XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-xp   
   From: Sh@dowbr.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 06:36:14 +0700, JJ  wrote:   
      
   >On Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:51:53 -0800, David E. Ross wrote:   
      
   >>   
   >> YouTube keeps changing in order to defeat yt-dlp.  Will these forks be   
   >> updated accordingly?   
   >   
   >That's a problem for the forked/original yt-dlp. The fork is mainly for   
   >making the application usable in Win7/WinXP. It heavily based on the   
   >forked/original yt-dlp.   
   >   
   >YouTube support is a problem. Yes. And it's getting worse and worse. But   
   >AFAIK, so far, yt-dlp is the most reliable one. Even if YouTube support is   
   >just no longer applicable, it's still reliable for other video hosting   
   >sites.   
      
   	The guy responsible for the fork has been active in forums for   
   years now.... it's unlikely he'll suddenly lose interest.   
   	Though yt-dlp (the original) is getting overly complicated and   
   bloated. Might be too much work to keep updating it. My advice is   
   KISS.   
   	[]'s   
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