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Version 2.11.7
Released 9 Jul 2023 - 48.99 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Support for yt-dlp extracting cookies from the browser when none are detected by the addon.


Version 2.11.5
Released 21 Jun 2023 - 49.33 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Last update before hiatus.


Version 2.11.4
Released 3 May 2023 - 49.12 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixed toolbar icon,
Updated dependencies.


Version 2.11.3
Released 6 Mar 2023 - 48.96 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Automatically downloaded media files are now treated as regular entries to prevent downloading the same files more than once,
Subtitles can now be used in conjunction with the built-in tool commands,
Minor fixes.


Version 2.11.1
Released 10 Feb 2023 - 48.57 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Fixed popup list and badge when sidebar is opened.


Version 2.11.0
Released 5 Feb 2023 - 48.54 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Added sidebar,
Changed icon badge counting method,
Minor fixes.


Version 2.10.19
Released 28 Dec 2022 - 46.61 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Added more user command fields,
Code cleanup,
Popup now displays full filename for clarity,
Fixed clear filter button in popup,
Added option for concurrent downloads in yt-dlp,
Minor fixes and additions.


Version 2.10.17
Released 2 Nov 2022 - 46.47 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Minor detection fixes,
Added option to not restore entries on startup instead of removing week-old entries.


Version 2.10.16
Released 30 Oct 2022 - 46.58 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
More regex improvements - now includes validator in case of incorrect regular expressions.


Version 2.10.15
Released 29 Oct 2022 - 46.39 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Simplified regular expressions for user commands - now parsed as strings without flags, no need to escape slashes,
All options are now editable at any time for the sake of convenience.


Version 2.10.14
Released 27 Oct 2022 - 47.04 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Added support for exporting/importing settings to/from JSON file,
Removed support for youtube-dl (redundant - use yt-dlp instead),
Minor fixes.


Version 2.10.13
Released 22 Aug 2022 - 46.68 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Detection fixes,
Added minimum file size option.


Version 2.10.12
Released 23 Jul 2022 - 46.24 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Detection fixes,
Blacklist now filters Content-Type headers


Version 2.10.11
Released 21 Jul 2022 - 46.27 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixed detection of custom file extensions.


Version 2.10.10
Released 21 Jul 2022 - 46.27 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Minor fixes,
Added size column to popup.


Version 2.10.9
Released 30 Jun 2022 - 45.03 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Minor fixes,
Support for OGG files,
Direct download now includes files detected through custom filters.


Version 2.10.8
Released 22 Jun 2022 - 46.01 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Toolbar icon counter fixes,
Added option to limit displayed entries.


Version 2.10.7
Released 19 Jun 2022 - 45.8 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Icon now changes color for better indication of state.


Version 2.10.6
Released 26 May 2022 - 42.16 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixed performance issues when detecting multiple streams in quick succession (thanks @ericlee4).


Version 2.10.5
Released 25 May 2022 - 41.82 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Minor fixes,
Added Regex replacement functionality for user command,
Added support for filtering by stream/file type in blacklist.


Version 2.10.4
Released 27 Apr 2022 - 41.19 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Added download functionality for direct links to video/audio files,
Added autodownload option - use with caution.


Version 2.10.3
Released 25 Apr 2022 - 39.03 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Added Japanese translation (thanks @ukp1992),
Added Brazilian Portuguese translation (thanks @inkh0rn),
Added button for clearing filter in popup,
Added support for M4S files,
Minor fixes (thanks @DanSM-5).


Latest version
Version 2.10.2
Released 23 Feb 2022 - 34.98 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Fix for missing cookie/referer headers,
Updated translations.


Version 2.10.1
Released 16 Feb 2022 - 34.72 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Support for private browsing.


Version 2.10.0
Released 15 Feb 2022 - 34.64 kB
Works with firefox 89.0 and later
Changelog:
Added option for detecting custom file extensions and Content-Type headers,
Fix for disable detection checkbox,
Code cleanup (possible stability fixes).


Version 2.9.0
Released 17 Dec 2021 - 33.17 kB
Works with firefox 68.0 and later
Changelog:
Private mode fixes (might break other things - let me know).


Version 2.8.7
Released 6 Nov 2021 - 33.61 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Fix for copying multiple URLs on older systems,
Added button for clearing all settings in case of emergencies.


