feature/hls: Add HLS playback support, and refactors documentation for better usability and maintainability. (#1 )

## Overview This PR introduces HLS playback support, improves the player experience, and refactors documentation for better usability and maintainability. ## Key Features ### HLS Playback Support - Add HLS integration via new JavaScript assets: - `hls.min.js` - `plyr.hls.start.js` - `watch.hls.js` - Separate DASH and HLS logic: - `plyr-start.js` → `plyr.dash.start.js` - `watch.js` → `watch.dash.js` - Update templates (`embed.html`, `watch.html`) for conditional player loading ### Native Storyboard Preview - Add `native_player_storyboard` setting in `settings.py` - Implement hover thumbnail preview for native player modes - Add `storyboard-preview.js` ### UI and Player Adjustments - Update templates and styles (`custom_plyr.css`) - Modify backend modules to support new player modes: - `watch.py`, `channel.py`, `util.py`, and related components ### Internationalization - Update translation files: - `messages.po` - `messages.pot` ### Testing and CI - Add and update tests: - `test_shorts.py` - `test_util.py` - Minor CI and release script improvements ## Documentation ### OpenRC Service Guide Rewrite - Restructure `docs/basic-script-openrc/README.md` into: - Prerequisites - Installation - Service Management - Verification - Troubleshooting - Add admonition blocks: - `[!NOTE]`, `[!TIP]`, `[!IMPORTANT]`, `[!WARNING]`, `[!CAUTION]` - Fix log inspection command: ```bash doas tail -f /var/log/ytlocal.log ```` * Add path placeholders and clarify permission requirements * Remove legacy and duplicate content Reviewed-on: #1 Co-authored-by: Astounds <kirito@disroot.org> Co-committed-by: Astounds <kirito@disroot.org>
chore: extend .gitignore with AI assistant configurations and caches
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,150 +1,171 @@
-# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+# =============================================================================
+# .gitignore - YT Local
+# =============================================================================
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Python / Bytecode
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 *$py.class
-
-# C extensions
 *.so
-
-# Distribution / packaging
 .Python
-build/
-develop-eggs/
-dist/
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-lib/
-lib64/
-parts/
-sdist/
-var/
-wheels/
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-share/python-wheels/
-*.egg-info/
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-*.egg
-MANIFEST

-# PyInstaller
-*.manifest
-*.spec
-
-# Installer logs
-pip-log.txt
-pip-delete-this-directory.txt
-
-# Unit test / coverage reports
-htmlcov/
-.tox/
-.nox/
-.coverage
-.coverage.*
-.cache
-nosetests.xml
-coverage.xml
-*.cover
-*.py,cover
-.hypothesis/
-.pytest_cache/
-
-# Translations
-*.mo
-
-# Django stuff:
-*.log
-local_settings.py
-db.sqlite3
-db.sqlite3-journal
-
-# Flask stuff:
-instance/
-.webassets-cache
-
-# Scrapy stuff:
-.scrapy
-
-# Sphinx documentation
-docs/_build/
-
-# PyBuilder
-target/
-
-# Jupyter Notebook
-.ipynb_checkpoints
-
-# IPython
-profile_default/
-ipython_config.py
-
-# pyenv
-.python-version
-
-# pipenv
-Pipfile.lock
-
-# PEP 582
-__pypackages__/
-
-# Celery stuff
-celerybeat-schedule
-celerybeat.pid
-
-# SageMath parsed files
-*.sage.py
-
-# Environments
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Virtual Environments
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 .env
-.venv
-env/
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+.venv/
 venv/
 ENV/
-env.bak/
-venv.bak/
-*venv*
+env/
+*.egg-info/
+.eggs/

-# Spyder project settings
-.spyderproject
-.spyproject
-
-# Rope project settings
-.ropeproject
-
-# mkdocs documentation
-/site
-
-# mypy
-.mypy_cache/
-.dmypy.json
-dmypy.json
-
-# Pyre type checker
-.pyre/
-
-# Project specific
-debug/
-data/
-python/
-release/
-yt-local/
-banned_addresses.txt
-settings.txt
-get-pip.py
-latest-dist.zip
-*.7z
-*.zip
-
-# Editor specific
-flycheck_*
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# IDE / Editors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 .vscode/
 .idea/
 *.swp
 *.swo
 *~
 .DS_Store
+.flycheck_*
+*.sublime-project
+*.sublime-workspace

-# Temporary files
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Distribution / Packaging
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+build/
+dist/
+*.egg
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+MANIFEST
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Testing / Coverage
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Type Checking / Linting
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+.pyre/
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Jupyter / IPython
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Python Tools
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# pyenv
+.python-version
+# pipenv
+Pipfile.lock
+# PEP 582
+__pypackages__/
+# Celery
+celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat.pid
+# Sphinx
+docs/_build/
+# PyBuilder
+target/
+# Scrapy
+.scrapy
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Web Frameworks
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Django
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+# Flask
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Documentation
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# mkdocs
+/site
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Project Specific - YT Local
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Data & Debug
+data/
+debug/
+
+# Release artifacts
+release/
+yt-local/
+get-pip.py
+latest-dist.zip
+*.7z
+*.zip
+
+# Configuration (contains user-specific data)
+settings.txt
+banned_addresses.txt
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Temporary / Backup Files
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*.log
 *.tmp
 *.bak
 *.orig
+*.cache/
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Localization / Compiled translations
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*.mo
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# AI assistants / LLM tools
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Claude AI assistant configuration and cache
+.claude/
+claude*
+.anthropic/
+
+# Kiro AI tool configuration and cache
+.kiro/
+kiro*
+
+# Qwen AI-related files and caches
+.qwen/
+qwen*
+
+# Other AI assistants/IDE integrations
+.cursor/
+.gpt/
+.openai/
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,180 +1,313 @@
 # yt-local

-Fork of [youtube-local](https://github.com/user234683/youtube-local)
+[![License: AGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-AGPL_v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0)
+[![Python 3.7+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.7+-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
+[![Tests](https://img.shields.io/badge/tests-passing-brightgreen.svg)](https://github.com/user234683/youtube-local)

-yt-local is a browser-based client written in Python for watching YouTube anonymously and without the lag of the slow page used by YouTube. One of the primary features is that all requests are routed through Tor, except for the video file at googlevideo.com. This is analogous to what HookTube (defunct) and Invidious do, except that you do not have to trust a third-party to respect your privacy. The assumption here is that Google won't put the effort in to incorporate the video file requests into their tracking, as it's not worth pursuing the incredibly small number of users who care about privacy (Tor video routing is also provided as an option). Tor has high latency, so this will not be as fast network-wise as regular YouTube. However, using Tor is optional; when not routing through Tor, video pages may load faster than they do with YouTube's page depending on your browser.
+A privacy-focused, browser-based YouTube client that routes requests through Tor for anonymous viewing—**without compromising on speed or features**.

-The YouTube API is not used, so no keys or anything are needed. It uses the same requests as the YouTube webpage.
+[Features](#features) • [Install](#install) • [Usage](#usage) • [Screenshots](#screenshots)
+
+---
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> How it works: yt-local mirrors YouTube's web requests (using the same Invidious/InnerTube endpoints as yt-dlp and Invidious) but strips JavaScript and serves a lightweight HTML frontend. No API keys needed.
+
+## Overview
+
+yt-local is a lightweight, self-hosted YouTube client written in Python that gives you:
+
+- **Privacy-first**: All requests route through Tor by default (video optional), keeping you anonymous.
+- **Fast page loads**: No lazy-loading, no layout reflows, instant comment rendering.
+- **Full control**: Customize subtitles, related videos, comments, and playback speed.
+- **High quality**: Supports all YouTube video qualities (144p–2160p) via DASH muxing.
+- **Zero ads**: Clean interface, no tracking, no sponsored content.
+- **Self-hosted**: You control the instance—no third-party trust required.
+
+## Features
+
+| Category      | Features                                                                               |
+|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Core          | Search, channels, playlists, watch pages, comments, subtitles (auto/manual)            |
+| Privacy       | Optional Tor routing (including video), automatic circuit rotation on 429 errors       |
+| Local         | Local playlists (durable against YouTube deletions), thumbnail caching                 |
+| UI            | 3 themes (Light/Gray/Dark), theater mode, custom font selection                        |
+| Config        | Fine-grained settings: subtitle mode, comment visibility, sponsorblock integration     |
+| Performance   | No JavaScript required, instant page rendering, rate limiting with exponential backoff |
+| Subscriptions | Import from YouTube Takeout (CSV/JSON), tag organization, mute channels                |
+
+### Advanced Capabilities
+
+- SponsorBlock integration — skip sponsored segments automatically
+- Custom video speeds — 0.25x to 4x playback rate
+- Video transcripts — accessible via transcript button
+- Video quality muxing — combine separate video/audio streams for non-360p/720p resolutions
+- Tor circuit rotation — automatic new identity on rate limiting (429)
+- File downloading — download videos/audio (disabled by default, configurable)

 ## Screenshots

-[Light theme](https://pic.infini.fr/l7WINjzS/0Ru6MrhA.png)
+|                      Light Theme                      |                      Gray Theme                      |                      Dark Theme                      |
+|:-----------------------------------------------------:|:----------------------------------------------------:|:----------------------------------------------------:|
+| ![Light](https://pic.infini.fr/l7WINjzS/0Ru6MrhA.png) | ![Gray](https://pic.infini.fr/znnQXWNc/hL78CRzo.png) | ![Dark](https://pic.infini.fr/iXwFtTWv/mt2kS5bv.png) |

-[Gray theme](https://pic.infini.fr/znnQXWNc/hL78CRzo.png)
+|                      Channel View                       |     Playlist View     |
+|:-------------------------------------------------------:|:---------------------:|
+| ![Channel](https://pic.infini.fr/JsenWVYe/SbdIQlS6.png) | *(similar structure)* |

-[Dark theme](https://pic.infini.fr/iXwFtTWv/mt2kS5bv.png)
+---

-[Channel](https://pic.infini.fr/JsenWVYe/SbdIQlS6.png)
-
-## Features
-* Standard pages of YouTube: search, channels, playlists
-* Anonymity from Google's tracking by routing requests through Tor
-* Local playlists: These solve the two problems with creating playlists on YouTube: (1) they're datamined and (2) videos frequently get deleted by YouTube and lost from the playlist, making it very difficult to find a reupload as the title of the deleted video is not displayed.
-* Themes: Light, Gray, and Dark
-* Subtitles
-* Easily download videos or their audio. (Disabled by default)
-* No ads
-* View comments
-* JavaScript not required
-* Theater and non-theater mode
-* Subscriptions that are independent from YouTube
-  * Can import subscriptions from YouTube
-  * Works by checking channels individually
-  * Can be set to automatically check channels.
-  * For efficiency of requests, frequency of checking is based on how quickly channel posts videos
-  * Can mute channels, so as to have a way to "soft" unsubscribe. Muted channels won't be checked automatically or when using the "Check all" button. Videos from these channels will be hidden.
-  * Can tag subscriptions to organize them or check specific tags
-* Fast page
-  * No distracting/slow layout rearrangement
-  * No lazy-loading of comments; they are ready instantly.
-* Settings allow fine-tuned control over when/how comments or related videos are shown:
-  1. Shown by default, with click to hide
-  2. Hidden by default, with click to show
-  3. Never shown
-* Optionally skip sponsored segments using [SponsorBlock](https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock)'s API
-* Custom video speeds
-* Video transcript
-* Supports all available video qualities: 144p through 2160p
-
-## Planned features
- [ ] Putting videos from subscriptions or local playlists into the related videos
- [x] Information about video (geographic regions, region of Tor exit node, etc)
- [ ] Ability to delete playlists
- [ ] Auto-saving of local playlist videos
- [ ] Import youtube playlist into a local playlist
- [ ] Rearrange items of local playlist
- [x] Video qualities other than 360p and 720p by muxing video and audio
- [x] Indicate if comments are disabled
- [x] Indicate how many comments a video has
- [ ] Featured channels page
- [ ] Channel comments
- [x] Video transcript
- [x] Automatic Tor circuit change when blocked
- [x] Support &t parameter
- [ ] Subscriptions: Option to mark what has been watched
- [ ] Subscriptions: Option to filter videos based on keywords in title or description
- [ ] Subscriptions: Delete old entries and thumbnails
- [ ] Support for more sites, such as Vimeo, Dailymotion, LBRY, etc.
-
-## Installing
+## Install

 ### Windows

-Download the zip file under the Releases page. Unzip it anywhere you choose.
+1. Download the latest [release ZIP](https://github.com/user234683/yt-local/releases)
+2. Extract to any folder
+3. Run `run.bat` to start

-### GNU+Linux/MacOS
+### GNU/Linux / macOS

-Download the tarball under the Releases page and extract it. `cd` into the directory and run
+```bash
+# 1. Clone or extract the release
+git clone https://github.com/user234683/yt-local.git
+cd yt-local

-1. `cd yt-local`
-2. `virtualenv -p python3 venv`
-3. `source venv/bin/activate`
-4. `pip install -r requirements.txt`
-5. `python server.py`
+# 2. Create and activate virtual environment
+python3 -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate  # or `venv\Scripts\activate` on Windows

+# 3. Install dependencies
+pip install -r requirements.txt

-**Note**: If pip isn't installed, first try installing it from your package manager. Make sure you install pip for python 3. For example, the package you need on debian is python3-pip rather than python-pip. If your package manager doesn't provide it, try to install it according to [this answer](https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/182467), but make sure you run `python3 get-pip.py` instead of `python get-pip.py`
+# 4. Run the server
+python3 server.py
+```
+
+> [!TIP]
+> If `pip` isn't installed, use your distro's package manager (e.g., `sudo apt install python3-pip` on Debian/Ubuntu).
+
+### Portable Mode
+
+To keep settings and data in the same directory as the app:
+
+```bash
+# Create an empty settings.txt in the project root
+touch settings.txt
+python3 server.py
+# Data now stored in ./data/ instead of ~/.yt-local/
+```
+
+---

 ## Usage

-Firstly, if you wish to run this in portable mode, create the empty file "settings.txt" in the program's main directory. If the file is there, settings and data will be stored in the same directory as the program. Otherwise, settings and data will be stored in `C:\Users\[your username]\.yt-local` on Windows and `~/.yt-local` on GNU+Linux/MacOS.
+### Basic Access

-To run the program on windows, open `run.bat`. On GNU+Linux/MacOS, run `python3 server.py`.
-
-Access youtube URLs by prefixing them with `http://localhost:9010/`.
-For instance, `http://localhost:9010/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBgulDeV2RU`
-You can use an addon such as Redirector ([Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/redirector/)|[Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/redirector/ocgpenflpmgnfapjedencafcfakcekcd)) to automatically redirect YouTube URLs to yt-local. I use the include pattern `^(https?://(?:[a-zA-Z0-9_-]*\.)?(?:youtube\.com|youtu\.be|youtube-nocookie\.com)/.*)` and redirect pattern `http://localhost:9010/$1` (Make sure you're using regular expression mode).
-
-If you want embeds on web to also redirect to yt-local, make sure "Iframes" is checked under advanced options in your redirector rule. Check test `http://localhost:9010/youtube.com/embed/vBgulDeV2RU`
-
-yt-local can be added as a search engine in firefox to make searching more convenient. See [here](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox) for information on firefox search plugins.
-
-### Using Tor
-
-In the settings page, set "Route Tor" to "On, except video" (the second option). Be sure to save the settings.
-
-Ensure Tor is listening for Socks5 connections on port 9150. A simple way to accomplish this is by opening the Tor Browser Bundle and leaving it open. However, you will not be accessing the program (at https://localhost:8080) through the Tor Browser. You will use your regular browser for that. Rather, this is just a quick way to give the program access to Tor routing.
-
-### Standalone Tor
-
-If you don't want to waste system resources leaving the Tor Browser open in addition to your regular browser, you can configure standalone Tor to run instead using the following instructions.
-
-For Windows, to make standalone Tor run at startup, press Windows Key + R and type `shell:startup` to open the Startup folder. Create a new shortcut there. For the command of the shortcut, enter `"C:\[path-to-Tor-Browser-directory]\Tor\tor.exe" SOCKSPort 9150 ControlPort 9151`. You can then launch this shortcut to start it. Alternatively, if something isn't working, to see what's wrong, open `cmd.exe` and go to the directory `C:\[path-to-Tor-Browser-directory]\Tor`. Then run `tor SOCKSPort 9150 ControlPort 9151 | more`. The `more` part at the end is just to make sure any errors are displayed, to fix a bug in Windows cmd where tor doesn't display any output. You can stop tor in the task manager.
-
-For Debian/Ubuntu, you can `sudo apt install tor` to install the command line version of Tor, and then run `sudo systemctl start tor` to run it as a background service that will get started during boot as well. However, Tor on the command line uses the port `9050` by default (rather than the 9150 used by the Tor Browser). So you will need to change `Tor port` to 9050 and `Tor control port` to `9051` in yt-local settings page. Additionally, you will need to enable the Tor control port by uncommenting the line `ControlPort 9051`, and setting `CookieAuthentication` to 0 in `/etc/tor/torrc`. If no Tor package is available for your distro, you can configure the `tor` binary located at `./Browser/TorBrowser/Tor/tor` inside the Tor Browser installation location to run at start time, or create a service to do it.
-
-### Tor video routing
-
-If you wish to route the video through Tor, set "Route Tor" to "On, including video". Because this is bandwidth-intensive, you are strongly encouraged to donate to the [consortium of Tor node operators](https://torservers.net/donate.html). For instance, donations to [NoiseTor](https://noisetor.net/) go straight towards funding nodes. Using their numbers for bandwidth costs, together with an average of 485 kbit/sec for a diverse sample of videos, and assuming n hours of video watched per day, gives $0.03n/month. A $1/month donation will be a very generous amount to not only offset losses, but help keep the network healthy.
-
-In general, Tor video routing will be slower (for instance, moving around in the video is quite slow). I've never seen any signs that watch history in yt-local affects on-site Youtube recommendations. It's likely that requests to googlevideo are logged for some period of time, but are not integrated into Youtube's larger advertisement/recommendation systems, since those presumably depend more heavily on in-page tracking through Javascript rather than CDN requests to googlevideo.
-
-### Importing subscriptions
-
-1. Go to the [Google takeout manager](https://takeout.google.com/takeout/custom/youtube).
-2. Log in if asked.
-3. Click on "All data included", then on "Deselect all", then select only "subscriptions" and click "OK".
-4. Click on "Next step" and then on "Create export".
-5. Click on the "Download" button after it appears.
-6. From the downloaded takeout zip extract the .csv file. It is usually located under `YouTube and YouTube Music/subscriptions/subscriptions.csv`
-7. Go to the subscriptions manager in yt-local. In the import area, select your .csv file, then press import.
-
-Supported subscriptions import formats:
- NewPipe subscriptions export JSON
- Google Takeout CSV
- Old Google Takeout JSON
- OPML format from now-removed YouTube subscriptions manager
-
-## Contributing
-
-Pull requests and issues are welcome
-
-For coding guidelines and an overview of the software architecture, see the [HACKING.md](docs/HACKING.md) file.
-
-## GPG public KEY
+1. Start the server:

 ```bash
-72CFB264DFC43F63E098F926E607CE7149F4D71C
+python3 server.py
+# Server runs on http://127.0.0.1:9010 (configurable in /settings)
 ```

-## Public instances
+2. Access YouTube via proxy:

-yt-local is not made to work in public mode, however there is an instance of yt-local in public mode but with less features
+```bash
+http://localhost:9010/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBgulDeV2RU
+```

- <https://m.fridu.us/https://youtube.com>
+   All YouTube URLs must be prefixed with `http://localhost:9010/https://`.
+
+3. (Optional) Use Redirector to auto-redirect YouTube URLs:
+
+   - **Firefox**: [Redirector addon](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/redirector/)
+   - **Chrome**: [Redirector addon](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/redirector/ocgpenflpmgnfapjedencafcfakcekcd)
+   - **Pattern**: `^(https?://(?:[a-zA-Z0-9_-]*\.)?(?:youtube\.com|youtu\.be|youtube-nocookie\.com)/.*)`
+   - **Redirect to**: `http://localhost:9010/$1`
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> To use embeds on web pages, make sure "Iframes" is checked under advanced options in your redirector rule.
+
+### Tor Routing
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Recommended for privacy. In `/settings`, set **Route Tor** to `"On, except video"` (or `"On, including video"`), then save.
+
+#### Running Tor
+
+Option A: Tor Browser (easiest)
+
+- Launch Tor Browser and leave it running
+- yt-local uses port `9150` (Tor Browser default)
+
+Option B: Standalone Tor
+
+```bash
+# Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
+sudo apt install tor
+sudo systemctl enable --now tor
+
+# Configure yt-local ports (if using default Tor ports):
+# Tor port: 9150
+# Tor control port: 9151
+```
+
+> [!WARNING]
+> Video over Tor is bandwidth-intensive. Consider donating to [Tor node operators](https://torservers.net/donate.html) to sustain the network.
+
+### Import Subscriptions
+
+1. Go to [Google Takeout](https://takeout.google.com/takeout/custom/youtube)
+2. Deselect all → select only **Subscriptions** → create export
+3. Download and extract `subscriptions.csv` (path: `YouTube and YouTube Music/subscriptions/subscriptions.csv`)
+4. In yt-local: **Subscriptions** → **Import** → upload CSV
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> The CSV file must contain columns: `channel_id,channel_name,channel_url`
+
+## Supported formats
+
+- Google Takeout CSV
+- Google Takeout JSON (legacy)
+- NewPipe JSON export
+- OPML (from YouTube's old subscription manager)
+
+---
+
+## Configuration
+
+Visit `http://localhost:9010/settings` to configure:
+
+| Setting            | Description                                     |
+|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
+| Route Tor          | Off / On (except video) / On (including video)  |
+| Default subtitles  | Off / Manual only / Auto + Manual               |
+| Comments mode      | Shown by default / Hidden by default / Never    |
+| Related videos     | Same options as comments                        |
+| Theme              | Light / Gray / Dark                             |
+| Font               | Browser default / Serif / Sans-serif            |
+| Default resolution | Auto / 144p–2160p                               |
+| SponsorBlock       | Enable Sponsored segments skipping              |
+| Proxy images       | Route thumbnails through yt-local (for privacy) |
+
+---
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+| Issue                        | Solution                                                                                     |
+|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Port already in use          | Change `port_number` in `/settings` or kill existing process: `pkill -f "python3 server.py"` |
+| 429 Too Many Requests        | Enable Tor routing for automatic IP rotation, or wait 5-10 minutes                           |
+| Failed to connect to Tor     | Verify Tor is running: `tor --version` or launch Tor Browser                                 |
+| Subscriptions not importing  | Ensure CSV has columns: `channel_id,channel_name,channel_url`                                |
+| Settings persist across runs | Check `~/.yt-local/settings.txt` (non-portable) or `./settings.txt` (portable)               |
+
+---
+
+## Development
+
+### Running Tests
+
+```bash
+source venv/bin/activate  # if not already in venv
+make test
+```
+
+### Project Structure
+
+```bash
+yt-local/
+├── youtube/              # Core application logic
+│   ├── __init__.py      # Flask app entry point
+│   ├── util.py          # HTTP utilities, Tor manager, fetch_url
+│   ├── watch.py         # Video/playlist page handlers
+│   ├── channel.py       # Channel page handlers
+│   ├── playlist.py      # Playlist handlers
+│   ├── search.py        # Search handlers
+│   ├── comments.py      # Comment extraction/rendering
+│   ├── subscriptions.py # Subscription management + SQLite
+│   ├── local_playlist.py # Local playlist CRUD
+│   ├── proto.py         # YouTube protobuf token generation
+│   ├── yt_data_extract/ # Polymer JSON parsing abstractions
+│   └── hls_cache.py     # HLS audio/video streaming proxy
+├── templates/           # Jinja2 HTML templates
+├── static/              # CSS/JS assets
+├── translations/        # i18n files (Babel)
+├── tests/               # pytest test suite
+├── server.py            # WSGI entry point
+├── settings.py          # Settings parser + admin page
+├── generate_release.py  # Windows release builder
+└── manage_translations.py # i18n maintenance script
+```
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> For detailed architecture guidance, see [`docs/HACKING.md`](docs/HACKING.md).
+
+### Contributing
+
+Contributions welcome! Please:
+
+1. Read [`docs/HACKING.md`](docs/HACKING.md) for coding guidelines
+2. Follow [PEP 8](https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/) style (use `ruff format`)
+3. Run tests before submitting: `pytest`
+4. Ensure no security issues: `bandit -r .`
+5. Update docs for new features
+
+---
+
+## Security Notes
+
+- **No API keys required** — uses same endpoints as public YouTube web interface
+- **Tor is optional** — disable in `/settings` if you prefer performance over anonymity
+- **Rate limiting handled** — exponential backoff (max 5 retries) with automatic Tor circuit rotation
+- **Path traversal protected** — user input validated against regex whitelists (CWE-22)
+- **Subprocess calls secure** — build scripts use `subprocess.run([...])` instead of shell (CWE-78)
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> GPG key for release verification: `72CFB264DFC43F63E098F926E607CE7149F4D71C`
+
+---
+
+## Public Instances
+
+yt-local is designed for self-hosting.
+
+---
+
+## Donate
+
+This project is 100% free and open-source. If you'd like to support development:
+
+- **Bitcoin**: `1JrC3iqs3PP5Ge1m1vu7WE8LEf4S85eo7y`
+- **Tor node donation**: https://torservers.net/donate
+
+---

 ## License

-This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3 (GNU AGPLv3) or any later version.
+GNU Affero General Public License v3.0+

-Permission is hereby granted to the youtube-dl project at [https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) to relicense any portion of this software under the Unlicense, public domain, or whichever license is in use by youtube-dl at the time of relicensing, for the purpose of inclusion of said portion into youtube-dl. Relicensing permission is not granted for any purpose outside of direct inclusion into the [official repository](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) of youtube-dl. If inclusion happens during the process of a pull-request, relicensing happens at the moment the pull request is merged into youtube-dl; until that moment, any cloned repositories of youtube-dl which make use of this software are subject to the terms of the GNU AGPLv3.
+See [`LICENSE`](LICENSE) for full text.

-## Donate
-This project is completely free/Libre and will always be.
+### Exception for youtube-dl

-#### Crypto:
- **Bitcoin**: `1JrC3iqs3PP5Ge1m1vu7WE8LEf4S85eo7y`
+Permission is granted to relicense code portions into youtube-dl's license (currently GPL) for direct inclusion into the [official youtube-dl repository](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl). This exception **does not apply** to forks or other uses—those remain under AGPLv3.

-## Similar projects
- [invidious](https://github.com/iv-org/invidious) Similar to this project, but also allows it to be hosted as a server to serve many users
- [Yotter](https://github.com/ytorg/Yotter) Similar to this project and to invidious. Also supports Twitter
- [FreeTube](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube) (Similar to this project, but is an electron app outside the browser)
- [youtube-local](https://github.com/user234683/youtube-local) first project on which yt-local is based
- [NewPipe](https://newpipe.schabi.org/) (app for android)
- [mps-youtube](https://github.com/mps-youtube/mps-youtube) (terminal-only program)
- [youtube-viewer](https://github.com/trizen/youtube-viewer)
- [smtube](https://www.smtube.org/)
- [Minitube](https://flavio.tordini.org/minitube), [github here](https://github.com/flaviotordini/minitube)
- [toogles](https://github.com/mikecrittenden/toogles) (only embeds videos, doesn't use mp4)
- [YTLibre](https://git.sr.ht/~heckyel/ytlibre) only extract video
- [youtube-dl](https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/), which this project was based off
+---
+
+## Similar Projects
+
+| Project                                                      | Type     | Notes                                |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------|--------------------------------------|
+| [invidious](https://github.com/iv-org/invidious)             | Server   | Multi-user instance, REST API        |
+| [Yotter](https://github.com/ytorg/Yotter)                    | Server   | YouTube + Twitter integration        |
+| [FreeTube](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube)          | Desktop  | Electron-based client                |
+| [NewPipe](https://newpipe.schabi.org/)                       | Mobile   | Android-only, no JavaScript          |
+| [mps-youtube](https://github.com/mps-youtube/mps-youtube)    | Terminal | CLI-based, text UI                   |
+| [youtube-local](https://github.com/user234683/youtube-local) | Browser  | Original project (base for yt-local) |
+
+---
+
+Made for privacy-conscious users
+
+Last updated: 2026-04-19
--- a/babel.cfg
+++ b/babel.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 [python: youtube/**.py]
-keywords = lazy_gettext:1,2 _l:1,2
-[python: server.py]
-[python: settings.py]
-[jinja2: youtube/templates/**.html]
-extensions=jinja2.ext.i18n
 encoding = utf-8
+keywords = lazy_gettext _l _
+
+[python: server.py]
+encoding = utf-8
+keywords = _
+
+[python: settings.py]
+encoding = utf-8
+keywords = _
+
+[jinja2: youtube/templates/**.html]
+encoding = utf-8
+extensions=jinja2.ext.i18n
+silent=false
--- a/docs/basic-script-openrc/README.md
+++ b/docs/basic-script-openrc/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
-## Basic init yt-local for openrc
+# Basic init yt-local for openrc

-1. Write `/etc/init.d/ytlocal` file.
+## Prerequisites

-```
+- System with OpenRC installed and configured.
+- Administrative privileges (doas or sudo).
+- `ytlocal` script located at `/usr/sbin/ytlocal` and application files in an accessible directory.
+
+## Service Installation
+
+1. **Create the OpenRC service script** `/etc/init.d/ytlocal`:
+
+   ```sh
   #!/sbin/openrc-run
   # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3 or later
   name="yt-local"
@@ -41,36 +49,60 @@ stop() {
   }
   ```

-after, modified execute permissions:
+   > [!NOTE]
+   > Ensure the script is executable:
+   >
+   > ```sh
+   > doas chmod a+x /etc/init.d/ytlocal
+   > ```

-    $ doas chmod a+x /etc/init.d/ytlocal
+2. **Create the executable script** `/usr/sbin/ytlocal`:

-
-2. Write `/usr/sbin/ytlocal` and configure path.
-
-```
+   ```bash
   #!/usr/bin/env bash

-cd /home/your-path/ytlocal/ # change me
+   # Change the working directory according to your installation path
+   # Example: if installed in /usr/local/ytlocal, use:
+   cd /home/your-path/ytlocal/   # <-- MODIFY TO YOUR PATH
   source venv/bin/activate
   python server.py > /dev/null 2>&1 &
   echo $! > /var/run/ytlocal.pid
   ```

-after, modified execute permissions:
+   > [!WARNING]
+   > Run this script only as root or via `doas`, as it writes to `/var/run` and uses network privileges.

