Changelog

v1.1.6 — A Rebuilt Download Queue & Local Audio Cleanup

A rebuilt download queue

• New queue page: overall progress in the tab title, per-task state, and pause, retry and cancel in one place.
• Preview the merged result — audio and video together — before saving anything.
• Files are written straight into the folder you choose, with the space a batch needs shown before it starts.
• A finished batch, or a failed task, now raises a desktop notification, so the tab does not have to stay in front.
• Queued downloads can be appended to a running batch, and a single task can be excluded without cancelling the rest.

Vocal separator

• New tool that splits a track into vocals and instrumental using a local model — no audio leaves the device.
• Preview the first 30 seconds, compare both tracks, then export WAV files.
• Uses GPU acceleration when the browser and device support it, and falls back to CPU.
• Up to 500 MB per file and 10 minutes per run; the model is cached after the first download.

Audio noise remover

• New tool that reduces background noise in voice recordings.
• Preview the first 30 seconds, choose how much of the original is blended back in, and download a WAV.
• Processing runs in a worker thread on your device; nothing is uploaded.

Transcription

• Device selection is automatic: GPU when it is available, CPU otherwise, with the choice shown before a long run.
• Long transcription jobs renew their local storage lease, so a slow run is not interrupted partway through.

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v1.1.5 — Cloud Transfers, Account Workspace & Transcription Tools

Cloud transfers

• Added a cloud lane for jobs that are slow or unstable in the browser: small direct files stream through the network edge, while large files and HLS/DASH playlists go to a node that merges them into a single MP4.
• Separated audio and video streams are now merged server-side instead of in the tab.
• Cloud tasks report live progress, and a finished file stays available for four hours.
• The downloader recommends the cloud route when a transfer fails on a network error, or when a playlist has too many segments to be worth finishing locally.
• Removed the human-verification challenge from task creation and sign-in; rate limits and Cloudflare Access now cover that job.

Account workspace

• Rebuilt the account page around cloud tasks: quota breakdown, plan and expiry date, and a task list with progress and expiry.
• Added email sign-in: a one-time link valid for ten minutes, alongside Google and GitHub. No passwords are stored.
• Added daily check-in, streak milestones and trial cards, with the resulting allowance shown on the same page.
• Queued cloud tasks now update on their own, so the list no longer needs a manual refresh.
• New accounts still start with three days of trial access.

Transcription tools

• New audio-to-text and video-to-text tools. Transcription runs on your device; nothing is uploaded.

Recording and downloads

• The recording page can capture a chosen window or region, and retries the session handshake instead of giving up on the first drop.
• Added a manual save mode and a chosen download folder, so large files are written straight to disk.
• Clearer messages for concurrent job limits and for a folder that is no longer accessible.
• Improved mobile navigation.

Bug fixes

• Fixed DASH and imported jobs reporting incomplete metadata.
• Fixed the audio extractor's file panel overflowing on narrow screens.
• Fixed the recording session losing its parameters after hydration.

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v1.1.4 — More Reliable Media Detection & Downloads

Improvements

• Reworked page session and media detection handling for improved reliability across refreshes, navigation, SPA route changes, and iframes.
• Improved media rediscovery on Douyin, Bilibili, and MSE-based players after page navigation.
• Images, documents, and subtitles now download directly through the browser without opening an intermediate page.
• Videos, audio, and streaming media continue to use the dedicated downloader pages.
• Added a hover download action to the image masonry view and refined the image preview controls.

Bug fixes

• Fixed resources from previous pages reappearing after navigation.
• Fixed delayed metadata and manifest results leaking into the current page.
• Fixed image downloads failing from the masonry view in Firefox while succeeding from the preview.
• Fixed premature MSE Blob cleanup that could result in incomplete downloads.
• Added stronger validation for empty, interrupted, or incomplete downloads.
• Improved Referer, authentication header, and protected-resource handling for more reliable downloads.

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v1.1.3 — Sniffing Rule Hints & Faster Resource Loading

Sniffing rule hint banner

• Added a hint banner that explains why certain resources are filtered by sniffing rules.
• Helps users discover why a resource they expect is not shown.
• Hints support multiple languages, and the banner can be dismissed so it does not show again.

Faster sniffing and loading

• Optimized resource sniffing and detail information loading speed.
• Optimized video cover and duration information updates.
• Reduced the impact of metadata requests on page loading.
• Optimized streaming media thumbnail loading.

HLS batch download fixes

• Fixed HLS batch download incorrectly including variants, audio tracks, and segments.
• HLS grouped batch download now only selects the top-level master playlist.

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v1.1.1 — Protected Resource Preview & Download

Protected image previews

• Added an anti-hotlink proxy for image previews.
• Proxy requests automatically carry headers such as Referer and cookies when available.
• Proxy-backed Blob previews now work for image lists, cover images, hover previews, and full-size previews, reducing cross-origin restrictions.

