Release 2025.12.08

Created by: bashonly

:ci skip all

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ jobs:
       UPDATE_TO: yt-dlp/yt-dlp@2025.09.05
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Needed for changelog
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ jobs:
       SKIP_ONEFILE_BUILD: ${{ (!matrix.onefile && '1') || '' }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Cache requirements
         if: matrix.cache_requirements
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ jobs:
       UPDATE_TO: yt-dlp/yt-dlp@2025.09.05
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       # NB: Building universal2 does not work with python from actions/setup-python
 
       - name: Cache requirements
@@ -343,14 +343,14 @@ jobs:
           brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies python3
           python3 -m venv ~/yt-dlp-build-venv
           source ~/yt-dlp-build-venv/bin/activate
-          python3 devscripts/install_deps.py --only-optional-groups --include-group build
-          python3 devscripts/install_deps.py --print --include-group pyinstaller > requirements.txt
+          python3 devscripts/install_deps.py --omit-default --include-extra build
+          python3 devscripts/install_deps.py --print --include-extra pyinstaller > requirements.txt
           # We need to ignore wheels otherwise we break universal2 builds
           python3 -m pip install -U --no-binary :all: -r requirements.txt
           # We need to fuse our own universal2 wheels for curl_cffi
           python3 -m pip install -U 'delocate==0.11.0'
           mkdir curl_cffi_whls curl_cffi_universal2
-          python3 devscripts/install_deps.py --print --only-optional-groups --include-group curl-cffi > requirements.txt
+          python3 devscripts/install_deps.py --print --omit-default --include-extra curl-cffi > requirements.txt
           for platform in "macosx_11_0_arm64" "macosx_11_0_x86_64"; do
             python3 -m pip download \
               --only-binary=:all: \
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ jobs:
       PYI_WHEEL: pyinstaller-${{ matrix.pyi_version }}-py3-none-${{ matrix.platform_tag }}.whl
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python_version }}
@@ -484,11 +484,11 @@ jobs:
           mkdir /pyi-wheels
           python -m pip download -d /pyi-wheels --no-deps --require-hashes "pyinstaller@${Env:PYI_URL}#sha256=${Env:PYI_HASH}"
           python -m pip install --force-reinstall -U "/pyi-wheels/${Env:PYI_WHEEL}"
-          python devscripts/install_deps.py --only-optional-groups --include-group build
+          python devscripts/install_deps.py --omit-default --include-extra build
           if ("${Env:ARCH}" -eq "x86") {
             python devscripts/install_deps.py
           } else {
-            python devscripts/install_deps.py --include-group curl-cffi
+            python devscripts/install_deps.py --include-extra curl-cffi
           }
 
       - name: Prepare

.github/workflows/challenge-tests.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       QJS_VERSION: '2025-04-26'  # Earliest version with rope strings
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           unzip quickjs.zip
     - name: Install test requirements
       run: |
-        python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --print --only-optional-groups --include-group test > requirements.txt
+        python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --print --omit-default --include-extra test > requirements.txt
         python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --print -c certifi -c requests -c urllib3 -c yt-dlp-ejs >> requirements.txt
         python -m pip install -U -r requirements.txt
     - name: Run tests

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ 'master', 'gh-pages', 'release' ]
+    branches: [ 'master' ]
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [ 'master' ]
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   analyze:
-    name: Analyze
+    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       actions: read
@@ -21,45 +21,19 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        language: [ 'python' ]
-        # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby' ]
-        # Use only 'java' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
-        # Use only 'javascript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
-        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
+        language: [ 'actions', 'javascript-typescript', 'python' ]
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
-        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
-        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
-
-        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
-        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
-
-
-    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages (C/C++, C#, Go, Java, or Swift).
-    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
-    - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
-
-    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
-    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
-
-    #   If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines.
-    #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.
-
-    # - run: |
-    #     echo "Run, Build Application using script"
-    #     ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
+        build-mode: none
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
       with:
         category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

.github/workflows/core.yml

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         - os: windows-latest
           python-version: pypy-3.11
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install test requirements
-      run: python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --include-group test --include-group curl-cffi
+      run: python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --include-extra test --include-extra curl-cffi
     - name: Run tests
       timeout-minutes: 15
       continue-on-error: False

.github/workflows/download.yml

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ jobs:
     if: "contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci run dl')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: '3.10'
     - name: Install test requirements
-      run: python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --include-group dev
+      run: python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --include-extra dev
     - name: Run tests
       continue-on-error: true
       run: python ./devscripts/run_tests.py download
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ jobs:
         - os: windows-latest
           python-version: pypy-3.11
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install test requirements
-      run: python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --include-group dev
+      run: python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --include-extra dev
     - name: Run tests
       continue-on-error: true
       run: python ./devscripts/run_tests.py download

.github/workflows/quick-test.yml

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ jobs:
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci skip all')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Set up Python 3.10
       uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: '3.10'
     - name: Install test requirements
-      run: python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --only-optional-groups --include-group test
+      run: python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --omit-default --include-extra test
     - name: Run tests
       timeout-minutes: 15
       run: |
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ jobs:
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci skip all')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: '3.10'
     - name: Install dev dependencies
-      run: python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --only-optional-groups --include-group static-analysis
+      run: python ./devscripts/install_deps.py --omit-default --include-extra static-analysis
     - name: Make lazy extractors
       run: python ./devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
     - name: Run ruff

.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       commit: ${{ steps.check_for_new_commits.outputs.commit }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Check for new commits

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
       head_sha: ${{ steps.get_target.outputs.head_sha }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write  # mandatory for trusted publishing
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Requirements
         run: |
           sudo apt -y install pandoc man
-          python devscripts/install_deps.py --only-optional-groups --include-group build
+          python devscripts/install_deps.py --omit-default --include-extra build
 
       - name: Prepare
         env:
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ jobs:
       VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}
       HEAD_SHA: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.head_sha }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5

