2026.03.03

nats-io/nats-server2026.03.03Mar 3, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

A maintenance release addressing extraction issues across various platforms including AENetworks, Patreon, and TheChosen, with specific updates for YouTube player handling.

Key Highlights

Fixed extraction for AENetworks and Patreon
Reworked the TheChosen extractor
Forced specific YouTube player configuration
Changed default behavior to skip webpage player response

Full Release Notes

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#### A description of the various files is in the [README](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#release-files)

The zipimport Unix executable contains code licensed under ISC and MIT. The PyInstaller-bundled executables are subject to these and other licenses, all of which are compiled in [THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/b8058cdf378cbbf60669b665dea146fb7dc90117/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt)

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#### Extractor changes
- **aenetworks**: [Fix extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/338dbebdb8627a95bd8f72ed86fdc2d50c8e2d14) ([#16036](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16036)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
- **patreon**: [Fix extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/bf4dfffe0164385c29a2dcb0367110babe4d4f27) ([#16112](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16112)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
- **thechosen**: [Rework extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e3118604aa99a5514342d6a002c9b4a3fe1235b4) ([#16021](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16021)) by [0xvd](https://github.com/0xvd)
- **youtube**
    - [Force player `9f4cc5e4`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/d3165e83ffc0088eef5e594927ea9ac99a6e2ce6) ([#16123](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16123)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
    - [Skip webpage player response by default](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/2ecc4c3bc300701d85e2cbaeb2b28a921a68f0f0) ([#16126](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16126)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
- **zapiks**: [Improve extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/6f796a2bff332f72c3f250207cdf10db852f6016) ([#16030](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16030)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)

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