Core changes

• Respect PATHEXT when locating JS runtime on Windows (#15117) by Grub4K
• cookies: Fix --cookies-from-browser for new installs of Firefox 147+ (#15215) by bashonly, mbway

Extractor changes

• agalega: Add extractor (#15105) by putridambassador121
• alibaba: Add extractor (#15253) by seproDev
• bitmovin: Add extractor (#15064) by seproDev
• digiteka: Rework extractor (#14903) by beliote
• fc2: live: Raise appropriate error when stream is offline (#15180) by Zer0spectrum
• floatplane: Add subtitle support (#15069) by seproDev
• jtbc: Fix extractor (#15047) by seproDev
• loom: Fix extractor (#15236) by bashonly
• mave: channel: Add extractor (#14915) by anlar
• medaltv: Rework extractor (#15103) by seproDev
• netapp: Add extractors (#15122) by darkstar
• nhk: Fix extractors (#14528) by garret1317
• nowcanal: Add extractor (#14584) by pferreir
• patreon: campaign: Fix extractor (#15108) by thomasmllt
• rinsefm: Fix extractors (#15020) by 1bnBattuta, seproDev
• s4c: Fix geo-restricted content (#15196) by seproDev
• soundcloudplaylist: Support new API URLs (#15071) by seproDev
• sporteurope: Support new domain (#15251) by bashonly
• sproutvideo: Fix extractor (#15113) by bashonly
• thechosen: Add extractors (#14183) by mrFlamel
• thisoldhouse: Fix login support (#15097) by bashonly
• tubitv: series: Fix extractor (#15018) by Zer0spectrum
• urplay: Fix extractor (#15120) by seproDev
• web.archive: youtube: Fix extractor (#15234) by seproDev
• wistiachannel: Fix extractor (#14218) by Sojiroh
• xhamster: Fix extractor (#15252) by 0xvd
• yfanefa: Add extractor (#15032) by Haytam001
• youtube
  • Add use_ad_playback_context extractor-arg (#15220) by WhatAmISupposedToPutHere
  • Allow ejs patch version to differ (#15263) by Grub4K
  • Detect "super resolution" AI-upscaled formats (#15050) by bashonly
  • Determine wait time from player response (#14646) by bashonly, WhatAmISupposedToPutHere
  • Extract all automatic caption languages (#15156) by bashonly
  • Improve message when no JS runtime is found (#15266) by bashonly
  • Update ejs to 0.3.2 (#15267) by bashonly

Downloader changes

• [Fix playback wait time for ffmpeg downloads](23f1ab346927ab73ad5...

Core changes

• cookies
  • Allow --cookies-from-browser for Safari on iOS (#14950) by pha1n0q
  • Support Firefox cookies database v17 (#15010) by Grub4K
• sponsorblock: Add hook category (#14845) by seproDev
• update: Fix PyInstaller onedir variant detection (#14800) by bashonly

Extractor changes

• 1tv: live: Add extractor (#14299) by swayll
• ardaudiothek: Add extractors (#14309) by evilpie, marieell
• bunnycdn
  • Fix extractor (#14954) by seproDev
  • Support player subdomain URLs (#14979) by einstein95
• discoverynetworksde: Fix extraction (#14818) by dirkf, w4grfw (With fixes in f3c255b by bashonly)
• floatplane: Fix extractor (#14984) by i3p9
• googledrive
  • Fix subtitles extraction (#14809) by seproDev
  • Rework extractor (#14746) by seproDev
• kika: Do not extract non-existent subtitles (#14813) by InvalidUsernameException
• mux: Add extractor (#14914) by PierceLBrooks, seproDev
• nascarclassics: Add extractor (#14866) by JrM2628
• nbc: Detect and discard DRM formats (#14844) by bashonly
• ntv.ru: Rework extractor (#14934) by anlar, seproDev (With fixes in a86eeaa by seproDev)
• play.tv: Update extractor for new domain (#14905) by thomasmllt
• tubetugraz: Support alternate URL format (#14718) by krystophny
• twitch
  • Fix playlist extraction (#15008) by bashonly, ctengel
  • stream: Fix extractor (#14988) by seproDev
  • vod: Fix extractor (#14999) by Zer0spectrum
• urplay: Fix extractor (#14785) by seproDev
• web.archive: youtube: Fix extractor (#14753) by seproDev
• xhamster: Fix extractor (#14948) by CaramelConnoisseur, dhwz
• youtube
  • Add tv_downgraded client (#14887) by seproDev (With fixes in fa35eb2)
  • Fix web_embedded client extraction (#14843) by bashonly, seproDev
  • Fix auto-generated metadata extraction (#13896) by TheQWERTYCodr
  • Fix original language detection (#14919) by bashonly
  • Implement external n/sig solver (#14157) by bashonly, coletdjnz, Grub4K, seproDev (With fixes in 4b4223b, ee98be4, c0c9f30, cacd163, [8636a9b](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp...