Version 2.8.6
Released 2 Nov 2021 - 33.11 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixed user-defined commands.


Version 2.8.5
Released 31 Oct 2021 - 33.12 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixed notifications.


Version 2.8.4
Released 30 Oct 2021 - 33.12 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Added support for JSON DASH streams,
Potential fixes for possible browser crashes.


Version 2.8.3
Released 6 Oct 2021 - 33.16 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Added support for %timestamp% field in user-defined command.


Version 2.8.2
Released 27 Sep 2021 - 33.14 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations.


Version 2.8.1
Released 28 Aug 2021 - 32.88 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Added blacklist option for ignoring websites/URLs,
Added auto cleanup option,
Minor fixes.


Version 2.8.0
Released 29 May 2021 - 37.33 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Added support for direct video/audio URLs,
Changed icon,
Added separate notification options,
Swapped youtube-dlc with yt-dlp,
Minor fixes.


Version 2.7.5
Released 20 Apr 2021 - 37.47 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Minor fixes.


Version 2.7.4
Released 9 Apr 2021 - 37.28 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Better keyboard navigation in popup,
Added keyboard shortcut option for opening the popup.


Version 2.7.3
Released 2 Apr 2021 - 37.12 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Fixes for Kodi URLs,
Added option to ignore subtitle files.


Version 2.7.2
Released 29 Mar 2021 - 36.92 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Added support for Kodi URLs (with protocol options),
Added option to select file extension,
Minor fixes.


Version 2.7.1
Released 14 Mar 2021 - 36.38 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
More popup table fixes,
Fixed copying URLs (thanks @slikie),
Added option to append timestamps to filenames.


Version 2.7.0
Released 9 Mar 2021 - 35.81 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Updated translations,
Added German translation (thanks @zec-github),
Fixes for popup table (thanks @ericlee4),
Added support for N_m3u8DL-CLI.


Version 2.6.4
Released 18 Feb 2021 - 33.69 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Added option to use tab title as filename (enabled by default),
New %tabtitle% field for use in user-defined command.


Version 2.6.3
Released 12 Feb 2021 - 32.26 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Minor fixes and cleanup,
Added Russian translation (thanks @solokot),
Added checkbox for source column preference.


Version 2.6.2
Released 10 Feb 2021 - 32.24 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Minor fixes and cleanup,
Added %origin% field to user-defined command,
Better-looking timestamps in popup,
Source column now uses tab title, with URL on mouseover.


Version 2.6.1
Released 21 Jan 2021 - 32.08 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Added dark theme support.


Version 2.6.0
Released 5 Jan 2021 - 31.95 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixes for tool compatibility issues.


Version 2.5.2
Released 30 Dec 2020 - 31.94 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixes for detection algorithm (should be more reliable).


Version 2.5.1
Released 24 Dec 2020 - 31.94 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Further fixes (go figure),
Added options menu button in popup.


Version 2.5.0
Released 20 Dec 2020 - 31.98 kB
Works with firefox 52.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixes for first launch and compatibility (hopefully).


Version 2.4.1
Released 20 Nov 2020 - 30.7 kB
Works with firefox 57.0 and later
Changelog:
Filenames are now treated as URLs in the popup window - can be e.g. dragged and dropped.


Version 2.4.0
Released 19 Nov 2020 - 30.66 kB
Works with firefox 57.0 and later
Changelog:
Improved detection by checking content type header (thanks @toshokan),
Code cleanup (improving responsiveness - hopefully).


Version 2.3.3
Released 8 Nov 2020 - 30.41 kB
Works with firefox 57.0 and later
Changelog:
Added support for TTML/TTML2/DFXP/SRT subtitles.
Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Only with Firefox—Get Firefox Now


Version 2.3.2
Released 21 Sep 2020 - 30.34 kB
Works with firefox 57.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixed URL copy fallback (thanks @Jontron123).


Version 2.3.1
Released 12 Sep 2020 - 30.34 kB
Works with firefox 57.0 and later
Changelog:
Added support for youtube-dlc (new youtube-dl fork).


Version 2.3.0
Released 22 Aug 2020 - 30.25 kB
Works with firefox 57.0 and later
Changelog:
Re-adding clipboard permission for compatibility with older versions of Firefox (fingers crossed).


