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### version 4.3 (2023.08.12)
1. Support disabling video stream
1. Add audio only options for YouTube videos
1. Fix proxy not applied when playing online videos
1. Fix crash when downloading videos
1. Fix cannot update lux on Windows
1. Fix lag in mouse click
version 4.2 (2023.06.11)
Support d3d11va on Win11
Add subtitle file by drag and drop
Add shortcut Ctrl+V to paste URL quickly
Memorize volume
version 4.1 (2022.08.28)
Add option to save video quality selections
Fix sometimes video quality selection dialog not shown
version 4.0 (2022.05.03)
New UI style
Qt updates to 6.2 on macOS
Use lux as default video parser and remove ykdl
version 3.9 (2021.11.23)
Replace youtube-dl with yt-dlp
Qt updates to 6.2 on Windows and Linux AppImage
Add switch for autoplay after adding files (#115)
Remove update check (#112)
version 3.8 (2021.05.01)
Fix segmentation fault when opening some YouTube videos (#106)
Improvements in Classic UI
Classic UI has a native look on Windows now
Fix cannot select untitled audio tracks
version 3.7 (2021.01.16)
New logo
Add dark theme support for classic UI (requires Qt >= 5.15)
Add cache size settings
Fix video cannot be downloaded in Flatpak version
version 3.6 (2020.11.25)
Youtube-dl is back
Fix sometimes pause/play doesn't work
Remove dependency on QtWidgets
Performance optimization
version 3.5.2 (2020.10.25)
Remove built-in youtube-dl due to DCMA takedown (#100)
version 3.5 (2020.10.15)
Make titlebar larger (#98)
Modern UI now fully supports Wayland (Requires Qt >= 5.15)
Classic UI now supports macOS
Support nvdec hardware decoding
Fix AppImage cannot call ffmpeg
version 3.4 (2020.09.05)
Performance improvements
Warn users if the proxy format is incorrect
Add options to hide specific danmaku comments
Reduce App size
version 3.3 (2020.07.05)
Add new plugin APIs to show dialogs and store configurations
Support multilingual plugin name and description
Fix wrong danmaku color
Fix sometimes cannot open videos from system's file manager
version 3.2 (2020.06.20)
Add Classic UI mode
Fix false video resolution when using a custom video aspect
Fix taskbar icon on Linux (#88)
Update MPV's opengl-cb to render-api
AppImage: Fix ffmpeg not bundled
version 3.1 (2020.02.08)
Add video options and subtitle & audio track selections
UI: Use material design
UI: Add dark and light theme
UI: Use modern dialog to select episodes and video profiles
UI: Able to use system's window frame
Downloader: Fix no danmaku when opening files from downloader
version 3.0 (2020.01.03)
Program rewritten in QML
Re-designed UI
Use Javascript for plugins, instead of python
version 2.9 (2019.10.23)
Add classic UI
The equalizer's values can be more precise now
version 2.8 (2019.08.07)
Add option: use proxy only for parsing
Add socks5 proxy support for hls downloader and ykdl
Add support for parsing playlist url
Fix: The plugins path for FreeBSD
Fix: Use proxy on local hosts
Other bug fixes and improvements
version 2.7 (2019.04.28)
Make dragging progressbar smoother
Able to remember video quality selection now
Add an option to choose the action when opening an URL
version 2.6 (2019.03.13)
Support Windows
Use python script to upgrade plugins instead of shell
Fix: Wrong sequence when joining more than 10 videos
Fix: Danmaku2ass crashes on Python3.7
version 2.5.2 (2019.02.09)
Fix: Cannot open files in some cases, e.g. files out of the Flatpak's sandbox
Don't download plugins before MoonPlayer window is shown (seems to cause crash on some platform)
Use Python3 on Linux
Don't quit when failing to loading plugins
Better wayland support
Many other code level restructions to make program stabler
version 2.5 (2019.01.27)
Remind users to relaunch MoonPlayer after updating plugins
Replace the unmaintained QWebkit with QWebEngine
Fix: Cannot play video from dilidili
version 2.4 (2019.01.04)
Replace you-get with youtube-dl
Automatically select video parser
Show a message when parsing starts
Fix: Playing a VIP video may cause crash
Fix: some HLS streams cannot be downloaded
version 2.3 (2018.12.02)
Add: Page loading simulating parser
Add: Download and update plugins automatically
Change default User-Agent
Move all plugins to user's directory
