v0.3.13

Install

This patch release switches Arroxy's release integrity model to GitHub immutable releases.

Highlights

Verified Release Assets

Arroxy now relies on GitHub's immutable release verification for published release assets.

• GitHub Release assets are locked after publish and get GitHub's release-integrity verification path.
• The release workflow still publishes stable binary filenames, updater metadata, package-manager inputs, and SHA256SUMS.
• The workflow no longer generates separate build-provenance attestations for release assets, because those are redundant for GitHub's release asset verification UI.

Release Workflow Cleanup

The publish job is smaller and easier to reason about.

• Removed the extra actions/attest step and the follow-up gh attestation verify polling.
• Removed the attestation-specific workflow permissions from the release job.
• Kept draft-first publishing, so all asset mutation still happens before immutable release publication.

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Full Changelog: v0.3.12...v0.3.13

v0.3.12

Install

This patch release refreshes Arroxy's release packaging so download links can stay stable from one version to the next.

Highlights

Stable Download Links

Release assets now use predictable platform-prefixed filenames, so the website and README can link directly to the latest Windows, macOS, and Linux binaries without needing an update for every release.

• Windows builds publish Arroxy-win-x64-Setup.exe and Arroxy-win-x64-Portable.exe.
• macOS builds publish separate Arroxy-mac-arm64.dmg and Arroxy-mac-x64.dmg files.
• Linux builds publish Arroxy-linux-x64.AppImage, Arroxy-linux-x64.flatpak, and Arroxy-linux-x64.tar.gz.
• README and GitHub Release notes now use direct Shields download badges for the main binaries.

Release Automation Compatibility

The release pipeline, package-manager updates, checksums, and artifact attestations now use the stable asset names end to end.

• Electron auto-update metadata still uses latest.yml, latest-mac.yml, and latest-linux.yml.
• Differential updates remain enabled.
• The release workflow normalizes electron-builder's AppImage x86_64 output back to the public x64 filename and rewrites latest-linux.yml before checksums.
• Scoop, Homebrew Cask, Winget, Flatpak validation, and Windows installer smoke tests all resolve the new asset names.

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What's Changed

• Use stable release asset names by @antonio-orionus in #65

Full Changelog: v0.3.10...v0.3.12

v0.3.10

This release makes Arroxy faster for everyday grabbing, better for playlist triage, and more helpful when yt-dlp needs repair.

Highlights

Faster Ways To Start Downloads

Quick downloads are now easier to launch when you already know what you want.

• A new clipboard quick-download flow can pick up a copied URL and move it toward download without forcing you through the full wizard every time.
• Bulk URL downloads let you paste multiple links, hydrate their metadata, and send them into the queue together.
• Startup clipboard prompts are now gated more carefully, so Arroxy avoids interrupting launch unless there is a real action to confirm.

Playlist Scope Filters

Large playlist and channel runs now have better controls for deciding what should be probed and queued.

• Playlist scope filters let you narrow work before the item list is built.
• The playlist picker keeps scope, limit, and retry state aligned when reloading results.
• Mock scenarios and regression coverage were expanded around playlist limits, scope changes, and bulk submission paths.

yt-dlp Repair From Package Managers

When a local yt-dlp install is stale or broken, Arroxy can now guide repair through supported package-manager paths.

• The repair panel can surface package-manager repair actions for Homebrew and Winget installs.
• Binary diagnostics record the repair path more clearly, making dependency issues easier to understand.
• Startup repair and dependency checks have broader automated coverage.

Release Pipeline Hardening

The release workflow now publishes with stronger provenance and safer automation.

• Release assets are covered by GitHub artifact attestations.
• GitHub Actions workflows were hardened and the release runbook was refreshed.
• The README feature roadmap was updated across localized copies.

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What's Changed

• Improve browser mock happy paths by @antonio-orionus in #53
• Add quick download button by @antonio-orionus in #54
• Revert direct workflow hardening commit by @antonio-orionus in #55
• Harden GitHub Actions workflows by @antonio-orionus in #56
• Add quick download to clipboard dialog by @antonio-orionus in #57
• Add playlist scope filters by @antonio-orionus in #58
• Add bulk URL download flow by @antonio-orionus in #59
• Add package-manager yt-dlp repair by @antonio-orionus in #60
• Fix splash startup dialog timing by @antonio-orionus in #61

Full Changelog: v0.3.9...v0.3.10

v0.3.9

This release fixes the Intel Mac packaging issue and makes SponsorBlock outages non-fatal during downloads.

