FreeTube v0.25.0-beta

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 https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8681
• Support copying video screenshots to the clipboard instead of saving to the file system by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9042
• Show chapter titles while hovering over the seekbar and add a chapters menu inside the player by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9134
• Add a parental control setting to disable channel links from videos by @ozrendev in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8502
• Add a play all videos button on channel pages using YouTube's automatically generated playlists by @r3dArch in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9340
• Add import/export settings buttons in the Data settings by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9123
• Implement always on default viewing mode by @PikachuEXE in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9341

Fixes

• Remove leftover string from blog removal by @MarmadileManteater in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8962
• Apply the hide watched filter before applying the per-channel video limit by @aditya0155 in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8973
• Fix the expand side bar by default setting causing layout issues on mobile devices by @AndreJesusBrito in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8389
• Fix the playlist import object cloning error by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8993
• Fix the spacing in the window title on the playlist page by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8994
• Hide the username and password fields for SOCKS proxies, as Electron/Chromium doesn't support authentication for them by @Gabi-Zar in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9038
• Fix opening playlists in external players not working when ignore default args is enabled by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8995
• Fix not being able to select and copy stats in the player by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9071
• Fix the expand side bar by default setting appearing always disabled by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9153
• Fix some broken translations by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9143
• Fix layout issues with the channel names in the hide videos from channels setting by @PikachuEXE in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9135
• Fix manually marked as watch videos not being imported by the watch history import by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9201
• Close search and history suggestions when clicking outside the search bar by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9226
• Fix tooltips not disappearing in the player by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9119
• Fix the spacing on the channel home tab when videos are watched by @PikachuEXE in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9293
• Fix cmd+L focus on search bar also move video forward by @PikachuEXE in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9255
• Fix: Private video - TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'view_count') by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9254
• Fix: Live chat error overflow by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9296
• Fix premierDate parsing in subscription by @PikachuEXE in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9309
• Fix LibRedirect links in README by @reese in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9323
• Fix: publishedText is missing but the video isn't live or upcoming by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9321
• Fix: Default quality setting not being applied by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9312
• Fix: Watch time progress bar inconsistency by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9267
• Fix keyboard shortcuts arent't working during "SABR backoff" by @ozrendev in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9315
• Fix: import history from YouTube adding trailing space to title by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9204
• Fix: Hide 'Minimize to system tray' setting on Wayland by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9208
• Fix parsing view counts in shorts-only playlists by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9333
• Fix online playlist parsing & revert workaround with youtubei.js update by @PikachuEXE in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9325
• Fix publish time parsing by @PikachuEXE in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9310
• Fix lazy rendering on channel home pages by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9336
• Fix: Local Playlist doesn't show upcoming premieres if 'hide upcoming premieres' is enabled by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9320
• Handle compact published dates e.g. 1w ago in LockupViews by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9374
• Fix: Screenshot in 'Save to Folder' mode isn't working by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9420

Changes

• [Enhancement] Use the same opacity as YT for the player popups by @caetano-dev in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8912
• Update electron-builder config so alpine can drop their patch by @radmorecameron in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8915
• Update README with additional information about RedirectTube by @stankiewiczmichal in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8999
• Update regions by @PikachuEXE in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9125
• Fix: Remove add/remove channel buttons from profile view if unsubscribe setting is toggled by @Shadorc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9230
• Add more details and emphasis to the bug report template by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9091
• fix(watch): show persistent error for unavailable and removed videos by @aditya0155 in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8991
• Replace Matrix icon on About page by @efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9359
• Build static runtime AppImages with electron-builder by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9339
• Migrate to the vue-i18n composition API by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9375
• Migrate the FtListVideo component to the composition API by @absidue in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9413
• Use batched fetching instead of forcing RSS with sub count > N by @PikachuEXE in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9379

New Contributors

• @AndreJesusBrito made their first contribution in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/8389
• @Gabi-Zar made their first contribution in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9038
• @Shadorc made their first contribution in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9153
• @reese made their first contribution in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9323
• @r3dArch made their first contribution in https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/pull/9340

Full Changelog: https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/compare/v0.24.1-beta...v0.25.0-beta