Minitube Changelog

What's new in Minitube 3.9.3

Feb 4, 2022
  • Stability fixes and updated translations

New in Minitube 3.9.2 (Nov 15, 2021)

  • Fixed "Browse" tab
  • Updated translations

New in Minitube 3.9.1 (Sep 14, 2021)

  • Update YouTube subscription import to the new CSV-based format

New in Minitube 3.9 (Sep 14, 2021)

  • Fixed trending videos
  • Fixed pasting URLs in the search box
  • Have a great summer!

New in Minitube 3.8.2 (Apr 2, 2021)

  • Stability fixes

New in Minitube 3.8.1 (Feb 28, 2021)

  • Fix search by url, fix missing channel title, updated translations.

New in Minitube 3.8 (Feb 28, 2021)

  • Import subscriptions from YouTube
  • Stability fixes

New in Minitube 3.7 (Jan 4, 2021)

  • Stability fixes

New in Minitube 3.6.7 (Dec 4, 2020)

  • Stability fixes

New in Minitube 3.6.6 (Nov 25, 2020)

  • Stability fixes

New in Minitube 3.6.5 (Oct 27, 2020)

  • Stability fixes

New in Minitube 3.6.4 (Oct 22, 2020)

  • Stability fixes

New in Minitube 3.6.2 (Oct 11, 2020)

  • Stability fixes
  • Updated translations

New in Minitube 3.6.1 (Oct 11, 2020)

  • Fixed channels not loading
  • Fix playback for some videos

New in Minitube 3.5.1 (Aug 18, 2020)

  • Stability fixes

New in Minitube 3.5 (Aug 18, 2020)

  • Fixed some videos not playing
  • Updated translations

New in Minitube 3.4.2 (Jun 14, 2020)

  • Fixed some videos not playing
  • Fixed missing audio in rare cases

New in Minitube 3.4 (May 31, 2020)

  • 0-9 keyboard shortcuts to navigate video
  • Left and Right arrow keyboard shortcuts to seek 10 seconds
  • New icons
  • Fixed layout bug when window is maximized
  • Fixed playback for some videos
  • Updated translations

New in Minitube 3.3 (Dec 22, 2019)

  • Fix some videos not playing correctly
  • Updated translations

New in Minitube 3.2 (Sep 13, 2019)

  • Fix some videos not playing correctly
  • Updated translations

New in Minitube 3.1 (Jun 17, 2019)

  • Fix some videos not playing correctly
  • Fix missing audio after long pause
  • Stability and overall quality fixes
  • Updated translations

New in Minitube 3.0 (Mar 30, 2019)

  • macOS Mojave Dark Mode
  • More video resolutions
  • Stability and overall quality fixes
  • New and updated translations

New in Minitube 2.9 (Nov 29, 2017)

  • New Chrome-like toolbar menu
  • Fixed snapshot file naming
  • Stability and overall quality fixes
  • New and updated translations

New in Minitube 2.8 (Jul 21, 2017)

  • Stability and overall quality fixes
  • New and updated translations

New in Minitube 2.7 (Jul 21, 2017)

  • This release features many visual style improvements. It also fixes a bug with sidebar resizing.

New in Minitube 2.6 (May 31, 2017)

  • Restricted Mode blocks inappropriate content
  • Prevent display sleep while playing
  • Fix VEVO videos

New in Minitube 2.5.1 (Dec 3, 2015)

  • Fixed playback for some videos.

New in Minitube 2.5 (Sep 18, 2015)

  • Upgraded to Qt 5
  • HiDPI (aka Retina Display) support
  • Mac style overhaul: new toolbar, lighter fonts & tabs
  • Reworked icons on
  • Status Bar hidden when not needed: less clutter, more room for videos
  • Clickable links in video description
  • Autoadjust window size (Bye, useless black bars!)
  • Smart date formatting: 3 hours ago, 1 month ago, etc.
  • When opening the YouTube webpage the video now starts from where it left in Minitube
  • Fixed videos restarting after long pause
  • Dropped support for OS X 10.6
  • New and updated translations.

