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v4.0.0

aandrew-me/ytDownloaderv4.0.0Aug 25, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

A major version release featuring a complete user interface overhaul to a Single Page Application with a sidebar. It introduces new download capabilities, enhanced configuration options, and support for Windows Arm architecture.

Key Highlights

  • Complete UI redesign to a Single Page Application (SPA) with a sidebar
  • Added Windows Arm build support
  • Enhanced preferences with global hotkeys, UI zoom, and system tool integration
  • New download features including batch processing and viewing yt-dlp commands

New Features

  • Single Page Application (SPA) design with sidebar navigation
  • Batch download support
  • Auto download media feature
  • View yt-dlp command output
  • Selective mode for playlists
  • Global hotkey support
  • UI zoom support
  • Option to select update channels
  • Paste individual site cookies
  • Set custom yt-dlp channel
  • Ability to use system yt-dlp, ffmpeg, and ffprobe
  • Windows Arm build support

Full Release Notes

## Changelog
### General
- Design changes: App is now a Single Page Application with a sidebar, making it easier to navigate and do multiple tasks at a time. Many other UI elements have been redesigned.
- Improved updater UI
- Added Windows Arm build
- Improved default format selection
- Bug fixes
- Created discord server - https://discord.gg/BnjYbTDfF

### Homepage
- Added batch download support
- Added support to auto download media
- Added option to set output format for video
- Added option to view the yt-dlp command
- Minor UI/UX improvements
- Improved download start speed
- Video bitrate is shown in format list
- Added pause option

### Playlist page
- Added Selective mode
- Improved UI of download items
- Improved menu UI

### Compressor page
- Minor optimizations

### Preferences page
- Added UI zoom support
- Added global hotkey support
- Added option to select update channels
- Added option to paste individual site cookies
- Improved output template setting
- Added ability to set yt-dlp channel, use system yt-dlp, ability to use system ffmpeg & ffprobe
- Improved language selection