v0.2.1 - Official Homebrew Support

🎬 VideoCut-CLI v0.2.1

This update introduces official Homebrew support, making it easier than ever to install VideoCut-CLI on macOS and Linux with all system dependencies (FFmpeg, Node.js) included.

✨ What's New

• Official Homebrew Tap: You can now install using our dedicated tap.
• Automated Formula Sync: Added GitHub Action to keep the Homebrew formula synchronized with new releases.

📦 Installation

Recommended (macOS/Linux):

brew tap pendig/tap
brew install videocut

v0.2.0 - Smart Downloader & CLI Health Check

🎬 VideoCut-CLI v0.2.0

We are excited to announce the first stable feature release of VideoCut-CLI! This version focuses on making the downloader more resilient, user-friendly, and smarter.

✨ New Features

• Smart Downloader Bypass: Automatically handles YouTube's SABR (403 Forbidden) restrictions using the Android player client.
• System Doctor: Introducing videocut doctor — a new command to verify your system's health and dependencies (FFmpeg, Node.js, Python).
• Dynamic File Naming: Videos are now saved as {Title}_{VideoID}_{Resolution}.mp4 for better readability.
• Advanced Modes:
  • --extract-audio: Download and convert directly to high-quality MP3.
  • --metadata-only: Fast research mode to download only metadata and thumbnails.
• Cookie Persistence: Saves your cookies in a secure local store to avoid repeated login prompts.
• Smart Skip: Automatically detects existing files to save your bandwidth and time.

🛠 Improvements

• Cleaner CLI Output: Suppressed noisy deprecation and internal YouTube warnings.
• Shorts Logic: Improved transformation of YouTube Shorts URLs to standard watch URLs.
• English Documentation: The entire documentation suite has been reorganized and translated to English.

📦 Installation

The recommended way to install is via pipx:

pipx install videocut-cli