Invidious API errors would not show a proper error message by @absidue in #5380
- Fixed an issue where generating DASH manifest files were not being done properly when using the Invidious API by @absidue in #5387
New Contributors
- @Jaishree2310 made their first contribution in #5342
- @4yman-0 made their first contribution in #5348
Full Changelog: v0.21.0-beta...v0.21.1-beta

Summary
FreeTube v0.21.0 is out, and with it, our fastest minor release upgrade rollout in over two years. v0.19 came out after 10 months, v0.20 after 7 months, and v0.21 is here after just 3 months. With it, we have a myriad of features, user experience improvements, bug fixes, and performance improvements.
Excluding dependency updates, Weblate translations, and nightly-only regression fixes, we have 110 (!) substantive merged PRs included in this release, and only 47 of them are linked to directly in this list. Click here to see our full changelog.
Features
- Grid view for user playlists by @kommunarr in #4949
- Sort option for user playlists by @kommunarr in #4921
- Prevent adding duplicate videos into a playlist by default by @PikachuEXE in #5044
- Add "Remove Duplicate Videos" button for user playlists by @PikachuEXE in #5191
- Use more generic icon for Quick bookmark feature by @MarmadileManteater in #4885
- Quick bookmark styling and behavioral improvements by @kommunarr in #5058
- Display Subtitles and 4k tags on videos in search results when applicable by @dkshxd in #5119
- Add Ctrl+F secondary search bar shortcut + trigger form submit on Enter binding by @kommunarr in #4970
- Show when Subscriptions / Trending / Most Popular were last updated by @kommunarr in #4380
- Allow filtering searches by features by @ChunkyProgrammer in #5125
- Play next/previous video after removing the current video from the playlist by @kommunarr in #5158
- Local API: Extract playlists on the auto-generated "Music" channel by @absidue in #5250
- Local API: Extract releases on auto-generated artist topic channels by @absidue in #5241
- Add Solarized Dark and Solarized Light color schemes by @DontBlameMe99 in #5066
- Add option in Subscription Settings for a confirmation popup before unsubscribing by @msagr in #4896
- Add settings section sorting option by @kommunarr in #5010
- Add more options to default playback rate menu by @msagr in #4880
- Add icons to dropdowns by @kommunarr in #5006
- Improved spacing on the about page by @MarkusGaugg in #5257
- Update About page to display correct Freetube logo based on currently set theme by @ducks in #5126
- Mark destructive actions (e.g., deleting actions) with distinctive theming by @kommunarr in #4374
- Improve user playlist video search UX by @kommunarr in #4929
- Improve create & edit playlist UX by @PikachuEXE in #5226
- Release notes formatting improvements from @absidue and @kommunarr
Fixes
- Fix broken DeArrow thumbnails by @ChunkyProgrammer in #5259
- Fix incorrect published dates in the channel search with the Invidious API by @absidue in #4912
- Fix hide/show channel in ft-list-video by @absidue in #5149
- Fix hide sharing actions also hiding hide/show channel by @absidue in #5110
- Fix Channel live tab showing as empty for some channels by @absidue in #4914
- Fix window title displaying null while loading a video or channel by @absidue in #4913
- Fix user playlist reverse button unsetting itself by @kommunarr in #4947
- Fix prompts closing on button click in certain instances by @MarmadileManteater in #5096
- Improve search filter styling & fix modal accessibility issues by @kommunarr in #3975
- Fix handling of emojis with ZWJ sequences in profile initials by @absidue in #5023
- Fix External Player button not working on the Watch page by @absidue in #5263
- Fix error when fetching deleted comment replies with the Local API by @PikachuEXE in #5255
- Fix mouse backward and forward buttons not updating the in-app navigation buttons by @absidue in #5242
- Fix incorrect Channel page sort values being displayed by @kommunarr in #5162
- Improve storyboard styling for tablet & mobile devices by @MarmadileManteater in #4933
- Improve accessibility of playlist icon buttons by @sossost in #4943
Changes
- Replace Comment Auto Load setting with all-encompassing Auto Load Next Page setting by @PikachuEXE in #4565
- Add back matching author names appearing in video playlist search results by @kommunar

Ending Support for Windows 7/8/8.1 and macOS 10.13 / 10.14
In order to stay in line with recent updates to Electron, this update drops support for all Windows operating systems below Windows 10 as well as macOS 10.13 / 10.14. These operating systems have been considered end of life for quite a while now and should also be considered a security risk. It is highly recommended that you switch to an alternative operating system if you are still using any of the ones mentioned above.