New in Minitube 2.4 (Sep 18, 2015)

  • Now using YouTube APIs version 3
  • Now using HTTPS everywhere for better privacy and security
  • Minitube now automatically loads more videos in the playlist for even less clicking
  • Updated media engine to LibVLC 2.2.0
  • Fixed subscriptions sorting
  • New and updated translations

New in Minitube 2.3.1 (Nov 18, 2014)

  • Fixed a playback issue with some videos

New in Minitube 2.1.6 (Feb 6, 2014)

  • A fix for the playback of some YouTube videos.
  • A minor change in Minitube’s Browse tab removes some so-called standard feeds like Most Shared, etc.
  • Updated translations

New in Minitube 2.1.5 (Dec 19, 2013)

  • Fix some videos not playing
  • Show video title on hover when playlist is in minimode
  • Lighter font for video title and description

New in Minitube 2.1.3 (Sep 12, 2013)

  • Fixed video seeking
  • New and updated translations

New in Minitube 2.1.1 (Jul 16, 2013)

  • Fixed playback for some videos

New in Minitube 2.1 (Jun 28, 2013)

  • You can now subscribe to YouTube channels and be notified of new videos. This does not require a YouTube account.
  • This release also restores playback of VEVO videos that stopped working a few days ago.
  • Move window by dragging from inside the video area
  • Faster startup
  • Optimizations and tweaks to the playlist
  • Float on top icon was missing on Mac & Windows
  • Compact mode window fixed aspect ratio on Mac
  • Ubuntu notifications
  • Fixed compact mode video cropped with very small window
  • Fixed long words or URLs in the video description causing a window resize
  • Fixed crash when resizing the playlist to a very small width

New in Minitube 2.0 (Feb 4, 2013)

  • YouTube categories and “standard feeds”: “Most Popular”, “Featured”, etc
  • Country selection for YouTube categories and feeds
  • Autoupdate on Mac and Windows
  • Related videos
  • Related videos are now appended when pasting a YouTube link
  • Bigger and nicer 16:9 thumbnails
  • “Show 10 More” with a single click
  • Play video in the playlist with a single click on its thumbnail
  • Disk cache for video thumbnails
  • OS X Notification Center notifications on video start
  • Ubuntu Ambiance theme integration
  • Fixed some YouTube links not working when pasted in the searchbox
  • Fixed playlist drag’n'drop
  • Fixed system language settings detection
  • Fixed clicking on channel names not working in some cases
  • Fixed incorrect number of downloads in status bar
  • Fixed looping video with Phonon VLC backend on Linux
  • New and updated translations

New in Minitube 1.9 (Sep 27, 2012)

  • Adapted to YouTube changes
  • New search filter UI. Filter results by publication date, video duration and video quality.
  • Sort by rating
  • Search spell suggestions: “Did you mean…”
  • New downloads are now added at the top of the list
  • Video definition indicator while downloading videos
  • Simple integration with Buffer app
  • Better fullscreen experience on the Mac: sidebar shows when the mouse hits the left side, mouse and playlist autohide
  • Compatible with OS X Mountain Lion Gatekeeper
  • Partial Retina Display support. Still using 1x bitmaps because of Qt not being ready
  • OS X Mountain Lion notifications when a download finishes
  • Fixed flickering in fullscreen controls on Linux, also playlist and toolbar now autohide
  • New and updated translations

New in Minitube 1.8 (Jun 29, 2012)

  • Enhanced Compact Mode: window on top, can be made smaller and remembers its own position
  • Adaptive video title font size
  • Unity & GNOME 3 actions (aka Quicklists)
  • Mac Sandbox support
  • Added missing menu item to restore hidden window, as per the OS X HIG
  • More responsive UI while loading videos on the Mac
  • Selecting a recent keyword now also sets the searchbox text
  • Selecting a suggestion now also sets the searchbox text on the Mac
  • Fixed duplicate channel names in suggestions popup
  • Fixed playback not starting or being interrupted on Linux
  • Fixed search box being erroneously focused on the Mac
  • Fixed wrong localization of some menu items on the Mac
  • New and updated translations

New in Minitube 1.7.1 (Mar 20, 2012)

  • Fixed searching YouTube videos ids containing the "-" sign
  • Fixed search auto-completion popup appearing when not needed
  • Fixed quitting from the Dock
  • Fixed bug preventing system shutdown
  • Fixed search box selecting text while typing and losing focus on ESC key
  • "Quit" and other application menu items are now correctly localized
  • New and updated translations

New in Minitube 1.1 (Jul 27, 2010)

  • Apparently YouTube changed something and broke many applications including Minitube. So here is a new working release! This release brings minor visual enhancements, various bug fixes and a new Chinese translation.