Highlights

Intel Mac Builds Include FFmpeg Again

The previous Intel macOS DMG could open, but it did not include the embedded ffmpeg and ffprobe binaries. Arroxy would then show ARX-004 and ask the user to pick working copies manually.

• Intel macOS packaging now resolves the requested build architecture correctly instead of falling back to the Apple Silicon runner architecture.
• The build now fails early if either embedded FFmpeg binary is missing, so a broken DMG cannot be published silently.
• The packaging logic has targeted test coverage for electron-builder's string and numeric architecture values.

SponsorBlock Outages No Longer Stop Downloads

When SponsorBlock is enabled, a temporary SponsorBlock API outage should not make the whole download fail.

• Arroxy now treats SponsorBlock lookup failures as a skipped SponsorBlock step and continues the download.
• The queue still records the skip state, so the download status remains honest without blocking the file.

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What's Changed

• Ignore SponsorBlock API outages during downloads by @antonio-orionus in #51

Full Changelog: v0.3.8...v0.3.9

v0.3.7

This release turns playlist handling into a much more deliberate workflow: pick the right batch format, scan only as much as you need, skip files you already have, and keep the output folder organized as the playlist grows.

Highlights

Playlist Quality Is Now a Real Picker

Playlist downloads no longer ask you to choose from a short list of fixed presets. The batch quality step now lets you choose the media type, quality ceiling, codec preference, audio format, and bitrate.

• Video playlists can use best available codecs or prefer MP4 / H.264 for broader player compatibility.
• Audio playlists can stay native or convert to MP3, M4A, or Opus with selectable bitrates.
• Each playlist item resolves the chosen tier independently, so mixed-resolution playlists download cleanly instead of failing on one awkward entry.
• Mixed YouTube links (video + playlist) now explain the choice more clearly: download only the clicked video or open the playlist picker.

Playlist Sync Keeps Folders Tidy

Arroxy can now compare a probed playlist against the local destination folder before queueing work.

• Playlist files use stable names with the video ID included, which makes repeat runs and title changes much less messy.
• The playlist picker scans the output folder automatically and marks videos that are already downloaded.
• "Apply sync" deselects already-downloaded videos so only new items get queued.
• You can change the playlist folder from the sync alert and Arroxy keeps the output settings aligned with that folder.
• Playlist downloads can generate an .m3u file in playlist order. The file is rebuilt as items finish, so partial or resumed playlist runs still leave a useful playlist behind.

Scan Limits And Gentle Downloading

Large playlists, channels, and search results now have explicit controls instead of hidden limits.

• The URL step has a playlist scan limit picker with presets and custom values from 1 to 5000 items.
• If a playlist is capped by the current scan limit, Arroxy shows an alert right in the item picker and lets you raise the limit and re-scan.
• Network pacing presets now live in Advanced settings: Off, Balanced, Careful, and Custom.
• Balanced is the new default: it adds small request/media/subtitle waits and uses one fragment connection to reduce host pressure on heavy playlist runs.
• The queue's old fixed 3-second pause between jobs is now shorter, so normal queues feel less sluggish while pacing is handled inside yt-dlp where it matters.

More Helpful Download Feedback

Several failure and progress cases should now be less confusing.

• DRM-protected videos and login-required videos now get clearer error messages.
• SponsorBlock lookup and retry states are shown in the queue instead of looking like a stalled download.
• HLS fragment bootstrap lines no longer jump running jobs to 100% before the file is actually done.
• Resuming a paused job whose temp folder disappeared now restarts cleanly instead of trying to reuse a missing path.
• Cancelling during the subtitle phase now exits as a cancellation instead of falling through as a subtitle failure.

Smaller Workflow Improvements

• One-off downloads can include the video ID in the filename by default, with a toggle in Advanced settings.
• URL cleanup now uses the maintained @url-sanitize ClearURLs catalog and still strips pasted whitespace from wrapped links.
• Cookies setup links are easier to reach from Advanced settings.
• Output sidecar options now include .m3u playlist generation alongside description and thumbnail files.

Maintenance

• Error classification now uses the shared ytdlp-errors package instead of a local classifier.
• Probe errors now flow through a discriminated union, which makes failure handling easier to reason about.
• The browser-mock dev mode gained a scenario gallery, test knobs, and browser coverage for playlist states.
• CI and dependency maintenance landed across Bun, Node, Vitest matcher types, setup-node, setup-bun, CodeRabbit, and release notifications.