.github/workflows/test-workflows.yml

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 env:
-  ACTIONLINT_VERSION: "1.7.8"
-  ACTIONLINT_SHA256SUM: be92c2652ab7b6d08425428797ceabeb16e31a781c07bc388456b4e592f3e36a
+  ACTIONLINT_VERSION: "1.7.9"
+  ACTIONLINT_SHA256SUM: 233b280d05e100837f4af1433c7b40a5dcb306e3aa68fb4f17f8a7f45a7df7b4
   ACTIONLINT_REPO: https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint
 
 jobs:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Check workflows
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"  # Keep this in sync with release.yml's prepare job
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           ACTIONLINT_TARBALL: ${{ format('actionlint_{0}_linux_amd64.tar.gz', env.ACTIONLINT_VERSION) }}
         run: |
-          python -m devscripts.install_deps --only-optional-groups --include-group test
+          python -m devscripts.install_deps --omit-default --include-extra test
           sudo apt -y install shellcheck
           python -m pip install -U pyflakes
           curl -LO "${ACTIONLINT_REPO}/releases/download/v${ACTIONLINT_VERSION}/${ACTIONLINT_TARBALL}"

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ While it is strongly recommended to use `hatch` for yt-dlp development, if you a
 
 ```shell
 # To only install development dependencies:
-$ python -m devscripts.install_deps --include-group dev
+$ python -m devscripts.install_deps --include-extra dev
 
 # Or, for an editable install plus dev dependencies:
 $ python -m pip install -e ".[default,dev]"
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ Wrap all extracted numeric data into safe functions from [`yt_dlp/utils/`](yt_dl
 
 Use `url_or_none` for safe URL processing.
 
-Use `traverse_obj` and `try_call` (superseeds `dict_get` and `try_get`) for safe metadata extraction from parsed JSON.
+Use `traverse_obj` and `try_call` (supersedes `dict_get` and `try_get`) for safe metadata extraction from parsed JSON.
 
 Use `unified_strdate` for uniform `upload_date` or any `YYYYMMDD` meta field extraction, `unified_timestamp` for uniform `timestamp` extraction, `parse_filesize` for `filesize` extraction, `parse_count` for count meta fields extraction, `parse_resolution`, `parse_duration` for `duration` extraction, `parse_age_limit` for `age_limit` extraction.
 

CONTRIBUTORS

@@ -828,9 +828,18 @@ krystophny
 matyb08
 pha1n0q
 PierceLBrooks
-sepro
 TheQWERTYCodr
 thomasmllt
 w4grfw
 WeidiDeng
 Zer0spectrum
+0xvd
+1bnBattuta
+beliote
+darkstar
+Haytam001
+mrFlamel
+oxyzenQ
+putridambassador121
+RezSat
+WhatAmISupposedToPutHere

Changelog.md

@@ -4,6 +4,64 @@
 # To create a release, dispatch the https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/actions/workflows/release.yml workflow on master
 -->
 
+### 2025.12.08
+
+#### Core changes
+- [Respect `PATHEXT` when locating JS runtime on Windows](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e564b4a8080cff48fa0c28f20272c05085ee6130) ([#15117](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15117)) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+- **cookies**: [Fix `--cookies-from-browser` for new installs of Firefox 147+](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/fa16dc5241ac1552074feee48e1c2605dc36d352) ([#15215](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15215)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [mbway](https://github.com/mbway)
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- **agalega**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/3cb5e4db54d44fe82d4eee94ae2f37cbce2e7dfc) ([#15105](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15105)) by [putridambassador121](https://github.com/putridambassador121)
+- **alibaba**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c70b57c03e0c25767a5166620798297a2a4878fb) ([#15253](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15253)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **bitmovin**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/45a3b42bb917e99b0b5c155c272ebf4a82a5bf66) ([#15064](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15064)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **digiteka**: [Rework extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/6842620d56e4c4e6affb90c2f8dff8a36dee852c) ([#14903](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14903)) by [beliote](https://github.com/beliote)
+- **fc2**: live: [Raise appropriate error when stream is offline](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4433b3a217c9f430dc057643bfd7b6769eff4a45) ([#15180](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15180)) by [Zer0spectrum](https://github.com/Zer0spectrum)
+- **floatplane**: [Add subtitle support](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b333ef1b3f961e292a8bf7052c54b54c81587a17) ([#15069](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15069)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **jtbc**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/947e7883406e5ea43687d6e4ff721cc0162c9664) ([#15047](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15047)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **loom**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/36b29bb3532e008a2aaf3d36d1c6fc3944137930) ([#15236](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15236)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **mave**: channel: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5f66ac71f6637f768cd251509b0a932d0ce56427) ([#14915](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14915)) by [anlar](https://github.com/anlar)
+- **medaltv**: [Rework extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a4c72acc462668a938827370bd77084a1cd4733b) ([#15103](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15103)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **netapp**: [Add extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/20f83f208eae863250b35e2761adad88e91d85a1) ([#15122](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15122)) by [darkstar](https://github.com/darkstar)
+- **nhk**: [Fix extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/12d411722a3d7a0382d1d230a904ecd4e20298b6) ([#14528](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14528)) by [garret1317](https://github.com/garret1317)
+- **nowcanal**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4e680db1505dafb93313b1d42ffcd3f230fcc92a) ([#14584](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14584)) by [pferreir](https://github.com/pferreir)
+- **patreon**: campaign: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/023e4db9afe0630c608621846856a1ca876d8bab) ([#15108](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15108)) by [thomasmllt](https://github.com/thomasmllt)
