V2023.5.0

An All New Backend 🛠️

This week's release features a brand new backend that makes Tube Converter much more stable!
Besides the new backend, we added the ability to stop all downloads and retry all failed downloads, as well as clear all queued downloads. This release also introduces the feature to crop the thumbnail of a download as square (useful for downloading music) and the ability to choose specific resolutions for video downloads instead of the qualities Best, Good, Worst.

Full Changelog 📃

• Added the per-download option to crop the thumbnail of a video as a square (#237)
• Added the ability to stop all downloads (#208)
• Added the ability to retry all failed downloads (#208)
• Added the ability to clear queued downloads (#208)
• When downloading a video, the quality options will be the specific resolutions of the video instead of Best, Good, Worst (#100)
• Fixed an issue where some downloads could not be stopped and retried (#222)
• Fixed an issue where some users would experience random crashing when downloading (GNOME #199)
• Updated translations (Thanks everyone on Weblate!)

Install 🧑‍💻

GNOME

Flathub

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub org.nickvision.tubeconverter
flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter

AUR

The tube-converter package

Manually

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak from the directory containing the .flatpak file
• Run flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//master to start the app! (You should also see it in your app grid)

V2023.5.0-rc2

Some Quick Fixes 🛠️

This releases fixes some issues users where experiencing with shell notifications and libunity progress reporting (See #243).

This bug came as a result of the rewrite first featured in V2023.5.0-beta1 and thus is not listed in the changelog from V2023.4.2 stable.

A Message To Translators 🌎️

A stable release is planned for Friday May 26 2023, so please have all translations updated by Thursday May 25, 11:59 PM EST to be included in the release.

Full Changelog 📃

• Added the per-download option to crop the thumbnail of a video as a square (#237)
• Added the ability to stop all downloads (#208)
• Added the ability to retry all failed downloads (#208)
• Added the ability to clear queued downloads (#208)
• When downloading a video, the quality options will be the specific resolutions of the video instead of Best, Good, Worst (#100)
• Fixed an issue where some downloads could not be stopped and retried (#222)
• Fixed an issue where some users would experience random crashing when downloading (GNOME #199)
• Updated translations (Thanks everyone on Weblate!)

Install 🧑‍💻

GNOME

flathub-beta:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub-beta https://flathub.org/beta-repo/flathub-beta.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub-beta org.nickvision.tubeconverter
flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//beta

Manually

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak from the directory containing the .flatpak file
• Run flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//master to start the app! (You should also see it in your app grid)

This is a beta version, bugs are expected. Please file a bug report for any issue found

V2023.5.0-rc1

☀️ It's early therefore I don't have an update name, Tube Converter

Release candidate 1 of Tube Converter V2023.5.0 is here!

Compared to beta1, this release introduces the feature to crop the thumbnail of a download as square, useful for downloading music, and the ability to choose specific resolutions for video downloads instead of the qualities Best, Good, Worst.

A Message To Translators 🌎️

A stable release is planned for Friday May 26 2023, so please have all translations updated by Thursday May 25, 11:59 PM EST to be included in the release.

Full Changelog 📃

• Added the per-download option to crop the thumbnail of a video as a square (#237)
• Added the ability to stop all downloads (#208)
• Added the ability to retry all failed downloads (#208)
• Added the ability to clear queued downloads (#208)
• When downloading a video, the quality options will be the specific resolutions of the video instead of Best, Good, Worst (#100)
• Fixed an issue where some downloads could not be stopped and retried (#222)
• Fixed an issue where some users would experience random crashing when downloading (GNOME #199)
• Updated translations (Thanks everyone on Weblate!)

Install 🧑‍💻

GNOME

flathub-beta:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub-beta https://flathub.org/beta-repo/flathub-beta.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub-beta org.nickvision.tubeconverter
flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//beta

Manually

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak from the directory containing the .flatpak file
• Run flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//master to start the app! (You should also see it in your app grid)

This is a beta version, bugs are expected. Please file a bug report for any issue found

V2023.5.0-beta1

An All New Backend 🛠️

This week's release features a brand new backend that makes Tube Converter much more stable!
This new backend fixes a lot of the crashing users were experiencing on both WinUI and GNOME.

