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arkTube - the ultimate YouTube downloader |
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/* Usage */ |
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Use Google's YouTube app and select a video Select the share button(arrow) on the top right corner and choose arkTube Use a separate video player and watch the downloaded video |
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/* Features */ |
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Supports downloading ALL resolutions including 1080p, 1440p, 4K and 8K Supports downloading audio Supports downloading playlists Download accelerator support Automatically merges thumbnail(artwork), tags and other metadata when downloading audio Provides option to merge metadata to video downloads Supports downloading videos as VP9 format Supports downloading audio as Vorbis / Opus codec Supports downloading 50fps / 60fps Supports resuming paused downloads |
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/* Powerful engine */ |
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arkTube uses one of the most actively developed open-source project in the world : youtube-dl Supports downloading all options Optimized downloader for faster downloads Download without any loss to quality Consistently updated for best compatiblity |
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/* Instructions */ |
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1) Download "arkTube APK" from the link below and install 2) Install "arter97 Donation Package" from the Play store |
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* Video that requires adult authentication or login, marked as hidden from public, is a live-stream may be unsupported * |
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/* Contact */ |
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/* Downloads and links */ |
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/* Changelog */ |
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9.3 yt-dlp engine updated to 2024.12.23 Fixed parsing issues with dubbed, HDR and 1080p+ videos
9.2.1 yt-dlp engine updated to 2024.07.25 to fix format download errors including Opus and HDR videos
9.2 yt-dlp engine updated to 2024.05.26+fb44020fa98e to fix download issues Fixed an error causing initialization to be stuck Improved download logic to be faster Support added for 1080p Premium
9.1.1 Fixed download failures on several video types including previous live-streams Improved download speed and reliability
9.1 yt-dlp engine updated to 2023.12.30+fb44020fa98e to fix download issues Video parsing issue fixed Fixed channel downloads Major download speed improvement using parallel segment downloads Added support for latest processors with no AArch32 decoder
9.0.6 yt-dlp engine updated to 2023.06.22 to fix downloads issues
9.0.5 yt-dlp engine updated to 2023.06.18@01aba2519a08 to improve downloads
9.0.4 yt-dlp engine updated to 2023.03.04 to fix slow downloads
9.0.3 Fixed an error causing downloads to fail yt-dlp engine updated to 2023.02.17
9.0.1 Fixed an error causing some downloads to fail (Download speed will be improved in future updates)
9.0 Fixed download speeds getting throttled too extremely Switched engine to yt-dlp 2021.12.01 Fixed an error causing downloads to fail on videos with multiple subtitles ffmpeg updated to 4.4.1 Python updated to v3.9.9 aria2c updated to 1.36.0 Android NDK updated to r23b Other misc bug fixes
8.1.1 Switched engine to youtube-dl 2021.04.01 Fixed an error causing downloads to fail on some region Fixed resolution calculation for portrait videos
8.1 Added support to download an entire channel Fixed playlist downloads due to Google's server-side changes
8.0 Switched engine to youtube-dlc 2020.10.31 Fixed an error causing some downloads to fail Added support for Mix type playlists Download now starts much faster Resuming downloads now work more reliably Optimized downloader to saturate multi-Gigabit connections such as 5G
7.1.13 Added support for Android 11 Added an option to mark playlist numbers in reverse order
7.1.12 Fixed an error causing some downloads to fail youtube-dl engine updated to 2020.07.28
7.1.11 Fixed an error causing some downloads to fail youtube-dl engine updated to 2020.05.29
7.1.10 Fixed an error causing downloads to fail Fixed an error causing playlist downloads to halt indefinitely youtube-dl engine updated to 2020.03.24
