Changelog

Added source visibility and subtitle control while fixing YouTube playlist URL recognition.

• Added channel source badges in Web UI and channel source text in playlist RSS content.
• Added a feed-level option to disable subtitle downloads.
• Fixed incorrect recognition for some YouTube playlist URLs.

Introduced Bilibili, S3, batch history downloads, richer filtering, and major sync/runtime optimizations.

• Added Bilibili subscriptions, S3 storage support, global download defaults, and API usage stats.
• Added historical batch downloads, AND/OR keyword filtering, and richer RSS iTunes metadata.
• Improved large-playlist sync performance and separated channel/playlist views to prevent cross-source interference.

Added maintenance and feed portability features with better chapters and filtering UI.

• Added in-app yt-dlp updater, delayed auto-download, and global max-episodes retention.
• Added OPML export and independent chapters.json based on Podcasting 2.0 practices.
• Improved custom yt-dlp argument display and keyword input UX.

Made feed updates less storage-heavy and improved account security options.

• Separated metadata updates from media downloads to reduce unnecessary disk usage.
• Adjusted episode deletion defaults to remove media files while keeping metadata.
• Added optional CAPTCHA support on login and refined feed page layout.

Added search/sort/filter to feed lists and fixed settings refresh reliability.

• Enabled custom yt-dlp arguments in configuration.
• Added feed list search, sort, and filter controls.
• Fixed user settings page refresh issue and improved feed UI layout.

Aligned username edit character limits with login validation rules.

• Applied login-form character limit rules to username edits.
• Prevented overlong usernames that could cause login failures.

Added one-click browser downloads and fixed RSS generation on auto-cleaned episodes.

• Added "Download to Local" button on episode cards.
• Fixed RSS generation errors caused by auto-cleaned episodes.

Fixed issue where custom playlist avatars could not be updated.

• Resolved custom avatar update failure in Playlist settings.

Fixed processing errors caused by duplicate videos in playlists.

• Improved playlist handling logic for duplicate episode entries.

Media downloads now automatically save independent cover art files.

• Added automatic cover image fetch and file save during media download.

Added curl-cffi to container images to improve impersonation support.

• Updated Docker image dependencies to include curl-cffi runtime support.

Downloaded audio/video files now embed YouTube cover images automatically.

• Enabled automatic thumbnail embedding into downloaded media files.

Fixed save issues when initialEpisodes, maximumEpisodes, or audioQuality were cleared.

• Resolved persistence bug for empty values in key feed configuration fields.

Video media files are now stored in a dedicated directory, separate from audio.

• Introduced independent storage path structure for downloaded video media.

Added a filter to exclude episodes longer than a configured duration limit.

• Users can now filter out episodes exceeding the maximum duration threshold.

Fixed important cleanup logic bugs and preserved metadata during automatic cleanup.

• Fixed logic defects in automatic episode cleanup.
• Cleanup now removes downloaded files only and retains metadata for later browsing/download.

Added subtitle download controls and split subscription configuration into simple and expert modes.

• Added custom date format settings and automatic subtitle download with global/feed-level controls.
• Added language/format subtitle configuration and clarified client compatibility constraints.
• Subscription config UI now provides Simple Mode and Expert Mode.

Added direct in-app playback for audio/video and improved download resilience.

• Added direct playback inside the app for both audio and video episodes.
• Added VIDEO/AUDIO labels for downloaded episodes.
• Added remote-components ejs:npm support to fix recent video download failures.

Separated metadata fetching from media downloads and completed major YouTube pipeline refactors.

• Split episode metadata retrieval and media download for better historical episode control.
• Switched to full playlist metadata sync to stay consistent with YouTube ordering/content.
• Refactored large parts of the YouTube tooling for maintainability.

Added an instant refresh button on feed detail pages.

• Users can now refresh feed sources immediately from feed details.

Fixed download failures introduced after 1.12.3 and restored cookie-based downloads.

• Resolved post-1.12.3 download failures and re-enabled cookie file support.

Added centralized episode management so users can manage all programs in one place.

• Introduced a unified episode management capability across feeds.

Fixed release metadata and readability issues while improving cookie management visibility.

• Fixed missing Docker image version metadata issue.
• Added current cookie status display in cookie management.
• Fixed unreadable waiting-status card text in dark mode.

