Youwee v0.20.4
Beautiful and Ultimate yt-dlp GUI & Video Downloader - Processing - Free & Open Source
What's New
Fixed
- Browser extension download settings - Preserve global Youwee download settings such as container, output folder, playlists, and subtitles when a browser extension starts a download
- AppImage runtime compatibility - Rebuild Linux AppImages without bundled Wayland, GLib, and GStreamer runtime libraries that can conflict with newer Mesa and WebKitGTK, preventing blank startup windows on modern Linux distributions
- Auto subtitle language selection - Respect selected languages for automatic subtitles instead of requesting every available or translated subtitle language
- Flatpak startup compatibility - Use the stable GNOME Platform 49 runtime while WebKitGTK 2.52 startup crashes are investigated, avoid initializing the unavailable system tray runtime inside Flatpak, and smoke-test the packaged app under Xvfb in CI
Changed
- AppImage release validation - Validate the rebuilt AppImage runtime layout in Linux CI and re-sign the finalized artifact for updater integrity
- Firefox extension signing order - Sign the Firefox extension only after all desktop and Flatpak packages build successfully, preventing failed releases from consuming an AMO version
Download
| Platform | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🍎 Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
For Apple Silicon Macs |
| 🍎 Mac (Intel) | Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg |
For Intel-based Macs |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows.msi |
MSI Installer |
| 🪟 Windows | Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe |
EXE Installer |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.deb |
Debian/Ubuntu |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.flatpak |
Flatpak bundle for modern distros |
| 🐧 Linux | Youwee-Linux.AppImage |
Portable fallback, may require FUSE |
| 🌐 Extension (Chromium) | Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip |
Unzip and load unpacked on Chrome/Edge/Brave |
| 🦊 Extension (Firefox) | Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpi |
Signed unlisted add-on for Firefox stable |
📋 Requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- Linux: Ubuntu 20.04 or equivalent
Optional
- FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
- Gallery-dl - for download images from supported sites (self-setup required)
Browser Extension Install
- Chromium: download
Youwee-Extension-Chromium.zip-> extract -> openchrome://extensions-> enable Developer mode -> Load unpacked. - Firefox: download
Youwee-Extension-Firefox-signed.xpiand open it directly to install.
Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
:::bash
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txt
What's Changed
- fix(windows): keep output folders out of yt-dlp templates by @anhtahaylove in https://github.com/vanloctech/youwee/pull/105
- fix: inherit settings for extension downloads by @vanloctech in https://github.com/vanloctech/youwee/pull/122
- fix: synchronize pending Linux and subtitle fixes by @vanloctech in https://github.com/vanloctech/youwee/pull/123
- fix: stabilize Flatpak WebKit runtime by @vanloctech in https://github.com/vanloctech/youwee/pull/124
Full Changelog: https://github.com/vanloctech/youwee/compare/v0.20.3...v0.20.4
