Version 1.3.6 ~ Stable

Web-dlp-down-z is a media scraping and management tool that leverages yt-dlp to download
various types of media from different sources. It supports downloading individual media files as
well as full playlists, and organizes logs for better control and recovery. Created using Flask-python

Whats New v1.3.6:

• New update function, applies updates with less errors and preserves more settings
• Ability to remove groups
• Fix for the default download and default playlist they now install and execute correctly

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Directions to update to V2.0.0 after release This update should have extra lines in the update function to ensure a smoother transition to 2.0.0:

• in app.py go to the bottom of the file where you will see app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=8080) change this to be app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=8080, use_reloader=False) if not already
• after the update completes you will see some folders did not delete they should contain nothing, but you may want to remove them:
  • remove all files from the source folder of web-dlp-down-z except for app,.gitignore,app.py,requirements.txt feel free to keep the README file but it is not required to run the application.
• all files in static, templates should now be found inside of the app folder
• config files are now located in instance
• log files are in log
• the data folder houses all of the lists

Version 1.3.5 ~ Stable

Web-dlp-down-z is a media scraping and management tool that leverages yt-dlp to download
various types of media from different sources. It supports downloading individual media files as
well as full playlists, and organizes logs for better control and recovery. Created using Flask-python

Whats New v1.3.5:

• This is everything from version 1.3.4, but the updater is patched
• New download selections
  • Formats: 3gp, aac, flv, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm
  • Using this feature may seem confusing, here are the steps:
    • to select how the whole list downloads set the download as at the top of the download list page
      • this only works if each item is set to default as well
    • setting individual items to download in different formats you will select teh format in the format column and press save
    • if you set the whole page to download eg. mp3, but set a few items as another format thats not default nor in this case mp3 it will download as that format over the set page download as.
• Themes
  • Themes are pre-released in its beta version
    • default - blue and white
    • evergreen - green and white
    • evergreen dark - green and black
    • code - code like theme
    • code dark - dark code like theme
  • Future direction themes will be available for download and customization as a drag and drop style, currently they are hard coded in

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Directions to update to V2.0.0 after release:

• in app.py go to the bottom of the file where you will see app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=8080) change this to be app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=8080, use_reloader=False) if not already
• after the update completes you will see some files did not delete or move to their correct spots:
  • remove all files from the source folder of web-dlp-down-z except for app,.gitignore,app.py,requirements.txtfeel free to keep theREADME` file but it is not required to run the application.
  • all files in static, templates should now be found inside of the app folder
  • config files are now located in instance
  • log files are in log
  • the data folder houses all of the lists

Version 1.3.3 ~ legacy

Web-dlp-down-z is a media scraping and management tool that leverages yt-dlp to download
various types of media from different sources. It supports downloading individual media files as
well as full playlists, and organizes logs for better control and recovery. Created using Flask-python

Whats New v1.3.3:

• Execute tab is replaced with a Queue list.
  • queue is not fully operational and will not be until roughly v1.4
• Save now has an option to save an execute in the edit page
• Groups: this groups the download and playlist pages together
  • Installation location is still determined by the user
  • Default for playlist is the groups download page
  • Default install for downloads is the directory based in the config file
• After a download starts it is no longer removed from the list if it fails
• Downloads will now retry to download something 3 time before it quits
  • Retries happen at the end of the process
• Downloads now have a stop function to stop downloading without leaving the page
• Download lists now include
  • description by hovering over the row or image
  • duration next to the image || serves as a way to indicate if the video is private as well

Version 1.3.2 ~ legacy

Web-dlp-down-z is a media scraping and management tool that leverages yt-dlp to download
various types of media from different sources. It supports downloading individual media files as
well as full playlists, and organizes logs for better control and recovery. Created using Flask-python

Whats New v1.3.2:
Execute tab is replaced with a Queue list.
Save now has an option to save an execute in the edit page
Groups: this groups the download and playlist pages together
Installation location is still determined by the user
Default for playlist is the groups download page
Default install for downloads is the directory based in the config file
After a download starts it is no longer removed from the list if it fails
Downloads will now retry to download something 3 time before it quits
Retries happen at the end of the process

Version 1.3.0 ~ legacy

Web-dlp-down-z is a media scraping and management tool that leverages yt-dlp to download
various types of media from different sources. It supports downloading individual media files as
well as full playlists, and organizes logs for better control and recovery. Created using Flask-python

Whats New v1.3.0:

• Execute tab is replaced with a Queue list.
• Save now has an option to save an execute in the edit page
• Groups: this groups the download and playlist pages together
  • Installation location is still determined by the user
  • Default for playlist is the groups download page
  • Default install for downloads is the directory based in the config file