FlashGot Mass Downloader Version History
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Version 1.5.6.14
v 1.5.6.14rc1
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x Removed any "for each()" usage for Nightly
compatibility (thanks Romani for reporting)
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x Removed any "for each()" usage for Nightly
compatibility (thanks Romani for reporting)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.13
v 1.5.6.13
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+ e10s-compatible API
+ Video DownloadHelper integration
x Restored Nightly compatibility broken by bug 1253016
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+ e10s-compatible API
+ Video DownloadHelper integration
x Restored Nightly compatibility broken by bug 1253016
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.12.1-signed
v 1.5.6.12
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+ "[Middle Button Drag Down] gesture starts FlashGot
downloads" checkbox in FlashGot Options
x Gesture is not processed at all if disabled
x Fixed Link Chooser not properly honoring its
"Choose all items by default" checkbox (thanks
BaptX for reporting)
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+ "[Middle Button Drag Down] gesture starts FlashGot
downloads" checkbox in FlashGot Options
x Gesture is not processed at all if disabled
x Fixed Link Chooser not properly honoring its
"Choose all items by default" checkbox (thanks
BaptX for reporting)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.11.1-signed
v 1.5.6.11
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x Fixed built-in download manager not working on
SeaMonkey 33 and above (thanks therube for report)
x Fixed incompatibility with recent Gecko versions,
sending raw POST data with preamble headers (thanks
MoSal for report and flashgot.user for patch)
+ New custom download manager argument placeholder
"RAWPOST", sends the raw POST upload data including
its headers (thanks flashgot.user for patch)
+ New custom download manager argument placeholder
"HEADERS" sends just the POST data headers (thanks
flashgot.user for patch)
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x Fixed built-in download manager not working on
SeaMonkey 33 and above (thanks therube for report)
x Fixed incompatibility with recent Gecko versions,
sending raw POST data with preamble headers (thanks
MoSal for report and flashgot.user for patch)
+ New custom download manager argument placeholder
"RAWPOST", sends the raw POST upload data including
its headers (thanks flashgot.user for patch)
+ New custom download manager argument placeholder
"HEADERS" sends just the POST data headers (thanks
flashgot.user for patch)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.10.1-signed
v 1.5.6.10
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+ Folx 4 and 3 support as "Folx" (legacy support as
"Folx 2")
+ [Linux] Support for 5 additional terminal emulators
(konsole, lxterminal, urxvt, rxvt, xfce4-terminal,
thanks Mathias Bauer for patch)
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+ Folx 4 and 3 support as "Folx" (legacy support as
"Folx 2")
+ [Linux] Support for 5 additional terminal emulators
(konsole, lxterminal, urxvt, rxvt, xfce4-terminal,
thanks Mathias Bauer for patch)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.9.1-signed
v 1.5.6.9
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x Fixed JDownloader2 detection issue (thanks user
for patch)
x Updated Youtube support (thanks user for patch)
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x Fixed JDownloader2 detection issue (thanks user
for patch)
x Updated Youtube support (thanks user for patch)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.8.1-signed
v 1.5.6.8
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+ Support for full encryption on https://flashgot.net
x Gracefully handle malformed referrer URIs
+ [Unix] Turned the "Press any key to exit..." prompt
(which was a lie) into "Press [ENTER] to quit..."
The flashgot.term.autoClose about:config preference
can be set to either to -1 (default) to prompt, 0
to close the terminal immediately, or an integer
number of seconds to wait before closing
x [Media] Restored pre-1.5.6.6 title extrapolation
from top window, rather than local window. Local
window title can be reactivated by setting the
flashgot.media.use_iframe_title pref. to true
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+ Support for full encryption on https://flashgot.net
x Gracefully handle malformed referrer URIs
+ [Unix] Turned the "Press any key to exit..." prompt
(which was a lie) into "Press [ENTER] to quit..."