+- **rinsefm**: [Fix extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/d6aa8c235d2e7d9374f79ec73af23a3859c76bea) ([#15020](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15020)) by [1bnBattuta](https://github.com/1bnBattuta), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **s4c**: [Fix geo-restricted content](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/26c2545b87e2b22f134d1f567ed4d4b0b91c3253) ([#15196](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15196)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **soundcloudplaylist**: [Support new API URLs](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/1dd84b9d1c33e50de49866b0d93c2596897ce506) ([#15071](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15071)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **sporteurope**: [Support new domain](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/025191fea655ac879ca6dc68df358c26456a6e46) ([#15251](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15251)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **sproutvideo**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/2c9f0c3456057aff0631d9ea6d3eda70ffd8aabe) ([#15113](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15113)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **thechosen**: [Add extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/854fded114f3b7b33693c2d3418575d04014aa4b) ([#14183](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14183)) by [mrFlamel](https://github.com/mrFlamel)
+- **thisoldhouse**: [Fix login support](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9daba4f442139ee2537746398afc5ac30b51c28c) ([#15097](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15097)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **tubitv**: series: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/2a777ecbd598de19a4c691ba1f790ccbec9cdbc4) ([#15018](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15018)) by [Zer0spectrum](https://github.com/Zer0spectrum)
+- **urplay**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c2e7e9cdb2261adde01048d161914b156a3bad51) ([#15120](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15120)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **web.archive**: youtube: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7ec6b9bc40ee8a21b11cce83a09a07a37014062e) ([#15234](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15234)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **wistiachannel**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0c696239ef418776ac6ba20284bd2f3976a011b4) ([#14218](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14218)) by [Sojiroh](https://github.com/Sojiroh)
+- **xhamster**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/29e257037862f3b2ad65e6e8d2972f9ed89389e3) ([#15252](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15252)) by [0xvd](https://github.com/0xvd)
+- **yfanefa**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/af285016d2b14c4445109283e7c590b31542de88) ([#15032](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15032)) by [Haytam001](https://github.com/Haytam001)
+- **youtube**
+    - [Add `use_ad_playback_context` extractor-arg](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f7acf3c1f42cc474927ecc452205d7877af36731) ([#15220](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15220)) by [WhatAmISupposedToPutHere](https://github.com/WhatAmISupposedToPutHere)
+    - [Allow `ejs` patch version to differ](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7bd79d92965fe9f84d7e1720eb6bb10fa9a10c77) ([#15263](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15263)) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+    - [Detect "super resolution" AI-upscaled formats](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4cb5e191efeebc3679f89c3c8ac819bcd511bb1f) ([#15050](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15050)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Determine wait time from player response](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/715af0c636b2b33fb3df1eb2ee37eac8262d43ac) ([#14646](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14646)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [WhatAmISupposedToPutHere](https://github.com/WhatAmISupposedToPutHere)
+    - [Extract all automatic caption languages](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/419776ecf57269efb13095386a19ddc75c1f11b2) ([#15156](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15156)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Improve message when no JS runtime is found](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/1d43fa5af883f96af902a29544fc766f5e97fce6) ([#15266](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15266)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Update ejs to 0.3.2](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0c7e4cfcaed95909d7c1c0a11b5a12881bcfdfd6) ([#15267](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15267)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+#### Downloader changes
+- [Fix playback wait time for ffmpeg downloads](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/23f1ab346927ab73ad510fd7ba105a69e5291c66) ([#15066](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15066)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+#### Postprocessor changes
+- **ffmpeg**: [Fix uncaught error if bad --ffmpeg-location is given](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0eed3fe530d6ff4b668494c5b1d4d6fc1ade96f7) ([#15104](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15104)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **ffmpegmetadata**: [Add more tag mappings](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/04050be583aae21f99932a674d1d2992ff016d5c) ([#14654](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14654)) by [garret1317](https://github.com/garret1317)
+
+#### Networking changes
+- **Request Handler**: urllib: [Do not read after close](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/6ee6a6fc58d6254ef944bd311e6890e208a75e98) ([#15049](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15049)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+#### Misc. changes
+- **build**: [Bump PyInstaller minimum version requirement to 6.17.0](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/280165026886a1f1614ab527c34c66d71faa5d69) ([#15199](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15199)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **cleanup**: Miscellaneous: [7a52ff2](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7a52ff29d86efc8f3adeba977b2009ce40b8e52e) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [oxyzenQ](https://github.com/oxyzenQ), [RezSat](https://github.com/RezSat), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **devscripts**: `install_deps`: [Align options/terms with PEP 735](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/29fe515d8d3386b3406ff02bdabb967d6821bc02) ([#15200](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15200)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
 ### 2025.11.12
 
 #### Important changes
@@ -64,7 +122,7 @@ yt-dlp now requires users to have an external JavaScript runtime (e.g. Deno) ins
 - **build**: [Bump musllinux Python version to 3.14](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/646904cd3a79429ec5fdc43f904b3f57ae213f34) ([#14623](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14623)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
 - **cleanup**
     - Miscellaneous
-        - [c63b4e2](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c63b4e2a2b81cc78397c8709ef53ffd29bada213) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [matyb08](https://github.com/matyb08), [sepro](https://github.com/sepro)
+        - [c63b4e2](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c63b4e2a2b81cc78397c8709ef53ffd29bada213) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [matyb08](https://github.com/matyb08), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
         - [335653b](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/335653be82d5ef999cfc2879d005397402eebec1) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