Besides the new backend, we added the ability to stop all downloads and retry all failed downloads, as well as clear all queued downloads.

On WinUI, we introduced a brand new user interface making the application feel much more "Windows" like.

Full Changelog 📃

• Added the ability to stop all downloads (#208)
• Added the ability to retry all failed downloads (#208)
• Added the ability to clear queued downloads (#208)
• Redesigned user interface (WinUI #205)
• Fixed an issue where some downloads could not be stopped and retried (#222)
• Fixed an issue where some users would experience random crashing when downloading (GNOME #199)
• Updated translations (Thanks everyone on Weblate!)

Install 🧑‍💻

GNOME

flathub-beta:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub-beta https://flathub.org/beta-repo/flathub-beta.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub-beta org.nickvision.tubeconverter
flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//beta

Manually

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak from the directory containing the .flatpak file
• Run flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//master to start the app! (You should also see it in your app grid)

Windows

Manually

• Make sure Developer Mode is on
• Download the msix and cer files for your system architecture
• Open the cer file:
  • Click Install Certificate
  • Choose Local Machine for Store Location
  • Select Place all certificates in the following store and browse for and select Trusted Root Certification Authorities
  • Finish the dialog
• Open the msix file and install it
  • If a previous version (including betas) of Tube Converter is installed, you will need to uninstall it from the start menu first and then install it via the msix file.
• Nickvision Tube Converter should now be available in your start menu

This is a beta version, bugs are expected. Please file a bug report for any issue found

V2023.4.2

A More Customizable Downloader 🛠️

V2023.4.2 is here! This release includes some new features that make the downloader even more customizable. First, we added a configurable speed limit that can be used to limit individual download speeds. Furthermore, we added support for using aria2 as the downloader backend if users choose. We also fixed some issues, including an issue where not all logs were shown for a download.

Full Changelog 📃

• Added a configurable speed limit that can be used to limit individual downloads (#174)
• Added support for using aria2 as the downloader backend (#29)
• Fixed an issue where not all logs were shown for a download (#161)
• Fixed an issue where opening the settings page would crash the app (WinUI #193)
• Updated translations (Thanks everyone on Weblate!)

Install 🧑‍💻

GNOME

Flathub

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub org.nickvision.tubeconverter
flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter

AUR

The tube-converter package

Manually

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak from the directory containing the .flatpak file
• Run flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//master to start the app! (You should also see it in your app grid)

Windows

Microsoft Store

https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/nickvision-tube-converter/9PD80NNX004P

Manually

• Make sure Developer Mode is on
• Download the msix and cer files for your system architecture
• Open the cer file:
  • Click Install Certificate
  • Choose Local Machine for Store Location
  • Select Place all certificates in the following store and browse for and select Trusted Root Certification Authorities
  • Finish the dialog
• Open the msix file and install it
  • If a previous version (including betas) of Tube Converter is installed, you will need to uninstall it from the start menu first and then install it via the msix file.
• Nickvision Tube Converter should now be available in your start menu

V2023.4.2-beta1

A More Customizable Downloader 🛠️

V2023.4.2 beta1 is here! This release includes some new features that make the downloader even more customizable. First, we added a configurable speed limit that can be used to limit individual downloads. Furthermore, we added support for using aria2 as the downloader backend if users choose. We also fixed some issues, including an issue where not all logs were shown for a download.

Full Changelog 📃

• Added a configurable speed limit that can be used to limit individual downloads (#174)
• Added support for using aria2 as the downloader backend (#29)
• Fixed an issue where not all logs were shown for a download (#161)
• Updated translations (Thanks everyone on Weblate!)

Install 🧑‍💻

GNOME

flathub-beta:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub-beta https://flathub.org/beta-repo/flathub-beta.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub-beta org.nickvision.tubeconverter
flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//beta

Manually

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak from the directory containing the .flatpak file
• Run flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//master to start the app! (You should also see it in your app grid)

Windows

Manually

• Make sure Developer Mode is on
• Download the msix and cer files for your system architecture
• Open the cer file:
  • Click Install Certificate
  • Choose Local Machine for Store Location
  • Select Place all certificates in the following store and browse for and select Trusted Root Certification Authorities
  • Finish the dialog
• Open the msix file and install it
  • If a previous version (including betas) of Tube Converter is installed, you will need to uninstall it from the start menu first and then install it via the msix file.
• Nickvision Tube Converter should now be available in your start menu

This is a beta version, bugs are expected. Please file a bug report for any issue found

V2023.4.1

Bug Fixes and More Bug Fixes 🪲

This week's release includes many many fixes for various crashes across both the GNOME and WinUI platforms.