The flashgot.term.autoClose about:config preference
can be set to either to -1 (default) to prompt, 0
to close the terminal immediately, or an integer
number of seconds to wait before closing
x [Media] Restored pre-1.5.6.6 title extrapolation
from top window, rather than local window. Local
window title can be reactivated by setting the
flashgot.media.use_iframe_title pref. to true
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.7.1-signed
v 1.5.6.7
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+ Terminal windows attached to Linux/OS X download
managers are now paused on completion with
"Press any key to exit...", unless you set the
"flashgot.term.autoClose" about:config preference
to a non-negative integer value, meaning the number
of seconds to wait before automatically closing.
x Fixed regression causing download managers which
require a terminal to fail (thanks hobbitland for
reporting)
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+ Terminal windows attached to Linux/OS X download
managers are now paused on completion with
"Press any key to exit...", unless you set the
"flashgot.term.autoClose" about:config preference
to a non-negative integer value, meaning the number
of seconds to wait before automatically closing.
x Fixed regression causing download managers which
require a terminal to fail (thanks hobbitland for
reporting)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.6.1-signed
v 1.5.6.6
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x [Media] Several media capturing improvements
(thanks user for patches)
x [Build Gallery] Fixed functions evaluation broken
on recent Firefox versions (thanks user for patch)
x [Chooser] Fixed recent directory autocompletion
by mouse not working in Firefox 32 and above
x [Unix] Customizable terminal/launcher: if a
"flashgot-term" script is found in $PATH it gets
passed a "FlashGot (number of links)" string as its
first argument (to be used as the terminal title),
followed by the actual executable with arguments
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x [Media] Several media capturing improvements
(thanks user for patches)
x [Build Gallery] Fixed functions evaluation broken
on recent Firefox versions (thanks user for patch)
x [Chooser] Fixed recent directory autocompletion
by mouse not working in Firefox 32 and above
x [Unix] Customizable terminal/launcher: if a
"flashgot-term" script is found in $PATH it gets
passed a "FlashGot (number of links)" string as its
first argument (to be used as the terminal title),
followed by the actual executable with arguments
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.5.1-signed
v 1.5.6.5
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x [Mac] Fixed external download manager detection
broken on Mac OS X in Firefox 32 and above
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x [Mac] Fixed external download manager detection
broken on Mac OS X in Firefox 32 and above
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.4.1-signed
v 1.5.6.4
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x [Media] Prevent cache-related locks when using the
built-in Firefox download manager with media files.
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x [Media] Prevent cache-related locks when using the
built-in Firefox download manager with media files.
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.3.1-signed
v 1.5.6.3
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x Better ZiZagDownloader support (thanks ZONINOZ for
patch)
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x Better ZiZagDownloader support (thanks ZONINOZ for
patch)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.2.1-signed
v 1.5.6.2
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x [Media] Improved Youtube and embedly.com support
(thanks "user" for patch)
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x [Media] Improved Youtube and embedly.com support
(thanks "user" for patch)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.1.1-signed
v 1.5.6.1
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x [Media] Fixed regression in IFrames media detection
(thanks "user" for patch)
+ [Media] Fixed typo in Youtube module
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x [Media] Fixed regression in IFrames media detection
(thanks "user" for patch)
+ [Media] Fixed typo in Youtube module
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.6.1-signed
v 1.5.6
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+ [Media] Improved Youtube HD movies detection
(thanks "user" for patch)
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+ [Media] Improved Youtube HD movies detection
(thanks "user" for patch)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.99.1-signed
v 1.5.5.99
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+ Xtreme Download Manager support
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+ Xtreme Download Manager support
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.98.1-signed
v 1.5.5.98
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+ Folx 3 support
x Fixed sandboxed Youtube signature decoding breaking
Flashblock
+ MultiGet download manager support
x Fixed pyLoad being automatically selected even if
not present
+ Updated imagebam.com direct download support
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+ Folx 3 support
x Fixed sandboxed Youtube signature decoding breaking