 - **devscripts**: [Improve `install_deps` script](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/73922e66e437fb4bb618bdc119a96375081bf508) ([#14766](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14766)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
 - **test**: [Skip flaky tests if source unchanged](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ade8c2b36ff300edef87d48fd1ba835ac35c5b63) ([#14970](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14970)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)

Maintainers.md

@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ You can also find lists of all [contributors of yt-dlp](CONTRIBUTORS) and [autho
 
 Core Maintainers are responsible for reviewing and merging contributions, publishing releases, and steering the overall direction of the project.
 
-**You can contact the core maintainers via `maintainers@yt-dlp.org`.**
-
-This is **NOT** a support channel. [Open an issue](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/new/choose) if you need help or want to report a bug.
+**You can contact the core maintainers via `maintainers@yt-dlp.org`.** This email address is **NOT** a support channel. [Open an issue](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/new/choose) if you need help or want to report a bug.
 
 ### [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
 
@@ -18,6 +16,7 @@ This is **NOT** a support channel. [Open an issue](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-
 
 * Overhauled the networking stack and implemented support for `requests` and `curl_cffi` (`--impersonate`) HTTP clients
 * Reworked the plugin architecture to support installing plugins across all yt-dlp distributions (exe, pip, etc.)
+* Implemented support for external JavaScript runtimes/engines
 * Maintains support for YouTube
 * Added and fixed support for various other sites
 
@@ -25,9 +24,10 @@ This is **NOT** a support channel. [Open an issue](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-
 
 * Rewrote and maintains the build/release workflows and the self-updater: executables, automated/nightly/master releases, `--update-to`
 * Overhauled external downloader cookie handling
+* Helped in implementing support for external JavaScript runtimes/engines
 * Added `--cookies-from-browser` support for Firefox containers
-* Overhauled and maintains support for sites like Youtube, Vimeo, Twitter, TikTok, etc
-* Added support for sites like Dacast, Kick, Loom, SproutVideo, Triller, Weverse, etc
+* Maintains support for sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, TikTok, etc
+* Added support for various sites
 
 
 ### [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ This is **NOT** a support channel. [Open an issue](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-
 * `--update-to`, self-updater rewrite, automated/nightly/master releases
 * Reworked internals like `traverse_obj`, various core refactors and bugs fixes
 * Implemented proper progress reporting for parallel downloads
+* Implemented support for external JavaScript runtimes/engines
 * Improved/fixed/added Bundestag, crunchyroll, pr0gramm, Twitter, WrestleUniverse etc
 
 
 ### [sepro](https://github.com/seproDev)
 
 * UX improvements: Warn when ffmpeg is missing, warn when double-clicking exe
+* Helped in implementing support for external JavaScript runtimes/engines
 * Code cleanup: Remove dead extractors, mark extractors as broken, enable/apply ruff rules
 * Improved/fixed/added ArdMediathek, DRTV, Floatplane, MagentaMusik, Naver, Nebula, OnDemandKorea, Vbox7 etc
 

Makefile

@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ CONTRIBUTORS: Changelog.md
 
 # The following EJS_-prefixed variables are auto-generated by devscripts/update_ejs.py
 # DO NOT EDIT!
-EJS_VERSION = 0.3.1
-EJS_WHEEL_NAME = yt_dlp_ejs-0.3.1-py3-none-any.whl
-EJS_WHEEL_HASH = sha256:a6e3548874db7c774388931752bb46c7f4642c044b2a189e56968f3d5ecab622
+EJS_VERSION = 0.3.2
+EJS_WHEEL_NAME = yt_dlp_ejs-0.3.2-py3-none-any.whl
+EJS_WHEEL_HASH = sha256:f2dc6b3d1b909af1f13e021621b0af048056fca5fb07c4db6aa9bbb37a4f66a9
 EJS_PY_FOLDERS = yt_dlp_ejs yt_dlp_ejs/yt yt_dlp_ejs/yt/solver
 EJS_PY_FILES = yt_dlp_ejs/__init__.py yt_dlp_ejs/_version.py yt_dlp_ejs/yt/__init__.py yt_dlp_ejs/yt/solver/__init__.py
 EJS_JS_FOLDERS = yt_dlp_ejs/yt/solver

README.md

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Python versions 3.10+ (CPython) and 3.11+ (PyPy) are supported. Other versions a
 On Windows, [Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)](https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/5/165255E7-1014-4D0A-B094-B6A430A6BFFC/vcredist_x86.exe) is also necessary to run yt-dlp. You probably already have this, but if the executable throws an error due to missing `MSVCR100.dll` you need to install it manually.
 -->
 
-While all the other dependencies are optional, `ffmpeg`, `ffprobe`, `yt-dlp-ejs` and a JavaScript runtime are highly recommended
+While all the other dependencies are optional, `ffmpeg`, `ffprobe`, `yt-dlp-ejs` and a supported JavaScript runtime/engine are highly recommended
 
 ### Strongly recommended
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ While all the other dependencies are optional, `ffmpeg`, `ffprobe`, `yt-dlp-ejs`
 
 * [**yt-dlp-ejs**](https://github.com/yt-dlp/ejs) - Required for deciphering YouTube n/sig values. Licensed under [Unlicense](https://github.com/yt-dlp/ejs/blob/main/LICENSE), bundles [MIT](https://github.com/davidbonnet/astring/blob/main/LICENSE) and [ISC](https://github.com/meriyah/meriyah/blob/main/LICENSE.md) components.
 
-    A JavaScript runtime like [**deno**](https://deno.land) (recommended), [**node.js**](https://nodejs.org), [**bun**](https://bun.sh), or [**QuickJS**](https://bellard.org/quickjs/) is also required to run yt-dlp-ejs. See [the wiki](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/EJS).
+    A JavaScript runtime/engine like [**deno**](https://deno.land) (recommended), [**node.js**](https://nodejs.org), [**bun**](https://bun.sh), or [**QuickJS**](https://bellard.org/quickjs/) is also required to run yt-dlp-ejs. See [the wiki](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/EJS).
 
 ### Networking
 * [**certifi**](https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi)\* - Provides Mozilla's root certificate bundle. Licensed under [MPLv2](https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/blob/master/LICENSE)
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ While all the other dependencies are optional, `ffmpeg`, `ffprobe`, `yt-dlp-ejs`
 The following provide support for impersonating browser requests. This may be required for some sites that employ TLS fingerprinting.
 
 * [**curl_cffi**](https://github.com/lexiforest/curl_cffi) (recommended) - Python binding for [curl-impersonate](https://github.com/lexiforest/curl-impersonate). Provides impersonation targets for Chrome, Edge and Safari. Licensed under [MIT](https://github.com/lexiforest/curl_cffi/blob/main/LICENSE)
-  * Can be installed with the `curl-cffi` group, e.g. `pip install "yt-dlp[default,curl-cffi]"`
+  * Can be installed with the `curl-cffi` extra, e.g. `pip install "yt-dlp[default,curl-cffi]"`
   * Currently included in most builds *except* `yt-dlp` (Unix zipimport binary), `yt-dlp_x86` (Windows 32-bit) and `yt-dlp_musllinux_aarch64`
 
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ To build the standalone executable, you must have Python and `pyinstaller` (plus
 You can run the following commands:
 