New in Minitube 1.0 (May 4, 2010)

  • Analyze Ability to play Full HD (1080p) videos
  • Analyze Ability to copy the YouTube link and the video stream URL to the clipboard
  • Analyze Fixed videos failing to play
  • Analyze Fixed missing caret in the search box
  • Analyze Better toolbar and icon theme integration on Linux with Qt >= 4.6
  • Analyze Completely removed tooltips
  • Analyze Romanian translation by Ovidiu Niţan
  • Analyze Greek translation by Giorgos Skettos
  • Analyze Dutch translation by Brian Keetman
  • Analyze Arabic translation by Sderawi
  • Analyze Portuguese translation by Daniel Rodrigues
  • Analyze Finnish translation by Jesse Jaara
  • Analyze Bulgarian translation by Tsvyatko Makazchiev

New in Minitube 0.9 (Jan 25, 2010)

  • Ability to clear recent keywords (by popular demand!).
  • Fixed buggy toolbar search box.
  • Fixed long queries in the recent keywords list.
  • Fixed time formatting bug with videos longer than an hour.
  • Norwegian translation.

New in Minitube 0.8.1 (Nov 23, 2009)

  • Fix showstopper bug: Normal quality videos won't play when HD mode is enabled
  • Turkish translation.

New in Minitube 0.8 (Nov 17, 2009)

  • HD video support.
  • Volume level and mute is restored accross sessions.
  • No icons in menus on Linux.
  • Croatian, Latvian, Galician, Hungarian and French translations.

New in Minitube 0.7 (Oct 12, 2009)

  • Fixed “embedding disabled by request” message. All videos now play.
  • Slightly faster playlist painting.
  • Fixed overflowing text in the playlist.
  • Fixed view crossfades on the Mac.

New in Minitube 0.6.1 (Sep 17, 2009)

  • Fixes a showstopper bug caused by a change in the YouTube web service.

New in Minitube 0.6 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • New search view look
  • Hide idle mouse cursor when above the video (Linux only)
  • Volume keyboard shortcuts
  • Keyboard shortcuts appear in the status bar
  • Better error reporting
  • Playlist width is saved accross restarts
  • HTTP proxy support contributed by Kiwamu Okabe
  • Fixed Space key not pausing videos in fullscreen mode (Mac only)
  • Fixed window losing focus after exiting fullscreen (Mac only)
  • Spanish translation by Rafa
  • Japanese translation by Kiwamu Okabe
  • Czech translation by Dan Vrátil
  • Hebrew translation by Yaron Shahrabani

New in Minitube 0.5 (Jul 31, 2009)

  • Search autocomplete
  • Skip to the next when a video cannot be loaded
  • Playlist items can now be dropped onto the video area
  • Fixed messages in the playlist not updating
  • Disabled view crossfade on Linux
  • Save keywords only when there are results
  • Fixed fullscreen keyboard shortcurt not working
  • Polish translation by Grzegorz Gibas

New in Minitube 0.4 (Jul 4, 2009)

  • Finally fixed playback start problem on Mac OSX
  • Display title and description while video is loading
  • Compact mode, contributed by Stefan Brück
  • Current video position and total time in the status bar
  • Keyboard shortcuts now work when in full screen mode
  • Fixed crash occurring when pressing stop during a search
  • Argentin spanish translation by Sergio Tocalini Joerg
  • German translation by Stefan Brück

New in Minitube 0.3 (Jun 16, 2009)

  • Can sort videos by relevance, date and popularity
  • Doubleclick on video goes full screen
  • Video context menu
  • Can remove videos using the Backspace key, Mac laptops lack a Delete key
  • Keyboard shortcut to give focus to the search box
  • Load thumbnails asynchronously
  • Fixed wrong (absurdly high) number views on some videos
  • Now Minitube is ready to be translated. Italian, Russian and Portuguese translations available

New in Minitube 0.2 (May 30, 2009)

  • Faster playlist results.
  • Ability to (re)move selected playlist items.
  • Drag’n'drop playlist items.
  • Uses less memory.
  • Basic fullscreen mode now works.
  • Show the total number of views of a video.
  • Video duration is now overlayed on the thumb.
  • Update notifier.