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Yoinks 3.0.1

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@github-actions github-actions released this 23 Oct 23:33
  • Fixed (Android): links shared from the Spotify app (spotify.link) did not open and said they were not a Spotify link. Spotify answered the phone with a link to its app instead of the song page; Yoinks now reads the song page either way.
  • Android: Mixcloud and Audiomack download as audio by default, and Pinterest, Tumblr, Threads, Bluesky, Kick, Bilibili, VK and LinkedIn are recognized by name. Short links from Pinterest (pin.it), Bilibili (b23.tv), X (t.co) and the Google app (search.app) are followed to the real page.
  • Android: "Open with Yoinks" also works for these sites and for m.soundcloud.com links.

Yoinks 3.0.0

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@github-actions github-actions released this 23 Oct 23:03
  • The queue survives a restart (Windows, Linux, extension). Unfinished downloads come back paused when you open Yoinks again, and failed ones stay in the list so you can retry them. Paused downloads in the extension no longer vanish when the browser puts Yoinks to sleep.
  • SponsorBlock: Settings, yt-dlp, "Cut sponsored parts" removes sponsor segments (or also self-promo, intros and outros) from YouTube videos. All platforms.
  • Proxy setting for videos blocked in your country, like socks5://127.0.0.1:1080. All platforms. The health check shows when one is set.
  • Search your recent downloads, and download any of them again with the same quality (Windows, Linux, extension; Android already had "Download again" and now has search too). Yoinks keeps the last 200 downloads instead of 50.
  • Windows and Linux: download progress on the taskbar icon, and an optional tray icon. With "Keep Yoinks running in the tray" on, closing the window keeps downloads going; quit from the tray menu.
  • "Use browser cookies" also works with Chromium, Vivaldi, Opera and Whale.
  • When a site still fails after a normal yt-dlp update, Windows, Linux and the extension now try the nightly build once, like Android does.
  • The yt-dlp that Yoinks downloads on first run is checked against the SHA-256 that yt-dlp publishes, and is not used if it does not match.
  • New messages for a proxy that does not connect and for videos blocked in your country.
  • Fixed: a crash while saving could wipe the list of recent downloads on Windows and Linux.
  • The extension's "helper is not installed" message now says that starting the installed app sets it up.
  • Updated Electron to 44 and the build tools; Android to Kotlin 2.4.21 and Gradle 9.8.2.

Yoinks 2.6.2

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@github-actions github-actions released this 22 Oct 21:00
  • Fixed (Android): downloads failed with an error like "unknown - qh0" in the signed release app. The app's code shrinker had renamed classes that a library looks up by name. Names are no longer changed, so the engine starts and TikTok and other links download again.
  • Android: an unknown error now includes the name of the error class in "Copy details", so a report says what actually broke.

Yoinks 2.6.1

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@github-actions github-actions released this 22 Oct 20:30
  • Fixed (Android): updating from inside the app failed with a package error. Releases were signed with a different temporary key each time, so Android refused to install one over the other. Releases are now signed with one permanent key.
  • Android: this release installs as the normal Yoinks app (com.yoinks.app), not the debug build. Install it once by hand, and every update after that installs over it. You can then uninstall the old debug copy.

Yoinks 2.6.0

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@github-actions github-actions released this 22 Oct 20:09
  • The Clean style is darker and flatter. Dark mode now sits close to true black on Windows, in the extension and on Android, and the toolbar header no longer blurs what is behind it.
  • Section titles in the queue and recent list are plain sentence case in the normal text color instead of small tracked capitals. File sizes and counts use the regular font with aligned digits.

Yoinks 2.5.2

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@github-actions github-actions released this 18 Oct 13:26
  • Android: the Clean style uses slightly bolder headings and buttons, so titles and actions stand out more.
  • Extension: text selection uses your accent color, scrollbars are slimmer, and buttons brighten a little when you point at them.

Yoinks 2.5.1

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@github-actions github-actions released this 18 Oct 13:11
  • Fixed (extension): the Yoink button on a page no longer stays stuck on "Adding…" when the link was not accepted.
  • Fixed (extension): clip times sent from a page are checked before they are used.
  • Extension: right-click "Yoink this page as audio".
  • Extension: the toolbar button's tooltip says how many downloads are running, waiting or failed.

Yoinks 2.5.0

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@github-actions github-actions released this 16 Oct 16:41
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  • Fixed (Windows and Linux): a stuck yt-dlp check no longer hangs Yoinks. Version checks, health checks and updates stop if they take too long.
  • Fixed (Linux): cancelling or pausing a download also stops ffmpeg, so a merge does not keep running after you stop it.
  • Fixed (Linux): Show in folder selects the file when Files, Nautilus or Dolphin is installed. Long folder paths are accepted, and file name previews use the right slash.
  • Fixed (Linux): the AppImage browser helper starts. The launcher no longer passes --no-sandbox to the copy of the app that runs as Node.
  • Fixed: pausing a download while Yoinks is still looking the link up now pauses it. Resume looks it up again.
  • Fixed: a report copied from the Linux app says Linux app.
  • Presets can also remember tags and chapter splitting (Windows, Linux, the extension and Android). Presets you already saved keep working.
  • Android: search in Settings, download presets, and clip sliders when the video length is known. Turning on "Only a clip" with both times empty no longer downloads the whole video as a clip.
  • Android: Reset keeps the folders you picked. A failed download stays failed after the app is closed, and a retry keeps its wait. Photo posts save the picture. The format list highlights the quality you remembered for that site. The download window says when it next opens.

Yoinks 2.4.1

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@bliper2 bliper2 released this 10 Oct 20:23
  • Fixed (Linux): the browser helper is now registered for Firefox profiles in ~/.config/mozilla.
  • Linux AppImage (x86_64) included. It bundles the ffmpeg from an Arch/Manjaro build, so on other distros it may need a system ffmpeg.

Yoinks 2.4.0

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@github-actions github-actions released this 08 Oct 20:53
  • Watched channels (Windows, Linux, extension): add a channel or playlist link in Settings, Queue. Yoinks checks it every 30 minutes while it is open and downloads new uploads by itself, in your default quality. Only uploads from after you add it are downloaded.
  • Trim handles: when you choose "Only a clip", drag two sliders over the video's length instead of typing times. The time boxes still work and stay in step.
  • Settings has a search box that finds a setting by name or description.
  • The extension needs one new permission, "alarms", so the browser can wake it for the 30 minute channel check.

Full changelog: https://bliper2.github.io/yoinks-gui-fork/changelog.html