version 2.2 (2018.11.17)
Add ARM platform support
Change the default paths for downloading and screenshot
Close downloader window after opening videos from downloader
Handle "moonplayer" and "moonplayers" scheme
Fix: Error dialog may be shown twice after parsing video fails
version 2.1 (2018.11.06)
Able to get danmaku from ykdl
Better error output
version 2.0 (2018.10.06)
Add: Unblock Chinese websites from oversea
version 1.9.2 (2018.09.28)
Add about dialog
version 1.9 (2018.09.09)
Exit fullscreen by pressing Esc button
Able to download HLS stream format
version 1.8.2 (2018.07.29)
Detect OpenGL backend to fix the black screen on Nvidia platforms
version 1.8 (2018.07.26)
Fix: Unable to open videos from download manager
Add combined video to playlist automatically
version 1.7.2 (2018.06.08)
Use Qt's builtin HiDPI Scaling to fix the problem with video output
version 1.7 (2018.05.28)
Update youku plugin
Automatically use another video parser when one fails to parse
version 1.6 (2018.03.06)
Update youku plugin
Run all parser upgrader at a time
version 1.5 (2018.01.30)
Add ykdl video parser
version 1.4 (2018.01.21)
Support external audios
Support youtube high quality videos
version 1.3.2 (2017.12.01)
Fix compatibility with the newest version of you-get
version 1.3 (2017.10.15)
Fix: Cannot check newest you-get version in some cases
Fix: Wrone key event in some case
Fix: mouse cursor hides abnormally
Fully support HiDPI
version 1.2 (2017.09.22)
Add youtube plugin
Support socks5 proxy
Support http proxy in online playing
Show tooltip in online video items
Able to resize window by dragging corners
Set cache size automatically
version 1.1.7 (2017.09.06)
Fix: Cannot download you-get on some platforms
Video: Add copy mode
version 1.1.5 (2017.08.27)
Fix: Cannot open https stream in command
version 1.1 (2017.08.22)
Add video equalizer
Support choosing and adding subtitles
Support dragging subtitle files
Support choosing audio channels and tracks
Support audio and subtitle's delay
Fix: Unable to play Sohu's video online
version 1.0 (2017.08.15)
Rewrite UI
Playback switch to opengl-cb
Add some new keyboard shortcuts
1. Support disabling video stream
1. Add audio only options for YouTube videos
1. Fix proxy not applied when playing online videos
1. Fix crash when downloading videos
1. Fix cannot update lux on Windows
1. Fix lag in mouse click
version 4.2 (2023.06.11)
Support d3d11va on Win11
Add subtitle file by drag and drop
Add shortcut Ctrl+V to paste URL quickly
Memorize volume
version 4.1 (2022.08.28)
Add option to save video quality selections
Fix sometimes video quality selection dialog not shown
version 4.0 (2022.05.03)
New UI style
Qt updates to 6.2 on macOS
Use lux as default video parser and remove ykdl
version 3.9 (2021.11.23)
Replace youtube-dl with yt-dlp
Qt updates to 6.2 on Windows and Linux AppImage
Add switch for autoplay after adding files (#115)
Remove update check (#112)
version 3.8 (2021.05.01)
Fix segmentation fault when opening some YouTube videos (#106)
Improvements in Classic UI
Classic UI has a native look on Windows now
Fix cannot select untitled audio tracks
version 3.7 (2021.01.16)
New logo
Add dark theme support for classic UI (requires Qt >= 5.15)
Add cache size settings
Fix video cannot be downloaded in Flatpak version
version 3.6 (2020.11.25)
Youtube-dl is back
Fix sometimes pause/play doesn't work
Remove dependency on QtWidgets
Performance optimization
version 3.5.2 (2020.10.25)
Remove built-in youtube-dl due to DCMA takedown (#100)
version 3.5 (2020.10.15)
Make titlebar larger (#98)
Modern UI now fully supports Wayland (Requires Qt >= 5.15)
Classic UI now supports macOS
Support nvdec hardware decoding
Fix AppImage cannot call ffmpeg
version 3.4 (2020.09.05)
Performance improvements
Warn users if the proxy format is incorrect
Add options to hide specific danmaku comments
Reduce App size
version 3.3 (2020.07.05)
Add new plugin APIs to show dialogs and store configurations
Support multilingual plugin name and description
Fix wrong danmaku color
Fix sometimes cannot open videos from system's file manager
version 3.2 (2020.06.20)
Add Classic UI mode
Fix false video resolution when using a custom video aspect