Version 2.2.2
Released 19 Aug 2020 - 30.03 kB
Works with firefox 57.0 and later
Changelog:
Copying should now work more reliably (here's hoping).


Version 2.2.1
Released 9 Aug 2020 - 29.84 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Removed unnecessary clipboard permission (thanks @ericlee4),
Added external downloader option for youtube-dl.


Version 2.2.0
Released 16 Jul 2020 - 29.59 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
User-defined command now available (thanks @lozengenods).


Version 2.1.2
Released 2 Jul 2020 - 28.99 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Minor bug fixes (previous sessions tab, quotation marks in cookies).


Version 2.1.1
Released 21 Jun 2020 - 29.03 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixed (possibly) unnecessary CPU spikes,
Fixed stuck checkboxes in options menu.


Version 2.1.0
Released 10 Jun 2020 - 29.05 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixed detection process sometimes not working properly,
Toolbar icon now displays total number of detected streams per session.


Version 2.0.1
Released 6 Jun 2020 - 28.77 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixed notification spam.


Version 2.0.0
Released 5 Jun 2020 - 28.74 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Reworked the interface - all functionality now in the popup menu (accessed by clicking on the toolbar icon). Let me know if you encounter any bugs (of which there are probably many),
Separated lists into current tab/all tabs/previous sessions,
Added filtering,
It is now possible to delete individual entries.


Version 1.11.0
Released 19 May 2020 - 25.73 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Pause state and URL list should now persist between sessions.


Version 1.10.0
Released 7 Apr 2020 - 25.56 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
The browser action toolbar button now copies all URLs by default (thanks doronbehar). This change can be reverted in the options menu,
Code cleanup.


Version 1.9.0
Released 26 Feb 2020 - 25.36 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Added HTTP proxy support,
Fixed the copy all URLs option sometimes not working correctly.


Version 1.8.0
Released 25 Nov 2019 - 25.24 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Added Slovak translation (by jose1711),
Added support for outputting Streamlink directly to media player.


Version 1.7.0
Released 2 Nov 2019 - 18.69 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Added support for hlsdl.


Version 1.6.0
Released 9 Jun 2019 - 17.4 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Slightly improved notifications,
Code cleanup.


Version 1.5.0
Released 8 Jun 2019 - 17.22 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Added VTT (subtitle) support,
Added "Copy all URLs" feature in menu.


Version 1.4.0
Released 6 May 2019 - 16.83 kB
Works with firefox 63.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixed clipboard issues (hopefully),
Added "clear list" feature in menu (you can now hide the toolbar icon and never use it if you wish to do so),
Added "pause detection" checkbox in menu.



Version 1.3.0
Released 21 Nov 2018 - 14.1 kB
Works with firefox 56.0 and later
Changelog:
Single entries now in submenu,
Rewrote menu entry (format first).


Version 1.2.0
Released 14 Nov 2018 - 14.03 kB
Works with firefox 56.0 and later
Changelog:
Added support for custom command line parameters (per tool). Leave empty if you don't know what to do with it,
Changed default settings.


Version 1.1.0
Released 24 Jul 2018 - 13.43 kB
Works with firefox 56.0 and later
Changelog:
Added support for MPEG-DASH (MPD), Adobe HDS (F4M), and Microsoft Smooth Streaming (ISM),
Changed name of addon to The Stream Detector due to above change,
Added support for youtube-dl (recommended),
Fixed default settings not working (again).
Note:
FFmpeg doesn't work with F4M and ISM streams. Streamlink doesn't work with ISM streams. Therefore, youtube-dl is the recommended tool. Streams coupled with incompatible tools are copied as plain URLs instead,
There's basically a 0% chance that everything is going to be working fine without me having to fix something. Let me know if you find any significant bugs.


Version 1.0.1
Released 6 Jul 2018 - 12.49 kB
Works with firefox 56.0 and later
Changelog:
Fixed default settings not working.


Version 1.0.0
Released 6 Jul 2018 - 12.49 kB
Works with firefox 56.0 and later
Changelog:
Added support for Firefox Quantum 57+ (after finally rewriting the whole thing),
Replaced Livestreamer with Streamlink,
Output/tool paths and automatic copying currently not supported.




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