2026.03.03

niklasvh/html2canvas2026.03.03Mar 3, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release focuses on fixing extraction issues for various video platforms like AENetworks, Patreon, and YouTube, including improvements to the YouTube player handling and extraction logic for Zapiks.

Key Highlights

Fixed extraction for AENetworks and Patreon
Reworked TheChosen extractor
YouTube: Forced specific player version and skipped webpage player response by default
Improved extraction for Zapiks

Full Release Notes

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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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