gdlEX (0.0.9.9 alpha)

gdlEX — 0.0.9.9 alpha

Windows desktop GUI frontend for gallery-dl, built with Delphi.

This is the last alpha release before the beta cycle.

Release Progression

• v0.0.6.6-alpha established the public alpha baseline:
  • single URL and queue download modes
  • live output and file-count display
  • settings persistence via INI
  • rename/sanitization tools and CBZ support
  • cookie extraction UI and filename templates
• v0.0.9.9 alpha adds hardening and branding updates:
  • program identity standardized as gdlEX
  • session log naming standardized as gdlEX_session_*.txt
  • INI path standardized to gdlEX.ini
  • safer close/shutdown path and tray-close behavior
  • safer post-process option handling in threaded execution
  • documentation/comment cleanup for release prep
  • FFmpeg integration: Settings UI was not connected to the downloader in alpha; the option is disabled in the UI until beta wiring is complete

Current Feature Set

• Single URL and multi-URL queue workflows
• Real-time process output with file-count progress updates
• Pause / Resume controls (full process-tree suspension)
• Session persistence for queue and output folder
• Rename/post-process tools:
  • emoji, punctuation, space, and custom-string cleanup
  • extension swap
  • optional filename length trim
• Optional CBZ archive creation
• Cookie extraction (browser or cookie file)
• Filtering and network options (range/date/size/MIME, retries, timeout, proxy, user-agent)
• Optional tray icon and close-to-tray behavior

Alpha-Locked Items (Planned For Beta)

The following UI options are intentionally disabled in 0.0.9.9 alpha:

• Watch-folder automation
• Scheduled run automation
• Completion actions (open folder / sound / script)
• Webhook notifications
• FFmpeg integration (custom FFmpeg path for gallery-dl): not passed through to the launched process in alpha; controls are disabled to match

Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• gallery-dl.exe in the same folder as gdlEX.exe

Optional:

• Browser profile access or cookie file for authenticated downloads
• yt-dlp if Use yt-dlp Fallback is enabled in Settings (this integration is wired; FFmpeg is deferred to beta—see above)

Run

1. Place gdlEX.exe in the same folder as gallery-dl.exe.
2. Launch gdlEX.exe.
3. Select an output folder.
4. Add one URL or paste a queue.
5. Adjust any custom settings
6. Click Run.

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