User Playlists
A long awaited feature is finally here! You can now create and manage your own playlists within FreeTube. Anything currently within your "Saved Videos" will be converted into a Favorites playlist. New videos can be added to this playlist as before however you'll also have the ability to add the video to multiple playlists at a time. Extra features like rearranging videos within a playlist as well as playlist cloning are also included.
Features
- Added External Player support for Celluloid, Haruna, and Baka by @trostboot in #4067
- Added a toggle to suppress sending additional arguments to external players by @trostboot in #4515
- You can now select your default landing page by @jasonhenriquez in #4200
- You can now hide a channel with a new option in the more options (three dots) menu by @MitchelPaulin in #4228
- You can now block / hide a channel using their channel URL by @jasonhenriquez in #4347
- Subscribing to channels now allows you to choose a profile to add them to within the subscribe button by @jasonhenriquez in #4238
- Added support for author-less auto-generated album playlists within the local API by @absidue in #4371
- Added a new subscription option to only show the latest video from that channel by @jasonhenriquez in #4352
- A subscribe button now shows up for channels shown within search results by @jasonhenriquez in #4376
- Added a new setting to turn on subtitles by default by @jasonhenriquez in #4450
- Added support for DeArrow Thumbnail replacement by @ChunkyProgrammer in #4520
- You can now hide videos by key words by @jasonhenriquez in #4202
- Added support for viewing movie trailers with the local API by @ChunkyProgrammer in #4391
- Added Nordic base theme by @JonahFoster in #4542
- Added a new distraction free setting to remove excessive punctuation from video titles by @MitchelPaulin in #4673
- Added support to open video timestamps in a new window by @absidue in #4687
- You can now sort shorts by oldest when viewing a channel by @absidue in #4832
- The main search bar can now parse sharable video URLs with playlist information by @PikachuEXE in #4548
- Hidden / Blocked channels now show channel names and thumbnails instead of their ID for better recognition by @Benjababe in #4230
Fixes
- Fixed in issue where changing quality would show an error message by @absidue in #4130
- Fixed an issue where tabs within a channel page would overflow on smaller screens by @MarmadileManteater in #4139
- Fixed an issue where the proxy settings test wouldn't work properly by @absidue in #4192
- Fixed some spacing issues when the index of a video within a playlist changed by @PikachuEXE in #4179
- Tweaked the ordering of elements within the comments section when tabbing for navigation by @lamemakes in #4099
- Fixed an issue where DeArrow titles wouldn't apply properly by @ajayyy in #4321
- Fixed in issue where FreeTube wouldn't detect channels with errors properly when using the Invidious API by @ChunkyProgrammer in #4410
- The playlists tab in the channel view should now be hidden if "Hide Channel Playlists" is enabled by @elshimone in #4454
- Fixed an issue where hardware acceleration was not enabled properly for Linux installations by @Revival8697 in #4532
- Fixed an issue where the "System Default" setting wasn't working properly by @ChunkyProgrammer in #4570
- Fixed an issue where the search bar wasn't parsing Invidious channel URLs properly by @absidue in #4568
- Playlist metadata should now be localize properly by @Chunky

This is a small release for now. Mostly fixes the issues that has recent occurred with the Local API. We have a very large release for everyone soon so I hope that everyone looks forward to it.
