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[Feature Request]: More Caption Compatibility #9424

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@Chedd-Error

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  • I have searched the issue tracker for open and closed issues that are similar to the feature request I want to file, without success.
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Problem Description

As I have switched to FreeTube following a consistent decline in quality from the main Youtube web client, I have noticed that the captions FreeTube is able to display are significantly more limited compared to what current Youtube can display. In the video, The Power of Terry, on the FreeTube client, captions look like this:

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Compare this to the same timestamp and captions that the Youtube video has:

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Proposed Solution

Implement compatibility for the less common varieties of captions that a Youtube video can utilize as listed in the supported subtitle and closed caption files guide.

Alternatives Considered

Contacting the editors behind The Power of Terry to learn what caption types they use to implement compatibility with that. Does not address the core issue with the problem.

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visual improvement

FreeTube Version

v0.24.1-Beta

Operating System Version

Windows 11 Pro OS build 26200.8875

Installation Method

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