 ```
-python devscripts/install_deps.py --include-group pyinstaller
+python devscripts/install_deps.py --include-extra pyinstaller
 python devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
 python -m bundle.pyinstaller
 ```
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ Tip: Use `CTRL`+`F` (or `Command`+`F`)  to search by keywords
                                     two-letter ISO 3166-2 country code
 
 ## Video Selection:
-    -I, --playlist-items ITEM_SPEC  Comma separated playlist_index of the items
+    -I, --playlist-items ITEM_SPEC  Comma-separated playlist_index of the items
                                     to download. You can specify a range using
                                     "[START]:[STOP][:STEP]". For backward
                                     compatibility, START-STOP is also supported.
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ The field names themselves (the part inside the parenthesis) can also have some
 
 1. **Default**: A literal default value can be specified for when the field is empty using a `|` separator. This overrides `--output-na-placeholder`. E.g. `%(uploader|Unknown)s`
 
-1. **More Conversions**: In addition to the normal format types `diouxXeEfFgGcrs`, yt-dlp additionally supports converting to `B` = **B**ytes, `j` = **j**son (flag `#` for pretty-printing, `+` for Unicode), `h` = HTML escaping, `l` = a comma separated **l**ist (flag `#` for `\n` newline-separated), `q` = a string **q**uoted for the terminal (flag `#` to split a list into different arguments), `D` = add **D**ecimal suffixes (e.g. 10M) (flag `#` to use 1024 as factor), and `S` = **S**anitize as filename (flag `#` for restricted)
+1. **More Conversions**: In addition to the normal format types `diouxXeEfFgGcrs`, yt-dlp additionally supports converting to `B` = **B**ytes, `j` = **j**son (flag `#` for pretty-printing, `+` for Unicode), `h` = HTML escaping, `l` = a comma-separated **l**ist (flag `#` for `\n` newline-separated), `q` = a string **q**uoted for the terminal (flag `#` to split a list into different arguments), `D` = add **D**ecimal suffixes (e.g. 10M) (flag `#` to use 1024 as factor), and `S` = **S**anitize as filename (flag `#` for restricted)
 
 1. **Unicode normalization**: The format type `U` can be used for NFC [Unicode normalization](https://docs.python.org/3/library/unicodedata.html#unicodedata.normalize). The alternate form flag (`#`) changes the normalization to NFD and the conversion flag `+` can be used for NFKC/NFKD compatibility equivalence normalization. E.g. `%(title)+.100U` is NFKC
 
@@ -1798,8 +1798,8 @@ Metadata fields            | From
 `track`                    | `track_number`
 `artist`                   | `artist`, `artists`, `creator`, `creators`, `uploader` or `uploader_id`
 `composer`                 | `composer` or `composers`
-`genre`                    | `genre` or `genres`
-`album`                    | `album`
+`genre`                    | `genre`, `genres`, `categories` or `tags`
+`album`                    | `album` or `series`
 `album_artist`             | `album_artist` or `album_artists`
 `disc`                     | `disc_number`
 `show`                     | `series`
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ The following extractors use this feature:
 #### youtube
 * `lang`: Prefer translated metadata (`title`, `description` etc) of this language code (case-sensitive). By default, the video primary language metadata is preferred, with a fallback to `en` translated. See [youtube/_base.py](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/415b4c9f955b1a0391204bd24a7132590e7b3bdb/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py#L402-L409) for the list of supported content language codes
 * `skip`: One or more of `hls`, `dash` or `translated_subs` to skip extraction of the m3u8 manifests, dash manifests and [auto-translated subtitles](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/4090#issuecomment-1158102032) respectively
-* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `web`, `web_safari`, `web_embedded`, `web_music`, `web_creator`, `mweb`, `ios`, `android`, `android_sdkless`, `android_vr`, `tv`, `tv_simply`, `tv_downgraded`, and `tv_embedded`. By default, `tv,android_sdkless,web` is used. If no JavaScript runtime is available, then `android_sdkless,web_safari,web` is used. If logged-in cookies are passed to yt-dlp, then `tv_downgraded,web_safari,web` is used for free accounts and `tv_downgraded,web_creator,web` is used for premium accounts. The `web_music` client is added for `music.youtube.com` URLs when logged-in cookies are used. The `web_embedded` client is added for age-restricted videos but only works if the video is embeddable. The `tv_embedded` and `web_creator` clients are added for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such as `web` and `web_music`, require a `po_token` for their formats to be downloadable. Some clients, such as `web_creator`, will only work with authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies. You can use `default` for the default clients, or you can use `all` for all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with `-` to exclude it, e.g. `youtube:player_client=default,-ios`
+* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `web`, `web_safari`, `web_embedded`, `web_music`, `web_creator`, `mweb`, `ios`, `android`, `android_sdkless`, `android_vr`, `tv`, `tv_simply`, `tv_downgraded`, and `tv_embedded`. By default, `tv,android_sdkless,web` is used. If no JavaScript runtime/engine is available, then `android_sdkless,web_safari,web` is used. If logged-in cookies are passed to yt-dlp, then `tv_downgraded,web_safari,web` is used for free accounts and `tv_downgraded,web_creator,web` is used for premium accounts. The `web_music` client is added for `music.youtube.com` URLs when logged-in cookies are used. The `web_embedded` client is added for age-restricted videos but only works if the video is embeddable. The `tv_embedded` and `web_creator` clients are added for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such as `web` and `web_music`, require a `po_token` for their formats to be downloadable. Some clients, such as `web_creator`, will only work with authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies. You can use `default` for the default clients, or you can use `all` for all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with `-` to exclude it, e.g. `youtube:player_client=default,-ios`
 * `player_skip`: Skip some network requests that are generally needed for robust extraction. One or more of `configs` (skip client configs), `webpage` (skip initial webpage), `js` (skip js player), `initial_data` (skip initial data/next ep request). While these options can help reduce the number of requests needed or avoid some rate-limiting, they could cause issues such as missing formats or metadata.  See [#860](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/860) and [#12826](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12826) for more details