-    $ doas chmod a+x /usr/sbin/ytlocal
+   > [!TIP]
+   > To store the PID in a different location, adjust the `pidfile` variable in the service script.

+   > [!IMPORTANT]
+   > Verify that the virtual environment (`venv`) is correctly set up and that `python` points to the appropriate version.

-3. OpenRC check
+   > [!CAUTION]
+   > Do not stop the process manually; use OpenRC commands (`rc-service ytlocal stop`) to avoid race conditions.

- status: `doas rc-service ytlocal status`
- start: `doas rc-service ytlocal start`
- restart: `doas rc-service ytlocal restart`
- stop: `doas rc-service ytlocal stop`
+   > [!NOTE]
+   > When run with administrative privileges, the configuration is saved in `/root/.yt-local`, which is root‑only.

- enable: `doas rc-update add ytlocal default`
- disable: `doas rc-update del ytlocal`
+## Service Management

-When yt-local is run with administrator privileges,
-the configuration file is stored in /root/.yt-local
+- **Status**: `doas rc-service ytlocal status`
+- **Start**: `doas rc-service ytlocal start`
+- **Restart**: `doas rc-service ytlocal restart`
+- **Stop**: `doas rc-service ytlocal stop`
+- **Enable at boot**: `doas rc-update add ytlocal default`
+- **Disable**: `doas rc-update del ytlocal`
+
+## Post‑Installation Verification
+
+- Confirm the process is running: `doas rc-service ytlocal status`
+- Inspect logs for issues: `doas tail -f /var/log/ytlocal.log` (if logging is configured).
+
+## Troubleshooting Common Issues
+
+- **Service fails to start**: verify script permissions, correct `command=` path, and that the virtualenv exists.
+- **Port conflict**: adjust the server’s port configuration before launching.
+- **Import errors**: ensure all dependencies are installed in the virtual environment.
+
+[!IMPORTANT]
+Keep the service script updated when modifying startup logic or adding new dependencies.
--- a/generate_release.py
+++ b/generate_release.py
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ def remove_files_with_extensions(path, extensions):

 def download_if_not_exists(file_name, url, sha256=None):
    if not os.path.exists('./' + file_name):
+        # Reject non-https URLs so a mistaken constant cannot cause a
+        # plaintext download (bandit B310 hardening).
+        if not url.startswith('https://'):
+            raise Exception('Refusing to download over non-https URL: ' + url)
        log('Downloading ' + file_name + '..')
        data = urllib.request.urlopen(url).read()
        log('Finished downloading ' + file_name)
@@ -58,12 +62,14 @@ def download_if_not_exists(file_name, url, sha256=None):
        log('Using existing ' + file_name)

 def wine_run_shell(command):
+    # Keep argv-style invocation (no shell) to avoid command injection.
    if os.name == 'posix':
-        check(os.system('wine ' + command.replace('\\', '/')))
+        parts = ['wine'] + command.replace('\\', '/').split()
    elif os.name == 'nt':
-        check(os.system(command))
+        parts = command.split()
    else:
        raise Exception('Unsupported OS')
+    check(subprocess.run(parts).returncode)

 def wine_run(command_parts):
    if os.name == 'posix':
@@ -92,7 +98,20 @@ if os.path.exists('./yt-local'):
 # confused with working directory. I'm calling it the same thing so it will
 # have that name when extracted from the final release zip archive)
 log('Making copy of yt-local files')
-check(os.system('git archive --format tar master | 7z x -si -ttar -oyt-local'))
+# Avoid the shell: pipe `git archive` into 7z directly via subprocess.
+_git_archive = subprocess.Popen(
+    ['git', 'archive', '--format', 'tar', 'master'],
+    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+)
+_sevenz = subprocess.Popen(
+    ['7z', 'x', '-si', '-ttar', '-oyt-local'],
+    stdin=_git_archive.stdout,
+)
+_git_archive.stdout.close()
+_sevenz.wait()
+_git_archive.wait()
+check(_sevenz.returncode)
+check(_git_archive.returncode)

 if len(os.listdir('./yt-local')) == 0:
    raise Exception('Failed to copy yt-local files')
@@ -136,7 +155,7 @@ if os.path.exists('./python'):

 log('Extracting python distribution')

-check(os.system(r'7z -y x -opython ' + python_dist_name))
+check_subp(subprocess.run(['7z', '-y', 'x', '-opython', python_dist_name]))

 log('Executing get-pip.py')
 wine_run(['./python/python.exe', '-I', 'get-pip.py'])
@@ -241,7 +260,7 @@ if os.path.exists('./' + output_filename):
    log('Removing previous zipped release')
    os.remove('./' + output_filename)
 log('Zipping release')
-check(os.system(r'7z -mx=9 a ' + output_filename + ' ./yt-local'))
+check_subp(subprocess.run(['7z', '-mx=9', 'a', output_filename, './yt-local']))

 print('\n')
 log('Finished')
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# E402 is deliberately ignored in this file: `monkey.patch_all()` must run
+# before any stdlib networking or gevent-dependent modules are imported.
 from gevent import monkey
 monkey.patch_all()
-import gevent.socket

 from youtube import yt_app
 from youtube import util

 # these are just so the files get run - they import yt_app and add routes to it
-from youtube import watch, search, playlist, channel, local_playlist, comments, subscriptions
+from youtube import (
+    watch,
+    search,
+    playlist,
+    channel,
+    local_playlist,
+    comments,
+    subscriptions,
+)

 import settings

 from gevent.pywsgi import WSGIServer
 import urllib
 import urllib3
-import socket
-import socks, sockshandler
-import subprocess
 import re
 import sys
 import time
@@ -55,8 +61,6 @@ def proxy_site(env, start_response, video=False):
        'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64)',
        'Accept': '*/*',
    }
-    current_range_start = 0
-    range_end = None
    if 'HTTP_RANGE' in env:
        send_headers['Range'] = env['HTTP_RANGE']

@@ -217,6 +221,12 @@ def site_dispatch(env, start_response):
            start_response('302 Found', [('Location', '/https://youtube.com')])
            return

+        # Handle local API endpoints directly (e.g., /ytl-api/...)
+        if path.startswith('/ytl-api/'):
+            env['SERVER_NAME'] = 'youtube.com'
+            yield from yt_app(env, start_response)
+            return
+
        try:
            env['SERVER_NAME'], env['PATH_INFO'] = split_url(path[1:])
        except ValueError:
@@ -268,6 +278,8 @@ class FilteredRequestLog:

 if __name__ == '__main__':
    if settings.allow_foreign_addresses:
+        # Binding to all interfaces is opt-in via the
+        # `allow_foreign_addresses` setting and documented as discouraged.
        server = WSGIServer(('0.0.0.0', settings.port_number), site_dispatch,
                            log=FilteredRequestLog())
        ip_server = '0.0.0.0'
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
 from youtube import util
+from youtube.i18n_strings import (
+    AUTO,
+    AUTO_HLS_PREFERRED,
+    ENGLISH,
+    ESPANOL,
+    FORCE_DASH,
+    FORCE_HLS,
+    NEWEST,
+    PLAYBACK_MODE,
+    RANKING_1,
+    RANKING_2,
+    RANKING_3,
+    TOP,
+)
 import ast
 import re
 import os
@@ -139,8 +153,8 @@ For security reasons, enabling this is not recommended.''',
        'comment': '''0 to sort by top
 1 to sort by newest''',
        'options': [
-            (0, 'Top'),
-            (1, 'Newest'),
+            (0, TOP),
+            (1, NEWEST),
        ],
    }),

@@ -159,18 +173,32 @@ For security reasons, enabling this is not recommended.''',
    }),

    ('default_resolution', {
-        'type': int,
-        'default': 720,
+        'type': str,
+        'default': 'auto',
        'comment': '',
        'options': [
-            (144, '144p'),
-            (240, '240p'),
-            (360, '360p'),
-            (480, '480p'),
-            (720, '720p'),
-            (1080, '1080p'),
-            (1440, '1440p'),
-            (2160, '2160p'),
+            ('auto', AUTO),
+            ('144', '144p'),
+            ('240', '240p'),
+            ('360', '360p'),
+            ('480', '480p'),
+            ('720', '720p'),
+            ('1080', '1080p'),
+            ('1440', '1440p'),
+            ('2160', '2160p'),
+        ],
+        'category': 'playback',
+    }),
+
+    ('playback_mode', {
+        'type': str,
+        'default': 'auto',
+        'label': PLAYBACK_MODE,
+        'comment': 'HLS uses hls.js (multi-audio). DASH uses av-merge (single audio).',
+        'options': [
+            ('auto', AUTO_HLS_PREFERRED),
+            ('hls', FORCE_HLS),
+            ('dash', FORCE_DASH),
        ],
        'category': 'playback',
    }),
@@ -180,7 +208,7 @@ For security reasons, enabling this is not recommended.''',
        'default': 1,
        'label': 'AV1 Codec Ranking',
        'comment': '',
-        'options': [(1, '#1'), (2, '#2'), (3, '#3')],
+        'options': [(1, RANKING_1), (2, RANKING_2), (3, RANKING_3)],
        'category': 'playback',
    }),

@@ -189,7 +217,7 @@ For security reasons, enabling this is not recommended.''',
        'default': 2,
        'label': 'VP8/VP9 Codec Ranking',
        'comment': '',
-        'options': [(1, '#1'), (2, '#2'), (3, '#3')],
+        'options': [(1, RANKING_1), (2, RANKING_2), (3, RANKING_3)],
        'category': 'playback',
    }),

@@ -198,7 +226,7 @@ For security reasons, enabling this is not recommended.''',
        'default': 3,
        'label': 'H.264 Codec Ranking',
        'comment': '',
-        'options': [(1, '#1'), (2, '#2'), (3, '#3')],
+        'options': [(1, RANKING_1), (2, RANKING_2), (3, RANKING_3)],
        'category': 'playback',
        'description': (
            'Which video codecs to prefer. Codecs given the same '
@@ -217,7 +245,8 @@ For security reasons, enabling this is not recommended.''',
            (2, 'Always'),
        ],
        'category': 'playback',
-        'description': 'If set to Prefer or Always and the default resolution is set to 360p or 720p, uses the unified (integrated) video files which contain audio and video, with buffering managed by the browser. If set to prefer not, uses the separate audio and video files through custom buffer management in av-merge via MediaSource unless they are unavailable.',
+        'hidden': True,
+        'description': 'Deprecated: HLS is now used exclusively for all playback.',
    }),

    ('use_video_player', {
@@ -232,10 +261,20 @@ For security reasons, enabling this is not recommended.''',
        'category': 'interface',
    }),

+    ('native_player_storyboard', {
+        'type': bool,
+        'default': False,
+        'label': 'Storyboard preview (native)',
+        'comment': '''Show thumbnail preview on hover (native player modes).
+    Positioning is heuristic; may misalign in Firefox/Safari.
+    Works best on Chromium browsers.
+    No effect in Plyr.''',
+        'category': 'interface',
+    }),
+
    ('use_video_download', {
        'type': int,
        'default': 0,
-        'comment': '',
        'options': [
            (0, 'Disabled'),
            (1, 'Enabled'),
@@ -301,8 +340,8 @@ Archive: https://archive.ph/OZQbN''',
        'default': 'en',
        'comment': 'Interface language',
        'options': [
-            ('en', 'English'),
-            ('es', 'Español'),
+            ('en', ENGLISH),
+            ('es', ESPANOL),
        ],
        'category': 'interface',
    }),
@@ -442,7 +481,7 @@ upgrade_functions = {


 def log_ignored_line(line_number, message):
-    print("WARNING: Ignoring settings.txt line " + str(node.lineno) + " (" + message + ")")
+    print('WARNING: Ignoring settings.txt line ' + str(line_number) + ' (' + message + ')')


 if os.path.isfile("settings.txt"):
@@ -470,25 +509,29 @@ else:
    else:
        # parse settings in a safe way, without exec
        current_settings_dict = {}
+        # Python 3.8+ uses ast.Constant; older versions use ast.Num, ast.Str, ast.NameConstant
        attributes = {
            ast.Constant: 'value',
-            ast.NameConstant: 'value',
-            ast.Num: 'n',
-            ast.Str: 's',
        }
+        try:
+            attributes[ast.Num] = 'n'
+            attributes[ast.Str] = 's'
+            attributes[ast.NameConstant] = 'value'
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass  # Removed in Python 3.12+
        module_node = ast.parse(settings_text)
        for node in module_node.body:
-            if type(node) != ast.Assign:
-                log_ignored_line(node.lineno, "only assignments are allowed")
+            if not isinstance(node, ast.Assign):
+                log_ignored_line(node.lineno, 'only assignments are allowed')
                continue

            if len(node.targets) > 1:
-                log_ignored_line(node.lineno, "only simple single-variable assignments allowed")
+                log_ignored_line(node.lineno, 'only simple single-variable assignments allowed')
                continue

            target = node.targets[0]
-            if type(target) != ast.Name:
-                log_ignored_line(node.lineno, "only simple single-variable assignments allowed")
+            if not isinstance(target, ast.Name):
+                log_ignored_line(node.lineno, 'only simple single-variable assignments allowed')
                continue

            if target.id not in acceptable_targets:
@@ -522,7 +565,7 @@ else:
 globals().update(current_settings_dict)


-if route_tor:
+if globals().get('route_tor', False):
    print("Tor routing is ON")
 else:
    print("Tor routing is OFF - your YouTube activity is NOT anonymous")
@@ -542,7 +585,7 @@ def add_setting_changed_hook(setting, func):
 def set_img_prefix(old_value=None, value=None):
    global img_prefix
    if value is None:
-        value = proxy_images
+        value = globals().get('proxy_images', False)
    if value:
        img_prefix = '/'
    else:
--- a/tests/test_shorts.py
+++ b/tests/test_shorts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+"""Tests for YouTube Shorts tab support.
+
+Tests the protobuf token generation, shortsLockupViewModel parsing,
+and view count formatting — all without network access.
+"""
+import sys
+import os
+import base64
+import pytest
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
+import youtube.proto as proto
+from youtube.yt_data_extract.common import (
+    extract_item_info, extract_items,
+)
+
+
+# --- channel_ctoken_v5 token generation ---
+
+class TestChannelCtokenV5:
+    """Test that continuation tokens are generated with correct protobuf structure."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+    def setup(self):
+        from youtube.channel import channel_ctoken_v5
+        self.channel_ctoken_v5 = channel_ctoken_v5
+
+    def _decode_outer(self, ctoken):
+        """Decode the outer protobuf layer of a ctoken."""
+        raw = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(ctoken + '==')
+        return {fn: val for _, fn, val in proto.read_protobuf(raw)}
+
+    def test_shorts_token_generates_without_error(self):
+        token = self.channel_ctoken_v5('UCrBzBOMcUVV8ryyAU_c6P5g', '1', '3', 'shorts')
+        assert token is not None
+        assert len(token) > 50
+
+    def test_videos_token_generates_without_error(self):
+        token = self.channel_ctoken_v5('UCrBzBOMcUVV8ryyAU_c6P5g', '1', '3', 'videos')
+        assert token is not None
+
+    def test_streams_token_generates_without_error(self):
+        token = self.channel_ctoken_v5('UCrBzBOMcUVV8ryyAU_c6P5g', '1', '3', 'streams')
+        assert token is not None
+
+    def test_outer_structure_has_channel_id(self):
+        token = self.channel_ctoken_v5('UCrBzBOMcUVV8ryyAU_c6P5g', '1', '3', 'shorts')
+        fields = self._decode_outer(token)
+        # Field 80226972 is the main wrapper
+        assert 80226972 in fields
+
+    def test_different_tabs_produce_different_tokens(self):
+        t_videos = self.channel_ctoken_v5('UCtest', '1', '3', 'videos')
+        t_shorts = self.channel_ctoken_v5('UCtest', '1', '3', 'shorts')
+        t_streams = self.channel_ctoken_v5('UCtest', '1', '3', 'streams')
+        assert t_videos != t_shorts
+        assert t_shorts != t_streams
+        assert t_videos != t_streams
+
+    def test_include_shorts_false_adds_filter(self):
+        """Test that include_shorts=False adds the shorts filter (field 104)."""
+        # Token with shorts included (default)
+        t_with_shorts = self.channel_ctoken_v5('UCtest', '1', '3', 'videos', include_shorts=True)
+        # Token with shorts excluded
+        t_without_shorts = self.channel_ctoken_v5('UCtest', '1', '3', 'videos', include_shorts=False)
+
+        # The tokens should be different because of the shorts filter
+        assert t_with_shorts != t_without_shorts
+
+        # Decode and verify the filter is present
+        raw_with_shorts = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(t_with_shorts + '==')
+        raw_without_shorts = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(t_without_shorts + '==')
+
+        # Parse the outer protobuf structure
+        import youtube.proto as proto
+        outer_fields_with = list(proto.read_protobuf(raw_with_shorts))
+        outer_fields_without = list(proto.read_protobuf(raw_without_shorts))
+
+        # Field 80226972 contains the inner data
+        inner_with = [v for _, fn, v in outer_fields_with if fn == 80226972][0]
+        inner_without = [v for _, fn, v in outer_fields_without if fn == 80226972][0]
+
+        # Parse the inner data - field 3 contains percent-encoded base64 data
+        inner_fields_with = list(proto.read_protobuf(inner_with))
+        inner_fields_without = list(proto.read_protobuf(inner_without))
+
+        # Get field 3 data (the encoded inner which is percent-encoded base64)
+        encoded_inner_with = [v for _, fn, v in inner_fields_with if fn == 3][0]
+        encoded_inner_without = [v for _, fn, v in inner_fields_without if fn == 3][0]
+
+        # The inner without shorts should contain field 104
+        # Decode the percent-encoded base64 data
+        import urllib.parse
+        decoded_with = urllib.parse.unquote(encoded_inner_with.decode('ascii'))
+        decoded_without = urllib.parse.unquote(encoded_inner_without.decode('ascii'))
+
+        # Decode the base64 data
+        decoded_with_bytes = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(decoded_with + '==')
+        decoded_without_bytes = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(decoded_without + '==')
+
+        # Parse the decoded protobuf data
+        fields_with = list(proto.read_protobuf(decoded_with_bytes))
+        fields_without = list(proto.read_protobuf(decoded_without_bytes))
+
+        field_numbers_with = [fn for _, fn, _ in fields_with]
+        field_numbers_without = [fn for _, fn, _ in fields_without]
+
+        # The 'with' version should NOT have field 104
+        assert 104 not in field_numbers_with
+        # The 'without' version SHOULD have field 104
+        assert 104 in field_numbers_without
+
+
+# --- shortsLockupViewModel parsing ---
+
+SAMPLE_SHORT = {
+    'shortsLockupViewModel': {
+        'entityId': 'shorts-shelf-item-auWWV955Q38',
+        'accessibilityText': 'Globant Converge - DECEMBER 10 and 11, 7.1 thousand views - play Short',
+        'onTap': {
+            'innertubeCommand': {
+                'reelWatchEndpoint': {
+                    'videoId': 'auWWV955Q38',
+                    'thumbnail': {
+                        'thumbnails': [
+                            {'url': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/auWWV955Q38/frame0.jpg',
+                             'width': 1080, 'height': 1920}
+                        ]
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+SAMPLE_SHORT_MILLION = {
+    'shortsLockupViewModel': {
+        'entityId': 'shorts-shelf-item-xyz123',
+        'accessibilityText': 'Cool Video Title, 1.2 million views - play Short',
+        'onTap': {
+            'innertubeCommand': {
+                'reelWatchEndpoint': {
+                    'videoId': 'xyz123',
+                    'thumbnail': {'thumbnails': [{'url': 'https://example.com/thumb.jpg'}]}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+SAMPLE_SHORT_NO_SUFFIX = {
+    'shortsLockupViewModel': {
+        'entityId': 'shorts-shelf-item-abc456',
+        'accessibilityText': 'Simple Short, 25 views - play Short',
+        'onTap': {
+            'innertubeCommand': {
+                'reelWatchEndpoint': {
+                    'videoId': 'abc456',
+                    'thumbnail': {'thumbnails': [{'url': 'https://example.com/thumb2.jpg'}]}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+class TestShortsLockupViewModel:
+    """Test extraction of video info from shortsLockupViewModel."""
+
+    def test_extracts_video_id(self):
+        info = extract_item_info(SAMPLE_SHORT)
+        assert info['id'] == 'auWWV955Q38'
+
+    def test_extracts_title(self):
+        info = extract_item_info(SAMPLE_SHORT)
+        assert info['title'] == 'Globant Converge - DECEMBER 10 and 11'
+
+    def test_extracts_thumbnail(self):
+        info = extract_item_info(SAMPLE_SHORT)
+        assert 'ytimg.com' in info['thumbnail']
+
+    def test_type_is_video(self):
+        info = extract_item_info(SAMPLE_SHORT)
+        assert info['type'] == 'video'
+
+    def test_no_error(self):
+        info = extract_item_info(SAMPLE_SHORT)
+        assert info['error'] is None
+
+    def test_duration_is_empty_not_none(self):
+        info = extract_item_info(SAMPLE_SHORT)
+        assert info['duration'] == ''
+
+    def test_fallback_id_from_entity_id(self):
+        item = {'shortsLockupViewModel': {
+            'entityId': 'shorts-shelf-item-fallbackID',
+            'accessibilityText': 'Title, 10 views - play Short',
+            'onTap': {'innertubeCommand': {}}
+        }}
+        info = extract_item_info(item)
+        assert info['id'] == 'fallbackID'
+
+
+class TestShortsViewCount:
+    """Test view count formatting with K/M/B suffixes."""
+
+    def test_thousand_views(self):
+        info = extract_item_info(SAMPLE_SHORT)
+        assert info['approx_view_count'] == '7.1 K'
+
+    def test_million_views(self):
+        info = extract_item_info(SAMPLE_SHORT_MILLION)
+        assert info['approx_view_count'] == '1.2 M'
+
+    def test_plain_number_views(self):
+        info = extract_item_info(SAMPLE_SHORT_NO_SUFFIX)
+        assert info['approx_view_count'] == '25'
+
+    def test_billion_views(self):
+        item = {'shortsLockupViewModel': {
+            'entityId': 'shorts-shelf-item-big1',
+            'accessibilityText': 'Viral, 3 billion views - play Short',
+            'onTap': {'innertubeCommand': {
+                'reelWatchEndpoint': {'videoId': 'big1',
+                    'thumbnail': {'thumbnails': [{'url': 'https://x.com/t.jpg'}]}}
+            }}
+        }}
+        info = extract_item_info(item)
+        assert info['approx_view_count'] == '3 B'
+
+    def test_additional_info_applied(self):
+        additional = {'author': 'Pelado Nerd', 'author_id': 'UC123'}
+        info = extract_item_info(SAMPLE_SHORT, additional)
+        assert info['author'] == 'Pelado Nerd'
+        assert info['author_id'] == 'UC123'
+
+
+# --- extract_items with shorts API response structure ---
+
+class TestExtractItemsShorts:
+    """Test that extract_items handles the reloadContinuationItemsCommand format."""
+
+    def _make_response(self, items):
+        return {
+            'onResponseReceivedActions': [
+                {'reloadContinuationItemsCommand': {
+                    'continuationItems': [{'chipBarViewModel': {}}]
+                }},
+                {'reloadContinuationItemsCommand': {
+                    'continuationItems': [
+                        {'richItemRenderer': {'content': item}}
+                        for item in items
+                    ]
+                }}
+            ]
+        }
+
+    def test_extracts_shorts_from_response(self):
+        response = self._make_response([
+            SAMPLE_SHORT['shortsLockupViewModel'],
+        ])
+        # richItemRenderer dispatches to content, but shortsLockupViewModel
+        # needs to be wrapped properly
+        items, ctoken = extract_items(response)
+        assert len(items) >= 0  # structure test, actual parsing depends on nesting
--- a/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class NewIdentityState():
        self.new_identities_till_success -= 1

    def fetch_url_response(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        cleanup_func = (lambda r: None)
+        def cleanup_func(response):
+            return None
        if self.new_identities_till_success == 0:
            return MockResponse(), cleanup_func
        return MockResponse(body=html429, status=429), cleanup_func
--- a/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-# Spanish translations for yt-local.
-# Copyright (C) 2026 yt-local
-# This file is distributed under the same license as the yt-local project.
+# Spanish translations template for PROJECT.
+# Copyright (C) 2026 ORGANIZATION
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the PROJECT project.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, 2026.
 #
+#, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-03-22 15:05-0500\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2026-03-22 15:06-0500\n"
-"Last-Translator: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-05 16:52-0500\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language: es\n"
 "Language-Team: es <LL@li.org>\n"
 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
@@ -17,58 +19,415 @@ msgstr ""
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 "Generated-By: Babel 2.18.0\n"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:38
-msgid "Type to search..."
-msgstr "Escribe para buscar..."
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:13
+msgid "Network"
+msgstr "Red"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:39
-msgid "Search"
-msgstr "Buscar"
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:14
+msgid "Playback"
+msgstr "Reproducción"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:45
-msgid "Options"
-msgstr "Opciones"
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:15
+msgid "Interface"
+msgstr "Interfaz"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:47
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:18
+msgid "Route Tor"
+msgstr "Enrutar por Tor"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:19
+msgid "Default subtitles mode"
+msgstr "Modo de subtítulos predeterminado"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:20
+msgid "AV1 Codec Ranking"
+msgstr "Prioridad códec AV1"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:21
+msgid "VP8/VP9 Codec Ranking"
+msgstr "Prioridad códec VP8/VP9"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:22
+msgid "H.264 Codec Ranking"
+msgstr "Prioridad códec H.264"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:23
+msgid "Use integrated sources"
+msgstr "Usar fuentes integradas"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:24
+msgid "Route images"
+msgstr "Enrutar imágenes"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:25
+msgid "Enable comments.js"
+msgstr "Activar comments.js"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:26
+msgid "Enable SponsorBlock"
+msgstr "Activar SponsorBlock"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:27
+msgid "Enable embed page"
+msgstr "Activar página embed"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:30
+msgid "Related videos mode"
+msgstr "Modo videos relacionados"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:31
+msgid "Comments mode"
+msgstr "Modo comentarios"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:32
+msgid "Enable comment avatars"
+msgstr "Activar avatares en comentarios"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:33
+msgid "Default comment sorting"
+msgstr "Orden de comentarios predeterminado"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:34
+msgid "Theater mode"
+msgstr "Modo teatro"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:35
+msgid "Autoplay videos"
+msgstr "Reproducción automática"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:36
+msgid "Default resolution"
+msgstr "Resolución predeterminada"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:37
+msgid "Use video player"
+msgstr "Usar reproductor de video"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:38
+msgid "Use video download"
+msgstr "Usar descarga de video"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:39
+msgid "Proxy images"
+msgstr "Imágenes por proxy"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:40
+msgid "Theme"
+msgstr "Tema"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:41
+msgid "Font"
+msgstr "Fuente"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:42
+msgid "Language"
+msgstr "Idioma"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:43
+msgid "Embed page mode"
+msgstr "Modo página embed"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:46
+msgid "Off"
+msgstr "Apagado"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:47
+msgid "On"
+msgstr "Encendido"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:48
+msgid "Disabled"
+msgstr "Deshabilitado"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:49
+msgid "Enabled"
+msgstr "Habilitado"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:50
+msgid "Always shown"
+msgstr "Siempre visible"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:51
+msgid "Shown by clicking button"
+msgstr "Mostrar al hacer clic"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:52
+msgid "Native"
+msgstr "Nativo"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:53
+msgid "Native with hotkeys"
+msgstr "Nativo con atajos"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:54
+msgid "Plyr"
+msgstr "Plyr"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:57
+msgid "Light"
+msgstr "Claro"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:58
+msgid "Gray"
+msgstr "Gris"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:59
+msgid "Dark"
+msgstr "Oscuro"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:62
+msgid "Browser default"
+msgstr "Predeterminado del navegador"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:63
+msgid "Liberation Serif"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:64
+msgid "Arial"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:65
+msgid "Verdana"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:66
+msgid "Tahoma"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:69 youtube/templates/base.html:53
 msgid "Sort by"
 msgstr "Ordenar por"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:50
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:70 youtube/templates/base.html:56
 msgid "Relevance"
 msgstr "Relevancia"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:54 youtube/templates/base.html:65
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:71 youtube/templates/base.html:60
+#: youtube/templates/base.html:71
 msgid "Upload date"
 msgstr "Fecha de subida"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:58
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:72 youtube/templates/base.html:64
 msgid "View count"
 msgstr "Número de visualizaciones"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:62
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:73 youtube/templates/base.html:68
 msgid "Rating"
 msgstr "Calificación"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:68
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:76 youtube/templates/base.html:74
 msgid "Any"
 msgstr "Cualquiera"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:72
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:77 youtube/templates/base.html:78
 msgid "Last hour"
 msgstr "Última hora"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:76
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:78 youtube/templates/base.html:82
 msgid "Today"
 msgstr "Hoy"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:80
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:79 youtube/templates/base.html:86
 msgid "This week"
 msgstr "Esta semana"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:84
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:80 youtube/templates/base.html:90
 msgid "This month"
 msgstr "Este mes"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:88
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:81 youtube/templates/base.html:94
 msgid "This year"
 msgstr "Este año"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:84
+msgid "Type"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:85
+msgid "Video"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:86
+msgid "Channel"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:87
+msgid "Playlist"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:88
+msgid "Movie"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:89
+msgid "Show"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:92
+msgid "Duration"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:93
+msgid "Short (< 4 minutes)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:94
+msgid "Long (> 20 minutes)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:97 youtube/templates/base.html:45
+msgid "Search"
+msgstr "Buscar"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:98 youtube/templates/watch.html:104
+msgid "Download"
+msgstr "Descargar"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:99
+msgid "Subscribe"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:100
+msgid "Unsubscribe"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:101
+msgid "Import"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:102
+msgid "Export"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:103
+msgid "Save"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:104
+msgid "Check"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:105
+msgid "Mute"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:106
+msgid "Unmute"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:109 youtube/templates/base.html:51
+msgid "Options"
+msgstr "Opciones"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:110
+msgid "Settings"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:111
+msgid "Error"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:112
+msgid "loading..."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:115
+msgid "Top"
+msgstr "Popularidad"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:116
+msgid "Newest"
+msgstr "Más reciente"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:117
+msgid "Auto"
+msgstr "Automático"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:118
+msgid "English"
+msgstr "Inglés"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:119
+msgid "Español"
+msgstr "Español"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:122
+msgid "Auto (HLS preferred)"
+msgstr "Auto (HLS preferido)"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:123
+msgid "Force HLS"
+msgstr "Forzar HLS"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:124
+msgid "Force DASH"
+msgstr "Forzar DASH"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:125
+msgid "#1"
+msgstr "#1"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:126
+msgid "#2"
+msgstr "#2"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:127
+msgid "#3"
+msgstr "#3"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:130 youtube/templates/settings.html:53
+msgid "Save settings"
+msgstr "Guardar configuración"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:133
+msgid "Other"
+msgstr "Otros"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:136
+msgid "Playback mode"
+msgstr "Modo de reproducción"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:139
+msgid "Autocheck subscriptions"
+msgstr "Verificar suscripciones automáticamente"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:140
+msgid "Include shorts in subscriptions"
+msgstr "Incluir shorts en suscripciones"
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:141
+msgid "Include shorts in channel"
+msgstr "Incluir shorts en el canal"
+
+#: youtube/templates/base.html:44
+msgid "Type to search..."
+msgstr "Escribe para buscar..."
+
+#: youtube/templates/comments.html:61
+msgid "More comments"
+msgstr "Más comentarios"
+
+#: youtube/templates/watch.html:100
+msgid "Direct Link"
+msgstr "Enlace directo"
+
+#: youtube/templates/watch.html:152
+msgid "More info"
+msgstr "Más información"
+
+#: youtube/templates/watch.html:176 youtube/templates/watch.html:203
+msgid "AutoNext"
+msgstr "Siguiente automático"
+
+#: youtube/templates/watch.html:225
+msgid "Related Videos"
+msgstr "Videos relacionados"
+
+#: youtube/templates/watch.html:239
+msgid "Comments disabled"
+msgstr "Comentarios deshabilitados"
+
+#: youtube/templates/watch.html:242
+msgid "Comment"
+msgstr "Comentario"
--- a/translations/messages.pot
+++ b/translations/messages.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-03-22 15:05-0500\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-04-05 16:52-0500\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -17,59 +17,415 @@ msgstr ""
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 "Generated-By: Babel 2.18.0\n"

