A More Customizable Tube Converter 🛠️

Beta 2 of V2023.6.1 is here! This release is packed with features, so lets get right into it!

First, we added the ability to specify a username and password to authenticate a download when needed. To complement this feature, we also added a Keyring to Tube Converter that will allow users to store their credentials for fast access when authenticating downloads. The Keyring is backed by our new library, Nickvision.Keyring.

We also added the ability to embed chapters in a download. Tube Converter will also remember the state of the Number Titles switch and selected Video Resolution and will automatically restore them in new downloads if available. As far as metadata, Tube Converter will no longer set Comment, Description, and Synopsis fields.

Finally, we fixed some issues where some URLs were not being validated and we greatly improved the speed of validation for playlists!

Continued thanks to @fsobolev and @DaPigGuy who continuously work with me to implement and test all of these features. @soumyaDghosh for managing snap and all other contributors, feature requesters, bug testers, and translators who continue to make Tube Converter the best that it can be :) ❤️

Full Changelog 📃

• Added authentication options when adding a download if needed (#322)
• Added a Keyring to store credentials that can be used when authenticating (#327)
• Added the ability to embed chapters in a download
• Playlist validation is a lot faster now (#310)
• The "Number Titles" switch's state will now be remembered and used again for future downloads (#324)
• The previous "Video Resolution" will be remembered and pre-selected if available for future downloads (#332)
• Comment, Description, and Synopsis fields will no longer be embedded in metadata (#326)
• Fixed an issue where some websites were not validated (#340)
• Fixed an issue where the incorrect file extension was sometimes shown for generic downloads
• Updated translations (Thanks everyone on Weblate!)

Install 🧑‍💻

GNOME

flathub-beta:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub-beta https://flathub.org/beta-repo/flathub-beta.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub-beta org.nickvision.tubeconverter
flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//beta

snap-store:

sudo snap install tube-converter --beta

Manually

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak from the directory containing the .flatpak file
• Run flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//master to start the app! (You should also see it in your app grid)

This is a beta version, bugs are expected. Please file a bug report for any issue found