youtube-dl 2020.12.31

Core

• [utils] Accept only supported protocols in url_or_none
• [YoutubeDL] Allow format filtering using audio language (#16209)

Extractors

• [redditr] Extract all thumbnails (#27503)

• [vvvvid] Improve info extraction

• [vvvvid] Add support for playlists (#18130, #27574)
• [yandexdisk] Extract info from webpage

• [yandexdisk] Fix extraction (#17861, #27131)
• [yandexvideo] Use old API call as fallback
• [yandexvideo] Fix extraction (#25000)

• [nbc] Remove CSNNE extractor

• [nbc] Fix NBCSport VPlayer URL extraction (#16640)

• [aenetworks] Add support for biography.com (#3863)

• [uktvplay] Match new video URLs (#17909)
• [sevenplay] Detect API errors
• [tenplay] Fix format extraction (#26653)
• [brightcove] Raise error for DRM protected videos (#23467, #27568)

youtube-dl 2020.12.29

Extractors

• [youtube] Improve yt initial data extraction (#27524)
• [youtube:tab] Improve URL matching #27559)
• [youtube:tab] Restore retry on browse requests (#27313, #27564)
• [aparat] Fix extraction (#22285, #22611, #23348, #24354, #24591, #24904,
  #25418, #26070, #26350, #26738, #27563)

• [brightcove] Remove sonyliv specific code

• [piksel] Improve format extraction

• [zype] Add support for uplynk videos
• [toggle] Add support for live.mewatch.sg (#27555)
• [go] Add support for fxnow.fxnetworks.com (#13972, #22467, #23754, #26826)

• [teachable] Improve embed detection (#26923)
• [mitele] Fix free video extraction (#24624, #25827, #26757)
• [telecinco] Fix extraction
• [youtube] Update invidious.snopyta.org (#22667)
• [amcnetworks] Improve auth only video detection (#27548)

• [generic] Add support for VHX Embeds (#27546)

youtube-dl 2020.12.26

Extractors

• [instagram] Fix comment count extraction

• [instagram] Add support for reel URLs (#26234, #26250)

• [bbc] Switch to media selector v6 (#23232, #23933, #26303, #26432, #26821,
  #27538)
• [instagram] Improve thumbnail extraction
• [instagram] Fix extraction when authenticated (#22880, #26377, #26981,
  #27422)
• [spankbang:playlist] Fix extraction (#24087)

• [spankbang] Add support for playlist videos

• [pornhub] Improve like and dislike count extraction (#27356)
• [pornhub] Fix lq formats extraction (#27386, #27393)

• [bongacams] Add support for bongacams.com (#27440)

• [youtube:tab] Extend URL regular expression (#27501)
• [theweatherchannel] Fix extraction (#25930, #26051)

• [sprout] Add support for Universal Kids (#22518)

• [theplatform] Allow passing geo bypass countries from other extractors

• [wistia] Add support for playlists (#27533)
• [ctv] Add support for ctv.ca (#27525)

• [9c9media] Improve info extraction
• [youtube] Fix automatic captions extraction (#27162, #27388)
• [sonyliv] Fix title for movies
• [sonyliv] Fix extraction (#25667)
• [streetvoice] Fix extraction (#27455, #27492)

• [facebook] Add support for watchparty pages (#27507)

• [cbslocal] Fix video extraction

• [brightcove] Add another method to extract policyKey

• [mewatch] Relax URL regular expression (#27506)

youtube-dl 2020.12.22

Core

• [common] Remove unwanted query params from unsigned akamai manifest URLs

Extractors

• [tastytrade] Remove extractor (#25716)

• [niconico] Fix playlist extraction (#27428)

• [everyonesmixtape] Remove extractor
• [kanalplay] Remove extractor

• [arkena] Fix extraction
• [nba] Rewrite extractor
• [turner] Improve info extraction
• [youtube] Improve xsrf token extraction (#27442)
• [generic] Improve RSS age limit extraction
• [generic] Fix RSS itunes thumbnail extraction (#27405)

• [redditr] Extract duration (#27426)

• [zaq1] Remove extractor

• [asiancrush] Add support for retrocrush.tv

• [asiancrush] Fix extraction

• [noco] Remove extractor (#10864)

• [nfl] Fix extraction (#22245)
• [skysports] Relax URL regular expression (#27435)

• [tv5unis] Add support for tv5unis.ca (#22399, #24890)
• [videomore] Add support for more.tv (#27088)
• [yandexmusic] Add support for music.yandex.com (#27425)
• [nhk:program] Add support for audio programs and program clips
• [nhk] Add support for NHK video programs (#27230)

youtube-dl 2020.12.14

Core

• [extractor/common] Improve JSON-LD interaction statistic extraction (#23306)
• [downloader/hls] Delegate manifests with media initialization to ffmpeg

• [extractor/common] Document duration meta field for playlists

Extractors

• [mdr] Bypass geo restriction
• [mdr] Improve extraction (#24346, #26873)
• [yandexmusic:album] Improve album title extraction (#27418)
• [eporner] Fix view count extraction and make optional (#23306)