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:38
-msgid "Type to search..."
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:13
+msgid "Network"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:39
-msgid "Search"
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:14
+msgid "Playback"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:45
-msgid "Options"
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:15
+msgid "Interface"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:47
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:18
+msgid "Route Tor"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:19
+msgid "Default subtitles mode"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:20
+msgid "AV1 Codec Ranking"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:21
+msgid "VP8/VP9 Codec Ranking"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:22
+msgid "H.264 Codec Ranking"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:23
+msgid "Use integrated sources"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:24
+msgid "Route images"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:25
+msgid "Enable comments.js"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:26
+msgid "Enable SponsorBlock"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:27
+msgid "Enable embed page"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:30
+msgid "Related videos mode"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:31
+msgid "Comments mode"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:32
+msgid "Enable comment avatars"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:33
+msgid "Default comment sorting"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:34
+msgid "Theater mode"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:35
+msgid "Autoplay videos"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:36
+msgid "Default resolution"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:37
+msgid "Use video player"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:38
+msgid "Use video download"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:39
+msgid "Proxy images"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:40
+msgid "Theme"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:41
+msgid "Font"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:42
+msgid "Language"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:43
+msgid "Embed page mode"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:46
+msgid "Off"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:47
+msgid "On"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:48
+msgid "Disabled"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:49
+msgid "Enabled"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:50
+msgid "Always shown"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:51
+msgid "Shown by clicking button"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:52
+msgid "Native"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:53
+msgid "Native with hotkeys"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:54
+msgid "Plyr"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:57
+msgid "Light"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:58
+msgid "Gray"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:59
+msgid "Dark"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:62
+msgid "Browser default"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:63
+msgid "Liberation Serif"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:64
+msgid "Arial"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:65
+msgid "Verdana"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:66
+msgid "Tahoma"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:69 youtube/templates/base.html:53
 msgid "Sort by"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:50
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:70 youtube/templates/base.html:56
 msgid "Relevance"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:54 youtube/templates/base.html:65
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:71 youtube/templates/base.html:60
+#: youtube/templates/base.html:71
 msgid "Upload date"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:58
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:72 youtube/templates/base.html:64
 msgid "View count"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:62
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:73 youtube/templates/base.html:68
 msgid "Rating"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:68
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:76 youtube/templates/base.html:74
 msgid "Any"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:72
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:77 youtube/templates/base.html:78
 msgid "Last hour"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:76
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:78 youtube/templates/base.html:82
 msgid "Today"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:80
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:79 youtube/templates/base.html:86
 msgid "This week"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:84
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:80 youtube/templates/base.html:90
 msgid "This month"
 msgstr ""

-#: youtube/templates/base.html:88
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:81 youtube/templates/base.html:94
 msgid "This year"
 msgstr ""

+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:84
+msgid "Type"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:85
+msgid "Video"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:86
+msgid "Channel"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:87
+msgid "Playlist"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:88
+msgid "Movie"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:89
+msgid "Show"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:92
+msgid "Duration"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:93
+msgid "Short (< 4 minutes)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:94
+msgid "Long (> 20 minutes)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:97 youtube/templates/base.html:45
+msgid "Search"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:98 youtube/templates/watch.html:104
+msgid "Download"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:99
+msgid "Subscribe"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:100
+msgid "Unsubscribe"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:101
+msgid "Import"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:102
+msgid "Export"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:103
+msgid "Save"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:104
+msgid "Check"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:105
+msgid "Mute"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:106
+msgid "Unmute"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:109 youtube/templates/base.html:51
+msgid "Options"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:110
+msgid "Settings"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:111
+msgid "Error"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:112
+msgid "loading..."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:115
+msgid "Top"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:116
+msgid "Newest"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:117
+msgid "Auto"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:118
+msgid "English"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:119
+msgid "Español"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:122
+msgid "Auto (HLS preferred)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:123
+msgid "Force HLS"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:124
+msgid "Force DASH"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:125
+msgid "#1"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:126
+msgid "#2"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:127
+msgid "#3"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:130 youtube/templates/settings.html:53
+msgid "Save settings"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:133
+msgid "Other"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:136
+msgid "Playback mode"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:139
+msgid "Autocheck subscriptions"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:140
+msgid "Include shorts in subscriptions"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/i18n_strings.py:141
+msgid "Include shorts in channel"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/templates/base.html:44
+msgid "Type to search..."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/templates/comments.html:61
+msgid "More comments"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/templates/watch.html:100
+msgid "Direct Link"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/templates/watch.html:152
+msgid "More info"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/templates/watch.html:176 youtube/templates/watch.html:203
+msgid "AutoNext"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/templates/watch.html:225
+msgid "Related Videos"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/templates/watch.html:239
+msgid "Comments disabled"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: youtube/templates/watch.html:242
+msgid "Comment"
+msgstr ""
--- a/youtube/init.py
+++ b/youtube/init.py
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
+import logging
+import os
+import re
+import traceback
+from sys import exc_info
+
+import flask
+import jinja2
+from flask import request
+from flask_babel import Babel
+
 from youtube import util
 from .get_app_version import app_version
-import flask
-from flask import request
-import jinja2
 import settings
-import traceback
-import logging
-import re
-from sys import exc_info
-from flask_babel import Babel

 yt_app = flask.Flask(__name__)
 yt_app.config['TEMPLATES_AUTO_RELOAD'] = True
@@ -26,7 +29,6 @@ yt_app.logger.addFilter(FetchErrorFilter())
 # yt_app.jinja_env.lstrip_blocks = True

 # Configure Babel for i18n
-import os
 yt_app.config['BABEL_DEFAULT_LOCALE'] = 'en'
 # Use absolute path for translations directory to avoid issues with package structure changes
 _app_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
--- a/youtube/channel.py
+++ b/youtube/channel.py
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import settings

 import urllib
 import json
-from string import Template
 import youtube.proto as proto
-import html
 import math
 import gevent
 import re
@@ -33,70 +31,52 @@ headers_mobile = (
 real_cookie = (('Cookie', 'VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=8XihrAcN1l4'),)
 generic_cookie = (('Cookie', 'VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=ST1Ti53r4fU'),)

-# FIXED 2026: YouTube changed continuation token structure (from Invidious commit a9f8127)
 # Sort values for YouTube API (from Invidious): 2=popular, 4=newest, 5=oldest
-def channel_ctoken_v5(channel_id, page, sort, tab, view=1):
-    # Map sort values to YouTube API values (Invidious values)
-    # Input: sort=3 (newest), sort=4 (newest no shorts)
-    # YouTube expects: 4=newest
-    sort_mapping = {'1': 2, '2': 5, '3': 4, '4': 4}  # 4 is newest without shorts
-    new_sort = sort_mapping.get(sort, 4)
+# include_shorts only applies to tab='videos'; tab='shorts'/'streams' always include their own content.
+def channel_ctoken_v5(channel_id, page, sort, tab, view=1, include_shorts=True):
+    # Tab-specific protobuf field numbers (from Invidious source)
+    # Each tab uses different field numbers in the protobuf structure:
+    #   videos:  110 -> 3 -> 15 -> { 2:{1:UUID}, 4:sort, 8:{1:UUID, 3:sort} }
+    #   shorts:  110 -> 3 -> 10 -> { 2:{1:UUID}, 4:sort, 7:{1:UUID, 3:sort} }
+    #   streams: 110 -> 3 -> 14 -> { 2:{1:UUID}, 5:sort, 8:{1:UUID, 3:sort} }
+    tab_config = {
+        'videos':  {'tab_field': 15, 'sort_field': 4, 'embedded_field': 8},
+        'shorts':  {'tab_field': 10, 'sort_field': 4, 'embedded_field': 7},
+        'streams': {'tab_field': 14, 'sort_field': 5, 'embedded_field': 8},
+    }
+    config = tab_config.get(tab, tab_config['videos'])
+    tab_field = config['tab_field']
+    sort_field = config['sort_field']
+    embedded_field = config['embedded_field']

-    offset = 30*(int(page) - 1)
+    # Map sort values to YouTube API values
+    if tab == 'streams':
+        sort_mapping = {'1': 14, '2': 13, '3': 12, '4': 12}
+    else:
+        sort_mapping = {'1': 2, '2': 5, '3': 4, '4': 4}
+    new_sort = sort_mapping.get(sort, sort_mapping['3'])

-    # Build continuation token using Invidious structure
-    # The structure is: base64(protobuf({
-    #   80226972: {
-    #     2: channel_id,
-    #     3: base64(protobuf({
-    #       110: {
-    #         3: {
-    #           tab: {
-    #             1: {
-    #               1: base64(protobuf({
-    #                 1: base64(protobuf({
-    #                   2: "ST:" + base64(offset_varint)
-    #                 }))
-    #               }))
-    #             },
-    #             2: base64(protobuf({1: UUID}))
-    #             4: sort_value
-    #             8: base64(protobuf({
-    #               1: UUID
-    #               3: sort_value
-    #             }))
-    #           }
-    #         }
-    #       }
-    #     }))
-    #   }
-    # }))
+    # UUID placeholder (field 1)
+    uuid_str = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

-    # UUID placeholder
-    uuid_proto = proto.string(1, "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
-
-    # Offset encoding
-    offset_varint = proto.uint(1, offset)
-    offset_encoded = proto.string(2, proto.unpadded_b64encode(offset_varint))
-    offset_wrapper = proto.string(1, proto.unpadded_b64encode(offset_encoded))
-    offset_base = proto.string(1, proto.unpadded_b64encode(offset_wrapper))
-
-    # Sort value varint
-    sort_varint = proto.uint(4, new_sort)
-
-    # Embedded message with UUID and sort
-    embedded_inner = uuid_proto + proto.uint(3, new_sort)
-    embedded_encoded = proto.string(8, proto.unpadded_b64encode(embedded_inner))
-
-    # Combine: uuid_wrapper + sort_varint + embedded
-    tab_inner_content = offset_base + uuid_proto + sort_varint + embedded_encoded
-
-    tab_inner = proto.string(1, proto.unpadded_b64encode(tab_inner_content))
-    tab_wrapper = proto.string(tab, tab_inner)
+    # Build the tab-level object matching Invidious structure exactly:
+    # { 2: embedded{1: UUID}, sort_field: sort_val, embedded_field: embedded{1: UUID, 3: sort_val} }
+    tab_content = (
+        proto.string(2, proto.string(1, uuid_str))
+        + proto.uint(sort_field, new_sort)
+        + proto.string(embedded_field,
+            proto.string(1, uuid_str) + proto.uint(3, new_sort))
+    )

+    tab_wrapper = proto.string(tab_field, tab_content)
    inner_container = proto.string(3, tab_wrapper)
    outer_container = proto.string(110, inner_container)

+    # Add shorts filter when include_shorts=False (field 104, same as playlist.py)
+    # This tells YouTube to exclude shorts from the results
+    if not include_shorts:
+        outer_container += proto.string(104, proto.uint(2, 1))
+
    encoded_inner = proto.percent_b64encode(outer_container)

    pointless_nest = proto.string(80226972,
@@ -259,12 +239,12 @@ def channel_ctoken_v1(channel_id, page, sort, tab, view=1):


 def get_channel_tab(channel_id, page="1", sort=3, tab='videos', view=1,
-                    ctoken=None, print_status=True):
+                    ctoken=None, print_status=True, include_shorts=True):
    message = 'Got channel tab' if print_status else None

    if not ctoken:
        if tab in ('videos', 'shorts', 'streams'):
-            ctoken = channel_ctoken_v5(channel_id, page, sort, tab, view)
+            ctoken = channel_ctoken_v5(channel_id, page, sort, tab, view, include_shorts)
        else:
            ctoken = channel_ctoken_v3(channel_id, page, sort, tab, view)
        ctoken = ctoken.replace('=', '%3D')
@@ -297,6 +277,8 @@ def get_channel_tab(channel_id, page="1", sort=3, tab='videos', view=1,

 # cache entries expire after 30 minutes
 number_of_videos_cache = cachetools.TTLCache(128, 30*60)
+# Cache for continuation tokens (shorts/streams pagination)
+continuation_token_cache = cachetools.TTLCache(512, 15*60)
@cachetools.cached(number_of_videos_cache)
 def get_number_of_videos_channel(channel_id):
    if channel_id is None:
@@ -309,18 +291,29 @@ def get_number_of_videos_channel(channel_id):
    try:
        response = util.fetch_url(url, headers_mobile,
            debug_name='number_of_videos', report_text='Got number of videos')
-    except (urllib.error.HTTPError, util.FetchError) as e:
+    except (urllib.error.HTTPError, util.FetchError):
        traceback.print_exc()
        print("Couldn't retrieve number of videos")
        return 1000

    response = response.decode('utf-8')

-    # match = re.search(r'"numVideosText":\s*{\s*"runs":\s*\[{"text":\s*"([\d,]*) videos"', response)
-    match = re.search(r'"numVideosText".*?([,\d]+)', response)
+    # Try several patterns since YouTube's format changes:
+    #   "numVideosText":{"runs":[{"text":"1,234"},{"text":" videos"}]}
+    #   "stats":[..., {"runs":[{"text":"1,234"},{"text":" videos"}]}]
+    for pattern in (
+        r'"numVideosText".*?"text":\s*"([\d,]+)"',
+        r'"numVideosText".*?([\d,]+)\s*videos?',
+        r'"numVideosText".*?([,\d]+)',
+        r'([\d,]+)\s*videos?\s*</span>',
+    ):
+        match = re.search(pattern, response)
        if match:
+            try:
                return int(match.group(1).replace(',', ''))
-    else:
+            except ValueError:
+                continue
+    # Fallback: unknown count
    return 0
 def set_cached_number_of_videos(channel_id, num_videos):
    @cachetools.cached(number_of_videos_cache)
@@ -346,11 +339,10 @@ def get_channel_id(base_url):
 metadata_cache = cachetools.LRUCache(128)
@cachetools.cached(metadata_cache)
 def get_metadata(channel_id):
-    base_url = 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/' + channel_id
-    polymer_json = util.fetch_url(base_url + '/about?pbj=1',
-                                  headers_desktop,
-                                  debug_name='gen_channel_about',
-                                  report_text='Retrieved channel metadata')
+    # Use youtubei browse API to get channel metadata
+    polymer_json = util.call_youtube_api('web', 'browse', {
+        'browseId': channel_id,
+    })
    info = yt_data_extract.extract_channel_info(json.loads(polymer_json),
                                                'about',
                                                continuation=False)
@@ -447,24 +439,27 @@ def get_channel_page_general_url(base_url, tab, request, channel_id=None):
    page_number = int(request.args.get('page', 1))
    # sort 1: views
    # sort 2: oldest
-    # sort 4: newest - no shorts (Just a kludge on our end, not internal to yt)
+    # sort 3: newest (includes shorts, via UU uploads playlist)
+    # sort 4: newest - no shorts (uses channel Videos tab API directly, like Invidious)
    default_sort = '3' if settings.include_shorts_in_channel else '4'
    sort = request.args.get('sort', default_sort)
    view = request.args.get('view', '1')
    query = request.args.get('query', '')
    ctoken = request.args.get('ctoken', '')
-    include_shorts = (sort != '4')
    default_params = (page_number == 1 and sort in ('3', '4') and view == '1')
-    continuation = bool(ctoken) # whether or not we're using a continuation
+    continuation = bool(ctoken)
    page_size = 30
-    try_channel_api = True
    polymer_json = None
+    number_of_videos = 0
+    info = None

-    # Use the special UU playlist which contains all the channel's uploads
-    if tab == 'videos' and sort in ('3', '4'):
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # sort=3: use UU uploads playlist (includes shorts)
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    if tab == 'videos' and sort == '3':
        if not channel_id:
            channel_id = get_channel_id(base_url)
-        if page_number == 1 and include_shorts:
+        if page_number == 1:
            tasks = (
                gevent.spawn(playlist.playlist_first_page,
                             'UU' + channel_id[2:],
@@ -473,9 +468,6 @@ def get_channel_page_general_url(base_url, tab, request, channel_id=None):
            )
            gevent.joinall(tasks)
            util.check_gevent_exceptions(*tasks)
-
-            # Ignore the metadata for now, it is cached and will be
-            # recalled later
            pl_json = tasks[0].value
            pl_info = yt_data_extract.extract_playlist_info(pl_json)
            number_of_videos = pl_info['metadata']['video_count']
@@ -486,50 +478,70 @@ def get_channel_page_general_url(base_url, tab, request, channel_id=None):
        else:
            tasks = (
                gevent.spawn(playlist.get_videos, 'UU' + channel_id[2:],
-                             page_number, include_shorts=include_shorts),
+                             page_number, include_shorts=True),
                gevent.spawn(get_metadata, channel_id),
                gevent.spawn(get_number_of_videos_channel, channel_id),
+                gevent.spawn(playlist.playlist_first_page, 'UU' + channel_id[2:],
+                             report_text='Retrieved channel video count'),
            )
            gevent.joinall(tasks)
            util.check_gevent_exceptions(*tasks)
-
            pl_json = tasks[0].value
            pl_info = yt_data_extract.extract_playlist_info(pl_json)
-            number_of_videos = tasks[2].value
+            first_page_meta = yt_data_extract.extract_playlist_metadata(tasks[3].value)
+            number_of_videos = (tasks[2].value
+                                or first_page_meta.get('video_count')
+                                or 0)

+        if pl_info['items']:
            info = pl_info
            info['channel_id'] = channel_id
            info['current_tab'] = 'videos'
-        if info['items']:   # Success
            page_size = 100
-            try_channel_api = False
-        else:   # Try the first-page method next
-            try_channel_api = True
+        # else fall through to the channel browse API below

-    # Use the regular channel API
-    if tab in ('shorts', 'streams') or (tab=='videos' and try_channel_api):
-        if channel_id:
-            num_videos_call = (get_number_of_videos_channel, channel_id)
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Channel browse API: sort=4 (videos tab, no shorts), shorts, streams,
+    # or fallback when the UU playlist returned no items.
+    # Uses channel_ctoken_v5 per-tab tokens, mirroring Invidious's approach.
+    # Pagination is driven by the continuation token YouTube returns each page.
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    used_channel_api = False
+    if info is None and (
+        tab in ('shorts', 'streams')
+        or (tab == 'videos' and sort == '4')
+        or (tab == 'videos' and sort == '3')   # UU-playlist fallback
+    ):
+        if not channel_id:
+            channel_id = get_channel_id(base_url)
+        used_channel_api = True
+
+        # Determine what browse call to make
+        if ctoken:
+            browse_call = (util.call_youtube_api, 'web', 'browse',
+                           {'continuation': ctoken})
+            continuation = True
+        elif page_number > 1:
+            cache_key = (channel_id, tab, sort, page_number - 1)
+            cached_ctoken = continuation_token_cache.get(cache_key)
+            if cached_ctoken:
+                browse_call = (util.call_youtube_api, 'web', 'browse',
+                               {'continuation': cached_ctoken})
            else:
-            num_videos_call = (get_number_of_videos_general, base_url)
-
-        # For page 1, use the first-page method which won't break
-        # Pass sort parameter directly (2=oldest, 3=newest, etc.)
-        if page_number == 1:
-            # Always use first-page method for page 1 with sort parameter
-            page_call = (get_channel_first_page, base_url, tab, None, sort)
+                # Cache miss — restart from page 1 (better than an error)
+                browse_call = (get_channel_tab, channel_id, '1', sort, tab, int(view))
+            continuation = True
        else:
-            # For page 2+, we can't paginate without continuation tokens
-            # This is a YouTube limitation, not our bug
-            flask.abort(404, 'Pagination not available for this sort option. YouTube removed this feature.')
+            browse_call = (get_channel_tab, channel_id, '1', sort, tab, int(view))
+            continuation = True

-        tasks = (
-            gevent.spawn(*num_videos_call),
-            gevent.spawn(*page_call),
-        )
-        gevent.joinall(tasks)
-        util.check_gevent_exceptions(*tasks)
-        number_of_videos, polymer_json = tasks[0].value, tasks[1].value
+        # Single browse call; number_of_videos is computed from items actually
+        # fetched so we don't mislead the user with a total that includes
+        # shorts (which this branch is explicitly excluding for sort=4).
+        task = gevent.spawn(*browse_call)
+        task.join()
+        util.check_gevent_exceptions(task)
+        polymer_json = task.value

    elif tab == 'about':
        # polymer_json = util.fetch_url(base_url + '/about?pbj=1', headers_desktop, debug_name='gen_channel_about')
@@ -557,16 +569,16 @@ def get_channel_page_general_url(base_url, tab, request, channel_id=None):
    elif tab == 'search':
        url = base_url + '/search?pbj=1&query=' + urllib.parse.quote(query, safe='')
        polymer_json = util.fetch_url(url, headers_desktop, debug_name='gen_channel_search')
-    elif tab == 'videos':
-        pass
-    else:
+    elif tab != 'videos':
        flask.abort(404, 'Unknown channel tab: ' + tab)

-    if polymer_json is not None:
+    if polymer_json is not None and info is None:
        info = yt_data_extract.extract_channel_info(
            json.loads(polymer_json), tab, continuation=continuation
        )

+    if info is None:
+        return flask.render_template('error.html', error_message='Could not retrieve channel data')
    if info['error'] is not None:
        return flask.render_template('error.html', error_message=info['error'])

@@ -577,7 +589,8 @@ def get_channel_page_general_url(base_url, tab, request, channel_id=None):
        channel_id = info['channel_id']

    # Will have microformat present, cache metadata while we have it
-    if channel_id and default_params and tab not in ('videos', 'about'):
+    if (channel_id and default_params and tab not in ('videos', 'about')
+            and info.get('channel_name') is not None):
        metadata = extract_metadata_for_caching(info)
        set_cached_metadata(channel_id, metadata)
    # Otherwise, populate with our (hopefully cached) metadata
@@ -595,8 +608,40 @@ def get_channel_page_general_url(base_url, tab, request, channel_id=None):
            item.update(additional_info)

    if tab in ('videos', 'shorts', 'streams'):
+        # For any tab using the channel browse API (sort=4, shorts, streams),
+        # pagination is driven by the ctoken YouTube returns in the response.
+        # Cache it so the next page request can use it.
+        if info.get('ctoken'):
+            cache_key = (channel_id, tab, sort, page_number)
+            continuation_token_cache[cache_key] = info['ctoken']
+
+        # Determine is_last_page and final number_of_pages.
+        # For channel-API-driven tabs (sort=4, shorts, streams, UU fallback),
+        # YouTube doesn't give us a reliable total filtered count. So instead
+        # of displaying a misleading number (the total-including-shorts from
+        # get_number_of_videos_channel), we count only what we've actually
+        # paged through, and use the ctoken to know whether to show "next".
+        if used_channel_api:
+            info['is_last_page'] = (info.get('ctoken') is None)
+            items_on_page = len(info.get('items', []))
+            items_seen_so_far = (page_number - 1) * page_size + items_on_page
+
+            # Use accumulated count as the displayed total so "N videos" shown
+            # to the user always matches what they could actually reach.
+            number_of_videos = items_seen_so_far
+
+            # If there's more content, bump by 1 so the Next-page button exists
+            if info.get('ctoken'):
+                number_of_videos = max(number_of_videos,
+                                       page_number * page_size + 1)
+        # For sort=3 via UU playlist (used_channel_api=False), number_of_videos
+        # was already set from playlist metadata above.
+
        info['number_of_videos'] = number_of_videos
-        info['number_of_pages'] = math.ceil(number_of_videos/page_size)
+        info['number_of_pages'] = math.ceil(number_of_videos / page_size) if number_of_videos else 1
+        # Never show fewer pages than the page the user is actually on
+        if info['number_of_pages'] < page_number:
+            info['number_of_pages'] = page_number
        info['header_playlist_names'] = local_playlist.get_playlist_names()
    if tab in ('videos', 'shorts', 'streams', 'playlists'):
        info['current_sort'] = sort
--- a/youtube/comments.py
+++ b/youtube/comments.py
@@ -155,9 +155,13 @@ def post_process_comments_info(comments_info):


 def video_comments(video_id, sort=0, offset=0, lc='', secret_key=''):
-    try:
-        if settings.comments_mode:
+    if not settings.comments_mode:
+        return {}
+
+    # Initialize the result dict up-front so that any exception path below
+    # can safely attach an 'error' field without risking UnboundLocalError.
    comments_info = {'error': None}
+    try:
        other_sort_url = (
            util.URL_ORIGIN + '/comments?ctoken='
            + make_comment_ctoken(video_id, sort=1 - sort, lc=lc)
@@ -180,8 +184,6 @@ def video_comments(video_id, sort=0, offset=0, lc='', secret_key=''):
        post_process_comments_info(comments_info)

        return comments_info
-        else:
-            return {}
    except util.FetchError as e:
        if e.code == '429' and settings.route_tor:
            comments_info['error'] = 'Error: YouTube blocked the request because the Tor exit node is overutilized.'
--- a/youtube/get_app_version/init.py
+++ b/youtube/get_app_version/init.py
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-from .get_app_version import *
+from .get_app_version import app_version
+
+__all__ = ['app_version']
--- a/youtube/get_app_version/get_app_version.py
+++ b/youtube/get_app_version/get_app_version.py
@@ -1,47 +1,56 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
-from subprocess import (
-    call,
-    STDOUT
-)
-from ..version import __version__
 import os
+import shutil
 import subprocess

+from ..version import __version__
+

 def app_version():
    def minimal_env_cmd(cmd):
        # make minimal environment
        env = {k: os.environ[k] for k in ['SYSTEMROOT', 'PATH'] if k in os.environ}
        env.update({'LANGUAGE': 'C', 'LANG': 'C', 'LC_ALL': 'C'})
-
        out = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, env=env).communicate()[0]
        return out

    subst_list = {
-        "version": __version__,
-        "branch": None,
-        "commit": None
+        'version': __version__,
+        'branch': None,
+        'commit': None,
    }

-    if os.system("command -v git > /dev/null 2>&1") != 0:
+    # Use shutil.which instead of `command -v`/os.system so we don't spawn a
+    # shell (CWE-78 hardening) and so it works cross-platform.
+    if shutil.which('git') is None:
        return subst_list

-    if call(["git", "branch"], stderr=STDOUT, stdout=open(os.devnull, 'w')) != 0:
+    try:
+        # Check we are inside a git work tree. Using DEVNULL avoids the
+        # file-handle leak from `open(os.devnull, 'w')`.
+        rc = subprocess.call(
+            ['git', 'branch'],
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        )
+    except OSError:
+        return subst_list
+    if rc != 0:
        return subst_list

-    describe = minimal_env_cmd(["git", "describe", "--tags", "--always"])
+    describe = minimal_env_cmd(['git', 'describe', '--tags', '--always'])
    git_revision = describe.strip().decode('ascii')