 * `webpage_skip`: Skip extraction of embedded webpage data. One or both of `player_response`, `initial_data`. These options are for testing purposes and don't skip any network requests
 * `player_params`: YouTube player parameters to use for player requests. Will overwrite any default ones set by yt-dlp.
@@ -1867,14 +1867,14 @@ The following extractors use this feature:
 * `raise_incomplete_data`: `Incomplete Data Received` raises an error instead of reporting a warning
 * `data_sync_id`: Overrides the account Data Sync ID used in Innertube API requests. This may be needed if you are using an account with `youtube:player_skip=webpage,configs` or `youtubetab:skip=webpage`
 * `visitor_data`: Overrides the Visitor Data used in Innertube API requests. This should be used with `player_skip=webpage,configs` and without cookies. Note: this may have adverse effects if used improperly. If a session from a browser is wanted, you should pass cookies instead (which contain the Visitor ID)
-* `po_token`:  Proof of Origin (PO) Token(s) to use. Comma seperated list of PO Tokens in the format `CLIENT.CONTEXT+PO_TOKEN`, e.g. `youtube:po_token=web.gvs+XXX,web.player=XXX,web_safari.gvs+YYY`. Context can be any of `gvs` (Google Video Server URLs), `player` (Innertube player request) or `subs` (Subtitles)
+* `po_token`:  Proof of Origin (PO) Token(s) to use. Comma-separated list of PO Tokens in the format `CLIENT.CONTEXT+PO_TOKEN`, e.g. `youtube:po_token=web.gvs+XXX,web.player=XXX,web_safari.gvs+YYY`. Context can be any of `gvs` (Google Video Server URLs), `player` (Innertube player request) or `subs` (Subtitles)
 * `pot_trace`: Enable debug logging for PO Token fetching. Either `true` or `false` (default)
 * `fetch_pot`: Policy to use for fetching a PO Token from providers. One of `always` (always try fetch a PO Token regardless if the client requires one for the given context), `never` (never fetch a PO Token), or `auto` (default; only fetch a PO Token if the client requires one for the given context)
 * `jsc_trace`: Enable debug logging for JS Challenge fetching. Either `true` or `false` (default)
 * `use_ad_playback_context`: Skip preroll ads to eliminate the mandatory wait period before download. Do NOT use this when passing premium account cookies to yt-dlp, as it will result in a loss of premium formats. Only effective with the `web`, `web_safari`, `web_music` and `mweb` player clients. Either `true` or `false` (default)
 
 #### youtube-ejs
-* `jitless`: Run suported Javascript engines in JIT-less mode. Supported runtimes are `deno`, `node` and `bun`. Provides better security at the cost of performance/speed. Do note that `node` and `bun` are still considered unsecure. Either `true` or `false` (default)
+* `jitless`: Run supported Javascript engines in JIT-less mode. Supported runtimes are `deno`, `node` and `bun`. Provides better security at the cost of performance/speed. Do note that `node` and `bun` are still considered insecure. Either `true` or `false` (default)
 
 #### youtubepot-webpo
 * `bind_to_visitor_id`: Whether to use the Visitor ID instead of Visitor Data for caching WebPO tokens. Either `true` (default) or `false`

bundle/docker/linux/build.sh

@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ function venvpy {
 }
 
 INCLUDES=(
-    --include-group pyinstaller
-    --include-group secretstorage
+    --include-extra pyinstaller
+    --include-extra secretstorage
 )
 
 if [[ -z "${EXCLUDE_CURL_CFFI:-}" ]]; then
-    INCLUDES+=(--include-group curl-cffi)
+    INCLUDES+=(--include-extra curl-cffi)
 fi
 
 runpy -m venv /yt-dlp-build-venv
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ runpy -m venv /yt-dlp-build-venv
 source /yt-dlp-build-venv/bin/activate
 # Inside the venv we use venvpy instead of runpy
 venvpy -m ensurepip --upgrade --default-pip
-venvpy -m devscripts.install_deps --only-optional-groups --include-group build
+venvpy -m devscripts.install_deps --omit-default --include-extra build
 venvpy -m devscripts.install_deps "${INCLUDES[@]}"
 venvpy -m devscripts.make_lazy_extractors
 venvpy devscripts/update-version.py -c "${CHANNEL}" -r "${ORIGIN}" "${VERSION}"

devscripts/changelog_override.json

@@ -319,5 +319,11 @@
         "action": "add",
         "when": "6224a3898821965a7d6a2cb9cc2de40a0fd6e6bc",
         "short": "[priority] **An external JavaScript runtime is now required for full YouTube support**\nyt-dlp now requires users to have an external JavaScript runtime (e.g. Deno) installed in order to solve the JavaScript challenges presented by YouTube. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15012)"
+    },
+    {
+        "action": "change",
+        "when": "c63b4e2a2b81cc78397c8709ef53ffd29bada213",
+        "short": "[cleanup] Misc (#14767)",
+        "authors": ["bashonly", "seproDev", "matyb08"]
     }
 ]

devscripts/install_deps.py

@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ def parse_args():
         '-e', '--exclude-dependency', metavar='DEPENDENCY', action='append',
         help='exclude a dependency (can be used multiple times)')
     parser.add_argument(
-        '-i', '--include-group', metavar='GROUP', action='append',
-        help='include an optional dependency group (can be used multiple times)')
+        '-i', '--include-extra', metavar='EXTRA', action='append',
+        help='include an extra/optional-dependencies list (can be used multiple times)')
     parser.add_argument(
         '-c', '--cherry-pick', metavar='DEPENDENCY', action='append',
         help=(
             'only include a specific dependency from the resulting dependency list '
             '(can be used multiple times)'))
     parser.add_argument(
-        '-o', '--only-optional-groups', action='store_true',
-        help='omit default dependencies unless the "default" group is specified with --include-group')
+        '-o', '--omit-default', action='store_true',
+        help='omit the "default" extra unless it is explicitly included (it is included by default)')
     parser.add_argument(
         '-p', '--print', action='store_true',
         help='only print requirements to stdout')
@@ -51,27 +51,27 @@ def uniq(arg) -> dict[str, None]:
 def main():
     args = parse_args()
     project_table = parse_toml(read_file(args.input))['project']
-    recursive_pattern = re.compile(rf'{project_table["name"]}\[(?P<group_name>[\w-]+)\]')
-    optional_groups = project_table['optional-dependencies']
+    recursive_pattern = re.compile(rf'{project_table["name"]}\[(?P<extra_name>[\w-]+)\]')
