# Collaborators This is a list of the collaborators of the project and their major contributions. See the [Changelog](Changelog.md) for more details. You can also find lists of all [contributors of yt-dlp](CONTRIBUTORS) and [authors of youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/blob/master/AUTHORS) ## [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan) [](https://ko-fi.com/pukkandan) [](https://github.com/sponsors/pukkandan) * Owner of the fork ## [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev) [](https://ko-fi.com/shirt) * Multithreading (`-N`) and aria2c support for fragment downloads * Support for media initialization and discontinuity in HLS * The self-updater (`-U`) ## [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz) [](https://github.com/sponsors/coletdjnz) * Improved plugin architecture * Rewrote the networking infrastructure, implemented support for `requests` * YouTube improvements including: age-gate bypass, private playlists, multiple-clients (to avoid throttling) and a lot of under-the-hood improvements * Added support for new websites YoutubeWebArchive, MainStreaming, PRX, nzherald, Mediaklikk, StarTV etc * Improved/fixed support for Patreon, panopto, gfycat, itv, pbs, SouthParkDE etc ## [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804) <sub><sup>[Inactive]</sup></sub> [](https://ko-fi.com/ashish0804) * Added support for new websites BiliIntl, DiscoveryPlusIndia, OlympicsReplay, PlanetMarathi, ShemarooMe, Utreon, Zee5 etc * Added playlist/series downloads for Hotstar, ParamountPlus, Rumble, SonyLIV, Trovo, TubiTv, Voot etc * Improved/fixed support for HiDive, HotStar, Hungama, LBRY, LinkedInLearning, Mxplayer, SonyLiv, TV2, Vimeo, VLive etc ## [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly) * `--update-to`, self-updater rewrite, automated/nightly/master releases * `--cookies-from-browser` support for Firefox containers, external downloader cookie handling overhaul * Added support for new websites like Dacast, Kick, NBCStations, Triller, VideoKen, Weverse, WrestleUniverse etc * Improved/fixed support for Anvato, Brightcove, Reddit, SlidesLive, TikTok, Twitter, Vimeo etc ## [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K) [](https://github.com/sponsors/Grub4K) [](https://ko-fi.com/Grub4K) * `--update-to`, self-updater rewrite, automated/nightly/master releases * Reworked internals like `traverse_obj`, various core refactors and bugs fixes * Implemented proper progress reporting for parallel downloads * Improved/fixed/added Bundestag, crunchyroll, pr0gramm, Twitter, WrestleUniverse etc ## [sepro](https://github.com/seproDev) * UX improvements: Warn when ffmpeg is missing, warn when double-clicking exe * Code cleanup: Remove dead extractors, mark extractors as broken, enable/apply ruff rules * Improved/fixed/added ArdMediathek, DRTV, Floatplane, MagentaMusik, Naver, Nebula, OnDemandKorea, Vbox7 etc