Core changes

• Remove Python 3.9 support (#13861) by bashonly

Extractor changes

• appleconnect: Rework extractor (#13229) by doe1080
• idagio: Support URLs with country codes (#14655) by robin-mu
• tvnoe: Rework Extractor (#13369) by doe1080
• youtube: Use temporary player client workaround (#14693) by gamer191

Misc. changes

• cleanup
  • Miscellaneous
    • c7bda21 by bashonly, seproDev
    • de7b3c0 by bashonly
• docs: Update list of maintainers (#14148) by bashonly, coletdjnz, seproDev

Core changes

• Fix prefer-vp9-sort compat option (#14603) by seproDev

Extractor changes

• 10play
  • Handle geo-restriction errors (#14618) by bashonly
  • Rework extractor (#14417) by seproDev, Sipherdrakon
• abc.net.au: Support listen URLs (#14389) by uoag
• cbc.ca: listen: Add extractor (#14391) by uoag
• dropout: Update extractor for new domain (#14531) by cecilia-sanare
• idagio: Add extractors (#14586) by robin-mu
• musescore: Fix extractor (#14598) by seproDev
• prankcastpost: Rework extractor (#14445) by columndeeply
• slideslive: Fix extractor (#14619) by bashonly
• soundcloud: Support new API URLs (#14449) by seproDev
• tiktok
  • Support browser impersonation (#14473) by bashonly, thanhtaivtt
  • user: Fix private account extraction (#14585) by CasualYT31
• vidyard: Extract chapters (#14478) by exterrestris
• xhamster: Fix extractor (#14446) by dhwz, dirkf, shssoichiro
• youtube
  • Detect experiment binding GVS PO Token to video id (#14471) by coletdjnz
  • tab: Fix approximate timestamp extraction for feeds (#14539) by coletdjnz

Extractor changes

• twitch: vod: Fix live_status detection (#14457) by bashonly
• youtube
  • Fix player JS overrides (#14430) by bashonly, seproDev
  • Improve PO token logging (#14447) by seproDev
  • Player client maintenance (#14448) by seproDev
  • Replace tv_simply with web_safari in default clients (#14465) by bashonly

Core changes

• compat: Add compat_datetime_from_timestamp (#11902) by pzhlkj6612, seproDev
• utils
  • mimetype2ext: Recognize vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts (#14388) by seproDev
  • random_user_agent: Bump versions (#14317) by seproDev

Extractor changes

• 10play: Fix extractor (#14242) by Sipherdrakon
• applepodcast: Fix extractor (#14372) by seproDev
• loco: Fix extractor (#14256) by seproDev
• mitele: Remove extractor (#14348) by bashonly
• newspicks: Warn when only preview is available (#14197) by doe1080
• onsen: Add extractor (#10971) by doe1080
• pixivsketch: Remove extractors (#14196) by doe1080
• smotrim: Rework extractors (#14200) by doe1080, swayll
• telecinco: Support browser impersonation (#14351) by bashonly
• tiktok: live: Fix room ID extraction (#14287) by bashonly
• ttinglive: Adapt FlexTV extractor to new domain (#14375) by seproDev
• tunein: Fix extractors (#13981) by doe1080
• twitch: clips: Fix extractor (#14397) by seproDev
• vimeo: Fix login error handling (#14280) by bashonly
• vk
  • Support vksport URLs (#14341) by seproDev
  • uservideos: Support alternate URL format (#14376) by seproDev
• xhamster: Fix extractor (#14286) by nicolaasjan, willsmillie (With fixes in 677997d by arand, thegymguy)
• youtube: Force player 0004de42 (#14398) by seproDev

Misc. changes

• build
  • Fix cache warmer (#14261) by bashonly
  • Post-release workflow cleanup (#14250) by bashonly
  • Refactor Linux build jobs (#14275) by bashonly
  • Use PyInstaller 6.16 for Windows (#14318) by bashonly
  • Use SPDX license identifier (#14260) by cdce8p
  • Use new PyInstaller builds for Windows (#14273) by bashonly
• ci
  • Bump actions/setup-python to v6 (#14282) by bashonly
  • Improve workflow checks (#14316) by bashonly
  • Test and lint workflows (#14249) by bashonly
  • Test with Python 3.14 (#13468) by bashonly
• cleanup
  • Bump ruff to 0.13.x (#14293) by bashonly
  • Deprecate various options (#13821) by seproDev
  • Remove broken extractors (#14305) by bashonly
  • Remove setup.cfg (#14314) by seproDev (With fixes in [8ab262c]...