7.1.9 Fixed an error causing some downloads to fail Fixed downloading issues with some playlists with emoji youtube-dl engine updated to 2020.01.24
7.1.8 Fixed an error causing some downloads to fail youtube-dl engine updated to 2019.09.12.1
7.1.7 Fixed an error causing titles to be incorrectly saved youtube-dl engine updated to 2019.07.30
7.1.6 Fixed an error causing some downloads to fail youtube-dl engine updated to 2019.06.21
7.1.5 Fixed an error causing downloads to fail youtube-dl engine updated to 2019.06.08
7.1.3 Fixed an error causing downloads to fail Fixed an error causing playlist order to be ignored youtube-dl engine updated to 2019.04.30 ffmpeg updated to 4.0.4 Python updated to v3.7.3 OpenSSL updated to 1.1.1b Android NDK updated to r19c Other misc bug fixes
7.1.2 Fixed an error causing some videos to fail youtube-dl engine updated to 2019.01.24 Python updated to 3.7.2 OpenSSL updated to 1.1.1a Android NDK updated to r19 Other misc bug fixes
7.1.1 Fixed an error causing downloads of some videos to fail due to encoding issues Prevention of Adoptable Storage added Guide added to disable battery optimization for the Donation Package
7.1 Fixed an error causing some videos to be shown as unsupported youtube-dl engine updated to 2018.11.07 ffmpeg updated to 4.0.3 Python updated to 3.7.1 and be much lighter OpenSSL updated to 1.1.1 c-ares updated to 1.15.0 Android NDK updated to r18 Other misc bug fixes
7.0.1 Fixed an error breaking playlist downloads 360p option added to auto download functionality Playlist downloads are now queued much faster Playlist notifications are better handled Fixed an error causing playlist cancellation to stuck on initialization notification Fixed a parsing error on some videos with AV1 codec - AV1 support is planned when YouTube provides high resolution tracks with AV1
7.0 Fixed an error causing many videos to be shown as unsupported youtube-dl engine updated to 2018.09.08 aria2c updated to 1.34.0 ffmpeg updated to 4.0.2 Python updated to 3.7.0 OpenSSL updated to 1.0.2p Android NDK updated to r17c Share menu icons redesigned for extra distinguishability Improved downloads cancellation to work much more reliably Added timeout setting of 1 minute to download initialization Update notification will now show changelog too Added an option for allowing or preferring 60 fps videos Other misc bug fixes
6.1.3 Added an option for choosing MKV format to fix subtitles embedding
6.1.2 Added support for adaptive icon
6.1.1 Fixed download failures occurring when video title starts with a special character
6.1 youtube-dl engine updated to 2018.03.10 Improved license validation Added support for high-FPS HDR videos Fixed crashes on HDR auto downloads Fixed crashes when trying to show high-FPS dialog Fixed some uncommon URL handlings Download attempt increased to 5 times from 3 Other minor bug fixes
6.0 aria2c updated to 1.33.1 ffmpeg updated to 3.4.1 youtube-dl engine updated to 2018.02.04 Python updated to 3.6.4 Replaced Fast download mode with Dynamic download to countermeasure YouTube throttling Implemented HDR option Improved device responsiveness when downloading Improved downloads cancellation to work much faster Fixed notifications disappearing on rare occasions Fixed notifications getting stuck on rare occasions Improved initial download speed by caching JSON Improved initial stability by using proper youtube-dl option Fixed an issue where caches are not being cleaned Fixed VP9 detection on recent devices
5.5 aria2c updated to 1.33.0 ffmpeg updated to 3.3.4 youtube-dl engine updated to 2017.10.20 Python updated to 3.6.3 Android Oreo compatibility issues workarounded Few improvements to avoid force-closes
5.4 Dropped support for Android versions below 5.0 ffmpeg updated to 3.3.3 youtube-dl engine updated to 2017.08.18 Python updated to 3.6.2 Fixed a random crash making notifications stuck on Android Nougat Fixed a crash for German users Fixed a crash while parsing auto select data Fixed an issue causing notification title to be weird on Android Nougat during resuming downloads
5.3.2 youtube-dl engine updated to 2017.04.28 Fixed an error causing some videos to be shown as unsupported
5.3.1 youtube-dl engine updated to 2017.04.17 Fixed audio playlist downloads being stuck
5.3 youtube-dl engine updated to 2017.04.02 Added Dutch, Russian, Spanish, French and German translation Fixed stability issues on Android N Fixed fps parsing Fixed jpg files being left behind if mkv format is used Improved general stability