Fixes
- Updated Local API to the latest version of YouTube.js which fixes the recent API errors for both watching and searching for videos (#4707)
- Fixed errors occasionally cropping up when subscriptions are refreshed on the Local API by @absidue in #4543
- Fixes the channel about tab missing information on the Local API @absidue in #4370

Electron
- Electron has been updated to v22.3.25 which fixes the recent libwedp vulnerability
Features
- Added external player support for the Clapper Media Player by @trostboot in #3916
- Added Pastel & Hot Pink Themes by @jasonhenriquez in #3937
- Implemented right-to-left interface for relevant languages by @jasonhenriquez in #3970
Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the video title was disappearing due to a YouTube page change by @PikachuEXE in #4105
- Fixed the styling on the channels with errors list within the subscription view by @PikachuEXE in #3921
- Fixed an issue where Scroll playback rate over video player prevented the page from scrolling when disabled by @PikachuEXE in #3933
- Fixed an issue where clicking below the save icon wouldn't play the video by @vinit620 in #3951
- Fixed an issue where raw HTML would show up in video descriptions by @jasonhenriquez in #3946
- Fixed the styling of the watch page layout when theatre mode is enabled and sidebar is hidden by @PikachuEXE in #3931
- Fixed an issue where the subscribe button clipped on the Channel page on tablet / mobile devices by @jasonhenriquez in #4057
- Fixed an issue where buttons would intersect on the Subscribed Channels tab by @jasonhenriquez in #4058
- Fixed an issue where playlists wouldn't always grab data when using the local API by @PikachuEXE in #4102
- Fixed the styling for Channel page on desktop view by @jasonhenriquez in #4112
Changes
- Added the GitHub Discussions page to the Help section of the About tab by @efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc in #3901
- The search bar now recognizes youtube.com/live/ URLs by @PikachuEXE in #3930
- The current resolution being used now displays when Auto is selected by @Benjababe in #3935
- Video list buttons now only show up on hover or focus by @jasonhenriquez in #3954
- New distraction free option to replace comment photos with generic ones by @Benjababe in #3939
- Added a button to pause continuing the playlist after the current video by @Benjababe in #3938
- Theatre mode will now be used by default if there's no sidebar by @absidue in #3981
- Enable Persian language (Farsi) by @ChunkyProgrammer in #4010
- Hashtags now show up in search results by @ChunkyProgrammer in #3780
- Comments by channels that you're subscribed to now shows an indicator of your subscribed status by @Benjababe in #4007
- The handling of watch history was given some optimizations and a performance boost by @absidue in #4017
- The community tab has been added to the subscriptions tab by @ChunkyProgrammer in #3973
- Added support for multiple audio tracks and AV1 for when using the Invidious API by @absidue in #3942
- Added some visual improvements to the channel page for mobile and tablet devices by @jasonhenriquez in #4061
New Contributors
- @vinit620 made their first contribution in #3951
- @Benjababe made their first contribution in #3935
- @da-batt made their first contribution in #3890
- @github-actions made their first contribution in #3988
- @MaxMaxMaxCh made their first contribution in #4060
Full Changelog: v0.19.0-beta...v0.19.1-beta

General Update
I know it's been a long time since a formal update. I'll try to explain my thoughts regarding this in a later blog post. Despite the silence, there's a wealth of changes in this release and I hope this will make up for the wait.
Local API
Our local API has undergone a massive overhaul. We have switched all local API hooks to use YouTube.js instead of our separate modules for each function. This should hopefully allow us to fix any issues with the local API faster than what we could beforehand. Any relevant module that we have created has been merged into YouTube.js for a more uniformed experience. A massive thank you to @LuanRT for their help and support on YouTube.js.
This is a very large change to how we handle things. If you happen to see anything that seems broken compared to the last release, please consider creating a ticket over on our GitHub so that we can look at it.
Features
- Mobile devices can now automatically enter fullscreen when rotated to landscape. Find the toggle in the player settings. By @MarmadileManteater in #2808
- You can now share channel links using the new share button within a channel page by @Alhuin in #2859
- You can now right click on a video to open it in a new window or copy YouTube / Invidious links via the context menu by @absidue in #2873 and #2957
- You can now hide upcoming premieres in the distraction free settings by @miangraham in #2853
- Added Cmd / Ctrl + H shortcut to go to history by @PikachuEXE in #2870
- You can now hide the FreeTube logo within the theme settings by @theforbiddenpool in #2893
- You can now jump between video chapters using the Cmd or Ctrl + Left Arrow and Cmd or Ctrl + Right Arrow keyboard shortcuts by @absidue in #2912
- Playlists now support proper pagination (Local API only) by @absidue in #2956
- Settings can now be password protected by @elshimone in #2932
- You can now hide channels from various lists within the app by @petaded in #2849
- You can now scrub through a video via scrolling. Find the toggle within settings. By @ai25 in #2418
- Added support for DeArrow, a service created by @ajayyy. DeArrow swaps the titles of a video with a more descriptive title. By @elshimone in #2987 and by @ChunkyProgrammer in #3688
