List of known bugs – in version 1.27.1 – as at 31/7/24

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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, 13 and 14. In testing, sometimes there were no crashes in macOS 13. Odd.
2. Sometimes bangs an error when showing Formats List.
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. When using youtube-dl, live stream recordings are not recognised and download is deleted instead of renamed.
13. 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.
14. YT-DLP treats some ABC iView show pages as playlists and proceeds to download all episodes. youtube-dl does not.
15. MacYTDL copes poorly when the user has installed Python separately.
16. Particularly large playlists and channels can timeout without starting download.
17. Crash sometimes when trying to get formats list on a live stream.
18. Parallel downloads sometimes take an inordinate amount of time to start.
19. Starting 2 or more downloads in quick succession can cause contention on the ytdl_simulate.txt file.