metube-firefox-addon/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

1.8.2 - 2026-08-12

• The context menu and keyboard shortcut no longer send the download before you can react. With One-Click Mode disabled they now open the popup pre-filled with the target URL, so quality, folder and other options can be adjusted first (#18).
• With One-Click Mode enabled, all four entry points queue the download immediately without opening the popup.
• Right-clicking a link now carries that link's URL into the popup instead of the URL of the page you are on.

1.8.1 - 2026-08-12

• Default folder and custom name prefix now support variables: %HOSTNAME%, %DOMAIN%, %DATE%, %YEAR%, %MONTH%, %DAY%. For example, a folder of videos/%DOMAIN% files a YouTube download under videos/youtube.com, so downloads can be categorized by site automatically (#26).
• Variables are resolved against the URL actually being sent, so right-clicking a link uses that link's host rather than the host of the page you're on.
• Unrecognized %TOKENS% are left as-is, so existing folder and prefix values are unaffected.

1.8.0 - 2026-06-08

• Added support for MeTube's new download options: Type (Video/Audio/Captions/Thumbnail) and Codec (Auto/H.264/H.265/AV1/VP9).
• Format and Quality dropdowns now adapt to the selected Type, matching MeTube's UI exactly (e.g., Audio shows m4a/mp3/opus/wav/flac with per-format bitrate options; Captions shows srt/txt/vtt/ttml).
• Existing default settings are automatically migrated.

1.7.0 - 2026-04-15

• Fix CORS connection errors after MeTube v2025.4.9 update. If you're affected, re-save your settings in about:addons and accept the permission prompt.
• Improved error messages for connection failures — the addon now detects missing permissions and tells you exactly what to do.
• Added CORS troubleshooting guide to README for cases where the permission fix alone isn't enough (CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=*).

1.6.5 - 2026-04-02

• Add page context menu - right-click on a video page to send current URL to MeTube (not just links)
• New setting to enable/disable page context menu independently from link context menu

1.6.4 - 2025-11-16

• Add Strict Playlist Mode option to prevent downloading entire playlists (like YouTube Mixes) when only wanting to save the currently playing video, thanks to @gmpbigsun

1.6.3 - 2025-11-13

• Add keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+M / Cmd+Shift+M) to send current page to MeTube
• Show loading indicator in popup when using keyboard shortcuts or context menu
• Prevent duplicate requests when shortcut/context menu is triggered multiple times

1.6.2 - 2025-11-11

• Made SSO authentication opt-in with optional permissions (<all_urls>, cookies)
• Added privacy notice explaining why broad permissions are needed for SSO redirects
• Reduced default permissions to activeTab, menus, and storage only
• Improved error messages for authentication failures

1.6.1 - 2025-11-10

• Added customNamePrefix and autoStart fields to popup
• Added quality options 360p and 240p
• Added URL validation in options and popup
• Added test connection button in options page
• Added save success indicator in options page
• Improved error messages to show actual MeTube responses
• Fixed context menu default setting to be enabled on first install

1.6.0 - 2025-11-09

• Added support for authentication via browser cookies (fixes SSO/reverse proxy auth issues)
• Replaced XMLHttpRequest with modern fetch() API
• Improved error handling with better error messages
• Added permissions for cookies and all URLs (required for fetch with credentials)

1.5.0 - 2025-04-16

• Added One-click mode, which automatically send the current page to MeTube instance when you click the extension icon (no popup, default values)
• Changed Auto Start option to true by default
• Improved some options description

1.4.2 - 2025-04-15

• Fixed download folder not properly passed to MeTube when used from popup
• Improved options readability

1.4.1 - 2025-01-16

• Added missing formats and quality types
• Added options for folder, autoStart and customNamePrefix

1.4.0 - 2024-04-27

• Added loading spinner when queueing, thanks to @elwynelwyn
• Added ability to configure custom headers, thanks to @elwynelwyn

1.3.4 - 2023-03-19

• Added missing format types: WAV, Opus, M4A, Thumbnail
• Improved UI to be easier on the eyes

1.3.3 - 2022-02-07

• Added default quality and format option, thanks to @aYUSHc137
• Added url input field in popup, thanks to @aYUSHc137
• Fixed context menu action not working

1.3.2 - 2021-12-12

• Fixed shouldShowContextMenu() return BUG, thanks to @ncwhale

1.3.1 - 2021-12-01

• Added context menu switch, thanks to @ncwhale

1.3 - 2021-11-27

• Added popup when clicking toolbar button for better verbosity
• Added option to select quality and format

1.2 - 2021-11-06

• Added option in addon preferences to open MeTube instance in new tab

1.0-1.1 - 2021-10-13

• Initial version