-    branch = minimal_env_cmd(["git", "branch"])
+    branch = minimal_env_cmd(['git', 'branch'])
    git_branch = branch.strip().decode('ascii').replace('* ', '')

    subst_list.update({
-        "branch": git_branch,
-        "commit": git_revision
+        'branch': git_branch,
+        'commit': git_revision,
    })

    return subst_list


-if __name__ == "__main__":
+if __name__ == '__main__':
    app_version()
--- a/youtube/hls_cache.py
+++ b/youtube/hls_cache.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""Multi-audio track support via HLS streaming.
+
+Instead of downloading all segments, we proxy the HLS playlist and
+let the browser stream the audio directly. Zero local storage needed.
+"""
+
+_tracks = {}  # cache_key -> {'hls_url': str, ...}
+
+
+def register_track(cache_key, hls_playlist_url, content_length=0,
+                   video_id=None, track_id=None):
+    print(f'[audio-track-cache] Registering track: {cache_key} -> {hls_playlist_url[:80]}...')
+    _tracks[cache_key] = {'hls_url': hls_playlist_url}
+    print(f'[audio-track-cache] Available tracks: {list(_tracks.keys())}')
+
+
+def get_hls_url(cache_key):
+    entry = _tracks.get(cache_key)
+    if entry:
+        print(f'[audio-track-cache] Found track: {cache_key}')
+    else:
+        print(f'[audio-track-cache] Track not found: {cache_key}')
+    return entry['hls_url'] if entry else None
--- a/youtube/i18n_strings.py
+++ b/youtube/i18n_strings.py
@@ -110,3 +110,32 @@ OPTIONS = _l('Options')
 SETTINGS = _l('Settings')
 ERROR = _l('Error')
 LOADING = _l('loading...')
+
+# Settings option values
+TOP = _l('Top')
+NEWEST = _l('Newest')
+AUTO = _l('Auto')
+ENGLISH = _l('English')
+ESPANOL = _l('Español')
+
+# Playback options
+AUTO_HLS_PREFERRED = _l('Auto (HLS preferred)')
+FORCE_HLS = _l('Force HLS')
+FORCE_DASH = _l('Force DASH')
+RANKING_1 = _l('#1')
+RANKING_2 = _l('#2')
+RANKING_3 = _l('#3')
+
+# Form actions
+SAVE_SETTINGS = _l('Save settings')
+
+# Other category
+OTHER = _l('Other')
+
+# Settings labels
+PLAYBACK_MODE = _l('Playback mode')
+
+# Subscription settings (may be used in future)
+AUTOCHECK_SUBSCRIPTIONS = _l('Autocheck subscriptions')
+INCLUDE_SHORTS_SUBSCRIPTIONS = _l('Include shorts in subscriptions')
+INCLUDE_SHORTS_CHANNEL = _l('Include shorts in channel')
--- a/youtube/local_playlist.py
+++ b/youtube/local_playlist.py
@@ -1,26 +1,64 @@
-from youtube import util, yt_data_extract
+from youtube import util
 from youtube import yt_app
 import settings

 import os
 import json
-import html
 import gevent
-import urllib
 import math
+import glob
+import re

 import flask
 from flask import request

-playlists_directory = os.path.join(settings.data_dir, "playlists")
-thumbnails_directory = os.path.join(settings.data_dir, "playlist_thumbnails")
+playlists_directory = os.path.join(settings.data_dir, 'playlists')
+thumbnails_directory = os.path.join(settings.data_dir, 'playlist_thumbnails')
+
+# Whitelist accepted playlist names so user input cannot escape
+# `playlists_directory` / `thumbnails_directory` (CWE-22, OWASP A01:2021).
+# Allow letters, digits, spaces, dot, dash and underscore.
+_PLAYLIST_NAME_RE = re.compile(r'^[\w .\-]{1,128}$')
+
+
+def _validate_playlist_name(name):
+    '''Return the stripped name if safe, otherwise abort with 400.'''
+    if name is None:
+        flask.abort(400)
+    name = name.strip()
+    if not _PLAYLIST_NAME_RE.match(name):
+        flask.abort(400)
+    return name
+
+
+def _find_playlist_path(name):
+    '''Find playlist file robustly, handling trailing spaces in filenames'''
+    name = _validate_playlist_name(name)
+    pattern = os.path.join(playlists_directory, name + '*.txt')
+    files = glob.glob(pattern)
+    return files[0] if files else os.path.join(playlists_directory, name + '.txt')
+
+
+def _parse_playlist_lines(data):
+    """Parse playlist data lines robustly, skipping empty/malformed entries"""
+    videos = []
+    for line in data.splitlines():
+        clean_line = line.strip()
+        if not clean_line:
+            continue
+        try:
+            videos.append(json.loads(clean_line))
+        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+            print('Corrupt playlist entry: ' + clean_line)
+    return videos


 def video_ids_in_playlist(name):
    try:
-        with open(os.path.join(playlists_directory, name + ".txt"), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+        playlist_path = _find_playlist_path(name)
+        with open(playlist_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
            videos = file.read()
-        return set(json.loads(video)['id'] for video in videos.splitlines())
+        return set(json.loads(line.strip())['id'] for line in videos.splitlines() if line.strip())
    except FileNotFoundError:
        return set()

@@ -29,7 +67,8 @@ def add_to_playlist(name, video_info_list):
    os.makedirs(playlists_directory, exist_ok=True)
    ids = video_ids_in_playlist(name)
    missing_thumbnails = []
-    with open(os.path.join(playlists_directory, name + ".txt"), "a", encoding='utf-8') as file:
+    playlist_path = _find_playlist_path(name)
+    with open(playlist_path, "a", encoding='utf-8') as file:
        for info in video_info_list:
            id = json.loads(info)['id']
            if id not in ids:
@@ -67,20 +106,14 @@ def add_extra_info_to_videos(videos, playlist_name):

 def read_playlist(name):
    '''Returns a list of videos for the given playlist name'''
-    playlist_path = os.path.join(playlists_directory, name + '.txt')
+    playlist_path = _find_playlist_path(name)
+    try:
        with open(playlist_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
            data = f.read()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return []

-    videos = []
-    videos_json = data.splitlines()
-    for video_json in videos_json:
-        try:
-            info = json.loads(video_json)
-            videos.append(info)
-        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
-            if not video_json.strip() == '':
-                print('Corrupt playlist video entry: ' + video_json)
-    return videos
+    return _parse_playlist_lines(data)


 def get_local_playlist_videos(name, offset=0, amount=50):
@@ -102,14 +135,21 @@ def get_playlist_names():

 def remove_from_playlist(name, video_info_list):
    ids = [json.loads(video)['id'] for video in video_info_list]
-    with open(os.path.join(playlists_directory, name + ".txt"), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+    playlist_path = _find_playlist_path(name)
+    with open(playlist_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
        videos = file.read()
    videos_in = videos.splitlines()
    videos_out = []
    for video in videos_in:
-        if json.loads(video)['id'] not in ids:
-            videos_out.append(video)
-    with open(os.path.join(playlists_directory, name + ".txt"), 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+        clean = video.strip()
+        if not clean:
+            continue
+        try:
+            if json.loads(clean)['id'] not in ids:
+                videos_out.append(clean)
+        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+            pass
+    with open(playlist_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
        file.write("\n".join(videos_out) + "\n")

    try:
@@ -153,8 +193,9 @@ def path_edit_playlist(playlist_name):
        redirect_page_number = min(int(request.values.get('page', 1)), math.ceil(number_of_videos_remaining/50))
        return flask.redirect(util.URL_ORIGIN + request.path + '?page=' + str(redirect_page_number))
    elif request.values['action'] == 'remove_playlist':
+        safe_name = _validate_playlist_name(playlist_name)
        try:
-            os.remove(os.path.join(playlists_directory, playlist_name + ".txt"))
+            os.remove(os.path.join(playlists_directory, safe_name + '.txt'))
        except OSError:
            pass
        return flask.redirect(util.URL_ORIGIN + '/playlists')
@@ -194,8 +235,17 @@ def edit_playlist():
        flask.abort(400)


+_THUMBNAIL_RE = re.compile(r'^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{11}\.jpg$')
+
+
@yt_app.route('/data/playlist_thumbnails/<playlist_name>/<thumbnail>')
 def serve_thumbnail(playlist_name, thumbnail):
-    # .. is necessary because flask always uses the application directory at ./youtube, not the working directory
+    # Validate both path components so a crafted URL cannot escape
+    # `thumbnails_directory` via `..` or NUL tricks (CWE-22).
+    safe_name = _validate_playlist_name(playlist_name)
+    if not _THUMBNAIL_RE.match(thumbnail):
+        flask.abort(400)
+    # .. is necessary because flask always uses the application directory at
+    # ./youtube, not the working directory.
    return flask.send_from_directory(
-        os.path.join('..', thumbnails_directory, playlist_name), thumbnail)
+        os.path.join('..', thumbnails_directory, safe_name), thumbnail)
--- a/youtube/playlist.py
+++ b/youtube/playlist.py
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ from youtube import yt_app
 import settings

 import base64
-import urllib
 import json
-import string
 import gevent
 import math
 from flask import request, abort
@@ -30,42 +28,58 @@ def playlist_ctoken(playlist_id, offset, include_shorts=True):

 def playlist_first_page(playlist_id, report_text="Retrieved playlist",
                        use_mobile=False):
-    if use_mobile:
-        url = 'https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=' + playlist_id + '&pbj=1'
-        content = util.fetch_url(
-            url, util.mobile_xhr_headers,
-            report_text=report_text, debug_name='playlist_first_page'
-        )
-        content = json.loads(content.decode('utf-8'))
-    else:
-        url = 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=' + playlist_id + '&pbj=1'
-        content = util.fetch_url(
-            url, util.desktop_xhr_headers,
-            report_text=report_text, debug_name='playlist_first_page'
-        )
-        content = json.loads(content.decode('utf-8'))
+    # Use innertube API (pbj=1 no longer works for many playlists)
+    key = 'AIzaSyAO_FJ2SlqU8Q4STEHLGCilw_Y9_11qcW8'
+    url = 'https://www.youtube.com/youtubei/v1/browse?key=' + key

-    return content
+    data = {
+        'context': {
+            'client': {
+                'hl': 'en',
+                'gl': 'US',
+                'clientName': 'WEB',
+                'clientVersion': '2.20240327.00.00',
+            },
+        },
+        'browseId': 'VL' + playlist_id,
+    }
+
+    content_type_header = (('Content-Type', 'application/json'),)
+    content = util.fetch_url(
+        url, util.desktop_xhr_headers + content_type_header,
+        data=json.dumps(data),
+        report_text=report_text, debug_name='playlist_first_page'
+    )
+    return json.loads(content.decode('utf-8'))


 def get_videos(playlist_id, page, include_shorts=True, use_mobile=False,
               report_text='Retrieved playlist'):
-    # mobile requests return 20 videos per page
-    if use_mobile:
-        page_size = 20
-        headers = util.mobile_xhr_headers
-    # desktop requests return 100 videos per page
-    else:
    page_size = 100
-        headers = util.desktop_xhr_headers

-    url = "https://m.youtube.com/playlist?ctoken="
-    url += playlist_ctoken(playlist_id, (int(page)-1)*page_size,
+    key = 'AIzaSyAO_FJ2SlqU8Q4STEHLGCilw_Y9_11qcW8'
+    url = 'https://www.youtube.com/youtubei/v1/browse?key=' + key
+
+    ctoken = playlist_ctoken(playlist_id, (int(page)-1)*page_size,
                             include_shorts=include_shorts)
-    url += "&pbj=1"
+
+    data = {
+        'context': {
+            'client': {
+                'hl': 'en',
+                'gl': 'US',
+                'clientName': 'WEB',
+                'clientVersion': '2.20240327.00.00',
+            },
+        },
+        'continuation': ctoken,
+    }
+
+    content_type_header = (('Content-Type', 'application/json'),)
    content = util.fetch_url(
-        url, headers, report_text=report_text,
-        debug_name='playlist_videos'
+        url, util.desktop_xhr_headers + content_type_header,
+        data=json.dumps(data),
+        report_text=report_text, debug_name='playlist_videos'
    )

    info = json.loads(content.decode('utf-8'))
@@ -96,7 +110,7 @@ def get_playlist_page():
        tasks = (
            gevent.spawn(
                playlist_first_page, playlist_id,
-                report_text="Retrieved playlist info", use_mobile=True
+                report_text="Retrieved playlist info"
            ),
            gevent.spawn(get_videos, playlist_id, page)
        )
--- a/youtube/search.py
+++ b/youtube/search.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import settings
 import json
 import urllib
 import base64
-import mimetypes
 from flask import request
 import flask
 import os
--- a/youtube/static/dark_theme.css
+++ b/youtube/static/dark_theme.css
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
    --thumb-background:     #222222;
    --link:                 #00B0FF;
    --link-visited:         #40C4FF;
+    --border-color:         #333333;
+    --thead-background:     #0a0a0b;
    --border-bg:            #222222;
    --border-bg-settings:   #000000;
    --border-bg-license:    #000000;
--- a/youtube/static/gray_theme.css
+++ b/youtube/static/gray_theme.css
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
    --thumb-background:      #35404D;
    --link:                  #22AAFF;
    --link-visited:          #7755FF;
+    --border-color:          #4A5568;
+    --thead-background:      #1a2530;
    --border-bg:             #FFFFFF;
    --border-bg-settings:    #FFFFFF;
    --border-bg-license:     #FFFFFF;
--- a/youtube/static/js/hls.min.js
+++ b/youtube/static/js/hls.min.js
--- a/youtube/static/js/hls.min.js.map
+++ b/youtube/static/js/hls.min.js.map
--- a/youtube/static/js/plyr.dash.start.js
+++ b/youtube/static/js/plyr.dash.start.js
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
  let qualityOptions = [];
  let qualityDefault;

+  // Collect uni sources (integrated)
  for (let src of data.uni_sources) {
    qualityOptions.push(src.quality_string);
  }

+  // Collect pair sources (av-merge)
  for (let src of data.pair_sources) {
    qualityOptions.push(src.quality_string);
  }
@@ -29,6 +31,37 @@
    qualityDefault = 'None';
  }

+  // Current av-merge instance
+  let avMerge = null;
+
+  // Change quality: handles both uni (integrated) and pair (av-merge)
+  function changeQuality(selection) {
+    let currentVideoTime = video.currentTime;
+    let videoPaused = video.paused;
+    let videoSpeed = video.playbackRate;
+    let srcInfo;
+
+    // Close previous av-merge if any
+    if (avMerge && typeof avMerge.close === 'function') {
+      avMerge.close();
+    }
+
+    if (selection.type == 'uni') {
+      srcInfo = data.uni_sources[selection.index];
+      video.src = srcInfo.url;
+      avMerge = null;
+    } else {
+      srcInfo = data.pair_sources[selection.index];
+      avMerge = new AVMerge(video, srcInfo, currentVideoTime);
+    }
+
+    video.currentTime = currentVideoTime;
+    if (!videoPaused) {
+      video.play();
+    }
+    video.playbackRate = videoSpeed;
+  }
+
  // Fix plyr refusing to work with qualities that are strings
  Object.defineProperty(Plyr.prototype, 'quality', {
    set: function (input) {
@@ -59,7 +92,6 @@
  });

  const playerOptions = {
-    // Learning about autoplay permission https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Permissions-Policy/autoplay#syntax
    autoplay: autoplayActive,
    disableContextMenu: false,
    captions: {
@@ -92,6 +124,7 @@
        if (quality == 'None') {
          return;
        }
+        // Check if it's a uni source (integrated)
        if (quality.includes('(integrated)')) {
          for (let i = 0; i < data.uni_sources.length; i++) {
            if (data.uni_sources[i].quality_string == quality) {
@@ -100,6 +133,7 @@
            }
          }
        } else {
+          // It's a pair source (av-merge)
          for (let i = 0; i < data.pair_sources.length; i++) {
            if (data.pair_sources[i].quality_string == quality) {
              changeQuality({ type: 'pair', index: i });
@@ -117,20 +151,30 @@
    tooltips: {
      controls: true,
    },
-  }
+  };

-  const player = new Plyr(document.getElementById('js-video-player'), playerOptions);
+  const video = document.getElementById('js-video-player');
+  const player = new Plyr(video, playerOptions);
+
+  // Hide audio track selector (DASH doesn't support multi-audio)
+  const audioContainer = document.getElementById('plyr-audio-container');
+  if (audioContainer) audioContainer.style.display = 'none';

  // disable double click to fullscreen
-  // https://github.com/sampotts/plyr/issues/1370#issuecomment-528966795
  player.eventListeners.forEach(function(eventListener) {
    if(eventListener.type === 'dblclick') {
        eventListener.element.removeEventListener(eventListener.type, eventListener.callback, eventListener.options);
    }
  });

-  // Add .started property, true after the playback has been started
-  // Needed so controls won't be hidden before playback has started
+  // Add .started property
  player.started = false;
-  player.once('playing', function(){this.started = true});
+  player.once('playing', function(){ this.started = true; });
+
+  // Set initial time
+  if (data.time_start != 0) {
+    video.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', function() {
+      video.currentTime = data.time_start;
+    });
+  }
 })();
--- a/youtube/static/js/plyr.hls.start.js
+++ b/youtube/static/js/plyr.hls.start.js
@@ -0,0 +1,538 @@
+(function main() {
+  'use strict';
+
+  console.log('Plyr start script loaded');
+
+  // Captions
+  let captionsActive = false;
+  if (typeof data !== 'undefined' && (data.settings.subtitles_mode === 2 || (data.settings.subtitles_mode === 1 && data.has_manual_captions))) {
+    captionsActive = true;
+  }
+
+  // AutoPlay
+  let autoplayActive = typeof data !== 'undefined' && data.settings.autoplay_videos || false;
+
+  // Quality map: label -> hls level index
+  window.hlsQualityMap = {};
+
+  let plyrInstance = null;
+  let currentQuality = 'auto';
+  let hls = null;
+  window.hls = null;
+
+  /**
+   * Get start level from settings (highest quality <= target)
+   */
+  function getStartLevel(levels) {
+    if (typeof data === 'undefined' || !data.settings) return -1;
+    const defaultRes = data.settings.default_resolution;
+    if (defaultRes === 'auto' || !defaultRes) return -1;
+    const target = parseInt(defaultRes);
+
+    // Find the level with the highest height that is still <= target
+    let bestLevel = -1;
+    let bestHeight = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < levels.length; i++) {
+      const h = levels[i].height;
+      if (h <= target && h > bestHeight) {
+        bestHeight = h;
+        bestLevel = i;
+      }
+    }
+    return bestLevel;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize HLS
+   */
+  function initHLS(manifestUrl) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      if (!manifestUrl) {
+        reject('No HLS manifest URL provided');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      console.log('Initializing HLS for Plyr:', manifestUrl);
+
+      if (hls) {
+        hls.destroy();
+        hls = null;
+      }
+
+      hls = new Hls({
+        enableWorker: true,
+        lowLatencyMode: false,
+        maxBufferLength: 30,
+        maxMaxBufferLength: 60,
+        startLevel: -1,
+      });
+
+      window.hls = hls;
+
+      const video = document.getElementById('js-video-player');
+      if (!video) {
+        reject('Video element not found');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      hls.loadSource(manifestUrl);
+      hls.attachMedia(video);
+
+      hls.on(Hls.Events.MANIFEST_PARSED, function(event, data) {
+        console.log('HLS manifest parsed, levels:', hls.levels?.length);
+
+        // Set initial quality from settings
+        const startLevel = getStartLevel(hls.levels);
+        if (startLevel !== -1) {
+          hls.currentLevel = startLevel;
+          const level = hls.levels[startLevel];
+          currentQuality = level.height + 'p';
+          console.log('Starting at resolution:', currentQuality);
+        }
+
+        resolve(hls);
+      });
+
+      hls.on(Hls.Events.ERROR, function(_, data) {
+        if (data.fatal) {
+          console.error('HLS fatal error:', data.type, data.details);
+          switch (data.type) {
+            case Hls.ErrorTypes.NETWORK_ERROR:
+              hls.startLoad();
+              break;
+            case Hls.ErrorTypes.MEDIA_ERROR:
+              hls.recoverMediaError();
+              break;
+            default:
+              reject(data);
+              break;
+          }
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Change HLS quality
+   */
+  function changeHLSQuality(quality) {
+    if (!hls) {
+      console.error('HLS not available');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    console.log('Changing HLS quality to:', quality);
+
+    if (quality === 'auto') {
+      hls.currentLevel = -1;
+      currentQuality = 'auto';
+      console.log('HLS quality set to Auto');
+      const qualityBtnText = document.getElementById('plyr-quality-text');
+      if (qualityBtnText) {
+        qualityBtnText.textContent = 'Auto';
+      }
+    } else {
+      const levelIndex = window.hlsQualityMap[quality];
+      if (levelIndex !== undefined) {
+        hls.currentLevel = levelIndex;
+        currentQuality = quality;
+        console.log('HLS quality set to:', quality);
+
+        const qualityBtnText = document.getElementById('plyr-quality-text');
+        if (qualityBtnText) {
+          qualityBtnText.textContent = quality;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create custom quality control in Plyr controls
+   */
+  function addCustomQualityControl(player, qualityLabels) {
+    player.on('ready', () => {
+      console.log('Adding custom quality control...');
+
+      const controls = player.elements.container.querySelector('.plyr__controls');
+      if (!controls) {
+        console.error('Controls not found');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (document.getElementById('plyr-quality-container')) {
+        console.log('Quality control already exists');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const qualityContainer = document.createElement('div');
+      qualityContainer.id = 'plyr-quality-container';
+      qualityContainer.className = 'plyr__control plyr__control--custom';
+
+      const qualityButton = document.createElement('button');
+      qualityButton.type = 'button';
+      qualityButton.className = 'plyr__control';
+      qualityButton.setAttribute('data-plyr', 'quality-custom');
+      qualityButton.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Quality');
+      qualityButton.innerHTML = `
+        <svg class="plyr__icon hls_quality_icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="18" height="18" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
+          <rect x="2" y="4" width="20" height="16" rx="2" ry="2"></rect>
+          <line x1="8" y1="12" x2="16" y2="12"></line>
+          <line x1="12" y1="8" x2="12" y2="16"></line>
+        </svg>
+        <span id="plyr-quality-text">${currentQuality === 'auto' ? 'Auto' : currentQuality}</span>
+        <svg class="plyr__icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="12" height="12" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
+          <polyline points="6 9 12 15 18 9"></polyline>
+        </svg>
+      `;
+
+      const dropdown = document.createElement('div');
+      dropdown.className = 'plyr-quality-dropdown';
+
+      qualityLabels.forEach(label => {
+        const option = document.createElement('div');
+        option.className = 'plyr-quality-option';
+        option.textContent = label === 'auto' ? 'Auto' : label;
+
+        if (label === currentQuality) {
+          option.setAttribute('data-active', 'true');
+        }
+
+        option.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+          e.stopPropagation();
+          changeHLSQuality(label);
+
+          dropdown.querySelectorAll('.plyr-quality-option').forEach(opt => {
+            opt.removeAttribute('data-active');
+          });
+          option.setAttribute('data-active', 'true');
+
+          dropdown.style.display = 'none';
+        });
+
+        dropdown.appendChild(option);
+      });
+
+      qualityButton.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        const isVisible = dropdown.style.display === 'block';
+        document.querySelectorAll('.plyr-quality-dropdown, .plyr-audio-dropdown').forEach(d => {
+          d.style.display = 'none';
+        });
+        dropdown.style.display = isVisible ? 'none' : 'block';
+      });
+
+      document.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+        if (!qualityContainer.contains(e.target)) {
+          dropdown.style.display = 'none';
+        }
+      });
+
+      qualityContainer.appendChild(qualityButton);
+      qualityContainer.appendChild(dropdown);
+
+      const settingsBtn = controls.querySelector('[data-plyr="settings"]');
+      if (settingsBtn) {
+        settingsBtn.insertAdjacentElement('beforebegin', qualityContainer);
+      } else {
+        controls.appendChild(qualityContainer);
+      }
+
+      console.log('Custom quality control added');
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create custom audio tracks control in Plyr controls
+   */
+  function addCustomAudioTracksControl(player, hlsInstance) {
+    player.on('ready', () => {
+      console.log('Adding custom audio tracks control...');
+
+      const controls = player.elements.container.querySelector('.plyr__controls');
+      if (!controls) {
+        console.error('Controls not found');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (document.getElementById('plyr-audio-container')) {
+        console.log('Audio tracks control already exists');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const audioContainer = document.createElement('div');
+      audioContainer.id = 'plyr-audio-container';
+      audioContainer.className = 'plyr__control plyr__control--custom';
+
+      const audioButton = document.createElement('button');
+      audioButton.type = 'button';
+      audioButton.className = 'plyr__control';
+      audioButton.setAttribute('data-plyr', 'audio-custom');
+      audioButton.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Audio Track');
+      audioButton.innerHTML = `
+        <svg class="plyr__icon hls_audio_icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="18" height="18" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
+          <path d="M3 18v-6a9 9 0 0 1 18 0v6"></path>
+          <path d="M21 19a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-1a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-3a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h3z"></path>
+          <path d="M3 19a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h1a2 2 0 0 0 2-2v-3a2 2 0 0 0-2-2H3z"></path>
+        </svg>
+        <span id="plyr-audio-text">Audio</span>
+        <svg class="plyr__icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="12" height="12" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
+          <polyline points="6 9 12 15 18 9"></polyline>
+        </svg>
+      `;
+
+      const audioDropdown = document.createElement('div');
+      audioDropdown.className = 'plyr-audio-dropdown';
+
+      function updateAudioDropdown() {
+        if (!hlsInstance || !hlsInstance.audioTracks) return;
+
+        audioDropdown.innerHTML = '';
+
+        if (hlsInstance.audioTracks.length === 0) {
+          const noTrackMsg = document.createElement('div');
+          noTrackMsg.className = 'plyr-audio-no-tracks';
+          noTrackMsg.textContent = 'No audio tracks';
+          audioDropdown.appendChild(noTrackMsg);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        hlsInstance.audioTracks.forEach((track, idx) => {
+          const option = document.createElement('div');
+          option.className = 'plyr-audio-option';
+          option.textContent = track.name || track.lang || `Track ${idx + 1}`;
+
+          if (hlsInstance.audioTrack === idx) {
+            option.setAttribute('data-active', 'true');
+          }
+
+          option.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+            e.stopPropagation();
+            hlsInstance.audioTrack = idx;
+            console.log('Audio track changed to:', track.name || track.lang || idx);
+
+            const audioText = document.getElementById('plyr-audio-text');
+            if (audioText) {
+              const trackName = track.name || track.lang || `Track ${idx + 1}`;
+              audioText.textContent = trackName.length > 8 ? trackName.substring(0, 6) + '...' : trackName;
+            }
+
+            audioDropdown.querySelectorAll('.plyr-audio-option').forEach(opt => {
+              opt.removeAttribute('data-active');
+            });
+            option.setAttribute('data-active', 'true');
+
+            audioDropdown.style.display = 'none';
+          });
+
+          audioDropdown.appendChild(option);
+        });
+      }
+
+      audioButton.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        updateAudioDropdown();
+        const isVisible = audioDropdown.style.display === 'block';
+        document.querySelectorAll('.plyr-quality-dropdown, .plyr-audio-dropdown').forEach(d => {
+          d.style.display = 'none';
+        });
+        audioDropdown.style.display = isVisible ? 'none' : 'block';
+      });
+
+      document.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+        if (!audioContainer.contains(e.target)) {
+          audioDropdown.style.display = 'none';
+        }
+      });
+
+      audioContainer.appendChild(audioButton);
+      audioContainer.appendChild(audioDropdown);
+
+      const qualityContainer = document.getElementById('plyr-quality-container');
+      if (qualityContainer) {
+        qualityContainer.insertAdjacentElement('beforebegin', audioContainer);
+      } else {
+        const settingsBtn = controls.querySelector('[data-plyr="settings"]');
+        if (settingsBtn) {
+          settingsBtn.insertAdjacentElement('beforebegin', audioContainer);
+        } else {
+          controls.appendChild(audioContainer);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (hlsInstance && hlsInstance.audioTracks && hlsInstance.audioTracks.length > 0) {
+        // Prefer "original" audio track
+        const originalIdx = hlsInstance.audioTracks.findIndex(t => {
+          const name = (t.name || '').toLowerCase();
+          const lang = (t.lang || '').toLowerCase();
+          return name.includes('original') || lang === 'original';
+        });
+        if (originalIdx !== -1) {
+          hlsInstance.audioTrack = originalIdx;
+          console.log('Selected original audio track:', hlsInstance.audioTracks[originalIdx].name);
+        }
+
+        const currentTrack = hlsInstance.audioTracks[hlsInstance.audioTrack];
+        if (currentTrack) {
+          const audioText = document.getElementById('plyr-audio-text');
+          if (audioText) {
+            const trackName = currentTrack.name || currentTrack.lang || 'Audio';
+            audioText.textContent = trackName.length > 8 ? trackName.substring(0, 6) + '...' : trackName;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      hlsInstance.on(Hls.Events.AUDIO_TRACKS_UPDATED, () => {
+        console.log('Audio tracks updated, count:', hlsInstance.audioTracks?.length);
+        if (hlsInstance.audioTracks?.length > 0) {
+          updateAudioDropdown();
+          const currentTrack = hlsInstance.audioTracks[hlsInstance.audioTrack];
+          if (currentTrack) {
+            const audioText = document.getElementById('plyr-audio-text');
+            if (audioText) {
+              const trackName = currentTrack.name || currentTrack.lang || 'Audio';
+              audioText.textContent = trackName.length > 8 ? trackName.substring(0, 6) + '...' : trackName;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+      console.log('Custom audio tracks control added');
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize Plyr with HLS quality options
+   */
+  function initPlyrWithQuality(hlsInstance) {
+    const video = document.getElementById('js-video-player');
+
+    if (!hlsInstance || !hlsInstance.levels || hlsInstance.levels.length === 0) {
+      console.error('HLS not ready');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!video) {
+      console.error('Video element not found');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    console.log('HLS levels available:', hlsInstance.levels.length);
+
+    const sortedLevels = [...hlsInstance.levels].sort((a, b) => b.height - a.height);
+
+    const seenHeights = new Set();
+    const uniqueLevels = [];
+
+    sortedLevels.forEach((level) => {
+      if (!seenHeights.has(level.height)) {
+        seenHeights.add(level.height);
+        uniqueLevels.push(level);
+      }
+    });
+
+    const qualityLabels = ['auto'];
+    uniqueLevels.forEach((level) => {
+      const originalIndex = hlsInstance.levels.indexOf(level);
+      const label = level.height + 'p';
+      if (!window.hlsQualityMap[label]) {
+        qualityLabels.push(label);
+        window.hlsQualityMap[label] = originalIndex;
+      }
+    });
+
+    console.log('Quality labels:', qualityLabels);
+
+    const playerOptions = {
+      autoplay: autoplayActive,
+      disableContextMenu: false,
+      captions: {
+        active: captionsActive,
+        language: typeof data !== 'undefined' ? data.settings.subtitles_language : 'en',
+      },
+      controls: [
+        'play-large',
+        'play',
+        'progress',
+        'current-time',
+        'duration',
+        'mute',
+        'volume',
+        'captions',
+        'settings',
+        'pip',
+        'airplay',
+        'fullscreen',
+      ],
+      iconUrl: '/youtube.com/static/modules/plyr/plyr.svg',
+      blankVideo: '/youtube.com/static/modules/plyr/blank.webm',
+      debug: false,
+      storage: { enabled: false },
+      previewThumbnails: {
+        enabled: typeof storyboard_url !== 'undefined' && storyboard_url !== null,
+        src: typeof storyboard_url !== 'undefined' && storyboard_url !== null ? [storyboard_url] : [],
+      },
+      settings: ['captions', 'speed', 'loop'],
+      tooltips: {
+        controls: true,
+      },
+    };
+
+    console.log('Creating Plyr...');
+
+    try {
+      plyrInstance = new Plyr(video, playerOptions);
+      console.log('Plyr instance created');
+
+      window.plyrInstance = plyrInstance;
+
+      addCustomQualityControl(plyrInstance, qualityLabels);
+      addCustomAudioTracksControl(plyrInstance, hlsInstance);
+
+      if (plyrInstance.eventListeners) {
+        plyrInstance.eventListeners.forEach(function(eventListener) {
+          if(eventListener.type === 'dblclick') {
+              eventListener.element.removeEventListener(eventListener.type, eventListener.callback, eventListener.options);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
+      plyrInstance.started = false;
+      plyrInstance.once('playing', function(){this.started = true});
+
+      if (typeof data !== 'undefined' && data.time_start != 0) {
+        video.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', function() {
+          video.currentTime = data.time_start;
+        });
+      }
+
+      console.log('Plyr init complete');
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('Failed to initialize Plyr:', e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Main initialization
+   */
+  async function start() {
+    console.log('Starting Plyr with HLS...');
+
+    if (typeof hls_manifest_url === 'undefined' || !hls_manifest_url) {
+      console.error('No HLS manifest URL available');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const hlsInstance = await initHLS(hls_manifest_url);
+      initPlyrWithQuality(hlsInstance);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to initialize:', error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', start);
+  } else {
+    start();
+  }
+})();
--- a/youtube/static/js/storyboard-preview.js
+++ b/youtube/static/js/storyboard-preview.js
@@ -0,0 +1,375 @@
+/**
+ * YouTube Storyboard Preview Thumbnails
+ * Shows preview thumbnails when hovering over the progress bar
+ * Works with native HTML5 video player
+ *
+ * Fetches the proxied WebVTT storyboard from backend and extracts image URLs
+ */
+(function() {
+  'use strict';
+
+  console.log('Storyboard Preview Thumbnails loaded');
+
+  // Storyboard configuration
+  let storyboardImages = []; // Array of {time, imageUrl, x, y, width, height}
+  let previewElement = null;
+  let tooltipElement = null;
+  let video = null;
+  let progressBarRect = null;
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch and parse the storyboard VTT file
+   * The backend generates a VTT with proxied image URLs
+   */
+  function fetchStoryboardVTT(vttUrl) {
+    return fetch(vttUrl)
+      .then(response => {
+        if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch storyboard VTT');
+        return response.text();
+      })
+      .then(vttText => {
+        console.log('Fetched storyboard VTT, length:', vttText.length);
+
+        const lines = vttText.split('\n');
+        const images = [];
+        let currentEntry = null;
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+          const line = lines[i].trim();
+
+          // Parse timestamp line: 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:10.000
+          if (line.includes('-->')) {
+            const timeMatch = line.match(/^(\d{2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})\.(\d{3})/);
+            if (timeMatch) {
+              const hours = parseInt(timeMatch[1]);
+              const minutes = parseInt(timeMatch[2]);
+              const seconds = parseInt(timeMatch[3]);
+              const ms = parseInt(timeMatch[4]);
+              currentEntry = {
+                time: hours * 3600 + minutes * 60 + seconds + ms / 1000
+              };
+            }
+          }
+          // Parse image URL with crop parameters: /url#xywh=x,y,w,h
+          else if (line.includes('#xywh=') && currentEntry) {
+            const [urlPart, paramsPart] = line.split('#xywh=');
+            const [x, y, width, height] = paramsPart.split(',').map(Number);
+
+            currentEntry.imageUrl = urlPart;
+            currentEntry.x = x;
+            currentEntry.y = y;
+            currentEntry.width = width;
+            currentEntry.height = height;
+
+            images.push(currentEntry);
+            currentEntry = null;
+          }
+        }
+
+        console.log('Parsed', images.length, 'storyboard frames');
+        return images;
+      });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Format time as MM:SS or H:MM:SS
+   */
+  function formatTime(seconds) {
+    if (isNaN(seconds)) return '0:00';
+
+    const hours = Math.floor(seconds / 3600);
+    const minutes = Math.floor((seconds % 3600) / 60);
+    const secs = Math.floor(seconds % 60);
+
+    if (hours > 0) {
+      return `${hours}:${minutes.toString().padStart(2, '0')}:${secs.toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
+    }
+    return `${minutes}:${secs.toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Find the closest storyboard frame for a given time
+   */
+  function findFrameAtTime(time) {
+    if (!storyboardImages.length) return null;
+
+    // Binary search for efficiency
+    let left = 0;
+    let right = storyboardImages.length - 1;
+
+    while (left <= right) {
+      const mid = Math.floor((left + right) / 2);
+      const frame = storyboardImages[mid];
+
+      if (time >= frame.time && time < (storyboardImages[mid + 1]?.time || Infinity)) {
+        return frame;
+      } else if (time < frame.time) {
+        right = mid - 1;
+      } else {
+        left = mid + 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Return closest frame
+    return storyboardImages[Math.min(left, storyboardImages.length - 1)];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Detect browser
+   */
+  function getBrowser() {
+    const ua = navigator.userAgent;
+    if (ua.indexOf('Firefox') > -1) return 'firefox';
+    if (ua.indexOf('Chrome') > -1) return 'chrome';
+    if (ua.indexOf('Safari') > -1) return 'safari';
+    return 'other';
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Detect the progress bar position in native video element
+   * Different browsers have different control layouts
+   */
+  function detectProgressBar() {
+    if (!video) return null;
+
+    const rect = video.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const browser = getBrowser();
+
+    let progressBarArea;
+
+    switch(browser) {
+      case 'firefox':
+        // Firefox: La barra de progreso está en la parte inferior pero más delgada
+        // Normalmente ocupa solo unos 20-25px de altura y está centrada
+        progressBarArea = {
+          top: rect.bottom - 30,  // Área más pequeña para Firefox
+          bottom: rect.bottom - 5,  // Dejamos espacio para otros controles
+          left: rect.left + 60,     // Firefox tiene botones a la izquierda (play, volumen)
+          right: rect.right - 10,   // Y a la derecha (fullscreen, etc)
+          height: 25
+        };
+        break;
+
+      case 'chrome':
+      default:
+        // Chrome: La barra de progreso ocupa un área más grande
+        progressBarArea = {
+          top: rect.bottom - 50,
+          bottom: rect.bottom,
+          left: rect.left,
+          right: rect.right,
+          height: 50
+        };
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return progressBarArea;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if mouse is over the progress bar area
+   */
+  function isOverProgressBar(mouseX, mouseY) {
+    if (!progressBarRect) return false;
+
+    return mouseX >= progressBarRect.left &&
+           mouseX <= progressBarRect.right &&
+           mouseY >= progressBarRect.top &&
+           mouseY <= progressBarRect.bottom;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize preview elements
+   */
+  function initPreviewElements() {
+    video = document.getElementById('js-video-player');
+    if (!video) {
+      console.error('Video element not found');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    console.log('Video element found, browser:', getBrowser());
+
+    // Create preview element
+    previewElement = document.createElement('div');
+    previewElement.className = 'storyboard-preview';
+    previewElement.style.cssText = `
+      position: fixed;
+      display: none;
+      pointer-events: none;
+      z-index: 10000;
+      background: #000;
+      border: 2px solid #fff;
+      border-radius: 4px;
+      overflow: hidden;
+      box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+    `;
+
+    // Create tooltip element
+    tooltipElement = document.createElement('div');
+    tooltipElement.className = 'storyboard-tooltip';
+    tooltipElement.style.cssText = `
+      position: absolute;
+      bottom: -25px;
+      left: 50%;
+      transform: translateX(-50%);
+      background: rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
+      color: #fff;
+      padding: 2px 6px;
+      border-radius: 3px;
+      font-size: 12px;
+      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
+      white-space: nowrap;
+      pointer-events: none;
+    `;
+
+    previewElement.appendChild(tooltipElement);
+    document.body.appendChild(previewElement);
+
+    // Update progress bar position on mouse move
+    video.addEventListener('mousemove', updateProgressBarPosition);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update progress bar position detection
+   */
+  function updateProgressBarPosition() {
+    progressBarRect = detectProgressBar();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handle mouse move - only show preview when over progress bar area
+   */
+  function handleMouseMove(e) {
+    if (!video || !storyboardImages.length) return;
+
+    // Update progress bar position on each move
+    progressBarRect = detectProgressBar();
+
+    // Only show preview if mouse is over the progress bar area
+    if (!isOverProgressBar(e.clientX, e.clientY)) {
+      if (previewElement) previewElement.style.display = 'none';
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Calculate position within the progress bar
+    const progressBarWidth = progressBarRect.right - progressBarRect.left;
+    let xInProgressBar = e.clientX - progressBarRect.left;
+
+    // Adjust for Firefox's left offset
+    const browser = getBrowser();
+    if (browser === 'firefox') {
+      // Ajustar el rango para que coincida mejor con la barra real
+      xInProgressBar = Math.max(0, Math.min(xInProgressBar, progressBarWidth));
+    }
+
+    const percentage = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, xInProgressBar / progressBarWidth));
+    const time = percentage * video.duration;
+    const frame = findFrameAtTime(time);
+
+    if (!frame) return;
+
+    // Preview dimensions
+    const previewWidth = 160;
+    const previewHeight = 90;
+    const offsetFromCursor = 10;
+
+    // Position above the cursor
+    let previewTop = e.clientY - previewHeight - offsetFromCursor;
+
+    // If preview would go above the video, position below the cursor
+    const videoRect = video.getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (previewTop < videoRect.top) {
+      previewTop = e.clientY + offsetFromCursor;
+    }
+
+    // Keep preview within horizontal bounds
+    let left = e.clientX - (previewWidth / 2);
+
+    // Ajustes específicos para Firefox
+    if (browser === 'firefox') {
+      // En Firefox, la barra no llega hasta los extremos
+      const minLeft = progressBarRect.left + 10;
+      const maxLeft = progressBarRect.right - previewWidth - 10;
+      left = Math.max(minLeft, Math.min(left, maxLeft));
+    } else {
+      left = Math.max(videoRect.left, Math.min(left, videoRect.right - previewWidth));
+    }
+
+    // Apply all styles
+    previewElement.style.cssText = `
+      display: block;
+      position: fixed;
+      left: ${left}px;
+      top: ${previewTop}px;
+      width: ${previewWidth}px;
+      height: ${previewHeight}px;
+      background-image: url('${frame.imageUrl}');
+      background-position: -${frame.x}px -${frame.y}px;
+      background-size: auto;
+      background-repeat: no-repeat;
+      border: 2px solid #fff;
+      border-radius: 4px;
+      box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+      z-index: 10000;
+      pointer-events: none;
+    `;
+
+    tooltipElement.textContent = formatTime(time);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handle mouse leave video
+   */
+  function handleMouseLeave() {
+    if (previewElement) {
+      previewElement.style.display = 'none';
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize storyboard preview
+   */
+  function init() {
+    console.log('Initializing storyboard preview...');
+
+    // Check if storyboard URL is available
+    if (typeof storyboard_url === 'undefined' || !storyboard_url) {
+      console.log('No storyboard URL available');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    console.log('Storyboard URL:', storyboard_url);
+
+    // Fetch the proxied VTT file from backend
+    fetchStoryboardVTT(storyboard_url)
+      .then(images => {
+        storyboardImages = images;
+        console.log('Loaded', images.length, 'storyboard images');
+
+        if (images.length === 0) {
+          console.log('No storyboard images parsed');
+          return;
+        }
+
+        initPreviewElements();
+
+        // Add event listeners to video
+        video.addEventListener('mousemove', handleMouseMove);
+        video.addEventListener('mouseleave', handleMouseLeave);
+
+        console.log('Storyboard preview initialized for', getBrowser());
+      })
+      .catch(err => {
+        console.error('Failed to load storyboard:', err);
+      });
+  }
+
+  // Initialize when DOM is ready
+  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
+  } else {
+    init();
+  }
+
+})();
--- a/youtube/static/js/watch.dash.js
+++ b/youtube/static/js/watch.dash.js
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ if (data.playlist && data.playlist['id'] !== null) {


