1.6
- Download as MP4, no setup: the download button (on by default, also on Android) saves HLS (incl. MPEG-TS, separate audio tracks, AES-128), DASH and plain files as one MP4 that VLC, MX Player, mpv and browsers can open and seek. Pick quality and audio language first. Page and stream subtitles are embedded in the MP4 and can also be saved as .srt. yt-dlp/ffmpeg via native host still available on desktop.
- Faster buffering: upcoming segments download several at a time, so slow servers start and seek much faster. Settings: on/off, parallel downloads, how far ahead to buffer.
- Built-in players on phones: Shaka uses its touch interface (big controls, double-tap ±10 s, quality/subtitles/language/speed menus, fullscreen landscape); both players fill the screen. They remember your position, playback speed and chosen quality.
- Subtitles: SRT, ASS/SSA, TTML/DFXP and YouTube subtitle files converted for both players (non-UTF-8 files show accents correctly), with readable labels like "English" or "Portuguese (BR)". Vidstack shows subtitles too.
- Open stream links: .m3u8 / .mpd (or .mp4) addresses can open in the built-in player.
- Durations, qualities and variants also on protected sites: playlists are read with the page's Referer/Origin, with retries.
- Better detection: readable titles from the page, streams in iframes and service workers, error responses ignored, stream addresses in link query strings recognised, custom m3u8 /regex/ patterns.
- Allow/block lists match whole domain names and support -exact.host, ~regex and !exception.
- Referer/User-Agent forwarding to players and mpv/VLC; optional cookie forwarding.
- Quality picker: master playlists parsed, real resolutions shown, send a specific variant (1080p, 720p, ...) to any action; durations read for master playlists and .mpd.
- Android: choose the player (VLC, MX Player, MPV, system chooser), bigger touch targets, tap action setting.
- Popup stream list, toolbar badge with stream count, context menu, Alt+Shift+P shortcut, notifications for errors.
- Native host v2: argument templates, download with yt-dlp/ffmpeg, test button, install.sh; Native Messaging is now the default.
- Protocol handler: percent-encoded links, ready-made handler for Windows/Linux, guide in docs/PROTOCOL_HANDLER.md.
- Floating button: drag anywhere, snaps to an edge, remembers position per site, hides in fullscreen; visibility Always / Fade when idle / Hidden.
- Settings apply instantly, no page reload.
- Release build: npm run release (or release:chrome / release:firefox).
- Tests: unit, native host, browser tests (CI on Windows), real HLS media, download/merge tests.
- Fixes: streams requested during page load no longer lost, stale streams cleared on navigation, .ts segments of a playlist hidden (standalone .ts still listed), late-loading pages get the button, DASH handed from Vidstack to Shaka.