Added per-feed sync toggles and task visibility while fixing custom cover loss after upgrades.

• Added PIGEON_COVER_FILE_PATH to preserve custom covers across upgrades.
• Added per-subscription sync enable/disable configuration.
• Added task statistics panel and improved subscription config UI layout.

Added Deno runtime to Docker image and required cookie reset after upgrade.

• Added Deno runtime dependency in Dockerfile to mitigate 403 download failures.
• Upgrade note: previously uploaded cookies should be cleared.

Disabled embed-thumbnail due to ffmpeg constraints inside container environments.

• Removed --embed-thumbnail support to avoid runtime failures in container ffmpeg flows.

Added description-level filtering and stabilized unfinished download task recovery after restarts.

• Added include/exclude keyword filtering in episode descriptions.
• Added latest Docker image tag support and enriched downloaded file metadata/chapters/thumbnail.
• Fixed restart scenario where unfinished DOWNLOADING tasks could remain stuck.

Added selectable video encoding and switched default audio encoding to AAC for better compatibility.

• Added configurable video encoding with recommended 1080P + H.264 profile.
• Switched default downloaded audio encoding to AAC to reduce transcoding overhead.
• Fixed custom title not taking effect in RSS subscriptions.

Added customizable feed identity, video quality controls, and automatic API key generation.

• Added custom feed title and cover support.
• Added video file downloads with configurable download quality.
• Switched historical download count validation to post-validation and auto-generated API keys at user init.

Released new PigeonPod logo and added playlist ordering options during feed creation.

• Released a new PigeonPod logo.
• Added feed type labels on feed detail covers.
• Added playlist video sort control when subscribing YouTube playlists.

Added configurable audio download quality.

• Users can now choose audio quality when downloading episodes.

Corrected release date mismatch and fixed inaccurate update prompts.

• Fixed mismatch between PigeonPod playlist publish dates and YouTube playlist publish dates.
• Fixed inaccurate update prompt behavior.

Optimized download flow and resolved tasks stuck in QUEUED state.

• Simplified the episode state machine and optimized download orchestration.
• Fixed issue where tasks could remain stuck in QUEUED state.

Added YouTube playlist subscriptions and completed major structural refactors.

• Users can now subscribe directly to YouTube playlists.
• Refactored large parts of the codebase for clearer architecture and extensibility.

Improved historical episode correctness and optimized YouTube fetching.

• Fixed inaccurate episode selection when downloading historical episodes.
• Fixed incomplete episode descriptions in historical download flows.
• Refactored and optimized YouTube episode fetching logic.

Added configurable historical episode downloading and completed duration translation support.

• Added historical episode download count settings on channel detail pages.
• Completed translation support for episode duration display.

Redesigned RSS audio URL/resource logic for better multilingual compatibility and fixed delete messaging.

• Refactored RSS audio URL generation and media resource reading logic.
• Improved subscription reliability for programs with diverse language character sets.
• Fixed incorrect message prompt when deleting channels.

Added built-in version detection so users can discover new releases earlier.

• Introduced new version detection and update awareness capability.

Expanded platform/language support and fixed key container and RSS accessibility issues.

• Added ARM64 Docker support and expanded UI/README language coverage.
• Fixed non-ASCII garbling in containers.
• Added auto-refresh for task states and fixed inaccessible audio in generated RSS.

Refactored the download pipeline to resolve SQLite concurrency deadlocks and improve large-task stability.

• Reworked concurrent download flow to eliminate SQLite deadlocks under heavy queue load.
• Changed downloaded file path strategy for clearer channel/title file organization.
• Added async fetch path for large initial pulls and refined include/exclude keyword precedence behavior.

Fixed account/password and channel-ID subscription issues with clearer default credential setup.

• Fixed inability to change account password.
• Fixed failed channel subscriptions when using YouTube channel ID.
• Updated default password to a clearer Root@123 pattern.

Improved channel add precision and default download throughput while handling live streams safely.

• Added precise channel search by YouTube channel ID.
• Increased default download thread count to improve concurrent throughput.
• Live programs are filtered by default and auto-updated after streams end.

Improved account settings UX and added cookie configuration to bypass download limits.

• Optimized account settings page interactions.
• Added user cookie configuration support for YouTube download restriction scenarios.

Initial public stable release of PigeonPod.

• Published the first stable baseline for production adoption and subsequent release cadence.