Changelog

Bug fixes

• 6a8bbb4: fix: authStore clear for non superusers, close #1774 (@seriousm4x)

Docker Images

Docker images have been built and pushed:

Docker Hub:

• alexta69/metube:latest
• alexta69/metube:2026.09.26

GitHub Container Registry:

• ghcr.io/alexta69/metube:latest
• ghcr.io/alexta69/metube:2026.09.26

Changes

• chore: upgrade Python and frontend dependencies (f5e5ab3)
• fix: say when an add is skipped because the video is in the download archive (98b0b10)
• feat: Auto audio format and a Tags choice for what gets written into the file (ee2bb0b)
• docs: reword the contribution guidance (d959cbc)
• ci: warn when the README passes a 15,000-byte budget (04ebfb8)
• docs: restructure the README as a landing page and variable reference (d310bcc)
• docs: state in SECURITY.md that MeTube does not request CVEs (f319b26)

Beta 4 Changes

• Fixed a CI and packaging issue. There are no application changes since Beta 1.

Beta 3 Changes

• Fixed a CI issue. There are no application changes since Beta 1.

Beta 2 Changes

• Fixed a versioning issue. There are no application changes since Beta 1.

33.0 New Features

• Updated CEF from 127/6533 to 150/7871 [WizardCM] (#13900)
  • This is a massive update to the underlying framework used for browser sources and docks from the July 2024 release to September 2026
  • All of this work is on the backend and should be invisible to users. Please be sure to report any new weirdness or problems you run into with browser sources!
• Complete overhaul to plugin loading [FiniteSingularity/PatTheMav] (#13594)
  • First-party plugins are now in a new folder named core
  • Third-party plugins have an updated installation location and folder structure
  • Existing third-party plugins will continue to load from the legacy locations until OBS Studio 34.0
  • More information is available in our knowledge base article.
• Improved how source snapping works in the preview [Warchamp7] (#12298)
  • New visual indicator added
  • Sources now snap along the entire axis instead of only when directly touching
  • Sources no longer snap to hidden sources
• Improved behavior of spinboxes for number values [Warchamp7] (#12337)
  • Typing is no longer mysteriously blocked in some situations
  • Numbers are no longer cut off in some situations
  • Values now update only after pressing Enter and Enter does not close the window
  • Holding Shift + Up/Down now advances multiple steps at a time
  • Dragging the cursor inside the input but outside the text itself now works properly
• Enabled NVENC on Arm64 [RytoEX] (#13827)

33.0 Changes

• Added a check for encoders being missing when loading a profile [derrod] (#11340)
• Added support for newest NVIDIA Broadcast SDKs for NVIDIA Audio Effects and Video Effects [pkviet] (#13838)
• Added hotkeys for controlling audio monitoring of a source [Warchamp7] (#13599)
• Fixed issues with groups in Studio Mode [Warchamp7] (#11092)
  • Fixed moving sources inside a group causing them to glitch out in Program
  • Fixed moving sources inside a group showing up live in Program
• Adjusted naming of Window Capture methods on Windows [Penwy] (#12047)
• Improved detection of fullscreen games for Game Capture [Kira-NT] (#10880)
• Improved transparency handling for macOS Screen Capture [jcm93] (#13030)
• Scaled simple output recording audio bitrate by channel count [nickvonkaenel] (#13311)
• Removed support for Ubuntu 24.04

33.0 Bug Fixes

• Added a startup error if obs-transitions failed to load [notr1ch] (#13321)
• Improved file splitting for Hybrid MP4/MOV [derrod] (#13386)
• Fixed outputs getting stuck running when a bad rescale output resolution is set [suogesi] (#13375)
• Fixed monitoring icon state getting desynced when using third-party tools or websockets [prgmitchell] (#13822)
• Fixed potential crash when shader cache file is invalid [notr1ch] (#13538)
• Fixed a potential crash on Linux when USB mic is removed [R0te/RytoEX] (#13922)
• Fixed a potential crash when renaming a source with the Add Source window open [Warchamp7] (#13800)
• Fixed a potential deadlock during video/audio tasks [exeldro] (#13579)
• Fixed an issue with B-frame offset calculation in AMF that could cause streams to disconnect [lexano-ivs] (#13762)
• Fixed PipeWire screencast sources being duplicated in studio mode [tytan652] (#13673)
• Fixed a potential crash when switching off a newly created profile [Warchamp7] (#13182)
• Fixed a source toolbar crash when source type is missing [Penwy] (#13539)

33.0 Developer Information

• Added frontend event and output signal for replay buffer saving [Penwy] (#8955)
• Added guidance regarding the theme system to the top of all theme files [Warchamp7] (#13733)
• Added ability to set a file extension filter for OBS_PATH_FILE_SAVE path types [FiniteSingularity] (#10190)
• Added obs_frontend_is_safe_mode for first-party plugins
  • Third-party plugins are not loaded at all in Safe Mode
• Added versions to Flatpak plugin extension point [tytan652] (#13735)
• Updated libnsgif to 1.0.0 [RytoEX] (#11178)
  • This is a breaking change for any plugins using libobs/graphics gs_image_file
• Clarified documentation for obs_module_unload [notr1ch] (#13327)
• Required MbedTLS 3 and exclude 4 or later [tytan652] (#13799)
• Fixed repeated preview enable/disables not working [WarmUpTill] (#12580)
• Only emit core signal handlers for public canvases [tt2468] (#13574)
• Deprecated unused hidden API for sources [derrod] (#13122)
• Deprecated APIs for audio source monitoring_type [Warchamp7] (#13599)
  • This is replaced by a new monitoring_enabled boolean

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