5.2.2 youtube-dl engine updated to 2017.02.10 Fixed an error showing temporary network issue when it's not
5.2.1 youtube-dl engine updated to 2017.02.01 Fixed an error causing force-close on triggering a new download Fixed an error causing many videos to be shown as unsupported
5.2 youtube-dl engine updated to 2017.01.29 Emoji characters in video titles are now removed to workaround issues Fixed instability issues introduced in Android N Better formatted Notifications in Android N Downloads now handled in a separate service for improved stability Detects temporary network errors
5.1.1 Fixed an error causing app termination on installing components
5.1 Python updated to 3.6.0 youtube-dl engine updated to 2017.01.10 arm64 binaries added for 64-bit optimizations Fixed multiple errors causing videos to show as "Unsupported" Fixed an error causing app not to launch(white screen) on some devices Fixed a force-close error upon using External Storage Fixed different video downloads being recognized as duplicates Fixed 1080p video being auto-downloaded when 1080p60fps is requested Fixed the device lagging when downloading particular videos Play store : fixed donation package app not being detected
5.0 Major stability improvements Downloads failure rate reduced Fixed memory leaks causing download counts being limited Fixed 2GB file download limit Fixed playlist downloads cancellation not working properly Fixed permission check if root access is used Fixed issue where LG users having incorrect percentage if saving to external storage Fixed merge percentage calculation not displaying properly Internal performance improvements Metadata merging performance greatly improved(AtomicParsley) FFmpeg updated to 3.1.3 youtube-dl engine updated to 2016.09.27
4.0 Python updated to 3.5.2 youtube-dl engine updated to 2016.09.11.1 Python and youtube-dl lightened to improve performance Advises users to turn off Doze for arkTube Download accelerator implemented with aria2c Implemented proper methods for external storage(SAF/Legacy/Root) Implemented option to choose directory on each download Added option to disable metadata download on audio Added option to download Vorbis/Opus audio Added option to separate audio download directory Heads-up notifications applied Fixed MediaScanner not working properly Fixed jpg files being left over Fixed segment downloads not working properly Other major bug fixes
3.3.8 Dismisses notification if downloading playlist and the file already exists (Next version will have Opus,Vorbis audio codec support, non-DASH support and fixes for audio thumbnails)
3.3.7 Misc bug fixes
3.3.5 Added support for shared YouTube videos
3.3.4 Fixed issues related to Nexus 6P's latest security update youtube-dl engine updated from 2016.04.24 to 2016.06.25 Fixed some playlist downloads not working Added option to toggle track number in playlist downloads Fixed resuming cancelled downloads not working Added automatic crash reporting via ACRA
3.3.2 Fixes 4K, 8K auto downloads Fixes issues around download cancellations Memory optimizations : Auto Greenifying Share menu text changed to not truncate Fixes VP9, Metadata downloads not working properly Removes .temp, .jpg file properly
3.3.1 Misc errors fixed
3.3 Internal optimizations youtube-dl engine updated from 2016.02.13 to 2016.04.24 Fixed some playlist downloads not working Misc errors fixed
3.2 Fixed download dialog's wrong title Fixed playlist downloading order Fixed download paths including % character Added number to playlist downloads Support added for unknown file sizes reported by YouTube
3.1 Fixed playlist downloads that contains an un-downloadable video Playlist tracks notifications are now dismissed after successful download
3.0 Downloading playlists implemented Auto download feature implemented AppIntro added Misc activities excluded from task switcher Video & audio download menu separated Download type showed in the notification Misc errors fixed
2.3 Properly fixed cancelling downloads Implemented resuming downloads directly from notifications Warning messages regarding VP9, Greenify added Added an option to toggle adding video ID after file name Implemented updates checker
2.2 Initial release |
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/* Known issues */ |
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None |
