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

V2023.3.0-rc1

RC1 - Playlist Support ▶️📃

The first release candidate of Tube Converter's C# rewrite is here!!

Compared to previous betas, this release introduces support for downloading playlists. Additionally, Tube Converter will send a notification to the desktop shell if a download is complete and the window is inactive.

Please note that since this is an rc release, there will be no more features added or strings changed. Only critical bugs will be addressed until stable.

Continued thanks to @fsobolev and @DaPigGuy for their support, testing, and contributions all around ❤️

A Message To Translators 🌍

Please update all translations on Weblate before Friday, March 17 2023, to be included in the stable 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-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

Via Microsoft Store

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

V2023.3.0-beta3

Backend Improvements 🔧

This week's beta includes some fixes when working with a Gtk FileChooser on GNOME as well as a better DependencyManager for loading python and yt-dlp on WinUI.

Full Changelog 📃

• Tube Converter has been rewritten in C#. With the C# rewrite, Tube Converter is now available on Windows!
• 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
• 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-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.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter.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

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

V2023.3.0-beta2

A More Intelligent Tube Converter💡

This week's beta features some bug fixes and new features for users to try out as we work our way to a stable C# release!

First, we added a brand new queue system to Tube Converter which will separate downloads into three respective categories: Downloading, Completed, and Queue. The max number of active downloads can be changed in preferences (the default value is 5). If too many active downloads are in progress, a new download will be placed into the queue. Once an active download finishes, the queued download will be moved up into the Downloading section and start downloading.

Furthermore, we added the ability to view a download's logs as the download is occurring, giving power users an insight into the behind the scenes of a download.

All that's left for us to complete is playlist support, #2 before the stable release. There is also currently a known yt-dlp issue in which downloads may be slower than they were a few weeks ago. This is being looked into and a fix is being actively worked on yt-dlp's side of things.

A Message To Translators 🌍

Please update all translations on Weblate before Friday, March 10 2023, to be included in the stable release.

Full Changelog 📃

• Tube Converter has been rewritten in C#. With the C# rewrite, Tube Converter is now available on Windows!
• 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
• 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-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.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter.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

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

V2023.3.0-beta1

A More Performant Tube Converter 🏃‍♂️

Tube Converter has been rewritten in C#! It continues to use yt-dlp and ffmpeg in its backend, however, the application now has a much more stable and cleaner architecture, allowing for faster downloads and fewer crashes. The C# rewrite also makes Tube Converter available for Windows! This work couldn't have been possible without @fsobolev and @DaPigGuy ❤️

A Message To Translators 🌍

Please update all translations on Weblate before Friday, March 3 2023, to be included in the stable release.

Full Changelog 📃

• Tube Converter has been rewritten in C#. With the C# rewrite, Tube Converter is now available on Windows!
• Added download progress/speed indicators
• Replaced the View Log button with an Open Save Folder button on successful download and a Retry Download button on error
• Redesigned download rows to better fit small screens/mobile devices
• 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 🧑‍💻

Windows packages will be uploaded later tonight

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.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter.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

V2023.2.0

Thanks @DaPigGuy for the work on this release :)

• Added Ctrl+Q shortcut to quit the app
• Added Turkish translation (Thanks @libreajans!
• Updated translations
• Updated dependencies

I plan on rewriting this app in C# (similar to how I did with Denaro) when I have some free time from school!

V2022.11.1

In this release we just updated yt-dlp and some translations.

Full Changelog:

• Updated translations
• Updated dependencies

V2022.11.0

Introducing Translation Support!
In this release we introduced support for translations and fixed some other issues.

Full Changelog:

• Fixed an issue where videos could not be downloaded on ARM64 (#16)
• Fixed an issue where 'Best' and 'Good' would download the same video quality (#21)
• Improved design of the Logs dialog (#22)
• Added translation support
• Added Arabic translation (Thanks @fawaz006!)
• Added Dutch translation (Thanks @Vistaus!)
• Added French translation (Thanks @zothma!)
• Added Russian translation (Thanks @fsobolev!)

V2022.11.0-beta2

In this beta release, we fixed an issue with running Tube Converter on ARM64.
Please submit a PR with your translations by Nov 10, 2022 to be included in the V2022.11.0 stable release for this week.

Changelog from V2022.10.3:

• Fixed an issue where videos could not be downloaded on ARM64 (#16)
• Added translation support (#5)
• Added French translation (Thanks @zothma!)
• Added Russian translation (Thanks @fsobolev!)

How to run the beta version:

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter.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

V2022.11.0-beta1

In this beta release, we added the infrastructure to support translations.
Please submit a PR with your translations by Nov 10, 2022 to be included in the V2022.11.0 stable release for this week.

Changelog from V2022.10.3:

• Added translation support (#5)

How to run the beta version:

• Download the org.nickvision.tubeconverter.flatpak file from the assets below
• Run flatpak install org.nickvision.tubeconverter.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