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What's Changed

• pr/deps rtk bugfix by @antonio-orionus in #33
• Network pacing and configurable playlist probe limit by @antonio-orionus in #34
• fix(playlist): apply preset on probe without clobbering retry by @antonio-orionus in #38
• feat(playlist): stable filenames, sync-with-folder, and M3U generation by @antonio-orionus in #39
• fix: post-v0.3.6 review — sync-with-folder, M3U guards, pacing cleanup by @antonio-orionus in #41
• fix(pacing): default to balanced preset, tune values, reduce inter-job sleep by @antonio-orionus in #46
• feat(playlist): improve preset downloads by @antonio-orionus in #47
• build(deps): bump oven-sh/setup-bun from 2.1.3 to 2.2.0 in the actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #42
• build(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #43
• Improve playlist limit UI and add scenario gallery by @antonio-orionus in #49

Full Changelog: v0.3.6...v0.3.7

v0.3.7-beta.1

This beta makes playlist downloads feel more intentional: better presets, cleaner folders, and fewer surprises when Arroxy has to slow itself down for a host.

Highlights

Playlist Presets Are More Useful

Playlist preset downloads now do a better job matching the output you asked for.

• Presets apply during playlist probing without wiping out retry state.
• Mixed playlist flows keep format choices and output preferences lined up more reliably.
• Playlist item handling has been tightened so large queues behave more predictably from probe through submit.

Cleaner Playlist Output

Playlist downloads now have better tools for keeping a folder organized.

• Stable playlist filenames make repeated runs less messy.
• Sync-with-folder can skip items that already exist locally.
• M3U playlist generation adds a lightweight way to preserve playlist order for external players.

Network Pacing Controls

Arroxy now has configurable network pacing for playlist-heavy workflows.

• The default pacing preset is now balanced.
• Inter-job sleep is shorter, so safe pacing feels less sluggish.
• Playlist probe limits are configurable for users who need to trade speed against host pressure.

Maintenance

• Error classification now uses the shared ytdlp-errors package instead of a local classifier.
• Probe errors now flow through a discriminated union, which makes failure handling easier to reason about.
• CI and dependency maintenance landed across Bun, Node, Vitest matcher types, and repository review tooling.

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What's Changed

• pr/deps rtk bugfix by @antonio-orionus in #33
• Network pacing and configurable playlist probe limit by @antonio-orionus in #34
• fix(playlist): apply preset on probe without clobbering retry by @antonio-orionus in #38
• feat(playlist): stable filenames, sync-with-folder, and M3U generation by @antonio-orionus in #39
• fix: post-v0.3.6 review — sync-with-folder, M3U guards, pacing cleanup by @antonio-orionus in #41
• fix(pacing): default to balanced preset, tune values, reduce inter-job sleep by @antonio-orionus in #46
• feat(playlist): improve preset downloads by @antonio-orionus in #47

Full Changelog: v0.3.6...v0.3.7-beta.1

v0.3.6

This release is all about big playlists. If you ever pasted a 290-video URL and watched Arroxy slowly chew through it while the UI lagged behind, this one is for you.

Highlights

Large playlists no longer drag the UI

Queueing hundreds of items used to push the renderer multiple seconds behind the actual download state. With a 290-video playlist, the drawer would still show "downloading Ep. 4" while yt-dlp was already on Ep. 7.

• Progress events from yt-dlp are now coalesced on the main side at 10 Hz per job. Transitions (started, completed, merging, failed) still fire immediately — only the lossy "downloading X.X%" stream is throttled.
• Queue updates arriving in the renderer are now batched per animation frame. Updates, additions, and removals coming in the same frame merge into a single state mutation and one React commit.
• The queue drawer is now virtualized. Only the rows in view (plus a small over-scroll buffer) mount in the DOM. Drawer scroll stays smooth at any queue size.

"Cancel all" + "Clear" go from minutes to a blink

Cancelling and clearing a 290-item queue used to take a full minute in the worst case. Each item triggered its own disk write and its own re-render.

• Bulk cancel and bulk clear now persist the queue file once at the end of the sweep, not per item.
• The renderer applies all the removals in one pass per animation frame.

End-to-end, clearing a 290-item queue is now under a second.

Full YouTube playlist enumeration

Probing a YouTube playlist now returns all entries (up to the configured cap), not the first 100.

• We were sending a visitor_data token alongside the YouTube tab extractor probe, which silently capped tab pagination at one innertube page (100 entries) regardless of --playlist-end. Symptom: "can't fetch more than 100 videos."
• Probes no longer need PoT/visitor_data — they only fetch metadata, not streaming URLs — so we skip that path entirely for probes. Non-web clients (android/ios) provide the format JSON without it.