- You can now use AV1 video formats when available. Enable the toggle within player settings. By @absidue in #3105
- Viewing a channel now shows their Community Page by @GilgusMaximus in #1568
- Viewing a channel now shows their Live Videos Page by @absidue in #3273
- Viewing a channel now shows their Shorts Videos Page by @absidue in #3533
- Viewing a channel now shows their Releases and Podcasts Pages by @ChunkyProgrammer in #3778
- You can now have comments automatically load when watching a video. Find the option within settings. By @PikachuEXE in #3352
- Added support to view hashtag pages by @ChunkyProgrammer in #3483 and #3571
- The video player now supports multi-audio videos (Local API only) by @absidue in #3563
- The Subscriptions page now has separate tabs to see shorts and live streams by @PrestonN in #3725
- Added basic support for the PotPlayer, MPC-HC, MPC-BE external players by @trostboot in #3798
- The search bar can now parse Invidious search URLs by @ChunkyProgrammer in #3849
Fixes
- Fixed an issue with emoji's displaying within the profile selector by @absidue in #2815
- Fixed an issue where chapter markers were slightly offset by their actual times by @absidue in #2874
- Fixed an issue where cached subscription videos were not cleared when you remove all subscriptions by @absidue in #2905
- Fixed an issue where the Unsubscribe button would show in a channel page if parental controls were enabled by @elshimone in #2906
- Fixed an issue where copying a URL link would sometimes provide an internal URL by @absidue in #2951
- Fixed in issue where the import subscriptions link wouldn't open in your default browser by @absidue in #2981
- Fixed an issue where some playlist links from YouTube were not being parsed pro

Features
- Playlists now show a progress bar by @makerio90 in #2402
- You can now open up a new window when searching by holding the shift key. Works while clicking on the search arrow or when hitting the enter key. By @PikachuEXE in #2427
- You can now open up a new window for videos and channels by right clicking on them by @constraintAutomaton in #2027
- Chapters now display within the video player as well as in a new box to jump around in the video by @absidue in #2224
- You can now refresh subscriptions, trending, and most popular pages by using the r key by @Aiz0 in #2689
- The video player now has improved touch functionality. Double tap the sides to go back / forward by a few seconds. The video player also better responds to touch for playing / pausing. By @MarmadileManteater in #2719
- Disable http disk cache and implempent in-memory image cache by @absidue in #2498
Fixes
- Fix issue with unsubscribing from the "All Channels" profile by @ChunkyProgrammer in #2451
- Fix issue where the minimize window shortcut wouldn't function when viewing a video by @PikachuEXE in #2486
- Fix an issue where Sponsorblock markers would sometimes not display by @MarmadileManteater in #2493
- Video titles now localize properly by @MarmadileManteater in #2535
- Fixed an issue where the Invidious list within settings wouldn't update properly when typing by @MarmadileManteater in #2601
- Fixed an issue where shortened linked in the description wouldn't work by @absidue in #2572
- Tweaked the quality selector in the video player so that it doesn't overflow into the fullscreen button by @absidue in #2556
- Fixed an issue where the search bar would close on mobile when using a virtual keyboard by @MarmadileManteater in #2667
- The settings page should resize better for mobile views by @MarmadileManteater in #2694
- Fixed an issue where clicking on a channel while holding Ctrl wouldn't open up a new window when on the watch page by @absidue in #2713
- Fix issue where the Region for Trending dropdown wouldn't populate by @MarmadileManteater in #2737
Changes
- Comments now show bold, italics and strikethrough formatting by @absidue in #2475
- FreeTube now uses Electron v21 by @PikachuEXE in #2717
- FreeTube is once again using the upstream ytdl-core module for the local API by @absidue in #2510
- Updated yt-trending-scraper, yt-comment-scraper, and yt-channel-info modules for the local API
- This fixes the recent channel issues due to YouTube updating their layout
- Upcoming live streams now show the time remaining until they will go live by @Aiz0 in #2501
- Binary builds have been reduced in size by @absidue in #2511 #2569
- Number separators should now be properly localized by @ChunkyProgrammer in #2557
- FreeTube now remembers if it was fullscreen when closed and will resume in fullscreen next time you open the app by @PikachuEXE in #2495
- Enabled the Urdu locale by @ArshErgon in #2509
- You can now prevent FreeTube from automatically fetching subscriptions during the app startup by @Aiz0 in #2632
- The logic for importing subscriptions has been tweaked by @ChunkyProgrammer in #2604
- Invidious instances that have the API disabled will no longer show up in the instance list within settings by @MarmadileManteater in #2714
- The Most Popular tab will now be hidden if the Invidious API is disabled by @ChunkyProgrammer in #2772
- The app menu now has a link to go to the settings page by @PikachuEXE in #2777
New Builds
We are now building for Linux armv7l and Windows arm64. We also now have 7zip variants for all portable releases. Check out the new builds over on the website.
New Contributors
- @MarmadileManteater made their first contribution in #2483
- @makerio90 made their first contribution in #2402
- @cappic90 made their first contribution in #2537
- @Aiz0 made their first contribution in #2501
- @Jai-JAP made their first contribution in #2113
- @ArshErgon made their first contribution in #2509
Full Changelog: v0.17.1-beta...v0.18.0-beta