Protected resource downloads

• Added unified proxy downloads for images, audio, documents, and subtitles.
• Supported document and subtitle formats include PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, EPUB, CSV, RTF, SRT, and VTT.
• Responses are checked before download so anti-hotlink HTML pages are not saved as image or audio files.

Faster video cover loading

• Video covers with a Referer now preload the proxied resource directly.
• Removed the need to wait for a cross-origin direct request to time out before switching to the proxy.
• Reduced the time needed to display protected video covers.

Stronger Firefox support

• Firefox now uses webRequestBlocking to inject Referer and authentication headers.
• Origin is removed automatically to improve cross-origin media loading.
• Protected images, audio, video, and other media resources can now be accessed more reliably in Firefox.

Fixes

• Fixed images failing to display after being blocked by anti-hotlink protection.
• Fixed image downloads that incorrectly saved an HTML page instead of the image.
• Fixed audio and document downloads failing because required request headers were missing.
• Fixed cross-origin CORS resources failing to load in Firefox.
• Fixed some video covers loading too slowly.
• Fixed proxy requests carrying cache headers that could cause incorrect or incomplete responses.

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v1.1.0 — Smarter Media Detection

More reliable media detection

• Added detection paths for dynamic media pages and preloaded content.
• Player data and native media preloads are combined to keep detection reliable while browsing feeds and detail pages.
• Media metadata now preserves the page title, duration, and cover whenever they are available.

One card for one video

• Separated audio and video tracks are grouped into one expandable video card instead of appearing as unrelated resources.
• Available video qualities are shown as variants inside the group, with the matching audio track retained for the download hand-off.
• Group cards use available artwork and fall back to the video first frame for both the card and hover preview.

Smoother browsing

• Fixed grouped stream cards being duplicated in the All tab.
• Fixed blank space when scrolling long All-tab lists that contain stream groups.
• Reduced image-waterfall jumps caused by media-list updates while thumbnails load.

More capture control

• Added a setting to hide individual streaming segments and keep the media list focused on downloadable resources.
• Added MSE recording support for media delivered through the browser Media Source Extensions pipeline.
• Image detection now includes data:image URLs for inline image resources.
• Added detection for document resources, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other office files.
• Added subtitle resource detection for captions delivered alongside video.

Download hand-off reliability

• Improved the data passed from the extension to the third-party download page so media metadata can be transferred safely.
• The extension continues to detect and organize media; downloading and merging are handled by the FlowPick web downloader.

v1.0.0 — First Public Release 🚀

🚀 We're thrilled to launch FlowPick v1.0.0! The extension detects and processes supported media in your browser, without requiring FFmpeg or uploading selected files to our servers.

Download v1.0.0 from GitHub Releases →

🎬 Video Sniffing

• 🔍 Auto-detect M3U8/HLS and MPD/DASH streaming manifests
• 🎯 Quality selection for adaptive streams (1080p, 720p, etc.)
• 🔗 In-browser fragment merging — no FFmpeg needed
• 📺 Direct download for MP4, WebM, FLV files

🎵 Audio Capture

• 🎵 Detect MP3, AAC, WAV, OGG, FLAC, M4A resources
• 🎧 Built-in audio player for preview before download
• 🎙️ Support for podcasts, music, and sound clips

Learn more about Audio Capture features.

🖼️ Image Download

• 🖼️ Batch download JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG, AVIF
• 👁️ Thumbnail preview with dimensions and file size
• 📐 Smart filtering by size, format, and dimensions

Explore Image Download capabilities.

🧠 Smart Filtering

• 📁 Filter by media type (Video / Audio / Image)
• 📏 Filter by file size — auto-skip ad segments
• ⏱️ Filter by duration for video and audio
• 🔍 Search within detected resources

⚡ Download Manager

• 🚀 Multi-threaded parallel fragment downloads
• 📊 Progress tracking with estimated time remaining
• 📦 Batch download with queue management
• 💾 One-click "Pick" to download any resource

🔒 Privacy & Security

FlowPick is built with privacy as a core principle:

• ✅ No analytics or telemetry SDK in the browser extension
• ✅ 100% local processing — nothing leaves your browser
• ✅ Dark mode with system preference detection
• ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts (Alt+Shift+F / Alt+Shift+D)

Read our complete Privacy & Security policy.

🌐 Browser Support

FlowPick v1.0.0 supports all major browsers:

💡 Tip: For the best experience, we recommend using Chrome or Edge. Firefox support is now available with all core features!

🎉 What's Next?

This is just the beginning! Future versions will bring:

• 🔄 Enhanced format conversion options
• 📚 More advanced filtering rules
• 🌍 Additional language support
• 🚀 Performance improvements

Thank you for being part of our launch! ✨