Smarter URL paste

URLs pasted from word-wrapped terminals, chat bubbles, or PDF viewers often arrive with a newline or stray space mid-link. Arroxy now cleans those up before parsing.

• A line break injected mid-playlist-ID no longer turns into %20 and mangles the URL.
• Tabs, CRLFs, and literal spaces all get stripped at paste time.
• Already-encoded %20 sequences (legitimately part of a path) are left alone.

No more accidental double-submit

Submitting a 290-entry playlist takes a perceptible moment while Arroxy builds and ships the queue items. Mash the button twice and you used to end up with duplicates.

• The "Add to queue" and "Pull it" buttons are now disabled while the submission is in flight.
• A guard at the function level catches double-fires from keyboard shortcuts too.

Smaller stuff

• Error messages in the queue drawer now stay on a single line and reveal the full text in a tooltip on hover. Keeps the queue density tight even when something blows up verbosely.

Maintenance

• Internal IPC seam now has a single chokepoint for the bulk-write guard, so future bulk operations (think: future import-from-file) get the perf optimization for free.
• Dropped the shadcn ScrollArea wrapper specifically for the queue drawer — the virtualizer needed direct access to the scroll element. Other ScrollArea usages elsewhere in the app are unchanged.

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Full Changelog: v0.3.5...v0.3.6

v0.3.5

This release tightens resume reliability for tricky sites and adds the speed-limit control a lot of you have asked for.

Highlights

Per-Job Speed Limits

You can now cap how fast Arroxy downloads, so background jobs do not steal your whole connection.

• New rate-limit picker in the wizard and in the queue drawer, with presets like 500K, 2M, 5M plus a custom value.
• Limits are validated before they are sent to yt-dlp, so typos do not silently get ignored.
• A small inline hint explains that an in-flight download needs Pause + Resume to pick up a new limit.

More Trustworthy Resume

Big or fiddly downloads now survive interruptions a lot better.

• Resumed downloads reuse cached metadata from the original spawn instead of re-extracting on every retry. Sites with short-lived signed URLs, shifting HLS/DASH format IDs, or session-bound cookies (PornHub being a notable one) no longer trip the "Requested format is not available" error on resume.
• The fix is invisible: Arroxy writes a small info file into the preserved temp folder on the first run, and the next spawn picks it up automatically.

Smoother Queue

A big rewrite under the hood of the download queue makes state transitions cleaner and progress reporting more accurate.

• The ETA (estimated time left) shown on active downloads is finally honest — it now reflects current throughput instead of an averaged-since-start figure.
• Internal telemetry around the queue was tightened so error categories and lifecycle events line up consistently.
• Small visual polish on the queue drawer, queue items, and the confirm + URL-input wizard steps.

Security

• Closed two high-severity advisories pulled in transitively through ajv by overriding fast-uri to a patched version. No user action needed.

Maintenance

• Dependency refresh across the board: Electron, electron-builder, i18next, Tailwind Merge, Playwright, Vite, Vitest, plus a sweep of GitHub Actions versions.
• The marketing site moved to its own repository (antonio-orionus/arroxy-web); the app repo is leaner now.

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What's Changed

• Bump actions/cache from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in #13
• Bump actions/download-artifact from 4 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in #12
• Bump actions/github-script from 7 to 9 by @dependabot[bot] in #11
• Bump actions/setup-node from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #10
• Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #9
• Bump electron-builder from 26.9.0 to 26.9.1 in the development group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #15
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #16
• Bump the production group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #19
• Bump the development group across 1 directory with 10 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #20

New Contributors

• @dependabot[bot] made their first contribution in #13

Full Changelog: v0.3.4...v0.3.5

v0.3.5-beta.1

This beta tightens resume reliability for tricky sites and adds the speed-limit control a lot of you have asked for.

Highlights

Per-Job Speed Limits

You can now cap how fast Arroxy downloads, so background jobs do not steal your whole connection.

• New rate-limit picker in the wizard and in the queue drawer, with presets like 500K, 2M, 5M plus a custom value.
• Limits are validated before they are sent to yt-dlp, so typos do not silently get ignored.
• A small inline hint explains that an in-flight download needs Pause + Resume to pick up a new limit.

More Trustworthy Resume

Big or fiddly downloads now survive interruptions a lot better.

