From f96500f08e9402c13e0b77b2435d58a38611319d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc <73130443+efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:51:18 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Remove mentions of broken download functionality --- usage/downloading-videos.md | 20 -------------------- usage/video-formats.md | 2 -- 2 files changed, 22 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 usage/downloading-videos.md diff --git a/usage/downloading-videos.md b/usage/downloading-videos.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4e27e1ad..00000000 --- a/usage/downloading-videos.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: page -title: Downloading Videos -parent: Usage -permalink: /usage/downloading-videos/ ---- - -FreeTube provides a basic feature that allows you to download videos. You can find the download button while viewing a video and from there you will be given a range of download links. - -## Types of Files - -In this list of files, you'll notice the quality level and the frame rate of the video. You'll also notice that a majority of these files is either `video only` or `audio only`. This is because of how YouTube structures their videos (Please see the [Video Formats](/usage/video-formats) page for more information). If you'd like a video to also include audio, you'll have to download a file that does not include the `video only` or `audio only` suffix in the name. - -Typically located at the bottom of the list, you'll also notice that you can download the available captions for a video as well. - -## Downloading a Video - -When you click on a link in the download list, FreeTube actually won't download a video. Instead, FreeTube will open up that file into your default web browser. This is done to save some development time on our end as we would have to create a new page to handle the downloads. Letting your browser handle it instead saves us time. - -Once it's opened in your browser, you can right click and click on `Save Page As` in the pop-up menu to pick where you'd like to save your video. diff --git a/usage/video-formats.md b/usage/video-formats.md index 3bd1a830..15ec376a 100644 --- a/usage/video-formats.md +++ b/usage/video-formats.md @@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ The main limitation of Legacy formats is that a legacy video will never have a q One benefit of the Legacy formats is that they are easier to play compared to DASH. Legacy formats use less resources and less bandwidth which makes them preferred for low spec devices like a Raspberry Pi. -When [downloading a video](/usage/downloading-videos), you'll likely want to download a legacy video file since it already has the video and audio combined. - ## Audio The Audio format takes advantage of the separated video and audio used for DASH and only streams the audio portion to the player. This format may be preferred if you are playing a video where there is little activity going on in a video such as when you are listening to music or a podcast.