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
rkey 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
Ctrlwouldn't open up a new window when on the watch page by @absidue in #2713 - Fix issue where the
Region for Trendingdropdown 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