We also added the ability to open a download file directly, as well as the save directory :)

Full Changelog 📃

• Added the ability to open a download file directly instead of just the save folder (#114)
• Fixed an issue where embedding metadata would cause some downloads to fail (#160)
• Fixed an issue where some file formats and qualities could not be downloaded (#156)
• Fixed an issue where the system tray icon caused the application to crash (WinUI #176)
• Fixed random GTK crashing issues users were experiencing (GNOME #129 #130)
• Updated translations (Thanks everyone on Weblate!)

Install 🧑‍💻

GNOME

Flathub

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub org.nickvision.tubeconverter
flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter

AUR

The tube-converter package

Manually

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak from the directory containing the .flatpak file
• Run flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//master to start the app! (You should also see it in your app grid)

Windows

Via Microsoft Store

V2023.4.0

Hello April! 🌳

The week's release feature the ability to run downloads in the background as well as many bug fixes.

Full Changelog 📃

• Added the ability to run downloads in the background (#99)
  • GNOME - Off by default
  • WinUI - On by default
• Fixed an issue where extra escape characters were added in video titles (#133 #141)
• Fixed an issue where the save folder could not be changed on Windows 10 (#113)
• Improved the UX of adding a download (GNOME #139)
• Updated translations (Thanks everyone on Weblate!)

Install 🧑‍💻

GNOME

Flathub

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub org.nickvision.tubeconverter
flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter

Manually

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak from the directory containing the .flatpak file
• Run flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//master to start the app! (You should also see it in your app grid)

Windows

Via Microsoft Store

V2023.3.1

Squashing Bugs In The Tube 🚇

This week's release features many bug fixes and the port to the GNOME 44 platform :)

Full Changelog 📃

• Fixed an issue where the user could not download playlists with unavailable videos (#124)
• Fixed an issue where some videos could not be downloaded when embedding metadata (#112)
• Fixed an issue where videos with invalid filename characters could not be downloaded (#120)
• UX/UI improvements (#118 #103)
• Updated translations (Thanks everyone on Weblate!)

Install 🧑‍💻

GNOME

Flathub

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub org.nickvision.tubeconverter
flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter

Manually

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak from the directory containing the .flatpak file
• Run flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//master to start the app! (You should also see it in your app grid)

Windows

Via Microsoft Store

V2023.3.0

The All-New Tube Converter ⬇️

It's finally here! Introducing the all-new Tube Converter completely rewritten in C#. First off I must thank @fsobolev and @DaPigGuy because this release would not be possible without them ❤️ Besides being rewritten in C#, this release includes many new features compared to the previous C++ version: Users can now download playlists, there is a new queue system to more easily manage downloads, plus a redesigned interface with support for smaller screens. We can't wait for you all to try this release 🥳

Full Changelog 📃

• Tube Converter has been rewritten in C#. With the C# rewrite, Tube Converter is now available on Windows!
• Added support for downloading playlists
• Added a queue system with a max number of active downloads option in Preference
• Added download progress/speed indicators
• Added the ability to view a download's log as the download is in progress
• Added the ability to open the save folder after the download is complete
• Redesigned download rows to better fit small screens/mobile devices
• A shell notification will be shown when a download has finished and the window is inactive
• Fixed UI freeze while downloads in progress
• Fixed being unable to close the Preferences window with the Esc key
• Fixed missing GNOME HIG keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+W, F10)

Install 🧑‍💻

GNOME

Flathub

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub org.nickvision.tubeconverter
flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter

Manually

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter-x64.flatpak from the directory containing the .flatpak file
• Run flatpak run org.nickvision.tubeconverter//master to start the app! (You should also see it in your app grid)

Windows

Via Microsoft Store