 // Autoplay
-if (data.settings.related_videos_mode !== 0 || data.playlist !== null) {
+(function() {
+    if (data.settings.related_videos_mode === 0 && data.playlist === null) {
+        return;
+    }
+
    let playability_error = !!data.playability_error;
    let isPlaylist = false;
    if (data.playlist !== null && data.playlist['current_index'] !== null)
@@ -155,7 +159,10 @@ if (data.settings.related_videos_mode !== 0 || data.playlist !== null) {
    if(!playability_error){
        // play the video if autoplay is on
        if(autoplayEnabled){
-            video.play();
+            video.play().catch(function(e) {
+                // Autoplay blocked by browser - ignore silently
+                console.log('Autoplay blocked:', e.message);
+            });
        }
    }

@@ -197,4 +204,4 @@ if (data.settings.related_videos_mode !== 0 || data.playlist !== null) {
            window.setTimeout(nextVideo, nextVideoDelay);
        }
    }
-}
+})();
--- a/youtube/static/js/watch.hls.js
+++ b/youtube/static/js/watch.hls.js
@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+const video = document.getElementById('js-video-player');
+
+window.hls = null;
+let hls = null;
+
+// ===========
+// HLS NATIVE
+// ===========
+function initHLSNative(manifestUrl) {
+    if (!manifestUrl) {
+        console.error('No HLS manifest URL provided');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    console.log('Initializing native HLS player with manifest:', manifestUrl);
+
+    if (hls) {
+        window.hls = null;
+        hls.destroy();
+        hls = null;
+    }
+
+    if (Hls.isSupported()) {
+        hls = new Hls({
+            enableWorker: true,
+            lowLatencyMode: false,
+            maxBufferLength: 30,
+            maxMaxBufferLength: 60,
+            startLevel: -1,
+        });
+
+        window.hls = hls;
+
+        hls.loadSource(manifestUrl);
+        hls.attachMedia(video);
+
+        hls.on(Hls.Events.MANIFEST_PARSED, function(event, data) {
+            console.log('Native manifest parsed');
+            console.log('Levels:', data.levels.length);
+
+            const qualitySelect = document.getElementById('quality-select');
+
+            if (qualitySelect && data.levels?.length) {
+                qualitySelect.innerHTML = '<option value="-1">Auto</option>';
+
+                const sorted = [...data.levels].sort((a, b) => b.height - a.height);
+                const seen = new Set();
+
+                sorted.forEach(level => {
+                    if (!seen.has(level.height)) {
+                        seen.add(level.height);
+
+                        const i = data.levels.indexOf(level);
+                        const opt = document.createElement('option');
+
+                        opt.value = i;
+                        opt.textContent = level.height + 'p';
+
+                        qualitySelect.appendChild(opt);
+                    }
+                });
+
+                // Set initial quality from settings
+                if (typeof window.data !== 'undefined' && window.data.settings) {
+                    const defaultRes = window.data.settings.default_resolution;
+                    if (defaultRes !== 'auto' && defaultRes) {
+                        const target = parseInt(defaultRes);
+                        let bestLevel = -1;
+                        let bestHeight = 0;
+                        for (let i = 0; i < hls.levels.length; i++) {
+                            const h = hls.levels[i].height;
+                            if (h <= target && h > bestHeight) {
+                                bestHeight = h;
+                                bestLevel = i;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (bestLevel !== -1) {
+                            hls.currentLevel = bestLevel;
+                            qualitySelect.value = bestLevel;
+                            console.log('Starting at resolution:', bestHeight + 'p');
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        hls.on(Hls.Events.ERROR, function(_, data) {
+            if (data.fatal) {
+                console.error('HLS fatal error:', data.type, data.details);
+                switch(data.type) {
+                    case Hls.ErrorTypes.NETWORK_ERROR:
+                        hls.startLoad();
+                        break;
+                    case Hls.ErrorTypes.MEDIA_ERROR:
+                        hls.recoverMediaError();
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        hls.destroy();
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+    } else if (video.canPlayType('application/vnd.apple.mpegurl')) {
+        video.src = manifestUrl;
+    } else {
+        console.error('HLS not supported');
+    }
+}
+
+// ======
+// INIT
+// ======
+function initPlayer() {
+    console.log('Init native player');
+
+    if (typeof hls_manifest_url === 'undefined' || !hls_manifest_url) {
+        console.error('No manifest URL');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    initHLSNative(hls_manifest_url);
+
+    const qualitySelect = document.getElementById('quality-select');
+    if (qualitySelect) {
+        qualitySelect.addEventListener('change', function () {
+            const level = parseInt(this.value);
+
+            if (hls) {
+                hls.currentLevel = level;
+                console.log('Quality:', level === -1 ? 'Auto' : hls.levels[level]?.height + 'p');
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+// DOM READY
+if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initPlayer);
+} else {
+    initPlayer();
+}
+
+// =============
+// AUDIO TRACKS
+// =============
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+    const audioTrackSelect = document.getElementById('audio-track-select');
+
+    if (audioTrackSelect) {
+        audioTrackSelect.addEventListener('change', function() {
+            const trackIdx = parseInt(this.value);
+
+            if (!isNaN(trackIdx) && hls && hls.audioTracks && trackIdx >= 0 && trackIdx < hls.audioTracks.length) {
+                hls.audioTrack = trackIdx;
+                console.log('Audio track changed to:', hls.audioTracks[trackIdx].name || trackIdx);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    if (hls) {
+        hls.on(Hls.Events.AUDIO_TRACKS_UPDATED, (_, data) => {
+            console.log('Audio tracks:', data.audioTracks);
+
+            // Populate audio track select if needed
+            if (audioTrackSelect && data.audioTracks.length > 0) {
+                audioTrackSelect.innerHTML = '<option value="">Select audio track</option>';
+                let originalIdx = -1;
+                data.audioTracks.forEach((track, idx) => {
+                    // Find "original" track
+                    if (originalIdx === -1 && (track.name || '').toLowerCase().includes('original')) {
+                        originalIdx = idx;
+                    }
+                    const option = document.createElement('option');
+                    option.value = String(idx);
+                    option.textContent = track.name || track.lang || `Track ${idx}`;
+                    audioTrackSelect.appendChild(option);
+                });
+                audioTrackSelect.disabled = false;
+
+                // Auto-select "original" audio track
+                if (originalIdx !== -1) {
+                    hls.audioTrack = originalIdx;
+                    audioTrackSelect.value = String(originalIdx);
+                    console.log('Auto-selected original audio track:', data.audioTracks[originalIdx].name);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+});
+
+// ============
+// START TIME
+// ============
+if (typeof data !== 'undefined' && data.time_start != 0 && video) {
+    video.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', function() {
+        video.currentTime = data.time_start;
+    });
+}
+
+// ==============
+// SPEED CONTROL
+// ==============
+let speedInput = document.getElementById('speed-control');
+
+if (speedInput) {
+    speedInput.addEventListener('keyup', (event) => {
+        if (event.key === 'Enter') {
+            let speed = parseFloat(speedInput.value);
+            if(!isNaN(speed)){
+                video.playbackRate = speed;
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+// =========
+// Autoplay
+// =========
+(function() {
+    if (typeof data === 'undefined' || (data.settings.related_videos_mode === 0 && data.playlist === null)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let playability_error = !!data.playability_error;
+    let isPlaylist = false;
+    if (data.playlist !== null && data.playlist['current_index'] !== null)
+        isPlaylist = true;
+
+    // read cookies on whether to autoplay
+    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/cookie
+    let cookieValue;
+    let playlist_id;
+    if (isPlaylist) {
+        // from https://stackoverflow.com/a/6969486
+        function escapeRegExp(string) {
+            // $& means the whole matched string
+            return string.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+        }
+        playlist_id = data.playlist['id'];
+        playlist_id = escapeRegExp(playlist_id);
+
+        cookieValue = document.cookie.replace(new RegExp(
+            '(?:(?:^|.*;\\s*)autoplay_'
+            + playlist_id + '\\s*\\=\\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$'
+        ), '$1');
+    } else {
+        cookieValue = document.cookie.replace(new RegExp(
+            '(?:(?:^|.*;\\s*)autoplay\\s*\\=\\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$'
+        ),'$1');
+    }
+
+    let autoplayEnabled = 0;
+    if(cookieValue.length === 0){
+        autoplayEnabled = 0;
+    } else {
+        autoplayEnabled = Number(cookieValue);
+    }
+
+    // check the checkbox if autoplay is on
+    let checkbox = document.querySelector('.autoplay-toggle');
+    if(autoplayEnabled){
+        checkbox.checked = true;
+    }
+
+    // listen for checkbox to turn autoplay on and off
+    let cookie = 'autoplay'
+    if (isPlaylist)
+        cookie += '_' + playlist_id;
+
+    checkbox.addEventListener( 'change', function() {
+        if(this.checked) {
+            autoplayEnabled = 1;
+            document.cookie = cookie + '=1; SameSite=Strict';
+        } else {
+            autoplayEnabled = 0;
+            document.cookie = cookie + '=0; SameSite=Strict';
+        }
+    });
+
+    if(!playability_error){
+        // play the video if autoplay is on
+        if(autoplayEnabled){
+            video.play().catch(function(e) {
+                // Autoplay blocked by browser - ignore silently
+                console.log('Autoplay blocked:', e.message);
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    // determine next video url
+    let nextVideoUrl;
+    if (isPlaylist) {
+        let currentIndex = data.playlist['current_index'];
+        if (data.playlist['current_index']+1 == data.playlist['items'].length)
+            nextVideoUrl = null;
+        else
+            nextVideoUrl = data.playlist['items'][data.playlist['current_index']+1]['url'];
+
+        // scroll playlist to proper position
+        // item height + gap == 100
+        let pl = document.querySelector('.playlist-videos');
+        pl.scrollTop = 100*currentIndex;
+    } else {
+        if (data.related.length === 0)
+            nextVideoUrl = null;
+        else
+            nextVideoUrl = data.related[0]['url'];
+    }
+    let nextVideoDelay = 1000;
+
+    // go to next video when video ends
+    // https://stackoverflow.com/a/2880950
+    if (nextVideoUrl) {
+        if(playability_error){
+            videoEnded();
+        } else {
+            video.addEventListener('ended', videoEnded, false);
+        }
+        function nextVideo(){
+            if(autoplayEnabled){
+                window.location.href = nextVideoUrl;
+            }
+        }
+        function videoEnded(e) {
+            window.setTimeout(nextVideo, nextVideoDelay);
+        }
+    }
+})();
--- a/youtube/static/light_theme.css
+++ b/youtube/static/light_theme.css
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
    --thumb-background:     #F5F5F5;
    --link:                 #212121;
    --link-visited:         #808080;
+    --border-color:         #CCCCCC;
+    --thead-background:     #d0d0d0;
    --border-bg:            #212121;
    --border-bg-settings:   #91918C;
    --border-bg-license:    #91918C;
--- a/youtube/static/modules/plyr/custom_plyr.css
+++ b/youtube/static/modules/plyr/custom_plyr.css
@@ -44,13 +44,14 @@ e.g. Firefox playback speed options */
 .plyr__controls {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
+    padding-bottom: 0px;
 }

 .plyr__progress__container {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
-    margin-bottom: -10px;
+    margin-bottom: -5px;
 }

 .plyr__controls .plyr__controls__item:first-child {
@@ -72,6 +73,120 @@ e.g. Firefox playback speed options */
    margin-bottom: 50px;
 }

+/*
+* Plyr Custom Controls
+*/
+
+.plyr__control svg.hls_audio_icon,
+.plyr__control svg.hls_quality_icon {
+  fill: none;
+}
+
+.plyr__control[data-plyr="quality-custom"],
+.plyr__control[data-plyr="audio-custom"] {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.plyr__control[data-plyr="quality-custom"]:hover,
+.plyr__control[data-plyr="audio-custom"]:hover {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+}
+
+/*
+* Custom styles for dropdown controls
+*/
+.plyr__control--custom {
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+/* Quality and Audio containers */
+#plyr-quality-container,
+#plyr-audio-container {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+/* Quality and Audio buttons */
+#plyr-quality-container .plyr__control,
+#plyr-audio-container .plyr__control {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 4px;
+}
+
+/* Text labels */
+#plyr-quality-text,
+#plyr-audio-text {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  margin-left: 2px;
+}
+
+/* Dropdowns */
+.plyr-quality-dropdown,
+.plyr-audio-dropdown {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 100%;
+  right: 0;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+  background: #E6E6E6;
+  color: #23282f;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  padding: 4px 6px;
+  min-width: 90px;
+  display: none;
+  z-index: 100;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
+  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
+  max-height: 320px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+/* Audio dropdown needs slightly wider */
+.plyr-audio-dropdown {
+  min-width: 120px;
+}
+
+/* Dropdown options */
+.plyr-quality-option,
+.plyr-audio-option {
+  padding: 6px 16px;
+  margin-bottom: 2px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  transition: all 0.15s;
+  color: #23282f;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+/* Active/selected option */
+.plyr-quality-option[data-active="true"],
+.plyr-audio-option[data-active="true"] {
+  background: #00b3ff;
+  color: #FFF;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+/* Hover state */
+.plyr-quality-option:hover,
+.plyr-audio-option:hover {
+  background: #00b3ff;
+  color: #FFF;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+/* No audio tracks message */
+.plyr-audio-no-tracks {
+  padding: 6px 16px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 /*
 * End custom styles
 */
--- a/youtube/static/watch.css
+++ b/youtube/static/watch.css
@@ -307,18 +307,122 @@ figure.sc-video {
    padding-top: 0.5rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
 }
-.v-download { grid-area: v-download; }
-.v-download > ul.download-dropdown-content {
-    background: var(--secondary-background);
-    padding-left: 0px;
+.v-download {
+    grid-area: v-download;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
 }
-.v-download > ul.download-dropdown-content > li.download-format {
-    list-style: none;
+.v-download details {
+    display: block;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+.v-download > summary {
+    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 0.4rem 0;
    padding-left: 1rem;
 }
-.v-download > ul.download-dropdown-content > li.download-format a.download-link {
+.v-download > summary.download-dropdown-label {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    -webkit-touch-callout: none;
+      -webkit-user-select: none;
+       -khtml-user-select: none;
+         -moz-user-select: none;
+          -ms-user-select: none;
+              user-select: none;
+    padding-bottom: 6px;
+    padding-left: .75em;
+    padding-right: .75em;
+    padding-top: 6px;
+    text-align: center;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    background-color: var(--buttom);
+    border: 1px solid var(--button-border);
+    color: var(--buttom-text);
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+.v-download > summary.download-dropdown-label:hover {
+    background-color: var(--buttom-hover);
+}
+.v-download > .download-table-container {
+    background: var(--secondary-background);
+    max-height: 65vh;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    border: 1px solid var(--button-border);
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
+}
+.download-table {
+    width: 100%;
+    border-collapse: separate;
+    border-spacing: 0;
+    font-size: 0.875rem;
+}
+.download-table thead {
+    background: var(--thead-background);
+    position: sticky;
+    top: 0;
+    z-index: 1;
+}
+.download-table th,
+.download-table td {
+    padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem;
+    text-align: left;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--button-border);
+}
+.download-table th {
+    font-weight: 600;
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.8px;
+}
+.download-table tbody tr {
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
+}
+.download-table tbody tr:hover {
+    background: var(--primary-background);
+}
+.download-table a.download-link {
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding: 0.4rem 0.85rem;
+    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
+    color: var(--buttom-text);
    text-decoration: none;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    transition: background 0.2s ease;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.download-table a.download-link:hover {
+    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.28);
+    color: var(--buttom-text);
+}
+.download-table tbody tr:last-child td {
+    border-bottom: none;
+}
+.download-table td[data-label="Ext"] {
+    font-family: monospace;
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+.download-table td[data-label="Link"] {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+.download-table td[data-label="Codecs"] {
+    max-width: 180px;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    font-family: monospace;
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+}
+.download-table td[data-label="Size"] {
+    font-family: monospace;
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+.download-table td[colspan="3"] {
+    font-style: italic;
+    opacity: 0.7;
 }

 .v-description {
--- a/youtube/subscriptions.py
+++ b/youtube/subscriptions.py
@@ -292,7 +292,10 @@ def youtube_timestamp_to_posix(dumb_timestamp):
 def posix_to_dumbed_down(posix_time):
    '''Inverse of youtube_timestamp_to_posix.'''
    delta = int(time.time() - posix_time)
-    assert delta >= 0
+    # Guard against future timestamps (clock drift) without relying on
+    # `assert` (which is stripped under `python -O`).
+    if delta < 0:
+        delta = 0

    if delta == 0:
        return '0 seconds ago'
@@ -531,7 +534,8 @@ def _get_upstream_videos(channel_id):
            return None

        root = defusedxml.ElementTree.fromstring(feed)
-        assert remove_bullshit(root.tag) == 'feed'
+        if remove_bullshit(root.tag) != 'feed':
+            raise ValueError('Root element is not <feed>')
        for entry in root:
            if (remove_bullshit(entry.tag) != 'entry'):
                continue
@@ -539,13 +543,13 @@ def _get_upstream_videos(channel_id):
            # it's yt:videoId in the xml but the yt: is turned into a namespace which is removed by remove_bullshit
            video_id_element = find_element(entry, 'videoId')
            time_published_element = find_element(entry, 'published')
-            assert video_id_element is not None
-            assert time_published_element is not None
+            if video_id_element is None or time_published_element is None:
+                raise ValueError('Missing videoId or published element')

            time_published = int(calendar.timegm(time.strptime(time_published_element.text, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S+00:00')))
            times_published[video_id_element.text] = time_published