Flashblock
+ MultiGet download manager support
x Fixed pyLoad being automatically selected even if
not present
+ Updated imagebam.com direct download support
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.97.1-signed
v 1.5.5.97
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x Fixed generic redirection resolution breaking
web.archive.org downloads (thanks msjs for report)
x Fixed generic redirection resolution exceptions not
working as intended (thanks barbaz for debugging)
x Updated uGet's display name to its currently
preferred capitalization
x [Built-in DM] Fixed file name sanitization bug (
thanks George Karas for reporting)
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x Fixed generic redirection resolution breaking
web.archive.org downloads (thanks msjs for report)
x Fixed generic redirection resolution exceptions not
working as intended (thanks barbaz for debugging)
x Updated uGet's display name to its currently
preferred capitalization
x [Built-in DM] Fixed file name sanitization bug (
thanks George Karas for reporting)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.96.1-signed
v 1.5.5.96
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+ [YouTube] New hd1440 DASH format detection (thanks
user and al_9x)
+ pyLoad support (thanks pgoeri for patch)
x Support for forced file names with uGet (thanks
Michael Tunnell for RFE)
x uGet support on Windows put on par with Linux
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+ [YouTube] New hd1440 DASH format detection (thanks
user and al_9x)
+ pyLoad support (thanks pgoeri for patch)
x Support for forced file names with uGet (thanks
Michael Tunnell for RFE)
x uGet support on Windows put on par with Linux
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.95.1-signed
v 1.5.5.95
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+ [Media] Detection of Youtube's demuxed streams
(DASH, thanks user for patch)
x Fixed command line escaping issue on Windows,
thanks vipiish for patch
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+ [Media] Detection of Youtube's demuxed streams
(DASH, thanks user for patch)
x Fixed command line escaping issue on Windows,
thanks vipiish for patch
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.94.1-signed
v 1.5.5.94
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+ [Media] Fixed regression breaking Youtube detection
on Firefox < 24
+ [Media] Support for some Youtube formats which had
been hidden in the "official" API (thanks "user")
v 1.5.5.93
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+ [Media] Realmedia support
x [Media] Fixed Youtube's new AJAX navigation causing
FlashGot Media menu to accumulate entries
x [Media] Fixed icon installation regression
+ [Media] Australis-compatible icon installation
x Fixed folder selection intermittent failures on
non-Windows platforms (thanks Keba for reporting)
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+ [Media] Fixed regression breaking Youtube detection
on Firefox < 24
+ [Media] Support for some Youtube formats which had
been hidden in the "official" API (thanks "user")
v 1.5.5.93
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+ [Media] Realmedia support
x [Media] Fixed Youtube's new AJAX navigation causing
FlashGot Media menu to accumulate entries
x [Media] Fixed icon installation regression
+ [Media] Australis-compatible icon installation
x Fixed folder selection intermittent failures on
non-Windows platforms (thanks Keba for reporting)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.92.1-signed
v 1.5.5.92
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x Fixed regression: DTA not recognized anymore
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x Fixed regression: DTA not recognized anymore
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.91.1-signed
v 1.5.5.91
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x Fixed error in JSDownloadExtras.jsm (POST support
for new Nightly JS Downloads API)
v 1.5.5.9
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x Fixed "FlashGot Media" command being shown even if
no media download was available
x Various minor bug fixes (thanks "user")
+ Asynchronous Youtube signature decoder sniffing
(thanks "user" for patch)
+ flashgot.media.autoCloseDocument about:config
preference controls whether the embedding page
should be closed as soon as a media download starts
(RFE by Ama97)
x [Locale] Updated fr (thanks Jack Black)
x Various bug fixes (thanks "user")
x Restored built-in download manager functionality in
Nightly, broken by the new JS Downloads API
x Cleaner DTA auto-detection
x Updated pl locale (thanks Teo)
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x Fixed error in JSDownloadExtras.jsm (POST support
for new Nightly JS Downloads API)
v 1.5.5.9
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x Fixed "FlashGot Media" command being shown even if
no media download was available
x Various minor bug fixes (thanks "user")
+ Asynchronous Youtube signature decoder sniffing
(thanks "user" for patch)
+ flashgot.media.autoCloseDocument about:config
preference controls whether the embedding page
should be closed as soon as a media download starts
(RFE by Ama97)
x [Locale] Updated fr (thanks Jack Black)
x Various bug fixes (thanks "user")
x Restored built-in download manager functionality in
Nightly, broken by the new JS Downloads API
x Cleaner DTA auto-detection