• [eporner] Extend URL regular expression

• [eporner] Fix hash extraction and extend _VALID_URL (#27396)
• [slideslive] Use m3u8 entry protocol for m3u8 formats (#27400)
• [twitcasting] Fix format extraction and improve info extraction (#24868)
• [linuxacademy] Fix authentication and extraction (#21129, #26223, #27402)
• [itv] Clean description from HTML tags (#27399)
• [vlive] Sort live formats (#27404)
• [hotstart] Fix and improve extraction
  • Fix format extraction (#26690)
  • Extract thumbnail URL (#16079, #20412)
  • Add support for country specific playlist URLs (#23496)
  • Select the last id in video URL (#26412)

• [youtube] Add some invidious instances (#27373)

youtube-dl 2020.12.12

Core

• [YoutubeDL] Improve thumbnail filename deducing (#26010, #27244)

Extractors

• [ruutu] Extract more metadata
• [ruutu] Detect non-free videos (#21154)

• [ruutu] Authenticate format URLs (#21031, #26782)

• [ruutu] Add support for static.nelonenmedia.fi (#25412)
• [ruutu] Extend URL regular expression (#24839)
• [facebook] Add support archived live video URLs (#15859)

• [wdr] Improve overall extraction

• [wdr] Extend subtitles extraction (#22672, #22723)
• [facebook] Add support for videos attached to Relay based story pages
  (#10795)
• [wdr:page] Add support for kinder.wdr.de (#27350)
• [facebook] Add another regular expression for handleServerJS

• [facebook] Fix embed page extraction

• [facebook] Add support for Relay post pages (#26935)
• [facebook] Add support for watch videos (#22795, #27062)
• [facebook] Add support for group posts with multiple videos (#19131)

• [itv] Fix series metadata extraction (#26897)

• [itv] Remove old extraction method (#23177)

• [facebook] Redirect mobile URLs to desktop URLs (#24831, #25624)

• [facebook] Add support for Relay based pages (#26823)

• [facebook] Try to reduce unnecessary tahoe requests

• [facebook] Remove hardcoded Chrome User-Agent (#18974, #25411, #26958,
  #27329)
• [smotri] Remove extractor (#27358)
• [beampro] Remove extractor (#17290, #22871, #23020, #23061, #26099)

youtube-dl 2020.12.09

release 2020.12.09

youtube-dl 2020.12.07

Core

• [extractor/common] Extract timestamp from Last-Modified header

• [extractor/common] Add support for dl8-* media tags (#27283)

• [extractor/common] Fix media type extraction for HTML5 media tags
  in start/end form

Extractors

• [aenetworks] Fix extraction (#23363, #23390, #26795, #26985)
  • Fix Fastly format extraction
  • Add support for play and watch subdomains
  • Extract series metadata
• [youtube] Improve youtu.be extraction in non-existing playlists (#27324)

• [generic] Extract RSS video description, timestamp and itunes metadata
  (#27177)

• [nrk] Reduce the number of instalments and episodes requests
• [nrk] Improve extraction
  • Improve format extraction for old akamai formats
  • Add is_live value to entry info dict
  • Request instalments only when available
  • Fix skole extraction

• [peertube] Extract fps
• [peertube] Recognize audio-only formats (#27295)

youtube-dl 2020.12.05

Core

• [extractor/common] Improve Akamai HTTP format extraction
  • Allow m3u8 manifest without an additional audio format
  • Fix extraction for qualities starting with a number

Extractors

• [teachable:course] Improve extraction (#24507, #27286)
• [nrk] Improve error extraction
• [nrktv:series] Improve extraction (#21926)
• [nrktv:season] Improve extraction
• [nrk] Improve format extraction and geo-restriction detection (#24221)
• [pornhub] Handle HTTP errors gracefully (#26414)
• [nrktv] Relax URL regular expression (#27299, #26185)

• [zdf] Extract webm formats (#26659)
• [gamespot] Extract DASH and HTTP formats
• [tver] Add support for tver.jp (#26662, #27284)
• [pornhub] Add support for pornhub.org (#27276)

youtube-dl 2020.12.02

Extractors

• [tva] Add support for qub.ca (#27235)
• [toggle] Detect DRM protected videos (closes #16479)(closes #20805)
• [toggle] Add support for new MeWatch URLs (#27256)

• [youtube:tab] Extract channels only from channels tab (#27266)

• [cspan] Extract info from jwplayer data (#3672, #3734, #10638, #13030,
  #18806, #23148, #24461, #26171, #26800, #27263)

• [cspan] Pass Referer header with format's video URL (#26032, #25729)
• [youtube] Improve age-gated videos extraction (#27259)

• [mediaset] Add support for movie URLs (#27240)

• [yandexmusic] Refactor

• [yandexmusic] Add support for artist's tracks and albums (#11887, #22284)

• [yandexmusic:track] Fix extraction (#26449, #26669, #26747, #26748, #26762)