Core changes

• Fix --id deprecation warning (#14190) by seproDev

Extractor changes

• charlierose: Fix extractor (#14231) by gitchasing
• googledrive: Fix subtitles extraction (#14139) by zakaryan2004
• itvbtcc: Fix extractor (#14161) by garret1317
• kick: vod: Support ongoing livestream VODs (#14154) by InvalidUsernameException
• lrt: Fix extractors (#14193) by seproDev
• tver: Extract more metadata (#14165) by arabcoders
• vevo: Restore extractors (#14203) by seproDev

Misc. changes

• build: Overhaul Linux builds and refactor release workflow (#13997) by bashonly

Extractor changes

• generic
  • Simplify invalid URL error message (#14167) by seproDev
  • Use https as fallback protocol (#14160) by seproDev
• skeb: Support wav files (#14147) by seproDev
• youtube
  • Add tcc player JS variant (#14134) by bashonly
  • Deprioritize web_safari m3u8 formats (#14168) by bashonly
  • Player client maintenance (#14135) by bashonly
  • Use alternative tv user-agent when authenticated (#14169) by bashonly

Core changes

• cookies: Fix --cookies-from-browser with Firefox 142+ (#14114) by bashonly, Grub4K (With fixes in 526410b by bashonly)

Extractor changes

• mediaklikk: Fix extractor (#13975) by zhallgato
• steam: Fix extractors (#14093) by doe1080
• youtube
  • Improve tv client context (#14122) by bashonly
  • Optimize playback wait times (#14124) by bashonly
  • Replace ios with tv_simply in default clients (#14123) by bashonly, coletdjnz
  • Update tv client config (#14101) by seproDev

Misc. changes

• build: Post-release workflow cleanup (#14090) by bashonly

Core changes

• Warn against using -f mp4 (#13915) by seproDev
• utils: Add improved jwt_encode function (#14071) by bashonly

Extractor changes

• Extract avif storyboard formats from MPD manifests (#14016) by doe1080
• _rta_search: Do not assume age_limit is 0 (#13985) by doe1080
• adobetv: Fix extractor (#13917) by doe1080
• bilibili: Handle Bangumi redirection (#14038) by grqz, junyilou
• faulio: Add extractor (#13907) by CasperMcFadden95
• francetv: site: Fix extractor (#14082) by bashonly
• medialaan: Rework extractors (#14015) by doe1080
• mtv: Overhaul extractors (#14052) by bashonly, doe1080, Randalix, seproDev
• niconico: live: Support age-restricted streams (#13549) by doe1080
• nrktvepisode: Fix extractor (#14065) by runarmod
• puhutv: Fix playlists extraction (#11955) by e2dk4r
• steam: Fix extractor (#14008) by AzartX47
• svt: Extract forced subs under separate lang code (#14062) by PierreMesure
• tiktok: user: Avoid infinite loop during extraction (#14032) by bashonly (With fixes in 471a2b6)
• vimeo
  • album: Support embed-only and non-numeric albums (#14021) by bashonly
  • event: Fix extractor (#14064) by bashonly
• weibo
  • Fix extractors (#14012) by AzartX47, bashonly
  • Support more URLs and --no-playlist (#14035) by bashonly
• youtube
  • Add es5 and es6 player JS variants (#14005) by bashonly
  • Add playback_wait extractor-arg by bashonly
  • Default to main player JS variant (#14079) by bashonly
  • Extract title and description from initial data (#14078) by bashonly
  • Handle required preroll waiting period (#14081) by bashonly
  • Remove default player params (#14081) by bashonly
  • tab: Fix playlists tab extraction (#14030) by bashonly

Downloader changes

• Support available_at format field (#13980) by bashonly

Postprocessor changes

• xattrmetadata: Only set "Where From" attribute on macOS (#13999) by bashonly

Misc. changes

• build
  • Add Windows ARM64 builds (#14003) by bashonly
  • Bump PyInstaller version to 6.15.0 for Windows (#14002) by bashonly
  • Discontinue darwin_legacy_exe support (#13860) by bashonly
• cleanup
  • Remove dead extractors (#13996) by doe1080
  • Miscellaneous: c2fc4f3 by bashonly