• Resumed downloads reuse cached metadata from the original spawn instead of re-extracting on every retry. Sites with short-lived signed URLs, shifting HLS/DASH format IDs, or session-bound cookies (PornHub being a notable one) no longer trip the "Requested format is not available" error on resume.
• The fix is invisible: Arroxy writes a small info file into the preserved temp folder on the first run, and the next spawn picks it up automatically.

Smoother Queue

A big rewrite under the hood of the download queue makes state transitions cleaner and progress reporting more accurate.

• The ETA (estimated time left) shown on active downloads is finally honest — it now reflects current throughput instead of an averaged-since-start figure.
• Internal telemetry around the queue was tightened so error categories and lifecycle events line up consistently.
• Small visual polish on the queue drawer, queue items, and the confirm + URL-input wizard steps.

Security

• Closed two high-severity advisories pulled in transitively through ajv by overriding fast-uri to a patched version. No user action needed.

Maintenance

• Dependency refresh across the board: Electron, electron-builder, i18next, Tailwind Merge, Playwright, Vite, Vitest, plus a sweep of GitHub Actions versions.
• The marketing site moved to its own repository (antonio-orionus/arroxy-web); the app repo is leaner now.

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What's Changed

• Bump actions/cache from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in #13
• Bump actions/download-artifact from 4 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in #12
• Bump actions/github-script from 7 to 9 by @dependabot[bot] in #11
• Bump actions/setup-node from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #10
• Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #9
• Bump electron-builder from 26.9.0 to 26.9.1 in the development group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #15
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #16
• Bump the production group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #19
• Bump the development group across 1 directory with 10 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #20

New Contributors

• @dependabot[bot] made their first contribution in #13

Full Changelog: v0.3.4...v0.3.5-beta.1

v0.3.4

Arroxy 0.3.4 is the release where Arroxy grows up from a YouTube-focused downloader into a much wider, smoother tool for everyday saves. Paste a link, pick what you want, and let the queue do the boring parts.

Highlights

YouTube + 2000+ Sites

Arroxy now works with the wider yt-dlp ecosystem, not just YouTube. That means links from Vimeo, Twitch, Reddit, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and thousands of other supported sites can go through the same friendly wizard.

• Paste any supported video or audio link, including links picked up by clipboard watch.
• Music-first sites open in the right flow automatically, so you do not have to fight empty video options.
• Built-in-audio formats now default to “Keep as-is” instead of accidentally adding duplicate audio.
• YouTube channel links, playlists, Shorts, Music, and mixed video/playlist URLs are handled more deliberately.
• Tracker-heavy URLs are cleaned before probing, so shared links are less messy.

Faster Wizard Flow

Getting to the download button takes fewer clicks now.

• New “Skip to confirm” button lets you jump straight from format selection to the final screen using your saved preferences.
• Subtitle selection is easier to skip when you just want the video.
• Saved YouTube preferences stay scoped to YouTube, so choices from one site do not leak into another.
• The app is clearer when a site requires cookies, sign-in, or a different link.

Better Queue Control

The queue is easier to pause, resume, and trust.

• Pause all active downloads from the drawer header.
• Resume paused downloads directly from the drawer when you are ready.
• Quit dialog now offers “Pause Downloads & Quit,” so closing the app does not have to mean throwing progress away.
• Paused downloads keep more resume context, making interrupted video downloads more dependable.
• Queue state now lives in the main process, which makes progress, pause, cancel, retry, and restart behavior steadier.

More Reliable Downloads

A lot of this release is about making failure less mysterious.

• Large or unstable downloads get stronger retry behavior for broken chunks and interrupted streams.
• Low disk space is detected and explained before it turns into a confusing failure.
• Error messages are clearer for unsupported URLs, rate limits, geo blocks, network failures, sign-in/cookie problems, post-processing failures, and yt-dlp parser drift.
• Non-YouTube sites skip YouTube-only token work, which keeps probes lighter and less noisy.

Platform Fixes

This release also tightens install and startup behavior across desktop platforms.

• macOS packaging was hardened, especially around Apple Silicon builds and bundled media tools.
• Windows startup and packaged-build behavior got more resilient, with extra checks for cold-start failures.
• Release automation now catches more broken builds before they reach users.

Nice New Touches

• New About dialog with quick links and license details.
• New Share dialog, because Arroxy is free and open-source and a little easier to pass along now.
• Small UI polish across the drawer, wizard, update banner, dialogs, and startup flow.

What's Changed

• Multi-site support, queue control improvements, platform hardening, and wizard polish by @antonio-orionus in #5

Full Changelog: v0.3.1...v0.3.4