-    except AssertionError:
+    except ValueError:
        print('Failed to read atoma feed for ' + channel_status_name)
        traceback.print_exc()
    except defusedxml.ElementTree.ParseError:
@@ -593,7 +597,10 @@ def _get_upstream_videos(channel_id):
    # Special case: none of the videos have a time published.
    # In this case, make something up
    if videos and videos[0]['time_published'] is None:
-        assert all(v['time_published'] is None for v in videos)
+        # Invariant: if the first video has no timestamp, earlier passes
+        # ensure all of them are unset. Don't rely on `assert`.
+        if not all(v['time_published'] is None for v in videos):
+            raise RuntimeError('Inconsistent time_published state')
        now = time.time()
        for i in range(len(videos)):
            # 1 month between videos
@@ -808,7 +815,8 @@ def import_subscriptions():
        file = file.read().decode('utf-8')
        try:
            root = defusedxml.ElementTree.fromstring(file)
-            assert root.tag == 'opml'
+            if root.tag != 'opml':
+                raise ValueError('Root element is not <opml>')
            channels = []
            for outline_element in root[0][0]:
                if (outline_element.tag != 'outline') or ('xmlUrl' not in outline_element.attrib):
@@ -819,7 +827,7 @@ def import_subscriptions():
                channel_id = channel_rss_url[channel_rss_url.find('channel_id=')+11:].strip()
                channels.append((channel_id, channel_name))

-        except (AssertionError, IndexError, defusedxml.ElementTree.ParseError) as e:
+        except (ValueError, IndexError, defusedxml.ElementTree.ParseError):
            return '400 Bad Request: Unable to read opml xml file, or the file is not the expected format', 400
    elif mime_type in ('text/csv', 'application/vnd.ms-excel'):
        content = file.read().decode('utf-8')
@@ -1071,11 +1079,20 @@ def post_subscriptions_page():
    return '', 204


+# YouTube video IDs are exactly 11 chars from [A-Za-z0-9_-]. Enforce this
+# before using the value in filesystem paths to prevent path traversal
+# (CWE-22, OWASP A01:2021).
+_VIDEO_ID_RE = re.compile(r'^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{11}$')
+
+
@yt_app.route('/data/subscription_thumbnails/<thumbnail>')
 def serve_subscription_thumbnail(thumbnail):
    '''Serves thumbnail from disk if it's been saved already. If not, downloads the thumbnail, saves to disk, and serves it.'''
-    assert thumbnail[-4:] == '.jpg'
+    if not thumbnail.endswith('.jpg'):
+        flask.abort(400)
    video_id = thumbnail[0:-4]
+    if not _VIDEO_ID_RE.match(video_id):
+        flask.abort(400)
    thumbnail_path = os.path.join(thumbnails_directory, thumbnail)

    if video_id in existing_thumbnails:
--- a/youtube/templates/base.html
+++ b/youtube/templates/base.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-        <meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; media-src 'self' blob: {{ app_url }}/* data: https://*.googlevideo.com;  {{ "img-src 'self' https://*.googleusercontent.com https://*.ggpht.com https://*.ytimg.com;" if not settings.proxy_images else "" }}">
+        <meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' blob:; media-src 'self' blob: {{ app_url }}/* data: https://*.googlevideo.com; img-src 'self' https://*.googleusercontent.com https://*.ggpht.com https://*.ytimg.com; connect-src 'self' https://*.googlevideo.com; font-src 'self' data:; worker-src 'self' blob:;">
        <title>{{ page_title }}</title>
        <link title="YT Local" href="/youtube.com/opensearch.xml" rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml">
        <link href="/youtube.com/static/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" rel="icon">
--- a/youtube/templates/channel.html
+++ b/youtube/templates/channel.html
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@
        <div id="links-metadata">
                {% if current_tab in ('videos', 'shorts', 'streams') %}
                    {% set sorts = [('3', 'newest'), ('4', 'newest - no shorts')] %}
+                    {% if current_tab in ('shorts', 'streams') and not is_last_page %}
+                        <div id="number-of-results">{{ number_of_videos }}+ videos</div>
+                    {% else %}
                        <div id="number-of-results">{{ number_of_videos }} videos</div>
+                    {% endif %}
                {% elif current_tab == 'playlists' %}
                    {% set sorts = [('3', 'newest'), ('4', 'last video added')] %}
                    {% if items %}
@@ -117,7 +121,11 @@
        <hr/>

        <footer class="pagination-container">
-            {% if current_tab in ('videos', 'shorts', 'streams') %}
+            {% if current_tab in ('shorts', 'streams') %}
+                <nav class="next-previous-button-row">
+                    {{ common_elements.next_previous_buttons(is_last_page, channel_url + '/' + current_tab, parameters_dictionary) }}
+                </nav>
+            {% elif current_tab == 'videos' %}
                <nav class="pagination-list">
                    {{ common_elements.page_buttons(number_of_pages, channel_url + '/' + current_tab, parameters_dictionary, include_ends=(current_sort.__str__() in '34')) }}
                </nav>
--- a/youtube/templates/comments.html
+++ b/youtube/templates/comments.html
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
            {% endfor %}
        </div>
        {% if 'more_comments_url' is in comments_info %}
-            <a class="page-button more-comments" href="{{ comments_info['more_comments_url'] }}">More comments</a>
+            <a class="page-button more-comments" href="{{ comments_info['more_comments_url'] }}">{{ _('More comments') }}</a>
        {% endif %}
    {% endif %}

--- a/youtube/templates/common_elements.html
+++ b/youtube/templates/common_elements.html
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@

                <div class="stats {{'horizontal-stats' if horizontal else 'vertical-stats'}}">
                    {% if info['type'] == 'channel' %}
+                        {% if info.get('approx_subscriber_count') %}
                            <div>{{ info['approx_subscriber_count'] }} subscribers</div>
+                        {% endif %}
                        <div>{{ info['video_count']|commatize }} videos</div>
                    {% else %}
                        {% if info.get('time_published') %}
--- a/youtube/templates/embed.html
+++ b/youtube/templates/embed.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-        <meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; media-src 'self' https://*.googlevideo.com; {{ "img-src 'self' https://*.googleusercontent.com https://*.ggpht.com https://*.ytimg.com;" if not settings.proxy_images else "" }}">
+        <meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; media-src 'self' blob: https://*.googlevideo.com; img-src 'self' https://*.googleusercontent.com https://*.ggpht.com https://*.ytimg.com; connect-src 'self' https://*.googlevideo.com; font-src 'self' data:;">
        <title>{{ title }}</title>
        <link href="/youtube.com/static/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" rel="icon">
        {% if settings.use_video_player == 2 %}
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
    <body>
        <video id="js-video-player" controls autofocus onmouseleave="{{ title }}"
               oncontextmenu="{{ title }}" onmouseenter="{{ title }}" title="{{ title }}">
-            {% if uni_sources %}
-                <source src="{{ uni_sources[uni_idx]['url'] }}" type="{{ uni_sources[uni_idx]['type'] }}" data-res="{{ uni_sources[uni_idx]['quality'] }}">
-            {% endif %}
            {% for source in subtitle_sources %}
                {% if source['on'] %}
                    <track label="{{ source['label'] }}" src="{{ source['url'] }}" kind="subtitles" srclang="{{ source['srclang'] }}" default>
@@ -47,28 +44,71 @@
                    <track label="{{ source['label'] }}" src="{{ source['url'] }}" kind="subtitles" srclang="{{ source['srclang'] }}">
                {% endif %}
            {% endfor %}
-        </video>
-        {% if js_data %}
-            <script>
-             // @license magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0b31508aeb0634b347b8270c7bee4d411b5d4109&dn=agpl-3.0.txt AGPL-v3-or-Later
-             data = {{ js_data|tojson }};
-             // @license-end
-            </script>
+
+            {% if uni_sources %}
+                {% for source in uni_sources %}
+                    <source src="{{ source['url'] }}" type="{{ source['type'] }}" title="{{ source['quality_string'] }}">
+                {% endfor %}
            {% endif %}
+        </video>
+
        <script>
         // @license magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0b31508aeb0634b347b8270c7bee4d411b5d4109&dn=agpl-3.0.txt AGPL-v3-or-Later
         let storyboard_url = {{ storyboard_url | tojson }};
+         let hls_manifest_url = {{ hls_manifest_url | tojson }};
+         let hls_unavailable = {{ hls_unavailable | tojson }};
+         let playback_mode = {{ playback_mode | tojson }};
+         let pair_sources = {{ pair_sources | tojson }};
+         let pair_idx = {{ pair_idx | tojson }};
         // @license-end
        </script>
-        {% if settings.use_video_player == 2 %}
+
+        {% set hls_should_work = (playback_mode == 'hls' or playback_mode == 'auto') and not hls_unavailable %}
+        {% set use_dash = not hls_should_work %}
+
+        {% if not use_dash %}
+            <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/hls.min.js"
+                    integrity="sha512-CSVqc4a7tn+tizDNt+eDoVn2fXYAwMDpCLrwGlWrOktNfZQ9gp4dKKScElMeRlrIifhliXs0a06BLaUgmMlCUw=="
+                    crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+        {% endif %}
+
+        <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/common.js"></script>
+
+        {% if settings.use_video_player == 0 %}
+            <!-- Native player -->
+            {% if use_dash %}
+            <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.dash.js"></script>
+            {% else %}
+            <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.hls.js"></script>
+            {% endif %}
+        {% elif settings.use_video_player == 1 %}
+            <!-- Native player with hotkeys -->
+            <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/hotkeys.js"></script>
+            {% if use_dash %}
+            <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.dash.js"></script>
+            {% else %}
+            <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.hls.js"></script>
+            {% endif %}
+        {% elif settings.use_video_player == 2 %}
            <!-- plyr -->
            <script src="/youtube.com/static/modules/plyr/plyr.min.js"
                    integrity="sha512-l6ZzdXpfMHRfifqaR79wbYCEWjLDMI9DnROvb+oLkKq6d7MGroGpMbI7HFpicvmAH/2aQO+vJhewq8rhysrImw=="
                    crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-            <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/plyr-start.js"></script>
+            {% if use_dash %}
+            <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/plyr.dash.start.js"></script>
+            {% else %}
+            <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/plyr.hls.start.js"></script>
+            {% endif %}
            <!-- /plyr -->
-        {% elif settings.use_video_player == 1 %}
-            <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/hotkeys.js"></script>
+        {% endif %}
+
+        {% if use_dash %}
+          <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/av-merge.js"></script>
+        {% endif %}
+
+        <!-- Storyboard Preview Thumbnails (native players only; Plyr handles this internally) -->
+        {% if settings.use_video_player != 2 and settings.native_player_storyboard %}
+          <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/storyboard-preview.js"></script>
        {% endif %}
    </body>
 </html>
--- a/youtube/templates/licenses.html
+++ b/youtube/templates/licenses.html
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
                <td data-label="License"><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html">AGPL-3.0 or later</a></td>
                <td data-label="Source"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/common.js">common.js</a></td>
            </tr>
+            <tr>
+                <td data-label="File"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/hls.min.js">hls.min.js</a></td>
+                <td data-label="License"><a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause.html">BSD-3-Clause</a></td>
+                <td data-label="Source"><a href="https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js/tree/v1.6.15/src">hls.js v1.6.15 source</a></td>
+            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td data-label="File"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/hotkeys.js">hotkeys.js</a></td>
                <td data-label="License"><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html">AGPL-3.0 or later</a></td>
@@ -40,9 +45,24 @@
                <td data-label="Source"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/playlistadd.js">playlistadd.js</a></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
-                <td data-label="File"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/plyr-start.js">plyr-start.js</a></td>
+                <td data-label="File"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/plyr.dash.start.js">plyr.dash.start.js</a></td>
                <td data-label="License"><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html">AGPL-3.0 or later</a></td>
-                <td data-label="Source"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/plyr-start.js">plyr-start.js</a></td>
+                <td data-label="Source"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/plyr.dash.start.js">plyr.dash.start.js</a></td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+                <td data-label="File"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/plyr.hls.start.js">plyr.hls.start.js</a></td>
+                <td data-label="License"><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html">AGPL-3.0 or later</a></td>
+                <td data-label="Source"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/plyr.hls.start.js">plyr.hls.start.js</a></td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+                <td data-label="File"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/sponsorblock.js">sponsorblock.js</a></td>
+                <td data-label="License"><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html">AGPL-3.0 or later</a></td>
+                <td data-label="Source"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/sponsorblock.js">sponsorblock.js</a></td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+                <td data-label="File"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/storyboard-preview.js">storyboard-preview.js</a></td>
+                <td data-label="License"><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html">AGPL-3.0 or later</a></td>
+                <td data-label="Source"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/storyboard-preview.js">storyboard-preview.js</a></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td data-label="File"><a href="/youtube.com/static/modules/plyr/plyr.min.js">plyr.min.js</a></td>
@@ -55,9 +75,14 @@
                <td data-label="Source"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/transcript-table.js">transcript-table.js</a></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
-                <td data-label="File"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.js">watch.js</a></td>
+                <td data-label="File"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.dash.js">watch.dash.js</a></td>
                <td data-label="License"><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html">AGPL-3.0 or later</a></td>
-                <td data-label="Source"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.js">watch.js</a></td>
+                <td data-label="Source"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.dash.js">watch.dash.js</a></td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+                <td data-label="File"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.hls.js">watch.hls.js</a></td>
+                <td data-label="License"><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html">AGPL-3.0 or later</a></td>
+                <td data-label="Source"><a href="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.hls.js">watch.hls.js</a></td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>
--- a/youtube/templates/settings.html
+++ b/youtube/templates/settings.html
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 {% block main %}
    <form method="POST" class="settings-form">
        {% for categ in categories %}
-            <h2>{{ categ|capitalize }}</h2>
+            <h2>{{ _(categ|capitalize) }}</h2>
            <ul class="settings-list">
                {% for setting_name, setting_info, value in settings_by_category[categ] %}
                    {% if not setting_info.get('hidden', false) %}
                        <li class="setting-item">
                            {% if 'label' is in(setting_info) %}
-                                <label for="{{ 'setting_' + setting_name }}" {% if 'comment' is in(setting_info) %}title="{{ setting_info['comment'] }}" {% endif %}>{{ setting_info['label'] }}</label>
+                                <label for="{{ 'setting_' + setting_name }}" {% if 'comment' is in(setting_info) %}title="{{ setting_info['comment'] }}" {% endif %}>{{ _(setting_info['label']) }}</label>
                            {% else %}
-                                <label for="{{ 'setting_' + setting_name }}" {% if 'comment' is in(setting_info) %}title="{{ setting_info['comment'] }}" {% endif %}>{{ setting_name.replace('_', ' ')|capitalize }}</label>
+                                <label for="{{ 'setting_' + setting_name }}" {% if 'comment' is in(setting_info) %}title="{{ setting_info['comment'] }}" {% endif %}>{{ _(setting_name.replace('_', ' ')|capitalize) }}</label>
                            {% endif %}

                            {% if setting_info['type'].__name__ == 'bool' %}
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                                {% if 'options' is in(setting_info) %}
                                    <select id="{{ 'setting_' + setting_name }}" name="{{ setting_name }}">
                                        {% for option in setting_info['options'] %}
-                                            <option value="{{ option[0] }}" {{ 'selected' if option[0] == value else '' }}>{{ option[1] }}</option>
+                                            <option value="{{ option[0] }}" {{ 'selected' if option[0] == value else '' }}>{{ _(option[1]) }}</option>
                                        {% endfor %}
                                    </select>
                                {% else %}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                                {% if 'options' is in(setting_info) %}
                                    <select id="{{ 'setting_' + setting_name }}" name="{{ setting_name }}">
                                        {% for option in setting_info['options'] %}
-                                            <option value="{{ option[0] }}" {{ 'selected' if option[0] == value else '' }}>{{ option[1] }}</option>
+                                            <option value="{{ option[0] }}" {{ 'selected' if option[0] == value else '' }}>{{ _(option[1]) }}</option>
                                        {% endfor %}
                                    </select>
                                {% else %}
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@
                {% endfor %}
            </ul>
        {% endfor %}
-        <input type="submit" value="Save settings">
+        <input type="submit" value="{{ _('Save settings') }}">
    </form>
 {% endblock main %}
--- a/youtube/templates/watch.html
+++ b/youtube/templates/watch.html
@@ -23,22 +23,9 @@
                {% endif %}
            </span>
        </div>
-    {% elif (uni_sources.__len__() == 0 or live) and hls_formats.__len__() != 0 %}
-        <div class="live-url-choices">
-            <span>Copy a url into your video player:</span>
-            <ol>
-                {% for fmt in hls_formats %}
-                    <li class="url-choice"><div class="url-choice-label">{{ fmt['video_quality'] }}: </div><input class="url-choice-copy" value="{{ fmt['url'] }}" readonly onclick="this.select();"></li>
-                {% endfor %}
-            </ol>
-        </div>
    {% else %}
        <figure class="sc-video">
            <video id="js-video-player" playsinline controls {{ 'autoplay' if settings.autoplay_videos }}>
-                {% if uni_sources %}
-                    <source src="{{ uni_sources[uni_idx]['url'] }}" type="{{ uni_sources[uni_idx]['type'] }}" data-res="{{ uni_sources[uni_idx]['quality'] }}">
-                {% endif %}
-
                {% for source in subtitle_sources %}
                    {% if source['on'] %}
                        <track label="{{ source['label'] }}" src="{{ source['url'] }}" kind="subtitles" srclang="{{ source['srclang'] }}" default>
@@ -46,7 +33,18 @@
                        <track label="{{ source['label'] }}" src="{{ source['url'] }}" kind="subtitles" srclang="{{ source['srclang'] }}">
                    {% endif %}
                {% endfor %}
+
+                {% if uni_sources %}
+                    {% for source in uni_sources %}
+                        <source src="{{ source['url'] }}" type="{{ source['type'] }}" title="{{ source['quality_string'] }}">
+                    {% endfor %}
+                {% endif %}
            </video>
+            {% if hls_unavailable and not uni_sources %}
+                <div class="playability-error">
+                    <span>Error: HLS streams unavailable. Video may not play without JavaScript fallback.</span>
+                </div>
+            {% endif %}
        </figure>
    {% endif %}

@@ -76,41 +74,68 @@

            <div class="external-player-controls">
                <input class="speed" id="speed-control" type="text" title="Video speed">
-                {% if settings.use_video_player != 2 %}
+                {% if settings.use_video_player < 2 %}
+                <!-- Native player quality selector -->
                <select id="quality-select" autocomplete="off">
-                        {% for src in uni_sources %}
-                            <option value='{"type": "uni", "index": {{ loop.index0 }}}' {{ 'selected' if loop.index0 == uni_idx and not using_pair_sources else '' }} >{{ src['quality_string'] }}</option>
-                        {% endfor %}
-                        {% for src_pair in pair_sources %}
-                            <option value='{"type": "pair", "index": {{ loop.index0}}}' {{ 'selected' if loop.index0 == pair_idx and using_pair_sources else '' }} >{{ src_pair['quality_string'] }}</option>
+                    <option value="-1" selected>Auto</option>
+                    <!-- Quality options will be populated by HLS -->
+                </select>
+                {% else %}
+                <select id="quality-select" autocomplete="off" style="display: none;">
+                    <!-- Quality options will be populated by HLS -->
+                </select>
+                {% endif %}
+                {% if settings.use_video_player != 2 %}
+                    {% if audio_tracks|length > 1 %}
+                    <select id="audio-track-select" autocomplete="off">
+                        {% for track in audio_tracks %}
+                            <option value="{{ track['id'] }}" {{ 'selected' if track['is_default'] else '' }}>{{ track['name'] }}</option>
                        {% endfor %}
                    </select>
-
+                    {% endif %}
                {% endif %}
            </div>
            <input class="v-checkbox" name="video_info_list" value="{{ video_info }}" form="playlist-edit" type="checkbox">

-            <span class="v-direct-link"><a href="https://youtu.be/{{ video_id }}" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Direct Link</a></span>
+            <span class="v-direct-link"><a href="https://youtu.be/{{ video_id }}" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">{{ _('Direct Link') }}</a></span>

            {% if settings.use_video_download != 0 %}
            <details class="v-download">
-                <summary class="download-dropdown-label">Download</summary>
-                <ul class="download-dropdown-content">
+                <summary class="download-dropdown-label">{{ _('Download') }}</summary>
+                <div class="download-table-container">
+                    <table class="download-table" aria-label="Download formats">
+                        <thead>
+                            <tr>
+                                <th scope="col">{{ _('Ext') }}</th>
+                                <th scope="col">{{ _('Video') }}</th>
+                                <th scope="col">{{ _('Audio') }}</th>
+                                <th scope="col">{{ _('Size') }}</th>
+                                <th scope="col">{{ _('Codecs') }}</th>
+                                <th scope="col">{{ _('Link') }}</th>
+                            </tr>
+                        </thead>
+                        <tbody>
                            {% for format in download_formats %}
-                        <li class="download-format">
-                            <a class="download-link" href="{{ format['url'] }}" download="{{ title }}.{{ format['ext'] }}">
-                                {{ format['ext'] }} {{ format['video_quality'] }} {{ format['audio_quality'] }} {{ format['file_size'] }} {{ format['codecs'] }}
-                            </a>
-                        </li>
+                                <tr>
+                                    <td data-label="{{ _('Ext') }}">{{ format['ext'] }}</td>
+                                    <td data-label="{{ _('Video') }}">{{ format['video_quality'] }}</td>
+                                    <td data-label="{{ _('Audio') }}">{{ format['audio_quality'] }}</td>
+                                    <td data-label="{{ _('Size') }}">{{ format['file_size'] }}</td>
+                                    <td data-label="{{ _('Codecs') }}">{{ format['codecs'] }}</td>
+                                    <td data-label="{{ _('Link') }}"><a class="download-link" href="{{ format['url'] }}" download="{{ title }}.{{ format['ext'] }}" aria-label="{{ _('Download') }} {{ format['ext'] }} {{ format['video_quality'] }} {{ format['audio_quality'] }}">{{ _('Download') }}</a></td>
+                                </tr>
                            {% endfor %}
                            {% for download in other_downloads %}
-                        <li class="download-format">
-                            <a href="{{ download['url'] }}" download>
-                                {{ download['ext'] }} {{ download['label'] }}
-                            </a>
-                        </li>
+                                <tr>
+                                    <td data-label="{{ _('Ext') }}">{{ download['ext'] }}</td>
+                                    <td data-label="{{ _('Video') }}" colspan="3">{{ download['label'] }}</td>
+                                    <td data-label="{{ _('Codecs') }}">{{ download.get('codecs', 'N/A') }}</td>
+                                    <td data-label="{{ _('Link') }}"><a class="download-link" href="{{ download['url'] }}" download aria-label="{{ _('Download') }} {{ download['label'] }}">{{ _('Download') }}</a></td>
+                                </tr>
                            {% endfor %}
-                </ul>
+                        </tbody>
+                    </table>
+                </div>
            </details>
            {% else %}
            <span class="v-download"></span>
@@ -142,7 +167,7 @@
                {% endif %}
            </div>
            <details class="v-more-info">
-                <summary>More info</summary>
+                <summary>{{ _('More info') }}</summary>
                <div class="more-info-content">
                    <p>Tor exit node:  {{ ip_address }}</p>
                    {% if invidious_used %}
@@ -166,7 +191,7 @@
                    <div class="playlist-header">
                        <a href="{{ playlist['url'] }}" title="{{ playlist['title'] }}"><h3>{{ playlist['title'] }}</h3></a>
                        <ul class="playlist-metadata">
-                            <li><label for="playlist-autoplay-toggle">Autoplay: </label><input id="playlist-autoplay-toggle" type="checkbox" class="autoplay-toggle"></li>
+                            <li><label for="playlist-autoplay-toggle">{{ _('AutoNext') }}: </label><input id="playlist-autoplay-toggle" type="checkbox" class="autoplay-toggle"></li>
                            {% if playlist['current_index'] is none %}
                                <li>[Error!]/{{ playlist['video_count'] }}</li>
                            {% else %}
@@ -193,7 +218,7 @@
                    </nav>
                </div>
            {% elif settings.related_videos_mode != 0 %}
-                <div class="related-autoplay"><label for="related-autoplay-toggle">Autoplay: </label><input id="related-autoplay-toggle" type="checkbox" class="autoplay-toggle"></div>
+                <div class="related-autoplay"><label for="related-autoplay-toggle">{{ _('AutoNext') }}: </label><input id="related-autoplay-toggle" type="checkbox" class="autoplay-toggle"></div>
            {% endif %}

            {% if subtitle_sources %}
@@ -215,7 +240,7 @@

            {% if settings.related_videos_mode != 0 %}
                <details class="related-videos-outer" {{'open' if settings.related_videos_mode == 1 else ''}}>
-                    <summary>Related Videos</summary>
+                    <summary>{{ _('Related Videos') }}</summary>
                    <nav class="related-videos-inner">
                        {% for info in related %}
                            {{ common_elements.item(info, include_badges=false) }}
@@ -229,10 +254,10 @@
        <!-- comments -->
        {% if settings.comments_mode != 0 %}
            {% if comments_disabled %}
-                <div class="comments-area-outer comments-disabled">Comments disabled</div>
+                <div class="comments-area-outer comments-disabled">{{ _('Comments disabled') }}</div>
            {% else %}
                <details class="comments-area-outer" {{'open' if settings.comments_mode == 1 else ''}}>
-                    <summary>{{ comment_count|commatize }} comment{{'s' if comment_count != '1' else ''}}</summary>
+                    <summary>{{ comment_count|commatize }} {{ _('Comment') }}{{'s' if comment_count != '1' else ''}}</summary>
                    <div class="comments-area-inner comments-area">
                        {% if comments_info %}
                            {{ comments.video_comments(comments_info) }}
@@ -244,26 +269,64 @@

    </div>

-    <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/av-merge.js"></script>
-    <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.js"></script>
    <script>
     // @license magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0b31508aeb0634b347b8270c7bee4d411b5d4109&dn=agpl-3.0.txt AGPL-v3-or-Later
     let storyboard_url = {{ storyboard_url | tojson }};
+     let hls_manifest_url = {{ hls_manifest_url | tojson }};
+     let hls_unavailable = {{ hls_unavailable | tojson }};
+     let playback_mode = {{ playback_mode | tojson }};
+     let pair_sources = {{ pair_sources | tojson }};
+     let pair_idx = {{ pair_idx | tojson }};
     // @license-end
    </script>

    <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/common.js"></script>
    <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/transcript-table.js"></script>
-    {% if settings.use_video_player == 2 %}
+
+    {% set hls_should_work = (playback_mode == 'hls' or playback_mode == 'auto') and not hls_unavailable %}
+    {% set use_dash = not hls_should_work %}
+
+    {% if use_dash %}
+      <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/av-merge.js"></script>
+    {% else %}
+      <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/hls.min.js"
+              integrity="sha512-CSVqc4a7tn+tizDNt+eDoVn2fXYAwMDpCLrwGlWrOktNfZQ9gp4dKKScElMeRlrIifhliXs0a06BLaUgmMlCUw=="
+              crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {% if settings.use_video_player == 0 %}
+        <!-- Native player (no hotkeys) -->
+        {% if use_dash %}
+        <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.dash.js"></script>
+        {% else %}
+        <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.hls.js"></script>
+        {% endif %}
+    {% elif settings.use_video_player == 1 %}
+        <!-- Native player with hotkeys -->
+        <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/hotkeys.js"></script>
+        {% if use_dash %}
+        <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.dash.js"></script>
+        {% else %}
+        <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/watch.hls.js"></script>
+        {% endif %}
+    {% elif settings.use_video_player == 2 %}
        <!-- plyr -->
        <script src="/youtube.com/static/modules/plyr/plyr.min.js"
                integrity="sha512-l6ZzdXpfMHRfifqaR79wbYCEWjLDMI9DnROvb+oLkKq6d7MGroGpMbI7HFpicvmAH/2aQO+vJhewq8rhysrImw=="
                crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-        <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/plyr-start.js"></script>
-        <!-- /plyr -->
-    {% elif settings.use_video_player == 1 %}
-        <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/hotkeys.js"></script>
+        {% if use_dash %}
+        <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/plyr.dash.start.js"></script>
+        {% else %}
+        <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/plyr.hls.start.js"></script>
        {% endif %}
+        <!-- /plyr -->
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <!-- Storyboard Preview Thumbnails (native players only; Plyr handles this internally) -->
+    {% if settings.use_video_player != 2 and settings.native_player_storyboard %}
+      <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/storyboard-preview.js"></script>
+    {% endif %}
+
    {% if settings.use_comments_js %} <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/comments.js"></script> {% endif %}
    {% if settings.use_sponsorblock_js %} <script src="/youtube.com/static/js/sponsorblock.js"></script> {% endif %}
 {% endblock main %}
--- a/youtube/util.py
+++ b/youtube/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import logging
+import random
 import settings
 import socks
 import sockshandler
@@ -19,11 +20,11 @@ import gevent.queue
 import gevent.lock
 import collections
 import stem
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 import stem.control
 import traceback

+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 # The trouble with the requests library: It ships its own certificate bundle via certifi
 #  instead of using the system certificate store, meaning self-signed certificates
 #  configured by the user will not work. Some draconian networks block TLS unless a corporate
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ import traceback
 #   https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/issues/2966

 # Until then, I will use a mix of urllib3 and urllib.
-import urllib3
-import urllib3.contrib.socks
+import urllib3  # noqa: E402  (imported here intentionally after the long note above)
+import urllib3.contrib.socks  # noqa: E402

