Is your feature request related to a usage problem (not a bug)? Please describe.
As of now, downloading videos in FreeTube is finnicky, slightly unreliable and not manageable / accessible in the app. There are many problems with the current implimentation so here is a list of the main problems:
- Confusing download options (and sorted weirdly)
- Not a direct download link (directs to browser and you also need to right click to download)
- Does not download video information such as thumbnail, title or description
- Downloaded videos are not viewable in the app
- Download playlists / channels and view inside the app (good luck)
Describe the solution you'd like to see implemented
There would be many different additions needed to add a downloads tab. The first would be making downloads go to a local directory rather than just opening a link in a browser. The second would be mapping video information to video files without making the folder structure look ugly (basically meaning downloaded files can be moved / copied easily). The third would be displaying the offline videos and video information inside of the app, which would require a very different implementation than it is currently.
TLDR; I would like for a downloads tab to be added.
(As of writing) There is a bug where when you are offline, a blank white theme is displayed and the user cannot access even the settings. This needs to be fixed to start implementing a tab.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Viewing videos manually outside freetube
Additional context
This would help people who are using laptops / mobile devices and it would also help people that want to archive videos locally. It would make it alot more efficient to download videos and more manageable.
For now, I think the focus should be on making videos download directly to a directory before any of the other suggestions are looked at.
Is your feature request related to a usage problem (not a bug)? Please describe.
As of now, downloading videos in FreeTube is finnicky, slightly unreliable and not manageable / accessible in the app. There are many problems with the current implimentation so here is a list of the main problems:
Describe the solution you'd like to see implemented
There would be many different additions needed to add a downloads tab. The first would be making downloads go to a local directory rather than just opening a link in a browser. The second would be mapping video information to video files without making the folder structure look ugly (basically meaning downloaded files can be moved / copied easily). The third would be displaying the offline videos and video information inside of the app, which would require a very different implementation than it is currently.
TLDR; I would like for a downloads tab to be added.
(As of writing) There is a bug where when you are offline, a blank white theme is displayed and the user cannot access even the settings. This needs to be fixed to start implementing a tab.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Viewing videos manually outside freetube
Additional context
This would help people who are using laptops / mobile devices and it would also help people that want to archive videos locally. It would make it alot more efficient to download videos and more manageable.
For now, I think the focus should be on making videos download directly to a directory before any of the other suggestions are looked at.