Collaborators.md

   1 # Collaborators
   2
   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)
  12
  13 * Owner of the fork
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  16
  17 ## [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
  18
  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)
  20
  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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  26
  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)
  30
  31 * Improved plugin architecture
  32 * Rewrote the networking infrastructure, implemented support for `requests`
  33 * YouTube improvements including: age-gate bypass, private playlists, multiple-clients (to avoid throttling) and a lot of under-the-hood improvements
  34 * Added support for new websites YoutubeWebArchive, MainStreaming, PRX, nzherald, Mediaklikk, StarTV etc
  35 * Improved/fixed support for Patreon, panopto, gfycat, itv, pbs, SouthParkDE etc
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  38
  39 ## [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804) <sub><sup>[Inactive]</sup></sub>
  40
  41 [![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/ashish0804)
  42
  43 * Added support for new websites BiliIntl, DiscoveryPlusIndia, OlympicsReplay, PlanetMarathi, ShemarooMe, Utreon, Zee5 etc
  44 * Added playlist/series downloads for Hotstar, ParamountPlus, Rumble, SonyLIV, Trovo, TubiTv, Voot etc
  45 * Improved/fixed support for HiDive, HotStar, Hungama, LBRY, LinkedInLearning, Mxplayer, SonyLiv, TV2, Vimeo, VLive etc
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  47
  48 ## [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
  49
  50 * `--update-to`, self-updater rewrite, automated/nightly/master releases
  51 * `--cookies-from-browser` support for Firefox containers, external downloader cookie handling overhaul
  52 * Added support for new websites like Dacast, Kick, NBCStations, Triller, VideoKen, Weverse, WrestleUniverse etc
  53 * Improved/fixed support for Anvato, Brightcove, Reddit, SlidesLive, TikTok, Twitter, Vimeo etc
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  55
  56 ## [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
  57
  58 [![gh-sponsor](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Github-white.svg?logo=github&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/sponsors/Grub4K) [![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/Grub4K)
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  60 * `--update-to`, self-updater rewrite, automated/nightly/master releases
  61 * Reworked internals like `traverse_obj`, various core refactors and bugs fixes
  62 * Implemented proper progress reporting for parallel downloads
  63 * Improved/fixed/added Bundestag, crunchyroll, pr0gramm, Twitter, WrestleUniverse etc
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  65
  66 ## [sepro](https://github.com/seproDev)
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  68 * UX improvements: Warn when ffmpeg is missing, warn when double-clicking exe
  69 * Code cleanup: Remove dead extractors, mark extractors as broken, enable/apply ruff rules
  70 * Improved/fixed/added ArdMediathek, DRTV, Floatplane, MagentaMusik, Naver, Nebula, OnDemandKorea, Vbox7 etc