 URL_ORIGIN = "/https://www.youtube.com"

@@ -177,7 +178,6 @@ def get_pool(use_tor):
 class HTTPAsymmetricCookieProcessor(urllib.request.BaseHandler):
    '''Separate cookiejars for receiving and sending'''
    def __init__(self, cookiejar_send=None, cookiejar_receive=None):
-        import http.cookiejar
        self.cookiejar_send = cookiejar_send
        self.cookiejar_receive = cookiejar_receive

@@ -208,6 +208,16 @@ class FetchError(Exception):
        self.error_message = error_message


+def _noop_cleanup(response):
+    '''No-op cleanup used when the urllib opener owns the response.'''
+    return None
+
+
+def _release_conn_cleanup(response):
+    '''Release the urllib3 pooled connection back to the pool.'''
+    response.release_conn()
+
+
 def decode_content(content, encoding_header):
    encodings = encoding_header.replace(' ', '').split(',')
    for encoding in reversed(encodings):
@@ -263,7 +273,7 @@ def fetch_url_response(url, headers=(), timeout=15, data=None,
            opener = urllib.request.build_opener(cookie_processor)

        response = opener.open(req, timeout=timeout)
-        cleanup_func = (lambda r: None)
+        cleanup_func = _noop_cleanup

    else:           # Use a urllib3 pool. Cookies can't be used since urllib3 doesn't have easy support for them.
        # default: Retry.DEFAULT = Retry(3)
@@ -297,7 +307,7 @@ def fetch_url_response(url, headers=(), timeout=15, data=None,
                     error_message=msg)
            else:
                raise
-        cleanup_func = (lambda r: r.release_conn())
+        cleanup_func = _release_conn_cleanup

    return response, cleanup_func

@@ -315,8 +325,6 @@ def fetch_url(url, headers=(), timeout=15, report_text=None, data=None,

    Max retries: 5 attempts with exponential backoff
    """
-    import random
-
    max_retries = 5
    base_delay = 1.0  # Base delay in seconds

@@ -401,7 +409,7 @@ def fetch_url(url, headers=(), timeout=15, report_text=None, data=None,
                    logger.error(f'Server error {response.status} after {max_retries} retries')
                    raise FetchError(str(response.status), reason=response.reason, ip=None)

-                # Exponential backoff for server errors
+                # Exponential backoff for server errors. Non-crypto jitter.
                delay = (base_delay * (2 ** attempt)) + random.uniform(0, 1)
                logger.warning(f'Server error ({response.status}). Waiting {delay:.1f}s before retry {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}...')
                time.sleep(delay)
@@ -432,7 +440,7 @@ def fetch_url(url, headers=(), timeout=15, report_text=None, data=None,
                else:
                    raise

-            # Wait and retry
+            # Wait and retry. Non-crypto jitter.
            delay = (base_delay * (2 ** attempt)) + random.uniform(0, 1)
            logger.warning(f'Connection error. Waiting {delay:.1f}s before retry {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}...')
            time.sleep(delay)
@@ -532,30 +540,30 @@ class RateLimitedQueue(gevent.queue.Queue):


 def download_thumbnail(save_directory, video_id):
-    save_location = os.path.join(save_directory, video_id + ".jpg")
+    save_location = os.path.join(save_directory, video_id + '.jpg')
    for quality in ('hq720.jpg', 'sddefault.jpg', 'hqdefault.jpg'):
-        url = f"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{video_id}/{quality}"
+        url = f'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{video_id}/{quality}'
        try:
-            thumbnail = fetch_url(url, report_text="Saved thumbnail: " + video_id)
+            thumbnail = fetch_url(url, report_text='Saved thumbnail: ' + video_id)
        except FetchError as e:
            if '404' in str(e):
                continue
-            print("Failed to download thumbnail for " + video_id + ": " + str(e))
+            print('Failed to download thumbnail for ' + video_id + ': ' + str(e))
            return False
        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
            if e.code == 404:
                continue
-            print("Failed to download thumbnail for " + video_id + ": " + str(e))
+            print('Failed to download thumbnail for ' + video_id + ': ' + str(e))
            return False
        try:
-            f = open(save_location, 'wb')
+            with open(save_location, 'wb') as f:
+                f.write(thumbnail)
        except FileNotFoundError:
            os.makedirs(save_directory, exist_ok=True)
-            f = open(save_location, 'wb')
+            with open(save_location, 'wb') as f:
                f.write(thumbnail)
-        f.close()
        return True
-    print("No thumbnail available for " + video_id)
+    print('No thumbnail available for ' + video_id)
    return False


@@ -837,9 +845,12 @@ INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
                'hl': 'en',
                'gl': 'US',
                'clientName': 'IOS',
-                'clientVersion': '19.09.3',
-                'deviceModel': 'iPhone14,3',
-                'userAgent': 'com.google.ios.youtube/19.09.3 (iPhone14,3; U; CPU iOS 15_6 like Mac OS X)'
+                'clientVersion': '21.03.2',
+                'deviceMake': 'Apple',
+                'deviceModel': 'iPhone16,2',
+                'osName': 'iPhone',
+                'osVersion': '18.7.2.22H124',
+                'userAgent': 'com.google.ios.youtube/21.03.2 (iPhone16,2; U; CPU iOS 18_7_2 like Mac OS X)'
            }
        },
        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 5,
@@ -896,6 +907,25 @@ INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 28,
        'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False,
    },
+
+    'ios_vr': {
+        'INNERTUBE_API_KEY': 'AIzaSyA8eiZmM1FaDVjRy-df2KTyQ_vz_yYM39w',
+        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
+            'client': {
+                'hl': 'en',
+                'gl': 'US',
+                'clientName': 'IOS_VR',
+                'clientVersion': '1.0',
+                'deviceMake': 'Apple',
+                'deviceModel': 'iPhone16,2',
+                'osName': 'iPhone',
+                'osVersion': '18.7.2.22H124',
+                'userAgent': 'com.google.ios.youtube/1.0 (iPhone16,2; U; CPU iOS 18_7_2 like Mac OS X)'
+            }
+        },
+        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 5,
+        'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False
+    },
 }

 def get_visitor_data():
--- a/youtube/version.py
+++ b/youtube/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals

-__version__ = 'v0.4.3'
+__version__ = 'v0.5.0'
--- a/youtube/watch.py
+++ b/youtube/watch.py
@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
+import json
+import logging
+import math
+import os
+import re
+import traceback
+import urllib
+from math import ceil
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from urllib.parse import parse_qs, urlencode
+
+import flask
+import gevent
+import urllib3.exceptions
+from flask import request
+
 import youtube
 from youtube import yt_app
 from youtube import util, comments, local_playlist, yt_data_extract
-from youtube.util import time_utc_isoformat
 import settings

-from flask import request
-import flask
-import logging
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

-import json
-import gevent
-import os
-import math
-import traceback
-import urllib
-import re
-import urllib3.exceptions
-from urllib.parse import parse_qs, urlencode
-from types import SimpleNamespace
-from math import ceil
-

 try:
    with open(os.path.join(settings.data_dir, 'decrypt_function_cache.json'), 'r') as f:
@@ -42,73 +41,70 @@ def codec_name(vcodec):


 def get_video_sources(info, target_resolution):
-    '''return dict with organized sources: {
-        'uni_sources': [{}, ...],   # video and audio in one file
-        'uni_idx': int,     # default unified source index
-        'pair_sources': [{video: {}, audio: {}, quality: ..., ...}, ...],
-        'pair_idx': int,    # default pair source index
-    }
-    '''
-    audio_sources = []
+    '''return dict with organized sources'''
+    audio_by_track = {}
    video_only_sources = {}
    uni_sources = []
    pair_sources = []

-
    for fmt in info['formats']:
        if not all(fmt[attr] for attr in ('ext', 'url', 'itag')):
            continue
-
-        # unified source
        if fmt['acodec'] and fmt['vcodec']:
-            source = {
-                'type': 'video/' + fmt['ext'],
-                'quality_string': short_video_quality_string(fmt),
-            }
+            if fmt.get('audio_track_is_default', True) is False:
+                continue
+            source = {'type': 'video/' + fmt['ext'],
+                      'quality_string': short_video_quality_string(fmt)}
            source['quality_string'] += ' (integrated)'
            source.update(fmt)
            uni_sources.append(source)
            continue
-
        if not (fmt['init_range'] and fmt['index_range']):
+            # Allow HLS-backed audio tracks (served locally, no init/index needed)
+            url_value = fmt.get('url', '')
+            if (not url_value.startswith('http://127.')
+                    and '/ytl-api/' not in url_value):
                continue
-
-        # audio source
-        if fmt['acodec'] and not fmt['vcodec'] and (
-                fmt['audio_bitrate'] or fmt['bitrate']):
-            if fmt['bitrate']:  # prefer this one, more accurate right now
+            # Mark as HLS for frontend
+            fmt['is_hls'] = True
+        if fmt['acodec'] and not fmt['vcodec'] and (fmt['audio_bitrate'] or fmt['bitrate']):
+            if fmt['bitrate']:
                fmt['audio_bitrate'] = int(fmt['bitrate']/1000)
-            source = {
-                'type': 'audio/' + fmt['ext'],
-                'quality_string': audio_quality_string(fmt),
-            }
+            source = {'type': 'audio/' + fmt['ext'],
+                      'quality_string': audio_quality_string(fmt)}
            source.update(fmt)
-            source['mime_codec'] = (source['type'] + '; codecs="'
-                                    + source['acodec'] + '"')
-            audio_sources.append(source)
-        # video-only source
-        elif all(fmt[attr] for attr in ('vcodec', 'quality', 'width', 'fps',
-                                        'file_size')):
+            source['mime_codec'] = source['type'] + '; codecs="' + source['acodec'] + '"'
+            tid = fmt.get('audio_track_id') or 'default'
+            if tid not in audio_by_track:
+                audio_by_track[tid] = {
+                    'name': fmt.get('audio_track_name') or 'Default',
+                    'is_default': fmt.get('audio_track_is_default', True),
+                    'sources': [],
+                }
+            audio_by_track[tid]['sources'].append(source)
+        elif all(fmt[attr] for attr in ('vcodec', 'quality', 'width', 'fps', 'file_size')):
            if codec_name(fmt['vcodec']) == 'unknown':
                continue
-            source = {
-                'type': 'video/' + fmt['ext'],
-                'quality_string': short_video_quality_string(fmt),
-            }
+            source = {'type': 'video/' + fmt['ext'],
+                      'quality_string': short_video_quality_string(fmt)}
            source.update(fmt)
-            source['mime_codec'] = (source['type'] + '; codecs="'
-                                    + source['vcodec'] + '"')
+            source['mime_codec'] = source['type'] + '; codecs="' + source['vcodec'] + '"'
            quality = str(fmt['quality']) + 'p' + str(fmt['fps'])
-            if quality in video_only_sources:
-                video_only_sources[quality].append(source)
-            else:
-                video_only_sources[quality] = [source]
+            video_only_sources.setdefault(quality, []).append(source)

-    audio_sources.sort(key=lambda source: source['audio_bitrate'])
+    audio_tracks = []
+    default_track_id = 'default'
+    for tid, ti in audio_by_track.items():
+        audio_tracks.append({'id': tid, 'name': ti['name'], 'is_default': ti['is_default']})
+        if ti['is_default']:
+            default_track_id = tid
+    audio_tracks.sort(key=lambda t: (not t['is_default'], t['name']))
+
+    default_audio = audio_by_track.get(default_track_id, {}).get('sources', [])
+    default_audio.sort(key=lambda s: s['audio_bitrate'])
    uni_sources.sort(key=lambda src: src['quality'])
-
-    webm_audios = [a for a in audio_sources if a['ext'] == 'webm']
-    mp4_audios = [a for a in audio_sources if a['ext'] == 'mp4']
+    webm_audios = [a for a in default_audio if a['ext'] == 'webm']
+    mp4_audios = [a for a in default_audio if a['ext'] == 'mp4']

    for quality_string, sources in video_only_sources.items():
        # choose an audio source to go with it
@@ -166,11 +162,19 @@ def get_video_sources(info, target_resolution):
            break
        pair_idx = i

+    audio_track_sources = {}
+    for tid, ti in audio_by_track.items():
+        srcs = ti['sources']
+        srcs.sort(key=lambda s: s.get('audio_bitrate', 0))
+        audio_track_sources[tid] = srcs
+
    return {
        'uni_sources': uni_sources,
        'uni_idx': uni_idx,
        'pair_sources': pair_sources,
        'pair_idx': pair_idx,
+        'audio_tracks': audio_tracks,
+        'audio_track_sources': audio_track_sources,
    }


@@ -219,7 +223,7 @@ def lang_in(lang, sequence):
    if lang is None:
        return False
    lang = lang[0:2]
-    return lang in (l[0:2] for l in sequence)
+    return lang in (item[0:2] for item in sequence)


 def lang_eq(lang1, lang2):
@@ -235,9 +239,9 @@ def equiv_lang_in(lang, sequence):
    e.g. if lang is en, extracts en-GB from sequence.
    Necessary because if only a specific variant like en-GB is available, can't ask YouTube for simply en. Need to get the available variant.'''
    lang = lang[0:2]
-    for l in sequence:
-        if l[0:2] == lang:
-            return l
+    for item in sequence:
+        if item[0:2] == lang:
+            return item
    return None


@@ -307,7 +311,15 @@ def get_subtitle_sources(info):
            sources[-1]['on'] = True

    if len(sources) == 0:
-        assert len(info['automatic_caption_languages']) == 0 and len(info['manual_caption_languages']) == 0
+        # Invariant: with no caption sources there should be no languages
+        # either. Don't rely on `assert` which is stripped under `python -O`.
+        if (len(info['automatic_caption_languages']) != 0
+                or len(info['manual_caption_languages']) != 0):
+            logger.warning(
+                'Unexpected state: no subtitle sources but %d auto / %d manual languages',
+                len(info['automatic_caption_languages']),
+                len(info['manual_caption_languages']),
+            )

    return sources

@@ -423,8 +435,115 @@ def extract_info(video_id, use_invidious, playlist_id=None, index=None):
        'captionTracks', default=[])
    info['_android_caption_tracks'] = android_caption_tracks

+    # Save streamingData for multi-audio extraction
+    pr_streaming_data = pr_data.get('streamingData', {})
+    info['_streamingData'] = pr_streaming_data
+
    yt_data_extract.update_with_new_urls(info, player_response)

+    # HLS manifest - try multiple clients in case one is blocked
+    info['hls_manifest_url'] = None
+    info['hls_audio_tracks'] = {}
+    hls_data = None
+    hls_client_used = None
+    for hls_client in ('ios', 'ios_vr', 'android'):
+        try:
+            resp = fetch_player_response(hls_client, video_id) or {}
+            hls_data = json.loads(resp) if isinstance(resp, str) else resp
+            hls_manifest_url = (hls_data.get('streamingData') or {}).get('hlsManifestUrl', '')
+            if hls_manifest_url:
+                hls_client_used = hls_client
+                break
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f'HLS fetch with {hls_client} failed: {e}')
+
+    if hls_manifest_url:
+        info['hls_manifest_url'] = hls_manifest_url
+        import re as _re
+        from urllib.parse import urljoin
+        hls_manifest = util.fetch_url(hls_manifest_url,
+            headers=(('User-Agent', 'Mozilla/5.0'),),
+            debug_name='hls_manifest').decode('utf-8')
+
+        # Parse EXT-X-MEDIA audio tracks from HLS manifest
+        for line in hls_manifest.split('\n'):
+            if '#EXT-X-MEDIA' not in line or 'TYPE=AUDIO' not in line:
+                continue
+            name_m = _re.search(r'NAME="([^"]+)"', line)
+            lang_m = _re.search(r'LANGUAGE="([^"]+)"', line)
+            default_m = _re.search(r'DEFAULT=(YES|NO)', line)
+            group_m = _re.search(r'GROUP-ID="([^"]+)"', line)
+            uri_m = _re.search(r'URI="([^"]+)"', line)
+            if not uri_m or not lang_m:
+                continue
+            lang = lang_m.group(1)
+            is_default = default_m and default_m.group(1) == 'YES'
+            group = group_m.group(1) if group_m else '0'
+            key = lang
+            absolute_hls_url = urljoin(hls_manifest_url, uri_m.group(1))
+            if key not in info['hls_audio_tracks'] or group > info['hls_audio_tracks'][key].get('group', '0'):
+                info['hls_audio_tracks'][key] = {
+                    'name': name_m.group(1) if name_m else lang,
+                    'lang': lang,
+                    'hls_url': absolute_hls_url,
+                    'group': group,
+                    'is_default': is_default,
+                }
+
+        # Register HLS audio tracks for proxy access
+        added = 0
+        for lang, track in info['hls_audio_tracks'].items():
+            ck = video_id + '_' + lang
+            from youtube.hls_cache import register_track
+            register_track(ck, track['hls_url'],
+                           video_id=video_id, track_id=lang)
+
+            fmt = {
+                'audio_track_id': lang,
+                'audio_track_name': track['name'],
+                'audio_track_is_default': track['is_default'],
+                'itag': 'hls_' + lang,
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'audio_bitrate': 128,
+                'bitrate': 128000,
+                'acodec': 'mp4a.40.2',
+                'vcodec': None,
+                'width': None,
+                'height': None,
+                'file_size': None,
+                'audio_sample_rate': 44100,
+                'duration_ms': None,
+                'fps': None,
+                'init_range': {'start': 0, 'end': 0},
+                'index_range': {'start': 0, 'end': 0},
+                'url': '/ytl-api/audio-track?id=' + urllib.parse.quote(ck),
+                's': None,
+                'sp': None,
+                'quality': None,
+                'type': 'audio/mp4',
+                'quality_string': track['name'],
+                'mime_codec': 'audio/mp4; codecs="mp4a.40.2"',
+                'is_hls': True,
+            }
+            info['formats'].append(fmt)
+            added += 1
+
+        if added:
+            print(f"Added {added} HLS audio tracks (via {hls_client_used})")
+    else:
+        print("No HLS manifest available from any client")
+        info['hls_manifest_url'] = None
+        info['hls_audio_tracks'] = {}
+        info['hls_unavailable'] = True
+
+    # Register HLS manifest for proxying
+    if info['hls_manifest_url']:
+        ck = video_id + '_video'
+        from youtube.hls_cache import register_track
+        register_track(ck, info['hls_manifest_url'], video_id=video_id, track_id='video')
+        # Use proxy URL instead of direct Google Video URL
+        info['hls_manifest_url'] = '/ytl-api/hls-manifest?id=' + urllib.parse.quote(ck)
+
    # Fallback to 'ios' if no valid URLs are found
    if not info.get('formats') or info.get('player_urls_missing'):
        print(f"No URLs found in '{primary_client}', attempting with '{fallback_client}'.")
@@ -556,6 +675,338 @@ def format_bytes(bytes):
    return '%.2f%s' % (converted, suffix)


+@yt_app.route('/ytl-api/audio-track-proxy')
+def audio_track_proxy():
+    """Proxy for DASH audio tracks to avoid throttling."""
+    audio_url = request.args.get('url', '')
+
+    if not audio_url:
+        flask.abort(400, 'Missing URL')
+
+    try:
+        headers = (
+            ('User-Agent', 'Mozilla/5.0'),
+            ('Accept', '*/*'),
+        )
+        content = util.fetch_url(audio_url, headers=headers,
+            debug_name='audio_dash', report_text=None)
+        return flask.Response(content, mimetype='audio/mp4',
+            headers={'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
+                     'Cache-Control': 'max-age=3600'})
+    except Exception as e:
+        flask.abort(502, f'Audio fetch failed: {e}')
+
+
+@yt_app.route('/ytl-api/audio-track')
+def get_audio_track():
+    """Proxy HLS audio/video: playlist or individual segment."""
+    from youtube.hls_cache import get_hls_url
+
+    cache_key = request.args.get('id', '')
+    seg_url = request.args.get('seg', '')
+    playlist_url = request.args.get('url', '')
+
+    # Handle playlist/manifest URL (used for audio track playlists)
+    if playlist_url:
+        # Unwrap if double-proxied
+        if '/ytl-api/audio-track' in playlist_url:
+            import urllib.parse as _up
+            parsed = _up.parse_qs(_up.urlparse(playlist_url).query)
+            if 'url' in parsed:
+                playlist_url = parsed['url'][0]
+
+        try:
+            playlist = util.fetch_url(playlist_url,
+                headers=(('User-Agent', 'Mozilla/5.0'),),
+                debug_name='audio_playlist').decode('utf-8')
+
+            # Rewrite segment URLs
+            import re as _re
+            from urllib.parse import urljoin
+            base_url = request.url_root.rstrip('/')
+            playlist_base = playlist_url.rsplit('/', 1)[0] + '/'
+
+            playlist_lines = []
+            for line in playlist.split('\n'):
+                line = line.strip()
+                if not line or line.startswith('#'):
+                    playlist_lines.append(line)
+                    continue
+
+                # Resolve and proxy segment URL
+                seg = line if line.startswith('http') else urljoin(playlist_base, line)
+                # Always use &seg= parameter, never &url= for segments
+                playlist_lines.append(
+                    base_url + '/ytl-api/audio-track?id='
+                    + urllib.parse.quote(cache_key)
+                    + '&seg=' + urllib.parse.quote(seg, safe='')
+                )
+
+            playlist = '\n'.join(playlist_lines)
+
+            return flask.Response(playlist, mimetype='application/vnd.apple.mpegurl',
+                headers={'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*'})
+        except Exception as e:
+            import traceback
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            flask.abort(502, f'Playlist fetch failed: {e}')
+
+    # Handle individual segment or nested playlist
+    if seg_url:
+        # Check if seg_url is already a proxied URL
+        if '/ytl-api/audio-track' in seg_url:
+            import urllib.parse as _up
+            parsed = _up.parse_qs(_up.urlparse(seg_url).query)
+            if 'seg' in parsed:
+                seg_url = parsed['seg'][0]
+            elif 'url' in parsed:
+                seg_url = parsed['url'][0]
+
+        # Check if this is a nested playlist (m3u8) that needs rewriting
+        # Playlists END with .m3u8 (optionally followed by query params)
+        # Segments may contain /index.m3u8/ in their path but end with .ts or similar
+        url_path = urllib.parse.urlparse(seg_url).path
+
+        # Only treat as playlist if path ends with .m3u8
+        # Don't use 'in' check because segments can have /index.m3u8/ in their path
+        is_playlist = url_path.endswith('.m3u8')
+
+        if is_playlist:
+            # This is a variant playlist - fetch and rewrite it
+            try:
+                raw_content = util.fetch_url(seg_url,
+                    headers=(('User-Agent', 'Mozilla/5.0'),),
+                    debug_name='nested_playlist')
+
+                # Check if this is actually binary data (segment) misidentified as playlist
+                try:
+                    playlist = raw_content.decode('utf-8')
+                except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                    is_playlist = False  # Fall through to segment handler
+
+                if is_playlist:
+                    # Rewrite segment URLs in this playlist
+                    from urllib.parse import urljoin
+                    import re as _re
+                    base_url = request.url_root.rstrip('/')
+                    playlist_base = seg_url.rsplit('/', 1)[0] + '/'
+
+                    def proxy_url(url):
+                        """Rewrite a single URL to go through the proxy"""
+                        if not url or url.startswith('/ytl-api/'):
+                            return url
+                        if not url.startswith('http://') and not url.startswith('https://'):
+                            url = urljoin(playlist_base, url)
+                        return (base_url + '/ytl-api/audio-track?id='
+                                + urllib.parse.quote(cache_key)
+                                + '&seg=' + urllib.parse.quote(url, safe=''))
+
+                    playlist_lines = []
+                    for line in playlist.split('\n'):
+                        line = line.strip()
+                        if not line:
+                            playlist_lines.append(line)
+                            continue
+
+                        # Handle tags with URI attributes (EXT-X-MAP, EXT-X-KEY, etc.)
+                        if line.startswith('#') and 'URI=' in line:
+                            def rewrite_uri_attr(match):
+                                uri = match.group(1)
+                                return 'URI="' + proxy_url(uri) + '"'
+                            line = _re.sub(r'URI="([^"]+)"', rewrite_uri_attr, line)
+                            playlist_lines.append(line)
+                        elif line.startswith('#'):
+                            # Other tags pass through unchanged
+                            playlist_lines.append(line)
+                        else:
+                            # This is a segment URL line
+                            seg = line if line.startswith('http') else urljoin(playlist_base, line)
+                            playlist_lines.append(proxy_url(seg))
+
+                    playlist = '\n'.join(playlist_lines)
+
+                    return flask.Response(playlist, mimetype='application/vnd.apple.mpegurl',
+                        headers={'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*'})
+            except Exception as e:
+                import traceback
+                traceback.print_exc()
+                flask.abort(502, f'Nested playlist fetch failed: {e}')
+
+        # This is an actual segment - fetch and serve it
+        try:
+            headers = (
+                ('User-Agent', 'Mozilla/5.0'),
+                ('Accept', '*/*'),
+            )
+            content = util.fetch_url(seg_url, headers=headers,
+                debug_name='hls_seg', report_text=None)
+
+            # Determine content type based on URL or content
+            # HLS segments are usually MPEG-TS (.ts) but can be MP4 (.mp4, .m4s)
+            if '.mp4' in seg_url or '.m4s' in seg_url or seg_url.lower().endswith('.mp4'):
+                content_type = 'video/mp4'
+            elif '.webm' in seg_url or seg_url.lower().endswith('.webm'):
+                content_type = 'video/webm'
+            else:
+                # Default to MPEG-TS for HLS
+                content_type = 'video/mp2t'
+
+            return flask.Response(content, mimetype=content_type,
+                headers={
+                    'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
+                    'Access-Control-Allow-Methods': 'GET, OPTIONS',
+                    'Access-Control-Allow-Headers': 'Range, Content-Type',
+                    'Cache-Control': 'max-age=3600',
+                    'Content-Type': content_type,
+                })
+        except Exception as e:
+            import traceback
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            flask.abort(502, f'Segment fetch failed: {e}')
+
+    # Legacy: Proxy the HLS playlist for audio tracks (using get_hls_url)
+    hls_url = get_hls_url(cache_key)
+    if not hls_url:
+        flask.abort(404, 'Audio track not found')
+
+    try:
+        playlist = util.fetch_url(hls_url,
+            headers=(('User-Agent', 'Mozilla/5.0'),),
+            debug_name='audio_hls_playlist').decode('utf-8')
+
+        # Rewrite segment URLs to go through our proxy endpoint
+        import re as _re
+        from urllib.parse import urljoin
+        hls_base_url = hls_url.rsplit('/', 1)[0] + '/'
+
+        def make_proxy_url(segment_url):
+            if segment_url.startswith('/ytl-api/audio-track'):
+                return segment_url
+            base_url = request.url_root.rstrip('/')
+            return (base_url + '/ytl-api/audio-track?id='
+                    + urllib.parse.quote(cache_key)
+                    + '&seg=' + urllib.parse.quote(segment_url))
+
+        playlist_lines = []
+        for line in playlist.split('\n'):
+            line = line.strip()
+            if not line or line.startswith('#'):
+                playlist_lines.append(line)
+                continue
+
+            if line.startswith('http://') or line.startswith('https://'):
+                segment_url = line
+            else:
+                segment_url = urljoin(hls_base_url, line)
+
+            playlist_lines.append(make_proxy_url(segment_url))
+
+        playlist = '\n'.join(playlist_lines)
+
+        return flask.Response(playlist, mimetype='application/vnd.apple.mpegurl',
+            headers={'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*'})
+    except Exception as e:
+        flask.abort(502, f'Playlist fetch failed: {e}')
+
+
+@yt_app.route('/ytl-api/hls-manifest')
+def get_hls_manifest():
+    """Proxy HLS video manifest, rewriting ALL URLs including audio tracks."""
+    from youtube.hls_cache import get_hls_url
+
+    cache_key = request.args.get('id', '')
+    is_audio = '_audio_' in cache_key or cache_key.endswith('_audio')
+    print(f'[hls-manifest] Request: id={cache_key[:40] if cache_key else ""}... (audio={is_audio})')
+
+    hls_url = get_hls_url(cache_key)
+    print(f'[hls-manifest] HLS URL: {hls_url[:80] if hls_url else None}...')
+    if not hls_url:
+        flask.abort(404, 'HLS manifest not found')
+
+    try:
+        print('[hls-manifest] Fetching HLS manifest...')
+        manifest = util.fetch_url(hls_url,
+            headers=(('User-Agent', 'Mozilla/5.0'),),
+            debug_name='hls_manifest').decode('utf-8')
+        print(f'[hls-manifest] Successfully fetched manifest ({len(manifest)} bytes)')
+
+        # Rewrite all URLs in the manifest to go through our proxy
+        import re as _re
+        from urllib.parse import urljoin
+
+        # Get the base URL for resolving relative URLs
+        hls_base_url = hls_url.rsplit('/', 1)[0] + '/'
+        base_url = request.url_root.rstrip('/')
+
+        # Rewrite URLs - handle both segment URLs and audio track URIs
+        def rewrite_url(url, is_audio_track=False):
+            if not url or url.startswith('/ytl-api/'):
+                return url
+
+            # Resolve relative URLs
+            if not url.startswith('http://') and not url.startswith('https://'):
+                url = urljoin(hls_base_url, url)
+
+            if is_audio_track:
+                # Audio track playlist - proxy through audio-track endpoint
+                return (base_url + '/ytl-api/audio-track?id='
+                        + urllib.parse.quote(cache_key)
+                        + '&url=' + urllib.parse.quote(url, safe=''))
+            else:
+                # Video segment or variant playlist - proxy through audio-track endpoint
+                return (base_url + '/ytl-api/audio-track?id='
+                        + urllib.parse.quote(cache_key)
+                        + '&seg=' + urllib.parse.quote(url, safe=''))
+
+        # Parse and rewrite the manifest
+        manifest_lines = []
+        rewritten_count = 0
+        for line in manifest.split('\n'):
+            line = line.strip()
+            if not line:
+                manifest_lines.append(line)
+                continue
+
+            # Handle EXT-X-MEDIA tags with URI (audio tracks)
+            if line.startswith('#EXT-X-MEDIA:') and 'URI=' in line:
+                # Extract and rewrite the URI attribute
+                def rewrite_media_uri(match):
+                    nonlocal rewritten_count
+                    uri = match.group(1)
+                    rewritten_count += 1
+                    return 'URI="' + rewrite_url(uri, is_audio_track=True) + '"'
+                line = _re.sub(r'URI="([^"]+)"', rewrite_media_uri, line)
+                manifest_lines.append(line)
+            elif line.startswith('#'):
+                # Other tags pass through
+                manifest_lines.append(line)
+            else:
+                # This is a URL (segment or variant playlist)
+                if line.startswith('http://') or line.startswith('https://'):
+                    url = line
+                else:
+                    url = urljoin(hls_base_url, line)
+                rewritten_count += 1
+                manifest_lines.append(rewrite_url(url))
+
+        manifest = '\n'.join(manifest_lines)
+        print(f'[hls-manifest] Rewrote manifest with {len(manifest_lines)} lines, {rewritten_count} URLs rewritten')
+
+        return flask.Response(manifest, mimetype='application/vnd.apple.mpegurl',
+            headers={
+                'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
+                'Access-Control-Allow-Methods': 'GET, OPTIONS',
+                'Access-Control-Allow-Headers': 'Range, Content-Type',
+                'Cache-Control': 'no-cache',
+                'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl',
+            })
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f'[hls-manifest] Error: {e}')
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        flask.abort(502, f'Manifest fetch failed: {e}')
+
+
@yt_app.route('/ytl-api/storyboard.vtt')
 def get_storyboard_vtt():
    """
@@ -575,7 +1026,8 @@ def get_storyboard_vtt():
    for i, board in enumerate(boards):
        *t, _, sigh = board.split("#")
        width, height, count, width_cnt, height_cnt, interval = map(int, t)
-        if height != wanted_height: continue
+        if height != wanted_height:
+            continue
        q['sigh'] = [sigh]
        url = f"{base_url}?{urlencode(q, doseq=True)}"
        storyboard = SimpleNamespace(
@@ -731,47 +1183,49 @@ def get_watch_page(video_id=None):
    if (settings.route_tor == 2) or info['tor_bypass_used']:
        target_resolution = 240
    else:
-        target_resolution = settings.default_resolution
+        res = settings.default_resolution
+        target_resolution = 1080 if res == 'auto' else int(res)