+    extras = project_table['optional-dependencies']
 
     excludes = uniq(args.exclude_dependency)
     only_includes = uniq(args.cherry_pick)
-    include_groups = uniq(args.include_group)
+    include_extras = uniq(args.include_extra)
 
-    def yield_deps(group):
-        for dep in group:
+    def yield_deps(extra):
+        for dep in extra:
             if mobj := recursive_pattern.fullmatch(dep):
-                yield from optional_groups.get(mobj.group('group_name'), ())
+                yield from extras.get(mobj.group('extra_name'), ())
             else:
                 yield dep
 
     targets = {}
-    if not args.only_optional_groups:
+    if not args.omit_default:
         # legacy: 'dependencies' is empty now
         targets.update(dict.fromkeys(project_table['dependencies']))
-        targets.update(dict.fromkeys(yield_deps(optional_groups['default'])))
+        targets.update(dict.fromkeys(yield_deps(extras['default'])))
 
-    for include in filter(None, map(optional_groups.get, include_groups)):
+    for include in filter(None, map(extras.get, include_extras)):
         targets.update(dict.fromkeys(yield_deps(include)))
 
     def target_filter(target):

devscripts/make_changelog.py

@@ -251,7 +251,13 @@ class CommitRange:
         ''', re.VERBOSE | re.DOTALL)
     EXTRACTOR_INDICATOR_RE = re.compile(r'(?:Fix|Add)\s+Extractors?', re.IGNORECASE)
     REVERT_RE = re.compile(r'(?:\[[^\]]+\]\s+)?(?i:Revert)\s+([\da-f]{40})')
-    FIXES_RE = re.compile(r'(?i:(?:bug\s*)?fix(?:es)?(?:\s+bugs?)?(?:\s+in|\s+for)?|Improve)\s+([\da-f]{40})')
+    FIXES_RE = re.compile(r'''
+        (?i:
+            (?:bug\s*)?fix(?:es)?(?:
+                \s+(?:bugs?|regression(?:\s+introduced)?)
+            )?(?:\s+(?:in|for|from|by))?
+            |Improve
+        )\s+([\da-f]{40})''', re.VERBOSE)
     UPSTREAM_MERGE_RE = re.compile(r'Update to ytdl-commit-([\da-f]+)')
 
     def __init__(self, start, end, default_author=None):

pyproject.toml

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ default = [
     "requests>=2.32.2,<3",
     "urllib3>=2.0.2,<3",
     "websockets>=13.0",
-    "yt-dlp-ejs==0.3.1",
+    "yt-dlp-ejs==0.3.2",
 ]
 curl-cffi = [
     "curl-cffi>=0.5.10,!=0.6.*,!=0.7.*,!=0.8.*,!=0.9.*,<0.14; implementation_name=='cpython'",

supportedsites.md

@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **aenetworks:collection**
  - **aenetworks:show**
  - **AeonCo**
+ - **agalega:videos**
  - **AirTV**
  - **AitubeKZVideo**
+ - **Alibaba**
  - **AliExpressLive**
  - **AlJazeera**
  - **Allocine**
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **Biography**
  - **BitChute**
  - **BitChuteChannel**
+ - **Bitmovin**
  - **BlackboardCollaborate**
  - **BlackboardCollaborateLaunch**
  - **BleacherReport**: (**Currently broken**)
@@ -731,7 +734,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **loc**: Library of Congress
  - **Loco**
  - **loom**
- - **loom:folder**
+ - **loom:folder**: (**Currently broken**)
  - **LoveHomePorn**
  - **LRTRadio**
  - **LRTStream**
@@ -762,7 +765,8 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **massengeschmack.tv**
  - **Masters**
  - **MatchTV**
- - **Mave**
+ - **mave**
+ - **mave:channel**
  - **MBN**: mbn.co.kr (매일방송)
  - **MDR**: MDR.DE
  - **MedalTV**
@@ -895,6 +899,8 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **NerdCubedFeed**
  - **Nest**
  - **NestClip**
+ - **NetAppCollection**
+ - **NetAppVideo**
  - **netease:album**: 网易云音乐 - 专辑
  - **netease:djradio**: 网易云音乐 - 电台
  - **netease:mv**: 网易云音乐 - MV
@@ -962,6 +968,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **Nova**: TN.cz, Prásk.tv, Nova.cz, Novaplus.cz, FANDA.tv, Krásná.cz and Doma.cz
  - **NovaEmbed**
  - **NovaPlay**
+ - **NowCanal**
  - **nowness**
  - **nowness:playlist**
  - **nowness:series**
@@ -1373,7 +1380,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **Spiegel**
  - **Sport5**
  - **SportBox**: (**Currently broken**)
- - **SportDeutschland**
+ - **sporteurope**
  - **Spreaker**
  - **SpreakerShow**
  - **SpringboardPlatform**
@@ -1461,6 +1468,8 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **TFO**: (**Currently broken**)
  - **theatercomplextown:ppv**: [*theatercomplextown*](## "netrc machine")
  - **theatercomplextown:vod**: [*theatercomplextown*](## "netrc machine")
+ - **TheChosen**
+ - **TheChosenGroup**
  - **TheGuardianPodcast**
  - **TheGuardianPodcastPlaylist**
  - **TheHighWire**
@@ -1778,6 +1787,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **YapFiles**: (**Currently broken**)
  - **Yappy**: (**Currently broken**)
  - **YappyProfile**
+ - **yfanefa**
  - **YleAreena**
  - **YouJizz**
  - **youku**: 优酷

test/test_utils.py

@@ -1403,6 +1403,9 @@ class TestUtil(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(version_tuple('1'), (1,))
         self.assertEqual(version_tuple('10.23.344'), (10, 23, 344))
         self.assertEqual(version_tuple('10.1-6'), (10, 1, 6))  # avconv style
+        self.assertEqual(version_tuple('invalid', lenient=True), (-1,))
+        self.assertEqual(version_tuple('1.2.3', lenient=True), (1, 2, 3))
+        self.assertEqual(version_tuple('12.34-something', lenient=True), (12, 34, -1))
 
     def test_detect_exe_version(self):
         self.assertEqual(detect_exe_version('''ffmpeg version 1.2.1

yt_dlp/cookies.py

@@ -212,9 +212,16 @@ def _firefox_browser_dirs():
 
     else:
         yield from map(os.path.expanduser, (
+            # New installations of FF147+ respect the XDG base directory specification
+            # Ref: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=259356
+            os.path.join(_config_home(), 'mozilla/firefox'),
+            # Existing FF version<=146 installations
             '~/.mozilla/firefox',
-            '~/snap/firefox/common/.mozilla/firefox',
+            # Flatpak XDG: https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/conventions.html#xdg-base-directories
+            '~/.var/app/org.mozilla.firefox/config/mozilla/firefox',
             '~/.var/app/org.mozilla.firefox/.mozilla/firefox',
+            # Snap installations do not respect the XDG base directory specification
+            '~/snap/firefox/common/.mozilla/firefox',
         ))
 
 

yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py

@@ -2914,10 +2914,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
 
         if not (requested_clients or excluded_clients) and default_clients == self._DEFAULT_JSLESS_CLIENTS:
             self.report_warning(
-                f'No supported JavaScript runtime could be found. YouTube extraction without '
-                f'a JS runtime has been deprecated, and some formats may be missing. '
-                f'See  {_EJS_WIKI_URL}  for details on installing one. To silence this warning, '
-                f'you can use  --extractor-args "youtube:player_client=default"', only_once=True)
