• get_iplayer 2.83 - 2.99 Release Notes
  • get_iplayer 2.99 Release Notes
  • Read First
  • Fixed
  • Install/Upgrade
  • More Information
  • get_iplayer 2.98 Release Notes
  • Read First
  • New/Changed
  • 1. Restored 25fps as default for TV programmes
  • 2. Use new --fps50 option to access 50fps streams
  • 3. TV recording modes reorganised (a bit)
  • 4. DASH TV support
  • 5. DASH radio modes renamed
  • 6. HLS/DASH downloads resumable across sessions
  • 7. Other changes
  • Removed
  • Options removed
  • Fixed
  • Support Notes
  • HTTPS URLs
  • Rescinded deprecations
  • Current deprecations
  • Install/Upgrade
  • More Information
  • get_iplayer 2.97 Release Notes
  • Read First
  • Fixed
  • Details
  • Install/Upgrade
  • More Information
  • get_iplayer 2.96 Release Notes
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  • New/Changed
  • 1. "Segment not found" -> "Segment not available from server" -> now an error
  • 2. Combined hvf and hls modes now default for TV programmes (hvf preferred)
  • 3. Combined dash, haf and hlsaac modes now default for radio programmes (dash preferred)
  • 4. Flash - saviour of the universe?
  • 5. Configuring maximum recording quality with the new default modes
  • 6. avconv and ffmpeg <2.5 not compatible with hvf modes
  • Ubuntu 14.04/12.04, Mint 17/13
  • Debian
  • Raspbian
  • Other Linux distros
  • For those who hate change
  • Fixed
  • Details
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  • More Information
  • get_iplayer 2.95 Release Notes
  • Read First
  • Unix packagers
  • Self-updaters
  • New/Changed
  • 1. 30-day cache
  • 2. New default streaming formats
  • TV
  • Radio
  • 3. HD now default for TV programmes
  • 4. 320kbps now default for radio programmes
  • 5. Video Factory streams
  • 6. New Windows installer
  • 7. Fallback indexing: For when the BBC plays with matches
  • 8. Other changes
  • Fixed
  • Details
  • Install/Upgrade
  • Support Notes
  • Windows XP/Vista no longer supported
  • Installation documentation reduced
  • Deprecations
  • More Information
  • get_iplayer 2.93-2.94 Release Notes
  • Read this first
  • New/Changed
  • 1. TV listing feeds
  • 2. Live TV and radio streaming
  • 3. XML::Simple Perl module now required
  • 4. Other changes
  • Fixed
  • Details
  • Notes
  • What about radio?
  • So what next?
  • Nitro: If you build it but then bar the door, will they still come?
  • Install/Upgrade
  • Linux/Unix
  • Windows
  • More Information
  • get_iplayer 2.92 Release Notes
  • New/Changed
  • 1. Live Radio
  • a. HLS
  • b. Shoutcast
  • 2. Live TV
  • 3. On-demand Radio
  • 4. On-demand TV
  • 5. Other
  • Fixed
  • Details
  • Notes
  • On --playlist-metadata
  • On "default" programme versions
  • Install/Upgrade
  • Linux/Unix
  • Windows
  • More Information
  • get_iplayer 2.91 Release Notes
  • Read This First
  • Installation/Upgrade
  • Linux/Unix
  • Windows
  • Changes in get_iplayer 2.91
  • 1. Metadata changes
  • Brand and series parsing
  • Subdirectory naming
  • Short episode title used for tagging
  • 2. New tagging options
  • 3. Cache changes
  • Prevent cache file writes if errors encountered in data download
  • Brand and series parsing
  • Category information for radio programmes
  • Exclude channel groups from cache
  • 4. HLS recording modes
  • Caveats
  • 5. Live TV
  • Live TV with HLS streams
  • Caveats
  • 6. Treatment of apostrophes and quotes in --fileprefix and --subdir-format in options file
  • 7. Other changes in get_iplayer 2.91
  • Fixes in get_iplayer 2.91
  • Changelog
  • get_iplayer 2.89-2.90 Release Notes
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  • Downloading via PID
  • Installation/Upgrade
  • Linux/Unix
  • Windows
  • Partial restoration of search functions broken by removal of BBC data feeds in late Oct 2014
  • What happens when the BBC blows up get_iplayer again?
  • What happens when the BBC blows up get_iplayer yet again?
  • What about BBC podcasts?
  • Other changes in get_iplayer 2.89
  • Support for entering multiple PIDs for downloading with --pid
  • Other fixes in get_iplayer 2.89
  • Changelog
  • get_iplayer 2.87 Release Notes
  • Read This First
  • Installation/Upgrade
  • Linux/Unix
  • Windows
  • Changes in get_iplayer 2.87
  • Adaptations for BBC changes in early Oct 2014
  • --whitespace now only controls white space, and other file naming changes
  • --info now short-circuits --pid
  • --{metadata,subtitles,thumbnail}-only now work with --pid for programmes not in cache
  • --swfurl option
  • Return non-zero exit code if downloads fail
  • --check-durationoption
  • --quiet is quieter and --silent is silent (almost)
  • --verbose and --debug now applied to ffmpeg/avconv
  • >>Important note re: obsolete FFmpeg versions<<
  • Support for non-ASCII characters in search arguments and results
  • Web PVR Manager now speaks UTF-8
  • Fixes in get_iplayer 2.87
  • Changelog
  • get_iplayer 2.86 Release Notes
  • Installation/Upgrade
  • Windows
  • Changes in get_iplayer 2.86
  • Fix for missing thumbnails
  • Support for iPlayer Radio Site URLs
  • Zero-padding in <episodenum> and <seriesnum>
  • AVI container option for DivX files
  • Trim download history
  • Other Changes
  • Changelog
  • get_iplayer 2.85 Release Notes
  • Installation
  • Windows Installer
  • Changes in get_iplayer 2.85
  • Internet Explorer 11 Compatibility
  • Other Changes
  • Changelog
  • get_iplayer 2.84 Release Notes
  • Installation
  • Windows Installer
  • Changes in get_iplayer 2.84
  • Subtitle Fixes and New Formats
  • Restored Embedded Video Download
  • WMA Removed from Recording Mode Shortcuts
  • New Metadata Fields
  • Other Changes
  • Changelog
  • get_iplayer 2.83 Release Notes
  • Installation
  • Windows Installer
  • Changes in get_iplayer 2.83
  • SWF URL Fixed
  • New Documentation Wiki
  • Recording Mode Changes
  • avconv Used in Preference to ffmpeg Where Available
  • XBMC File Naming
  • Support for Secure Email
  • Subtitles
  • Other Changes
  • Changelog
  • get_iplayer 2.83 Release Notes
  • Installation
  • Windows Installer
  • Changes in get_iplayer 2.83
  • SWF URL Fixed
  • New Documentation Wiki
  • Recording Mode Changes
  • avconv Used in Preference to ffmpeg Where Available
  • XBMC File Naming
  • Support for Secure Email
  • Subtitles
  • Other Changes
  • Changelog