ViveStream v1.8.3

🚀 ViveStream Next v1.8.3

A lightning-fast, native YouTube downloader & sleek local media library. 🎬✨

🔍 Changelog calculated since tag v1.7.5

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📦 What's New in this Release

✨ Features & Enhancements

• feat(ci): add draft and prerelease inputs to release workflow (6a211bf)
• feat(ci): add automatic git tagging and improved changelog generation (843d7c8)
• feat(components): add VideoCard component (258b28e)
• feat(ui): add VideoCard component styles (60f71ec)
• feat(ui): add keyboard shortcuts modal (84f4d71)
• feat(ui): add styles for shortcuts modal (63d146b)
• feat(ui): add styles for playlist modals (d88cfb8)
• feat(ui): add create playlist modal component (3b66a05)
• feat(ui): add playlist management modal (6b64884)
• feat(store): add playlist support to download tasks (c3a7766)
• feat(settings): add keyboard shortcuts modal trigger (c233cd7)
• feat(playlists): overhaul playlist management and UI (9d58651)
• feat(player): add keyboard shortcuts and metadata editing (54a24d0)
• feat(player): add on-screen display badge styles (b5bbc4f)
• feat(home): add playlist management to video cards (d302fd7)
• feat(favourites): integrate video card and playlist modal (d6feee6)
• feat(artist): add avatar upload functionality and playlist integration (339a84f)
• feat: implement global keyboard shortcuts (7c84d16)
• feat: add primary button styles (6eed66e)
• feat(models): add VideoMetadataResponse struct (0e77ca0)
• feat(api): expose additional media and playlist management commands (e9d965c)
• feat(downloader): update metadata parsing and add deduplication logic (6454743)
• feat(db): add video management commands and auto-sync artists (0dcc35d)
• feat(ci): implement automated categorized changelog generation (51f8fe9)
• feat(downloader): add support for deno and po token provider binaries (e1f4988)
• feat(settings): add youtube api client fallback configuration (14aefb1)
• feat(store): add player client configuration (da049a0)

🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements

• fix(artists): encode artist name in navigation path (86c0f48)
• Fix permission setup in binary downloader (f9d3107)
• Fix permission variable naming and pre-create binary files (616e95c)
• Fix linux test job compile errors in Rust backend (dce90cb)

🎨 UI & Aesthetics Polish

• style(playlists): redesign playlist page layout and components (c88702b)
• style(artists): update card and avatar styling (12f38a6)

⚡ Performance & Core Engine

• refactor(ci): simplify release body generation in workflow (cc86339)
• refactor(system): simplify directory removal and remove unused reindex logic (790630a)
• refactor(downloader): update yt-dlp player clients and clean up code style (c400c4c)

🛠️ Other Changes & Maintenance

• Update README.md (f44eb39)
• test: update test suite and remove cargo test from npm script (afcb829)
• Dependency Update (1228fdb)
• Harden downloader error handling (a55e02d)
• Per-video WebView PO tokens & download UI improvements (ec17e87)
• Merge pull request #2 from rootLocalGhost/copilot/fix-github-actions-job (38609a0)
• Replace external PO token provider with native WebView (770856a)
• chore(deps): add tauri test dev-dependency (6e2c2f3)
• test(downloader): update binary path assertions (75bc549)
• test(ipc): update download_video mock to include playerClient (5685e28)
• docs: update anti-bot strategy documentation (38387b4)

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💻 Installation & Downloads

Platform	Package	Architecture
🪟 Windows	vivestream-next_1.8.3_x64-setup.exe	x86_64
🐧 Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)	vivestream-next_1.8.3_amd64.deb	x86_64
🐧 Arch Linux	vivestream-next_1.8.3_x86_64.pkg.tar.zst	x86_64

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ViveStream v1.7.7

A new version of ViveStream is now available.

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Changelog

• Fix permission setup in binary downloader (f9d3107)
• Fix permission variable naming and pre-create binary files (616e95c)
• Harden downloader error handling (a55e02d)
• Per-video WebView PO tokens & download UI improvements (ec17e87)
• Merge pull request #2 from rootLocalGhost/copilot/fix-github-actions-job (38609a0)
• Fix linux test job compile errors in Rust backend (dce90cb)
• Replace external PO token provider with native WebView (770856a)
• chore(deps): add tauri test dev-dependency (6e2c2f3)
• feat(downloader): add support for deno and po token provider binaries (e1f4988)
• refactor(system): simplify directory removal and remove unused reindex logic (790630a)
• test(downloader): update binary path assertions (75bc549)
• feat(settings): add youtube api client fallback configuration (14aefb1)

ViveStream v1.7.5

A new version of ViveStream is now available.

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Changelog

• v1.7.5 (b274c62)
• Refine downloader: subs, ffmpeg encoders, and fixes (8af5150)
• v1.7.2 (02804d8)
• Introduce local media server, async DB calls, and player/store refactor (ae44073)
• Refactor downloader error messages and encoder order (5f6bc00)
• v1.7.1 (be0e4a6)
• Improve downloader error handling & update Player test mocks (c8247a2)
• v1.7.0 (93d9cf6)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for local images (65c8410)
• Use convertFileSrc for local media paths (02125d4)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for artist avatars (efeba00)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for media paths (2fa9c1f)
• Make model paths plain strings and add metadata (8965149)
• Improve downloader robustness & add metadata paths (01eb2fb)
• Refactor DB row mapping and add asset paths (cdde7b0)

ViveStream v1.7.4

A new version of ViveStream is now available.

