Media Bridge 0.3.3 portable beta 1

Media Bridge 0.3.3 portable beta 1

Media Bridge 0.3.3 makes ordinary webpage discovery easier to understand and
keeps the YouTube and HTTP 403 fixes verified in 0.3.2.

New

• Show a preview beside every discovered video selection card.
• Use the website-provided video poster or extractor thumbnail when available.
• When a visible top-level <video> has no poster, capture the visible tab once
  and crop the player locally for a temporary preview.
• Keep the selected title, source, resolution, and duration next to the preview
  so users can distinguish the intended program from banners and short clips.

Fixed

• Use yt-dlp 2026.8.19 for current YouTube HTTP 403 fixes.
• Let yt-dlp manage request headers for extractor-managed pages such as
  YouTube.
• Send validated Referer and Origin headers only for direct browser-
  discovered streams that need ordinary anti-hotlink page context.

Privacy and limits

• Locally captured preview images remain in the extension popup, are never sent
  to the Helper or Soft Harbor Studio, and disappear when the popup closes.
• Website poster and extractor thumbnail URLs can be requested from the same
  requested website to display the selection preview.
• Media Bridge still does not read browser cookies, passwords, page HTML,
  payment information, or general browsing history.
• Media Bridge does not bypass DRM, authentication, paywalls, or access controls.
• The public extension remains Firefox desktop first.

Distribution

The release remains an auditable portable package with readable Media Bridge Python source,
the checksum-pinned official CPython embeddable runtime, locked packages,
FFmpeg, Deno, licenses, hashes, and text installation scripts.

Only download media you own or are permitted to save and when the website
permits downloading it.

Media Bridge 0.3.0 portable beta 1

Media Bridge 0.3.0 portable beta 1

Media Bridge 0.3.0 replaces the generated Windows Helper executable and NSIS
installer with an auditable portable package. The ZIP includes the official
CPython embeddable runtime, readable Media Bridge Python source, locked Python
packages, FFmpeg, Deno, licenses, hashes, and text installation scripts.

New

• Inspect a normal webpage and list video items found by supported yt-dlp
  extractors, <video> / <source> elements, direct media links, and loaded
  MP4, WebM, HLS, or DASH resources.
• Select one discovered video before starting the existing local download flow.
• Install and remove the Native Messaging host with readable per-user .cmd
  scripts and no custom installer executable or administrator prompt.
• Verify the exact official Python embeddable archive by SHA-256 during builds.

Limits

• Media Bridge does not bypass DRM, paywalls, authentication, or access
  controls. Some players expose only protected or unsupported resources.
• Browser cookies and page contents are not sent to the Helper. Detection uses
  URLs and basic media metadata visible to the active tab.
• The current public extension remains Firefox desktop first.

FFmpeg corresponding source

The portable uses the same pinned FFmpeg build as 0.2.2. Its complete
corresponding-source archive
remains available with SHA-256
8d4f708740fc119fce9e6737acadddbee230be099031a638cad4b1e9334fa701.

Only download media you own or are permitted to save and when the website
permits downloading it.

Media Bridge 0.2.2 beta 1

Media Bridge 0.2.2 beta 1

This is the first public Windows beta of Media Bridge. It exists so the
open-source build, installation, browser integration, licensing package, and
uninstallation path can be tested before the production code-signing process
is completed.

Important unsigned-build notice

MediaBridgeHelper-Setup-0.2.2.exe is not Authenticode signed. Windows may
identify the publisher as unknown or display a SmartScreen warning. Do not
weaken Windows security settings or bypass an organization policy to install
this beta. Download it only from the official cell-beep/media-bridge GitHub
release and verify its SHA-256 checksum before running it.

The future production release is intended to be signed and timestamped through
the SignPath Foundation open-source program after project approval. No current
signature or approval is claimed.

Included functionality

• Firefox desktop extension support through Native Messaging;
• local metadata inspection and authorized video or audio downloads;
• video stream merging and MP3, M4A, or Opus audio conversion;
• persisted local job state and download progress;
• per-user Windows installation and normal uninstallation;
• no publisher analytics, ad network, account system, or cloud media upload.

Legal and source materials

The release includes checksums, a CycloneDX SBOM, first- and third-party
license notices, and the exact corresponding-source archive for the bundled
FFmpeg build. First-party source is licensed under MPL-2.0. Users must download
only media they own, are permitted by the rights holder to save, and that the
website permits downloading.

Known limitations

• Windows is the only packaged platform in this beta.
• The Firefox extension must be installed separately.
• Some sites or individual streams can reject retrieval with HTTP 403.
• The installer is unsigned and is not yet the production store companion.