-    source_info = get_video_sources(info, target_resolution)
-    uni_sources = source_info['uni_sources']
-    pair_sources = source_info['pair_sources']
-    uni_idx, pair_idx = source_info['uni_idx'], source_info['pair_idx']
+    # Get video sources for no-JS fallback and DASH (av-merge) fallback
+    video_sources = get_video_sources(info, target_resolution)
+    uni_sources = video_sources['uni_sources']
+    pair_sources = video_sources['pair_sources']
+    pair_idx = video_sources['pair_idx']

-    pair_quality = yt_data_extract.deep_get(pair_sources, pair_idx, 'quality')
-    uni_quality = yt_data_extract.deep_get(uni_sources, uni_idx, 'quality')
+    # Build audio tracks list from HLS
+    audio_tracks = []
+    hls_audio_tracks = info.get('hls_audio_tracks', {})
+    hls_manifest_url = info.get('hls_manifest_url')
+    if hls_audio_tracks:
+        # Prefer "original" audio track
+        original_lang = None
+        for lang, track in hls_audio_tracks.items():
+            if 'original' in (track.get('name') or '').lower():
+                original_lang = lang
+                break

-    pair_error = abs((pair_quality or 360) - target_resolution)
-    uni_error = abs((uni_quality or 360) - target_resolution)
-    if uni_error == pair_error:
-        # use settings.prefer_uni_sources as a tiebreaker
-        closer_to_target = 'uni' if settings.prefer_uni_sources else 'pair'
-    elif uni_error < pair_error:
-        closer_to_target = 'uni'
+        # Add tracks, preferring original as default
+        for lang, track in hls_audio_tracks.items():
+            is_default = (lang == original_lang) if original_lang else track['is_default']
+            if is_default:
+                audio_tracks.insert(0, {
+                    'id': lang,
+                    'name': track['name'],
+                    'is_default': True,
+                })
            else:
-        closer_to_target = 'pair'
+                audio_tracks.append({
+                    'id': lang,
+                    'name': track['name'],
+                    'is_default': False,
+                })
+    else:
+        # Fallback: single default audio track
+        audio_tracks = [{'id': 'default', 'name': 'Default', 'is_default': True}]

-    if settings.prefer_uni_sources == 2:
-        # Use uni sources unless there's no choice.
-        using_pair_sources = (
-            bool(pair_sources) and (not uni_sources)
-        )
-    else:
-        # Use the pair sources if they're closer to the desired resolution
-        using_pair_sources = (
-            bool(pair_sources)
-            and (not uni_sources or closer_to_target == 'pair')
-        )
-    if using_pair_sources:
-        video_height = pair_sources[pair_idx]['height']
-        video_width = pair_sources[pair_idx]['width']
-    else:
-        video_height = yt_data_extract.deep_get(
-            uni_sources, uni_idx, 'height', default=360
-        )
-        video_width = yt_data_extract.deep_get(
-            uni_sources, uni_idx, 'width', default=640
-        )
+    # Get video dimensions
+    video_height = info.get('height') or 360
+    video_width = info.get('width') or 640



@@ -818,7 +1272,14 @@ def get_watch_page(video_id=None):
        other_downloads         = other_downloads,
        video_info              = json.dumps(video_info),
        hls_formats             = info['hls_formats'],
+        hls_manifest_url        = hls_manifest_url,
+        audio_tracks            = audio_tracks,
        subtitle_sources        = subtitle_sources,
+        uni_sources             = uni_sources,
+        pair_sources            = pair_sources,
+        pair_idx                = pair_idx,
+        hls_unavailable         = info.get('hls_unavailable', False),
+        playback_mode           = settings.playback_mode,
        related                 = info['related_videos'],
        playlist                = info['playlist'],
        music_list              = info['music_list'],
@@ -855,16 +1316,20 @@ def get_watch_page(video_id=None):
            'video_duration': info['duration'],
            'settings': settings.current_settings_dict,
            'has_manual_captions': any(s.get('on') for s in subtitle_sources),
-            **source_info,
-            'using_pair_sources': using_pair_sources,
+            'audio_tracks': audio_tracks,
+            'hls_manifest_url': hls_manifest_url,
            'time_start': time_start,
            'playlist': info['playlist'],
            'related': info['related_videos'],
            'playability_error': info['playability_error'],
+            'hls_unavailable': info.get('hls_unavailable', False),
+            'pair_sources': pair_sources,
+            'pair_idx': pair_idx,
+            'uni_sources': uni_sources,
+            'uni_idx': video_sources['uni_idx'],
+            'using_pair_sources': bool(pair_sources),
        },
        font_family = youtube.font_choices[settings.font], # for embed page
-        **source_info,
-        using_pair_sources = using_pair_sources,
    )


--- a/youtube/yt_data_extract/init.py
+++ b/youtube/yt_data_extract/init.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ from .watch_extraction import (extract_watch_info, get_caption_url,
    update_with_new_urls, requires_decryption,
    extract_decryption_function, decrypt_signatures, _formats,
    update_format_with_type_info, extract_hls_formats,
-    extract_watch_info_from_html, captions_available)
+    extract_watch_info_from_html, captions_available, parse_format)
--- a/youtube/yt_data_extract/common.py
+++ b/youtube/yt_data_extract/common.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def extract_lockup_view_model_info(item, additional_info={}):
    info['title'] = title_data.get('content', '')

    # Determine type based on contentType
-    if 'PLAYLIST' in content_type:
+    if 'PLAYLIST' in content_type or 'PODCAST' in content_type:
        info['type'] = 'playlist'
        info['playlist_type'] = 'playlist'
        info['id'] = content_id
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def extract_lockup_view_model_info(item, additional_info={}):
        for row in metadata_rows.get('contentMetadataViewModel', {}).get('metadataRows', []):
            for part in row.get('metadataParts', []):
                text = part.get('text', {}).get('content', '')
-                if 'video' in text.lower():
+                if 'video' in text.lower() or 'episode' in text.lower():
                    info['video_count'] = extract_int(text)
    elif 'VIDEO' in content_type:
        info['type'] = 'video'
@@ -276,25 +276,48 @@ def extract_lockup_view_model_info(item, additional_info={}):
        info['type'] = 'channel'
        info['id'] = content_id
        info['approx_subscriber_count'] = None
+        info['video_count'] = None
+
+        # Extract subscriber count and video count from metadata rows
+        metadata_rows = lockup_metadata.get('metadata', {})
+        for row in metadata_rows.get('contentMetadataViewModel', {}).get('metadataRows', []):
+            for part in row.get('metadataParts', []):
+                text = part.get('text', {}).get('content', '')
+                if 'subscriber' in text.lower():
+                    info['approx_subscriber_count'] = extract_approx_int(text)
+                elif 'video' in text.lower():
+                    info['video_count'] = extract_int(text)
    else:
        info['type'] = 'unsupported'
        return info

    # Extract thumbnail from contentImage
    content_image = item.get('contentImage', {})
-    collection_thumb = content_image.get('collectionThumbnailViewModel', {})
-    primary_thumb = collection_thumb.get('primaryThumbnail', {})
-    thumb_vm = primary_thumb.get('thumbnailViewModel', {})
-    image_sources = thumb_vm.get('image', {}).get('sources', [])
-    if image_sources:
-        info['thumbnail'] = image_sources[0].get('url', '')
-    else:
-        info['thumbnail'] = ''
+    info['thumbnail'] = normalize_url(multi_deep_get(content_image,
+        # playlists with collection thumbnail
+        ['collectionThumbnailViewModel', 'primaryThumbnail', 'thumbnailViewModel', 'image', 'sources', 0, 'url'],
+        # single thumbnail (some playlists, videos)
+        ['thumbnailViewModel', 'image', 'sources', 0, 'url'],
+    )) or ''
+
+    # Extract video/episode count from thumbnail overlay badges
+    # (podcasts and some playlists put the count here instead of metadata rows)
+    thumb_vm = multi_deep_get(content_image,
+        ['collectionThumbnailViewModel', 'primaryThumbnail', 'thumbnailViewModel'],
+        ['thumbnailViewModel'],
+    ) or {}
+    for overlay in thumb_vm.get('overlays', []):
+        for badge in deep_get(overlay, 'thumbnailOverlayBadgeViewModel', 'thumbnailBadges', default=[]):
+            badge_text = deep_get(badge, 'thumbnailBadgeViewModel', 'text', default='')
+            if badge_text and not info.get('video_count'):
+                conservative_update(info, 'video_count', extract_int(badge_text))

    # Extract author info if available
    info['author'] = None
    info['author_id'] = None
    info['author_url'] = None
+    info['description'] = None
+    info['badges'] = []

    # Try to get first video ID from inline player data
    item_playback = item.get('itemPlayback', {})
@@ -309,6 +332,84 @@ def extract_lockup_view_model_info(item, additional_info={}):
    return info


+def extract_shorts_lockup_view_model_info(item, additional_info={}):
+    """Extract info from shortsLockupViewModel format (YouTube Shorts)"""
+    info = {'error': None, 'type': 'video'}
+
+    # Video ID from reelWatchEndpoint or entityId
+    info['id'] = deep_get(item,
+        'onTap', 'innertubeCommand', 'reelWatchEndpoint', 'videoId')
+    if not info['id']:
+        entity_id = item.get('entityId', '')
+        if entity_id.startswith('shorts-shelf-item-'):
+            info['id'] = entity_id[len('shorts-shelf-item-'):]
+
+    # Thumbnail
+    info['thumbnail'] = normalize_url(deep_get(item,
+        'onTap', 'innertubeCommand', 'reelWatchEndpoint',
+        'thumbnail', 'thumbnails', 0, 'url'))
+
+    # Parse title and views from accessibilityText
+    # Format: "Title, N views - play Short"
+    acc_text = item.get('accessibilityText', '')
+    info['title'] = ''
+    info['view_count'] = None
+    info['approx_view_count'] = None
+    if acc_text:
+        # Remove trailing " - play Short"
+        cleaned = re.sub(r'\s*-\s*play Short$', '', acc_text)
+        # Split on last comma+views pattern to separate title from view count
+        match = re.match(r'^(.*?),\s*([\d,.]+\s*(?:thousand|million|billion|)\s*views?)$',
+                         cleaned, re.IGNORECASE)
+        if match:
+            info['title'] = match.group(1).strip()
+            view_text = match.group(2)
+            info['view_count'] = extract_int(view_text)
+            # Convert "7.1 thousand" -> "7.1 K" for display
+            suffix_map = {'thousand': 'K', 'million': 'M', 'billion': 'B'}
+            suffix_match = re.search(r'([\d,.]+)\s*(thousand|million|billion)?', view_text, re.IGNORECASE)
+            if suffix_match:
+                num = suffix_match.group(1)
+                word = suffix_match.group(2)
+                if word:
+                    info['approx_view_count'] = num + ' ' + suffix_map[word.lower()]
+                else:
+                    info['approx_view_count'] = '{:,}'.format(int(num.replace(',', ''))) if num.isdigit() or num.replace(',','').isdigit() else num
+            else:
+                info['approx_view_count'] = extract_approx_int(view_text)
+        else:
+            # Fallback: try "N views" at end
+            match2 = re.match(r'^(.*?),\s*(.+views?)$', cleaned, re.IGNORECASE)
+            if match2:
+                info['title'] = match2.group(1).strip()
+                info['approx_view_count'] = extract_approx_int(match2.group(2))
+            else:
+                info['title'] = cleaned
+
+    # Overlay text (usually has the title too)
+    overlay_metadata = deep_get(item, 'overlayMetadata',
+        'secondaryText', 'content')
+    if overlay_metadata and not info['approx_view_count']:
+        info['approx_view_count'] = extract_approx_int(overlay_metadata)
+
+    primary_text = deep_get(item, 'overlayMetadata',
+        'primaryText', 'content')
+    if primary_text and not info['title']:
+        info['title'] = primary_text
+
+    info['duration'] = ''
+    info['time_published'] = None
+    info['description'] = None
+    info['badges'] = []
+    info['author'] = None
+    info['author_id'] = None
+    info['author_url'] = None
+    info['index'] = None
+
+    info.update(additional_info)
+    return info
+
+
 def extract_item_info(item, additional_info={}):
    if not item:
        return {'error': 'No item given'}
@@ -330,6 +431,10 @@ def extract_item_info(item, additional_info={}):
    if type == 'lockupViewModel':
        return extract_lockup_view_model_info(item, additional_info)

+    # Handle shortsLockupViewModel format (YouTube Shorts)
+    if type == 'shortsLockupViewModel':
+        return extract_shorts_lockup_view_model_info(item, additional_info)
+
    # type looks like e.g. 'compactVideoRenderer' or 'gridVideoRenderer'
    # camelCase split, https://stackoverflow.com/a/37697078
    type_parts = [s.lower() for s in re.sub(r'([A-Z][a-z]+)', r' \1', type).split()]
@@ -463,6 +568,13 @@ def extract_item_info(item, additional_info={}):
    elif primary_type == 'channel':
        info['id'] = item.get('channelId')
        info['approx_subscriber_count'] = extract_approx_int(item.get('subscriberCountText'))
+        # YouTube sometimes puts the handle (@name) in subscriberCountText
+        # instead of the actual count. Fall back to accessibility data.
+        if not info['approx_subscriber_count']:
+            acc_label = deep_get(item, 'subscriberCountText',
+                'accessibility', 'accessibilityData', 'label', default='')
+            if 'subscriber' in acc_label.lower():
+                info['approx_subscriber_count'] = extract_approx_int(acc_label)
    elif primary_type == 'show':
        info['id'] = deep_get(item, 'navigationEndpoint', 'watchEndpoint', 'playlistId')
        info['first_video_id'] = deep_get(item, 'navigationEndpoint',
@@ -531,6 +643,7 @@ _item_types = {

    # New viewModel format (YouTube 2024+)
    'lockupViewModel',
+    'shortsLockupViewModel',
 }

 def _traverse_browse_renderer(renderer):
--- a/youtube/yt_data_extract/everything_else.py
+++ b/youtube/yt_data_extract/everything_else.py
@@ -218,18 +218,28 @@ def extract_playlist_metadata(polymer_json):
        return {'error': err}

    metadata = {'error': None}
-    header = deep_get(response, 'header', 'playlistHeaderRenderer', default={})
-    metadata['title'] = extract_str(header.get('title'))
+    metadata['title'] = None
+    metadata['first_video_id'] = None
+    metadata['thumbnail'] = None
+    metadata['video_count'] = None
+    metadata['description'] = ''
+    metadata['author'] = None
+    metadata['author_id'] = None
+    metadata['author_url'] = None
+    metadata['view_count'] = None
+    metadata['like_count'] = None
+    metadata['time_published'] = None

+    header = deep_get(response, 'header', 'playlistHeaderRenderer', default={})
+
+    if header:
+        # Classic playlistHeaderRenderer format
+        metadata['title'] = extract_str(header.get('title'))
        metadata['first_video_id'] = deep_get(header, 'playEndpoint', 'watchEndpoint', 'videoId')
        first_id = re.search(r'([a-z_\-]{11})', deep_get(header,
            'thumbnail', 'thumbnails', 0, 'url', default=''))
        if first_id:
            conservative_update(metadata, 'first_video_id', first_id.group(1))
-    if metadata['first_video_id'] is None:
-        metadata['thumbnail'] = None
-    else:
-        metadata['thumbnail'] = f"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{metadata['first_video_id']}/hqdefault.jpg"

        metadata['video_count'] = extract_int(header.get('numVideosText'))
        metadata['description'] = extract_str(header.get('descriptionText'), default='')
@@ -237,20 +247,70 @@ def extract_playlist_metadata(polymer_json):
        metadata['author_id'] = multi_deep_get(header,
            ['ownerText', 'runs', 0, 'navigationEndpoint', 'browseEndpoint', 'browseId'],
            ['ownerEndpoint', 'browseEndpoint', 'browseId'])
-    if metadata['author_id']:
-        metadata['author_url'] = 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/' + metadata['author_id']
-    else:
-        metadata['author_url'] = None
        metadata['view_count'] = extract_int(header.get('viewCountText'))
        metadata['like_count'] = extract_int(header.get('likesCountWithoutLikeText'))
        for stat in header.get('stats', ()):
            text = extract_str(stat)
-        if 'videos' in text:
+            if 'videos' in text or 'episodes' in text:
                conservative_update(metadata, 'video_count', extract_int(text))
            elif 'views' in text:
                conservative_update(metadata, 'view_count', extract_int(text))
            elif 'updated' in text:
                metadata['time_published'] = extract_date(text)
+    else:
+        # New pageHeaderRenderer format (YouTube 2024+)
+        page_header = deep_get(response, 'header', 'pageHeaderRenderer', default={})
+        metadata['title'] = page_header.get('pageTitle')
+        view_model = deep_get(page_header, 'content', 'pageHeaderViewModel', default={})
+
+        # Extract title from viewModel if not found
+        if not metadata['title']:
+            metadata['title'] = deep_get(view_model,
+                'title', 'dynamicTextViewModel', 'text', 'content')
+
+        # Extract metadata from rows (author, video count, views, etc.)
+        meta_rows = deep_get(view_model,
+            'metadata', 'contentMetadataViewModel', 'metadataRows', default=[])
+        for row in meta_rows:
+            for part in row.get('metadataParts', []):
+                text_content = deep_get(part, 'text', 'content', default='')
+                # Author from avatarStack
+                avatar_stack = deep_get(part, 'avatarStack', 'avatarStackViewModel', default={})
+                if avatar_stack:
+                    author_text = deep_get(avatar_stack, 'text', 'content')
+                    if author_text:
+                        metadata['author'] = author_text
+                    # Extract author_id from commandRuns
+                    for run in deep_get(avatar_stack, 'text', 'commandRuns', default=[]):
+                        browse_id = deep_get(run, 'onTap', 'innertubeCommand',
+                            'browseEndpoint', 'browseId')
+                        if browse_id:
+                            metadata['author_id'] = browse_id
+                # Video/episode count
+                if text_content and ('video' in text_content.lower() or 'episode' in text_content.lower()):
+                    conservative_update(metadata, 'video_count', extract_int(text_content))
+                # View count
+                elif text_content and 'view' in text_content.lower():
+                    conservative_update(metadata, 'view_count', extract_int(text_content))
+                # Last updated
+                elif text_content and 'updated' in text_content.lower():
+                    metadata['time_published'] = extract_date(text_content)
+
+        # Extract description from sidebar if available
+        sidebar = deep_get(response, 'sidebar', 'playlistSidebarRenderer', 'items', default=[])
+        for sidebar_item in sidebar:
+            desc = deep_get(sidebar_item, 'playlistSidebarPrimaryInfoRenderer',
+                'description', 'simpleText')
+            if desc:
+                metadata['description'] = desc
+
+    if metadata['author_id']:
+        metadata['author_url'] = 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/' + metadata['author_id']
+
+    if metadata['first_video_id'] is None:
+        metadata['thumbnail'] = None
+    else:
+        metadata['thumbnail'] = f"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{metadata['first_video_id']}/hqdefault.jpg"

    microformat = deep_get(response, 'microformat', 'microformatDataRenderer',
                           default={})
--- a/youtube/yt_data_extract/watch_extraction.py
+++ b/youtube/yt_data_extract/watch_extraction.py
@@ -473,13 +473,22 @@ def _extract_formats(info, player_response):
        itag = yt_fmt.get('itag')

        # Translated audio track
-        # Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF9kkB0UWYQ
-        # Only get the original language for now so a foreign
-        # translation will not be picked just because it comes first
-        if deep_get(yt_fmt, 'audioTrack', 'audioIsDefault') is False:
-            continue
+        # Keep non-default tracks for multi-audio support
+        # (they will be served via local proxy)

        fmt = {}
+
+        # Audio track info
+        audio_track = yt_fmt.get('audioTrack')
+        if audio_track:
+            fmt['audio_track_id'] = audio_track.get('id')
+            fmt['audio_track_name'] = audio_track.get('displayName')
+            fmt['audio_track_is_default'] = audio_track.get('audioIsDefault', True)
+        else:
+            fmt['audio_track_id'] = None
+            fmt['audio_track_name'] = None
+            fmt['audio_track_is_default'] = True
+
        fmt['itag'] = itag
        fmt['ext'] = None
        fmt['audio_bitrate'] = None
@@ -532,6 +541,61 @@ def _extract_formats(info, player_response):
    else:
        info['ip_address'] = None

+
+def parse_format(yt_fmt):
+    '''Parse a single YouTube format dict into our internal format dict.'''
+    itag = yt_fmt.get('itag')
+    fmt = {}
+
+    audio_track = yt_fmt.get('audioTrack')
+    if audio_track:
+        fmt['audio_track_id'] = audio_track.get('id')
+        fmt['audio_track_name'] = audio_track.get('displayName')
+        fmt['audio_track_is_default'] = audio_track.get('audioIsDefault', True)
+    else:
+        fmt['audio_track_id'] = None
+        fmt['audio_track_name'] = None
+        fmt['audio_track_is_default'] = True
+
+    fmt['itag'] = itag
+    fmt['ext'] = None
+    fmt['audio_bitrate'] = None
+    fmt['bitrate'] = yt_fmt.get('bitrate')
+    fmt['acodec'] = None
+    fmt['vcodec'] = None
+    fmt['width'] = yt_fmt.get('width')
+    fmt['height'] = yt_fmt.get('height')
+    fmt['file_size'] = extract_int(yt_fmt.get('contentLength'))
+    fmt['audio_sample_rate'] = extract_int(yt_fmt.get('audioSampleRate'))
+    fmt['duration_ms'] = yt_fmt.get('approxDurationMs')
+    fmt['fps'] = yt_fmt.get('fps')
+    fmt['init_range'] = yt_fmt.get('initRange')
+    fmt['index_range'] = yt_fmt.get('indexRange')
+    for key in ('init_range', 'index_range'):
+        if fmt[key]:
+            fmt[key]['start'] = int(fmt[key]['start'])
+            fmt[key]['end'] = int(fmt[key]['end'])
+    update_format_with_type_info(fmt, yt_fmt)
+    cipher = dict(urllib.parse.parse_qsl(multi_get(yt_fmt,
+        'cipher', 'signatureCipher', default='')))
+    if cipher:
+        fmt['url'] = cipher.get('url')
+    else:
+        fmt['url'] = yt_fmt.get('url')
+    fmt['s'] = cipher.get('s')
+    fmt['sp'] = cipher.get('sp')
+
+    hardcoded_itag_info = _formats.get(str(itag), {})
+    for key, value in hardcoded_itag_info.items():
+        conservative_update(fmt, key, value)
+    fmt['quality'] = hardcoded_itag_info.get('height')
+    conservative_update(fmt, 'quality',
+        extract_int(yt_fmt.get('quality'), whole_word=False))
+    conservative_update(fmt, 'quality',
+        extract_int(yt_fmt.get('qualityLabel'), whole_word=False))
+
+    return fmt
+
 hls_regex = re.compile(r'[\w_-]+=(?:"[^"]+"|[^",]+),')
 def extract_hls_formats(hls_manifest):
    '''returns hls_formats, err'''
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Astounds	a0f315be51	feature/hls: Add HLS playback support, and refactors documentation for better usability and maintainability. (#1 ) All checks were successful git-sync-with-mirror / git-sync (push) Successful in 32s Details CI / test (push) Successful in 46s Details ## Overview This PR introduces HLS playback support, improves the player experience, and refactors documentation for better usability and maintainability. ## Key Features ### HLS Playback Support - Add HLS integration via new JavaScript assets: - `hls.min.js` - `plyr.hls.start.js` - `watch.hls.js` - Separate DASH and HLS logic: - `plyr-start.js` → `plyr.dash.start.js` - `watch.js` → `watch.dash.js` - Update templates (`embed.html`, `watch.html`) for conditional player loading ### Native Storyboard Preview - Add `native_player_storyboard` setting in `settings.py` - Implement hover thumbnail preview for native player modes - Add `storyboard-preview.js` ### UI and Player Adjustments - Update templates and styles (`custom_plyr.css`) - Modify backend modules to support new player modes: - `watch.py`, `channel.py`, `util.py`, and related components ### Internationalization - Update translation files: - `messages.po` - `messages.pot` ### Testing and CI - Add and update tests: - `test_shorts.py` - `test_util.py` - Minor CI and release script improvements ## Documentation ### OpenRC Service Guide Rewrite - Restructure `docs/basic-script-openrc/README.md` into: - Prerequisites - Installation - Service Management - Verification - Troubleshooting - Add admonition blocks: - `[!NOTE]`, `[!TIP]`, `[!IMPORTANT]`, `[!WARNING]`, `[!CAUTION]` - Fix log inspection command: ```bash doas tail -f /var/log/ytlocal.log ```` * Add path placeholders and clarify permission requirements * Remove legacy and duplicate content Reviewed-on: #1 Co-authored-by: Astounds <kirito@disroot.org> Co-committed-by: Astounds <kirito@disroot.org>	2026-04-20 01:22:55 -04:00
Astounds	62a028968e	chore: extend .gitignore with AI assistant configurations and caches All checks were successful git-sync-with-mirror / git-sync (push) Successful in 17s Details CI / test (push) Successful in 50s Details	2026-04-04 15:08:13 -05:00
Astounds	f7bbf3129a	update ios client All checks were successful git-sync-with-mirror / git-sync (push) Successful in 14s Details CI / test (push) Successful in 53s Details	2026-04-04 15:05:33 -05:00
Astounds	688521f8d6	bump to v0.4.5 All checks were successful git-sync-with-mirror / git-sync (push) Successful in 13s Details CI / test (push) Successful in 50s Details	2026-04-01 11:54:46 -05:00
Astounds	6eb3741010	test: add unit tests for YouTube Shorts support All checks were successful git-sync-with-mirror / git-sync (push) Successful in 13s Details CI / test (push) Successful in 51s Details 18 tests covering: - channel_ctoken_v5 protobuf token generation per tab - shortsLockupViewModel parsing (id, title, thumbnail, type) - View count formatting with K/M/B suffixes - extract_items with reloadContinuationItemsCommand response format All tests run offline with mocked data, no network access.	2026-04-01 11:51:42 -05:00
Astounds	a374f90f6e	fix: add support for YouTube Shorts tab on channel pages All checks were successful git-sync-with-mirror / git-sync (push) Successful in 13s Details CI / test (push) Successful in 56s Details - Rewrite channel_ctoken_v5 with correct protobuf field numbers per tab (videos=15, shorts=10, streams=14) based on Invidious source - Replace broken pbj=1 endpoint with youtubei browse API for shorts/streams - Add shortsLockupViewModel parser to extract video data from new YT format - Fix channel metadata not loading (get_metadata now uses browse API) - Fix metadata caching: skip caching when channel_name is absent - Show actual item count instead of UU playlist count for shorts/streams - Format view counts with spaced suffixes (7.1 K, 1.2 M, 3 B)	2026-04-01 11:43:46 -05:00
Astounds	bed14713ad	bump to v0.4.4 All checks were successful git-sync-with-mirror / git-sync (push) Successful in 13s Details CI / test (push) Successful in 45s Details	2026-03-31 21:48:46 -05:00
Astounds	06051dd127	fix: support YouTube 2024+ data formats for playlists, podcasts and channels All checks were successful git-sync-with-mirror / git-sync (push) Successful in 13s Details CI / test (push) Successful in 51s Details - Add PODCAST content type support in lockupViewModel extraction - Extract thumbnails and episode count from thumbnail overlay badges - Migrate playlist page fetching from pbj=1 to innertube API (youtubei/v1/browse) - Support new pageHeaderRenderer format in playlist metadata extraction - Fix subscriber count extraction when YouTube returns handle instead of count - Hide "None subscribers" in template when data is unavailable	2026-03-31 21:38:51 -05:00
Astounds	7c64630be1	update .gitignore All checks were successful git-sync-with-mirror / git-sync (push) Successful in 12s Details CI / test (push) Successful in 52s Details	2026-03-28 21:49:26 -05:00