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Changelog

• Introduce local media server, async DB calls, and player/store refactor (ae44073)
• Refactor downloader error messages and encoder order (5f6bc00)
• Improve downloader error handling & update Player test mocks (c8247a2)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for local images (65c8410)
• Use convertFileSrc for local media paths (02125d4)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for artist avatars (efeba00)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for media paths (2fa9c1f)
• Make model paths plain strings and add metadata (8965149)
• Improve downloader robustness & add metadata paths (01eb2fb)
• Refactor DB row mapping and add asset paths (cdde7b0)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for local media paths (648a9f0)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for video thumbnails (65fa3c4)

ViveStream v1.7.1

A new version of ViveStream is now available.

Security Notice (Unknown Publisher)

ViveStream is a non-commercial open-source project. We do not purchase corporate code-signing certificates. Your operating system may flag the installer as coming from an Unknown Publisher.

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Changelog

• Improve downloader error handling & update Player test mocks (c8247a2)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for local images (65c8410)
• Use convertFileSrc for local media paths (02125d4)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for artist avatars (efeba00)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for media paths (2fa9c1f)
• Make model paths plain strings and add metadata (8965149)
• Improve downloader robustness & add metadata paths (01eb2fb)
• Refactor DB row mapping and add asset paths (cdde7b0)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for local media paths (648a9f0)
• Use Tauri convertFileSrc for video thumbnails (65fa3c4)
• Extend VideoEntry metadata and minor cleanup (e11b670)
• Add library re-index feature (11557ca)

ViveStream v1.6.0

A new version of ViveStream is now available.

Security Notice (Unknown Publisher)

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Changelog

• Add library re-index feature (11557ca)
• Add reindex_library command (a5789f0)
• Expose reindex_library command (04eee65)
• Remove warp, harden downloader, update workflow (e46d808)
• Add release build attestations (1bf2a8d)
• Update settings test coverage (6454154)
• Add toasts & confirm dialog state management (b35943c)
• Handle '[RESTART]' setup-progress event (316ab87)
• Add engine update and database cleanup features (b56dc25)
• Refactor Player onMount to sync with deferred Tauri listeners (ee8e288)
• Add NotificationSystem component (23004ea)
• Add styles for notification toasts and dialogs (47e85f2)
• Add global notification system to App (12a525e)
• Split cleanup: add clean_database_and_media; restore nuclear_wipe (dc0f044)

ViveStream v1.5.0

Security Notice (Unknown Publisher)

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Changelog

• Add PremiumPlaceholder styles and import (b72a07f)
• Update FFmpeg release URLs to engines repo (92a2f75)
• Delete engine-repacker.yml (aa88b40)
• Show download progress during setup (c51dee2)
• Tidy Setup.css: optimize transitions and button styles (d26ed31)
• Streamline FFmpeg download with progress (0ff485d)
• Add GitHub Action to repack core engines (407bf85)
• Add forceSetup signal and tidy store spacing (83d364f)
• Enhance Setup page UI and improve log highlighting (db3edec)
• Enhance Setup page visuals and animations (0c37c19)
• Add 'Force Setup' button to Settings (344e9f3)
• Add playback settings, CC, PiP and loop features (bd6d033)
• Player CSS: add animations, spacing, and UI refinements (cd0aad4)
• Update App.tsx (8d5821a)

ViveStream v1.4.0

A new version of ViveStream is now available.

Security Notice (Unknown Publisher)

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Changelog

• Update DESIGN and README for Claymorphism UI (9b0ea5c)
• Refactor CI: use Tests workflow and update triggers (b89696b)
• Refactor App.css and update theme styles (e3b3c88)
• feat(store): add app palette state and persistence (2d3bae5)
• feat(settings): add color palette selection options (c429e67)
• feat(settings): add crimson palette support (f3d7bdb)
• feat(style): add crimson color palette support (b043154)
• refactor(store): remove palette configuration and cleanup comments (4ff36c8)
• refactor(settings): remove color palette configuration (f2c5eb0)
• refactor(settings): unify claymorphism styles and remove theme-specific overrides (56cfc10)
• refactor(downloads): simplify styling and remove redundant borders (cf961bf)
• refactor(css): simplify claymorphism styles and remove unused components (95816af)
• test(ui): update component tests to match UI changes (4896c8e)

ViveStream v1.3.0

A new version of ViveStream is now available.

Security Notice (Unknown Publisher)

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Changelog

• test(ui): update component tests to match UI changes (4896c8e)
• style(settings): add border to input fields (5fe28eb)
• feat(downloader): add advanced download configuration options (e473ed9)
• refactor(store): implement concurrent download queue manager (6bc0cd9)
• style: format code and clean up whitespace (81d00e2)
• style(settings): standardize border-radius and add custom select component (064c1c5)
• refactor(downloads): redesign UI and update history management (d282c3d)
• style(player): update theater mode layout and styling (c8b0840)
• feat(settings): implement custom browser cookies dropdown (13cc2d7)
• feat(store): add download configuration parameters and clear history function (80d8ee0)
• style(downloads): apply claymorphism design system (88e02d6)
• style(css): format app styles (91c5517)
• refactor(downloader): improve code readability and fix cookie handling logic (be48f09)
• Create DESIGN.md (45ac863)

ViveStream v1.2.0

A new version of ViveStream is now available.

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Changelog

• Update Settings tests for renamed button (31cc16f)
• Use Light/Sunset as default and sync palette (6d4d4a3)
• Add animations and style to AnimatedLogo SVG (21c1f55)
• Refactor Settings styles to CSS classes (b3477e7)
• Refactor Playlists UI to use CSS classes (95f3d08)
• Player: add expandable description and refactor styles (e0a25a3)
• Replace inline header styles with CSS class (5bceaa1)
• Replace inline styles with classes in Artists (b29ff83)
• Use classes instead of inline styles on ArtistPage (d419fcf)
• Refine AppLogo SVG styles and loading layout (efb22d3)
• Add theme vars, utilities and component styles (60143b5)