List of known bugs – in version 1.26.1 – as at 15/2/24

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Apologies for all the bugs and misbehaviour in MacYTDL. I am working on them as fast as I can. I find that adding features is quicker and easier than fixing bugs.

1. Crash when "Automatic download" is used with "Get formats list" turned on – especially on macOS 12 and 14. In testing, no crashes in macOS 13. Odd.
2. SBS episode chooser only shows episodes from the season showing in the page (usually but not always season 1). Affects shows for which multiple seasons are available. Current chooser dialog wrongly assumes this is always season 1. There might not be a way to fix this.
3. "Permission denied" errors in the Monitor when download folder is on a NAS.
4. Using a new file name when a single download file exists renames every download in a playlist and multiple downloads.
5. Columns of episodes in the ABC iView Episode Chooser are too wide on lo-res screens (e.g. 720p).
6. Batch downloads of duplicate files are handled poorly – second and subsequent files are not saved.
7. Main dialog can appear in strange locations on dual monitor setups.
8. Adding metadata doesn't always work.
9. "Monitor" might show the wrong file extension.
10. "Stop" function fails to delete partially downloaded files when custom template changes download location.
11. Calls to FFMpeg fail if two copies of the same file are downloaded at the same time.
12. Should have some kind of "Working..." message to user when simulating a large multiple download or playlist.
13. When using youtube-dl, live stream recordings are not recognised and download is deleted instead of renamed.
14. YT-DLP can bang a warning about ignored subtitles on some ABC iView shows and live streams. This might require a change to YT-DLP.
15. YT-DLP treats some ABC iView show pages as playlists and proceeds to download all episodes. youtube-dl does not.
16. Sometimes, the Adviser is not suppressed by the "Stop" download function.
17. MacYTD copes poorly when the user has installed Python separately.
18. Particularly large playlists and channels can timeout without starting download.
19. Crash when trying to get formats list on a live stream.