Fix taskbar icon on Linux (#88)
Update MPV's opengl-cb to render-api
AppImage: Fix ffmpeg not bundled
version 3.1 (2020.02.08)
Add video options and subtitle & audio track selections
UI: Use material design
UI: Add dark and light theme
UI: Use modern dialog to select episodes and video profiles
UI: Able to use system's window frame
Downloader: Fix no danmaku when opening files from downloader
version 3.0 (2020.01.03)
Program rewritten in QML
Re-designed UI
Use Javascript for plugins, instead of python
version 2.9 (2019.10.23)
Add classic UI
The equalizer's values can be more precise now
version 2.8 (2019.08.07)
Add option: use proxy only for parsing
Add socks5 proxy support for hls downloader and ykdl
Add support for parsing playlist url
Fix: The plugins path for FreeBSD
Fix: Use proxy on local hosts
Other bug fixes and improvements
version 2.7 (2019.04.28)
Make dragging progressbar smoother
Able to remember video quality selection now
Add an option to choose the action when opening an URL
version 2.6 (2019.03.13)
Support Windows
Use python script to upgrade plugins instead of shell
Fix: Wrong sequence when joining more than 10 videos
Fix: Danmaku2ass crashes on Python3.7
version 2.5.2 (2019.02.09)
Fix: Cannot open files in some cases, e.g. files out of the Flatpak's sandbox
Don't download plugins before MoonPlayer window is shown (seems to cause crash on some platform)
Use Python3 on Linux
Don't quit when failing to loading plugins
Better wayland support
Many other code level restructions to make program stabler
version 2.5 (2019.01.27)
Remind users to relaunch MoonPlayer after updating plugins
Replace the unmaintained QWebkit with QWebEngine
Fix: Cannot play video from dilidili
version 2.4 (2019.01.04)
Replace you-get with youtube-dl
Automatically select video parser
Show a message when parsing starts
Fix: Playing a VIP video may cause crash
Fix: some HLS streams cannot be downloaded
version 2.3 (2018.12.02)
Add: Page loading simulating parser
Add: Download and update plugins automatically
Change default User-Agent
Move all plugins to user's directory
version 2.2 (2018.11.17)
Add ARM platform support
Change the default paths for downloading and screenshot
Close downloader window after opening videos from downloader
Handle "moonplayer" and "moonplayers" scheme
Fix: Error dialog may be shown twice after parsing video fails
version 2.1 (2018.11.06)
Able to get danmaku from ykdl
Better error output
version 2.0 (2018.10.06)
Add: Unblock Chinese websites from oversea
version 1.9.2 (2018.09.28)
Add about dialog
version 1.9 (2018.09.09)
Exit fullscreen by pressing Esc button
Able to download HLS stream format
version 1.8.2 (2018.07.29)
Detect OpenGL backend to fix the black screen on Nvidia platforms
version 1.8 (2018.07.26)
Fix: Unable to open videos from download manager
Add combined video to playlist automatically
version 1.7.2 (2018.06.08)
Use Qt's builtin HiDPI Scaling to fix the problem with video output
version 1.7 (2018.05.28)
Update youku plugin
Automatically use another video parser when one fails to parse
version 1.6 (2018.03.06)
Update youku plugin
Run all parser upgrader at a time
version 1.5 (2018.01.30)
Add ykdl video parser
version 1.4 (2018.01.21)
Support external audios
Support youtube high quality videos
version 1.3.2 (2017.12.01)
Fix compatibility with the newest version of you-get
version 1.3 (2017.10.15)
Fix: Cannot check newest you-get version in some cases
Fix: Wrone key event in some case
Fix: mouse cursor hides abnormally
Fully support HiDPI
version 1.2 (2017.09.22)
Add youtube plugin
Support socks5 proxy
Support http proxy in online playing
Show tooltip in online video items
Able to resize window by dragging corners
Set cache size automatically
version 1.1.7 (2017.09.06)
Fix: Cannot download you-get on some platforms
Video: Add copy mode
version 1.1.5 (2017.08.27)
Fix: Cannot open https stream in command
version 1.1 (2017.08.22)
Add video equalizer
Support choosing and adding subtitles
Support dragging subtitle files
Support choosing audio channels and tracks
Support audio and subtitle's delay
Fix: Unable to play Sohu's video online
version 1.0 (2017.08.15)
Rewrite UI
Playback switch to opengl-cb
Add some new keyboard shortcuts