1.4.0
2023-07-20
• Introducing a new widget design that optimizes the content to the available space and widget's size.
• New option to use a two-column layout on the iPad. Configure in Settings → Video List.
• Play now remembers and shows the previously viewed section upon launching the app on the iPad.
• Added support for links from youtube-nocookie.com
• Added the ability to edit the thumbnail URL of videos added manually.
• Fixed an issue where tapping the ‘Done’ button could discard all changes when editing notes in a video.
1.3.9
2023-05-18
Play now supports adding videos from any platform! For supported platforms, Play will automatically fetch metadata and save the video. And for other platforms, you can manually fill in all the required fields.
1.3.8
2023-05-15
• Support for adding entire YouTube playlists as a single item rather than importing each video individually.
• Support for Twitch and Hulu.
• The Play All feature now marks videos as watched, according to the 'Mark as Watched' user preference.
• Enhanced the process for importing videos from playlists.
• Support for Apple Music videos in the format ‘https://music.apple.com/us/post/…’.
• Support for YouTube videos in the format ‘https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=...&fbclid=...&v=...’.
1.3.7
2023-04-12
Introducing Play All: watch your new YouTube videos with a single tap! Play All generates a playlist on YouTube, allowing for automatic, continuous playback.
To use Play All, look for the play button on the toolbar of your list of new videos. You can also use it on specific Tags and Smart Search by long pressing them.
1.3.6
2023-03-31
• Added support for videos from Apple Developer, Disney+, TED, Khan Academy, O’Reilly Learning, and BBC.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the action extension to not completely close after tapping Done.
1.3.5
2023-03-24
• Redesigned tips section when adding a new item.
• Rate items when adding from other apps in the Share Sheet extension.
1.3.4
2023-03-13
• Support for the Apple TV app: movies, TV shows, and episodes.
• Support for Netflix: movies and TV shows.
• Support for movies from Letterboxd.
• Support for videos from your LinkedIn Learning courses.
• Category suggestions in the search bar are now optional and disabled by default (configure in Settings → Video List).
• Added “Source” as a new attribute in Auto-Tagging.
1.3.3
2023-02-27
View the number of new videos in the app’s icon badge, open a random video with a new Lock Screen and Home Screen widget, add live videos from YouTube, and more:
Show Badge Count
• Show the number of new videos on Play’s icon.
• Enable it in Settings → General → Show Badge Count.
Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
• New widget to open a new random video with a single tap.
Support for additional services
• Added support for Live videos from YouTube.
• Added support for Odysee.
General improvements
• The Find Video shortcut action now accepts filtering by Description and Notes.
• Improved colors in dark mode.
1.3.2
2023-01-29
• Search enhancements: find videos more easily by combining category suggestions and multiple keywords.
• On the iPad, video description and notes are now visible in a popover component.
• Added a shortcut to add/remove tags by long pressing the Tags button in the video details view.
• Added a “Done” button to dismiss the keyboard on text fields.
• Adding Auto-Tagging conditions now uses a smaller, medium-height modal view.
1.3.1
2023-01-18
Improved accessibility support with VoiceOver and Voice Control.
1.3.0
2023-01-05
• Home Screen widgets can now be configured with a Smart Search.
• Videos marked as watched will show a new “Date Watched” attribute.
• Added the ability to sort videos by the new “Date Watched” attribute.
• The “Tag” attribute can now be used as an Auto-Tagging condition.
• It is now possible to configure an Auto-Tagging condition to check if the title or channel does not contain text.
• Added “Full Title” as a metadata option for the detail view.
1.2.9
2022-11-26
• Shake to Watch: watch a new random video by shaking the device.
• The Add Video shortcut action now supports Twitter videos.
• Added the ability to collapse the list of tags in the Start Screen.
• You can now search tags when adding videos from the Share Sheet.
1.2.8
2022-10-21
This update introduces support for Focus Filter, Predicate Filtering in Shortcuts, Twitter and Nebula videos, and more:
New features:
• Support for Twitter and Nebula videos.
• Focus Filter: Configure a Focus mode to limit the videos and tags shown in Play.
• Predicate Filtering: Use the new Find Video action in Shortcuts to search videos using complex filters, predicates, and sort options.
• New shortcut action to change the app's settings.
Bug fixes:
• Fixed a bug that could cause the Add to Play action not to appear in the Share Sheet when sharing Apple Music videos.
• Fixed a bug that caused the duration to be formatted incorrectly when the video is less than 10 seconds long.
1.2.7
2022-10-07
Play 1.2.7 brings support for music videos from Apple Music, the ability to view notes in the List layout, bug fixes, and more:
• Added support for music videos from Apple Music.
• View a preview of the video's notes in the List layout. Go to Settings → User Interface → List to configure.
• Added Source, ID, and URL as optional metadata in the details screen.
• Increased the size of the success dialog when adding videos from the Share Sheet on the iPad.
• Fixed a bug that could cause videos to have a wrong URL when watching videos with Safari.
• Fixed the layout of the extra-large widget on devices that use the More Space in Display Zoom options.