x Updated pl locale (thanks Teo)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.8.1-signed
v 1.5.5.8
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x Fixed regression in versioning management
v 1.5.5.7
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+ Youtube signature decoding algorithm (SDA) sniffing
(thanks "user" for patches)
+ Youtube SDA sniffing automatically triggered if
stream checks fail
+ flashgot.media.YouTube.decode_signature_func.auto
preference to control whether SDA sniffing should
be automatic or manual (UI-driven)
x More resilient internal preference setting API
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x Fixed regression in versioning management
v 1.5.5.7
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+ Youtube signature decoding algorithm (SDA) sniffing
(thanks "user" for patches)
+ Youtube SDA sniffing automatically triggered if
stream checks fail
+ flashgot.media.YouTube.decode_signature_func.auto
preference to control whether SDA sniffing should
be automatic or manual (UI-driven)
x More resilient internal preference setting API
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.6.1-signed
v 1.5.5.6
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x Restored Youtube functionality (thanks "user" for
patches)
x Fixed bug in the domain sorting routine (thanks
Ilya for reporting and "user" for patch)
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x Restored Youtube functionality (thanks "user" for
patches)
x Fixed bug in the domain sorting routine (thanks
Ilya for reporting and "user" for patch)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.5.1-signed
v 1.5.5.5
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x Fixed error logging bug (thanks therube for report)
x Fixed regression in name guessing based on document
title (thanks GµårÐïåñ for report)
x Added logging for original error messages on failed
file writes
x Fixed cookie handling for TLD-less URLs (thanks
jumpy21230 for reporting)
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x Fixed error logging bug (thanks therube for report)
x Fixed regression in name guessing based on document
title (thanks GµårÐïåñ for report)
x Added logging for original error messages on failed
file writes
x Fixed cookie handling for TLD-less URLs (thanks
jumpy21230 for reporting)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.4.1-signed
v 1.5.5.4
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x [Media] Fixed Youtube multiple formats sniffing
sometimes causing detected streams to be prefetched
x [Media] Restored compatibility with Gecko < 2.0
x [Built-in DM] User-facing error message if the
directory selected for download doesn't exist and
cannot be created
x [Built-in DM] User-facing error message if the
downloaded file cannot be written on disk
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x [Media] Fixed Youtube multiple formats sniffing
sometimes causing detected streams to be prefetched
x [Media] Restored compatibility with Gecko < 2.0
x [Built-in DM] User-facing error message if the
directory selected for download doesn't exist and
cannot be created
x [Built-in DM] User-facing error message if the
downloaded file cannot be written on disk
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.3.1-signed
v 1.5.5.3
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x [Media] Improved file name guessing (thanks nagan
for reporting)
x [Locale] Updated French (thanks Jack Black)
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x [Media] Improved file name guessing (thanks nagan
for reporting)
x [Locale] Updated French (thanks Jack Black)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.2.1-signed
v 1.5.5.2
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x [Media] Detection of fragmented Youtube movies
inside Flash applets (thanks nagan for reporting)
x [Media] Further improvement in Dailymotion support
(thanks therube for reporting)
x [Media] Better support for fragmented Dailymotion
videos (thanks to chichi et al for reporting)
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x [Media] Detection of fragmented Youtube movies
inside Flash applets (thanks nagan for reporting)
x [Media] Further improvement in Dailymotion support
(thanks therube for reporting)
x [Media] Better support for fragmented Dailymotion
videos (thanks to chichi et al for reporting)
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Version 1.5.5.1.1-signed
v 1.5.5.1
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x [Media] Fixed Youtube content detection broken on
Gecko < 2.0 (thanks Joe Greenman for reporting)
x [Media] Fixed FLV and MP4 movies not being detected
if the Content-length HTTP header is missing
x [Media] Made Youtube metadata retrieval subrequests
honor private browsing settings
x Made redirection automation background requests
honor private browsing settings
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x [Media] Fixed Youtube content detection broken on
Gecko < 2.0 (thanks Joe Greenman for reporting)
x [Media] Fixed FLV and MP4 movies not being detected
if the Content-length HTTP header is missing
x [Media] Made Youtube metadata retrieval subrequests
honor private browsing settings
x Made redirection automation background requests
honor private browsing settings
- Source code released under GNU General Public License, version 2.0
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