+                f'No supported JavaScript runtime could be found. Only deno is enabled by default; '
+                f'to use another runtime add  --js-runtimes RUNTIME[:PATH]  to your command/config. '
+                f'YouTube extraction without a JS runtime has been deprecated, and some formats may be missing. '
+                f'See  {_EJS_WIKI_URL}  for details on installing one', only_once=True)
 
         if not requested_clients:
             requested_clients.extend(default_clients)

yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/jsc/_builtin/ejs.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from yt_dlp.extractor.youtube.jsc.provider import (
 )
 from yt_dlp.extractor.youtube.pot._provider import configuration_arg
 from yt_dlp.extractor.youtube.pot.provider import provider_bug_report_message
+from yt_dlp.utils import version_tuple
 from yt_dlp.utils._jsruntime import JsRuntimeInfo
 
 if _has_ejs:
@@ -223,7 +224,8 @@ class EJSBaseJCP(JsChallengeProvider):
                 skipped_components.append(script)
                 continue
             if not self.is_dev:
-                if script.version != self._SCRIPT_VERSION:
+                # Matching patch version is expected to have same hash
+                if version_tuple(script.version, lenient=True)[:2] != version_tuple(self._SCRIPT_VERSION, lenient=True)[:2]:
                     self.logger.warning(
                         f'Challenge solver {script_type.value} script version {script.version} '
                         f'is not supported (source: {script.source.value}, variant: {script.variant}, supported version: {self._SCRIPT_VERSION})')

yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/jsc/_builtin/vendor/_info.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is generated by devscripts/update_ejs.py. DO NOT MODIFY!
 
-VERSION = '0.3.1'
+VERSION = '0.3.2'
 HASHES = {
     'yt.solver.bun.lib.js': '6ff45e94de9f0ea936a183c48173cfa9ce526ee4b7544cd556428427c1dd53c8073ef0174e79b320252bf0e7c64b0032cc1cf9c4358f3fda59033b7caa01c241',
     'yt.solver.core.js': '0cd96b2d3f319dfa62cae689efa7d930ef1706e95f5921794db5089b2262957ec0a17d73938d8975ea35d0309cbfb4c8e4418d5e219837215eee242890c8b64d',

yt_dlp/options.py

@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ def create_parser():
         '-I', '--playlist-items',
         dest='playlist_items', metavar='ITEM_SPEC', default=None,
         help=(
-            'Comma separated playlist_index of the items to download. '
+            'Comma-separated playlist_index of the items to download. '
             'You can specify a range using "[START]:[STOP][:STEP]". For backward compatibility, START-STOP is also supported. '
             'Use negative indices to count from the right and negative STEP to download in reverse order. '
             'E.g. "-I 1:3,7,-5::2" used on a playlist of size 15 will download the items at index 1,2,3,7,11,13,15'))

yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py

@@ -750,8 +750,8 @@ class FFmpegMetadataPP(FFmpegPostProcessor):
         add('track', 'track_number')
         add('artist', ('artist', 'artists', 'creator', 'creators', 'uploader', 'uploader_id'))
         add('composer', ('composer', 'composers'))
-        add('genre', ('genre', 'genres'))
-        add('album')
+        add('genre', ('genre', 'genres', 'categories', 'tags'))
+        add('album', ('album', 'series'))
         add('album_artist', ('album_artist', 'album_artists'))
         add('disc', 'disc_number')
         add('show', 'series')

yt_dlp/utils/_jsruntime.py

@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@ import functools
 import os.path
 import sys
 
-from ._utils import _get_exe_version_output, detect_exe_version, int_or_none
-
-
-def _runtime_version_tuple(v):
-    # NB: will return (0,) if `v` is an invalid version string
-    return tuple(int_or_none(x, default=0) for x in v.split('.'))
+from ._utils import _get_exe_version_output, detect_exe_version, version_tuple
 
 
 _FALLBACK_PATHEXT = ('.COM', '.EXE', '.BAT', '.CMD')
@@ -92,7 +87,7 @@ class DenoJsRuntime(JsRuntime):
         if not out:
             return None
         version = detect_exe_version(out, r'^deno (\S+)', 'unknown')
-        vt = _runtime_version_tuple(version)
+        vt = version_tuple(version, lenient=True)
         return JsRuntimeInfo(
             name='deno', path=path, version=version, version_tuple=vt,
             supported=vt >= self.MIN_SUPPORTED_VERSION)
@@ -107,7 +102,7 @@ class BunJsRuntime(JsRuntime):
         if not out:
             return None
         version = detect_exe_version(out, r'^(\S+)', 'unknown')
-        vt = _runtime_version_tuple(version)
+        vt = version_tuple(version, lenient=True)
         return JsRuntimeInfo(
             name='bun', path=path, version=version, version_tuple=vt,
             supported=vt >= self.MIN_SUPPORTED_VERSION)
@@ -122,7 +117,7 @@ class NodeJsRuntime(JsRuntime):
         if not out:
             return None
         version = detect_exe_version(out, r'^v(\S+)', 'unknown')
-        vt = _runtime_version_tuple(version)
+        vt = version_tuple(version, lenient=True)
         return JsRuntimeInfo(
             name='node', path=path, version=version, version_tuple=vt,
             supported=vt >= self.MIN_SUPPORTED_VERSION)
@@ -140,7 +135,7 @@ class QuickJsRuntime(JsRuntime):
         is_ng = 'QuickJS-ng' in out
 
         version = detect_exe_version(out, r'^QuickJS(?:-ng)?\s+version\s+(\S+)', 'unknown')
-        vt = _runtime_version_tuple(version.replace('-', '.'))
+        vt = version_tuple(version, lenient=True)
         if is_ng:
             return JsRuntimeInfo(
                 name='quickjs-ng', path=path, version=version, version_tuple=vt,

yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py

@@ -2895,8 +2895,9 @@ def limit_length(s, length):
     return s
 
 
-def version_tuple(v):
-    return tuple(int(e) for e in re.split(r'[-.]', v))
+def version_tuple(v, *, lenient=False):
+    parse = int_or_none(default=-1) if lenient else int
+    return tuple(parse(e) for e in re.split(r'[-.]', v))
 
 
 def is_outdated_version(version, limit, assume_new=True):

yt_dlp/version.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Autogenerated by devscripts/update-version.py
 
-__version__ = '2025.11.12'
+__version__ = '2025.12.08'
 
-RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '335653be82d5ef999cfc2879d005397402eebec1'
+RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '7a52ff29d86efc8f3adeba977b2009ce40b8e52e'
 
 VARIANT = None
 
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ CHANNEL = 'stable'
 
 ORIGIN = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp'
 
-_pkg_version = '2025.11.12'
+_pkg_version = '2025.12.08'