Release 0.2.0 Beta

It definitely feels like it's been a while since the last release hasn't it? I hope to slow down on the frequency of the releases that way each release it a little bit more meaningful with features or bug fixes.

This is the release of Version 0.2.0 Beta, which includes the following:

Features

• Keyboard shortcuts! This includes the majority of shortcuts found on YouTube. Examples like spacebar to pause and arrow keys for volume/navigation. Please let me know if you think I forgot any
• Videos should now show subtitles if they support them. Videos with subtitles made using Google Translate are not supported
• All videos now display their duration
• There is a new menu in the video list which allows you to save the video without opening it, as well as opening the video into YouTube/HookTube
• You can now double click on a video to full screen it

Fixes

• During testing, showing the video duration caused the subscription load times to double. That made me sad so now subcriptions load much faster
• The proprietary JavaScript from the YouTube API has been removed. API calls now use the HTTP API
• Going to the next page in a search should work properly again
• Importing OPML files should now work regardless of language
• You can delete saved videos again from the saved videos menu
• Fixed some wording for changing the dark theme.

The last thing that I'd like to mention is about youtube-dl. During testing, I was able to get youtube-dl to run locally, however I was unable to get it to work on Windows. This release will still use a youtube-dl-api-server in order to make the calls. I am still working on getting this to work and I hope to have this working soon.

How am I doing?

There are quite a few people that follow this project now. I am very grateful for the support and I'd like to make sure that I'm doing the right thing. I plan on opening up a discussion here shortly and I'd like to get some general feedback on what the public thinks on the progress of FreeTube. I welcome your feedback and hope to use it moving forward. Thanks again for everyone's support.

EDIT: Come join me at #61 and let's get a discussion going. :)

NOTE: Packages are not yet signed. Your OS may warn you about installing FreeTube stating that it is unsafe. Please know that FreeTube is safe and no viruses or malware are included in the packages. Those concerned with this are welcome to compile the application themselves until I can get the packages properly signed.

Release 0.1.3 Beta

I really didn't want to do another release until the weekend, but today turned into hazard control as I'm moving around fixing things. It is required that you update to this release in order to continue using FreeTube as there is no way to fix the current issues with older versions without updating.

This sees the release of Version 0.1.3 Beta, which includes the following:

Changes

• Feature: You can now edit playback speed while watching a video.
• Fix: The top menu is hidden by default to prevent it from showing up when full screening a video for Windows users. Use your 'Alt' key to toggle the menu.
• Fix: You should be able to specify your own API key again.

Feature: youtube-dl API

The number one change with this update is the switch from the HookTube API, to youtube-dl. This switch allows me to have more control over the API, without having to put load on HookTube's website. This changes a number of things.

• Videos will take slightly longer to load.
• Switching between video qualities is much faster.
• Possibly fixes the memory leak mentioned in #4

This also opens up the possibility of supporting WebM and 1080p videos much quicker than before. Stay tuned for these soon :)

API Keys

If you have been using my API keys up to this point, please go to your settings and clear out the key and click 'save'.

For some reason, all of my API keys had maxed out today, which seems almost impossible looking at past usage. I don't believe that this is because of an influx of users looking at the metrics. Please do not be malicious with the API keys. This is what keeps FreeTube usable and available to everyone. If you are ever concerned with the API keys being overused, please consider using your own API key to avoid this problem.

NOTE: Packages are not yet signed. Your OS may warn you about installing FreeTube stating that it is unsafe. Please know that FreeTube is safe and no viruses or malware are included in the packages. Those concerned with this are welcome to compile the application themselves until I can get the packages properly signed.

Release 0.1.2 Beta

I originally didn't have plans to do another release until the end of the week, but you guys were dangerously close to maxing out my API key this weekend. Some of you may have even received errors that the quota was reached. I'd say that this is a good issue for me to have.

While this is a very small update, it would help out a lot if everyone could update FreeTube as soon as possible so that it can continue running smoothly for everyone. Thank you in advance :)

This marks the release of Version 0.1.2 Beta, which includes the following:

Changes

App now shuffles between several API keys to prevent hitting the quota.

NOTE: Packages are not yet signed. Your OS may warn you about installing FreeTube stating that it is unsafe. Please know that FreeTube is safe and no viruses or malware are included in the packages. Those concerned with this are welcome to compile the application themselves until I can get the packages properly signed.

Release 0.1.1 Beta

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the great comments towards FreeTube so far. Feedback has been generally positive and the future is looking good for FreeTube. I will be continuing to improve on FreeTube as the weeks go by and do releases as necessary. I will try to keep some sort of schedule but no promises. Thanks again for everything!

This marks the release of Version 0.1.1 Beta, which includes the following:

Changes

• Import now supports OPML files
• Fonts, icons, and part of the API JS are now stored locally to reduce server calls.
• Mouse now disappears after a couple of seconds when hovering over the video player.

Windows

• You can now find the icon once installation is finished.

NOTE: Packages are not yet signed. Your OS may warn you about installing FreeTube stating that it is unsafe. Please know that FreeTube is safe and no viruses or malware are included in the packages. Those concerned with this are welcome to compile the application themselves until I can get the packages properly signed.

Release 0.1.0 Beta

This is the initial release of FreeTube. Feedback and suggestions are very welcome.

NOTE: Packages are not yet signed. Your OS may warn you about installing FreeTube stating that it is unsafe. Please know that FreeTube is safe and no viruses or malware are included in the packages. Those concerned with this are welcome to compile the application themselves until I can get the packages properly signed.