1.2.6
2022-09-26
• Dense List layout. See twice as many items as before!
• Choose which metadata you want to see in the details screen. Long-press a metadata and tap Hide, or go to Settings → User Interface → Video Metadata to configure.
• Customize actions visible in the details screen. Long-press an action and tap Hide, or go to Settings → User Interface → Actions to configure.
• Redesigned details screen with actions always visible in the navigation bar and tags that are easier to manage.
• Ability to sort by star rating.
• Support for a URL Scheme to open an item: play://open?id=videoID
1.2.5
2022-09-13
• Stability improvements when adding videos.
• Added the possibility to automatically close the Share Sheet after adding.
• Added the possibility to hide Tags tips from the Start Screen.
• Added support for Yattee and Piped. Go to Settings > General > Watch With to configure.
1.2.4
2022-09-08
Play 1.2.4 brings new Lock Screen widgets for you to quickly see and access your saved videos.
1.2.3
2022-08-25
Play 1.2.3 introduces Smart Search and allows you to customize tag colors. It also changes the way new/watched videos are displayed, brings improvements to Shortcuts, and more:
• Introducing Smart Search: automatically filter videos based on a set of rules.
• Added the ability to customize the tag color.
• The Get Videos shortcut now accepts the Video ID as a parameter.
• The Add Video shortcut now also works with YouTube playlists.
• Changed the way the app indicates a video is new/watched. New videos will now have a "NEW" indicator, and Play will no longer apply a fade effect to watched videos.
• Fixed a bug that caused the video to not open from the widgets when using the Delete Watched setting.
1.2.2
2022-08-08
• You can now import videos from a YouTube playlist. Press and hold the + button and choose Import From Playlist.
• Added support for Vimeo.
• Added support for Invidious and Piped.
• Fixed the widget's background color when the Hide Title Bar option is enabled.
• Minor UI improvements.
1.2.1
2022-07-18
• Added support for Shorts.
• The Add Video shortcut action now has the Date Added and Notes optional fields.
• You can now write Notes when adding videos from the share sheet.
• Play now properly format the duration of videos shorter than one minute.
1.2.0
2022-07-08
• Added the video description to the details. You can also search videos by the description.
• Improved the video details view by bringing the most frequently used controls to the top.
• Improved the UI to view and edit notes.
• Added troubleshooting instructions for issues with iCloud Sync.
• Added a parameter to show/hide the title bar in widgets.
1.1.8
2022-06-28
• Rate videos with starts.
• User Interface options are now available in the list of saved items.
• The Get Video shortcut response now contains the list of video tags.
• Added a new screen to check the iCloud sync status. Available in Settings > General > iCloud Status
• The Manage Videos screen now allows editing watched videos.
• Added the ability to remove tags in the Manage Videos screen.
• Fixed a bug that ignored filtered videos when selecting all in the Batch Edit screen.
1.1.7
2022-06-04
This update brings the ability to save timestamps, apply Auto-Tagging retroactively, new URL Schemes to add videos, support for Firefox and Brave, and more:
• You can now add a specific timestamp to control from where the video should start playing.
• Added the ability to apply Auto-Tagging retroactively to existing videos. Tap and hold an Auto-Tagging item and choose "Apply".
• Created two new URL Schemes:
• Launch Play: play://
• Add Video: play://add?url={video url}
• Added a menu to choose where to watch a video when pressing and holding the Watch With button (YouTube App, Safari, Brave, Firefox, or Invidious).
• Added support for Firefox and Brave. Go to Settings > General > Watch With to configure.
• The Manage Videos screen now allows you to select and edit videos without having to tap the Edit button first.
• Added the ability to create a new tag from the Manage Tags screen.
• Added the ability to edit a Tag when tapping and holding them on the Start Screen/Sidebar.
• Added an Edit button to make it easier to edit notes inside videos.
• The Send Feedback via Email action now uses the user's default mail app.
1.1.6
2022-05-18
• Added a new Grid layout option. Go to Settings > User Interface to configure.
• Shows the total running time of all new videos in each group.
• Added a search bar in the Manage Videos screen.
1.1.5
2022-05-13
Play 1.1.5 brings an easier way to manage a video's tags, Markdown support for Notes, drag and drop improvements, and new Shortcuts actions and attributes.
Tags
• Added a new modal view to manage a video's tags. Available in the context menu when touching and holding a video.
• Added the ability to drag and drop videos into a tag. You can use this to assign a tag to the video.
• Added the option to count played albums and songs in the total number of videos of each tag. Go to Settings > User Interface to configure.
UI
• The Notes field now formats Markdown text. It accepts **bold**, *italic*, ~~strikethrough~~, `monospaced` and [link](https://apple.com) text.
Shortcuts
• The Get Videos shortcut now shows the number of videos found when run.
• The Add Video shortcut now accepts multiple tags.
• Created a new Get Tags shortcut to get all tags in the app.
Drag and Drop
• Added the ability to drag videos out of the app. You can use this to share a video by dragging and dropping it into another app.
• Increased the drop area when dragging and dropping an album or song.
• Improved the progress indicator when adding a dropped video.