Collaborators.md

   1 # Collaborators
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   3 This is a list of the collaborators of the project and their major contributions. See the [Changelog](Changelog.md) for more details.
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   5 You can also find lists of all [contributors of yt-dlp](CONTRIBUTORS) and [authors of youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/blob/master/AUTHORS)
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   8 ## [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
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  10 [![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/pukkandan)
  11 [![gh-sponsor](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Github-white.svg?logo=github&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/sponsors/pukkandan)
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  13 * Owner of the fork
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  16
  17 ## [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
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  19 [![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/shirt)
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  21 * Multithreading (`-N`) and aria2c support for fragment downloads
  22 * Support for media initialization and discontinuity in HLS
  23 * The self-updater (`-U`)
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  27 ## [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
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  29 [![gh-sponsor](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Github-white.svg?logo=github&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/sponsors/coletdjnz)
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  31 * Improved plugin architecture
  32 * YouTube improvements including: age-gate bypass, private playlists, multiple-clients (to avoid throttling) and a lot of under-the-hood improvements
  33 * Added support for new websites YoutubeWebArchive, MainStreaming, PRX, nzherald, Mediaklikk, StarTV etc
  34 * Improved/fixed support for Patreon, panopto, gfycat, itv, pbs, SouthParkDE etc
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  38 ## [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804) <sub><sup>[Inactive]</sup></sub>
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  40 [![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/ashish0804)
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  42 * Added support for new websites BiliIntl, DiscoveryPlusIndia, OlympicsReplay, PlanetMarathi, ShemarooMe, Utreon, Zee5 etc
  43 * Added playlist/series downloads for Hotstar, ParamountPlus, Rumble, SonyLIV, Trovo, TubiTv, Voot etc
  44 * Improved/fixed support for HiDive, HotStar, Hungama, LBRY, LinkedInLearning, Mxplayer, SonyLiv, TV2, Vimeo, VLive etc
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  46
  47 ## [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
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  49 * `--update-to`, automated release, nightly builds
  50 * `--cookies-from-browser` support for Firefox containers
  51 * Added support for new websites Genius, Kick, NBCStations, Triller, VideoKen etc
  52 * Improved/fixed support for Anvato, Brightcove, Instagram, ParamountPlus, Reddit, SlidesLive, TikTok, Twitter, Vimeo etc
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  54
  55 ## [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
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  57 [![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/Grub4K) [![gh-sponsor](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Github-white.svg?logo=github&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/sponsors/Grub4K)
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  59 * `--update-to`, automated release, nightly builds
  60 * Rework internals like `traverse_obj`, various core refactors and bugs fixes
  61 * Helped fix crunchyroll, Twitter, wrestleuniverse, wistia, slideslive etc