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LiquidCat 0.4.4 — Faster yt-dlp & update notices

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@xjuanfxx xjuanfxx released this 27 Oct 19:44
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🐱 LiquidCat 0.4.4 — Faster yt-dlp & update notices

A speed-focused release: yt-dlp starts much faster on Windows, LiquidCat opens without waiting on dependency checks, and you'll now see when yt-dlp or FFmpeg has a new version.

⚡ Faster

  • yt-dlp is ~3× faster on Windows: LiquidCat now uses the "folder" build of yt-dlp, which is unpacked once when it's installed instead of every time it runs. You'll notice it when fetching formats and when each download starts. Your current copy is switched over automatically the first time you open 0.4.4 (that first launch takes a few extra seconds).
  • Instant dependency check at startup: LiquidCat remembers the version of yt-dlp and FFmpeg, so it no longer has to run them every time it opens.

✨ What's new

  • Update notices for yt-dlp and FFmpeg: when a new version is out, its status at the top turns into a download arrow. Click it to update.
  • Smarter yt-dlp auto-update: instead of re-downloading every 7 days, LiquidCat checks first and only downloads when there's actually a new version.

🛡️ More reliable update checks

  • LiquidCat, yt-dlp and FFmpeg versions are now checked without GitHub's API, which only allows 60 requests per hour per network. People on a shared connection (school, office, VPN) no longer risk hitting that limit.
  • Checks happen at most every 8 hours for LiquidCat and once a day for yt-dlp and FFmpeg. Check for updates in Settings and the update arrow always check right away.

📦 Platforms

  • Windows x86_64: LiquidCat-0.4.4-windows-x86_64.exe
  • Linux x86_64 (experimental): LiquidCat-0.4.4-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
  • macOS Apple Silicon (experimental): LiquidCat-0.4.4-macos-arm64.zip
  • macOS Intel (experimental): LiquidCat-0.4.4-macos-x86_64.zip
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