About Play: Save Videos Watch Later
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Play is the best way to bookmark and organize videos to watch later.
Add videos via the Share Menu, drag and drop them, import from a playlist, or automatically from YouTube channels*. Organize them with tags, add notes, assign a star rating, and more. Watch supported YouTube videos in-app for a native experience. Follow YouTube channels and get new videos as they're released*. Easily save videos you want to watch and delete the rest. iCloud sync keeps your database up-to-date on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. You can also add and customize Interactive Widgets to quickly view and access your videos.
Play automatically fetches metadata and saves videos from a wide range of platforms. You can also add videos manually by filling in all the required fields.
ADD VIDEOS
- Add from another apps with the Share Sheet, drag and drop, or importing from a YouTube playlist.
- Follow YouTube channels and get new videos as they're released. Easily save videos you want to watch and delete the rest*
- Use Shortcuts actions to integrate Play into your automated workflows.
- Play also supports links to movie reviews, Instagram Reels, social network posts with an embedded video, and so on.
WATCH
- Watch supported YouTube videos in-app for a native experience.
- Save interesting videos throughout the day and watch them later on your Apple TV.
- Control your playback position and start playing from where you left off.
- Quickly access your saved videos on widgets for your Desktop.
- Configure custom YouTube instances such as Invidious and Piped.
ORGANIZE YOUR COLLECTION
- Add notes and star rating.
- Create and assign tags.
- Use Auto-Tagging to tag videos automatically based on the rules you set.
- Create a Smart Search to filter videos based on a set of rules you customize.
- Use Focus Filter with Focus to limit the videos and tags shown in the app.
- Perform bulk actions and organize multiple videos at once.
- All Play features and data are available through the Shortcuts app, so you can create custom shortcuts and automate your workflow.
- iCloud automatically syncs your database to your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro.
Play is a modern app with support for the latest system features. It is also available on the Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro as a universal app, so you can enjoy it across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS with a single purchase.
* The Channels feature requires Play Premium subscription.
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Apr 22, 2024
Version 2.1.7
This update:
• Fixed an issue where the app could crash when launched by users with numerous tags and tag folders.
• Fixed an issue where double-clicking a video would unexpectedly open a window displaying video metadata.
Previously: Play 2.1.6 brings a host of user-requested enhancements and new features across the app:
• Support undo (⌘ Z) and redo (⇧ ⌘ Z) functions for video operations.
• Added an option to remove the Add to Play button from the menu bar.
• Selecting File → Play Selected on YouTube now marks the selected items as watched according to the Mark as Watched preference.
• Included buttons to help with Markdown formatting while editing a note.
• Resolved an issue where the New by Creator section would lost the selected item when changing the count of videos to watch.
• You can now customize the sorting order of your Channels Inbox.
• Added the Command-R keyboard shortcut to refresh Channels Inbox.
• Added a dedicated section for Slow Feeds in Channels Inbox.
• Added the ability to share the video directly from Channels Inbox.
• Tag and Smart Search folders can now be edited and deleted from the sidebar.
• The video list now indicates which videos have a star rating or notes.
• The Set Start At Position shortcut action is now also available on macOS.
• The Find Video shortcut action now supports filtering by URL.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Play: Save Videos Watch Later since it was posted on our website on 2022-08-31 18:50:57.
The latest version is 2.1.7 and it was updated on 2024-04-26 21:26:51. See below the changes in each version.
Play: Save Videos Watch Later version 2.1.7
Updated At: 2024-04-22
Changes: Apr 22, 2024
Version 2.1.7
This update:
• Fixed an issue where the app could crash when launched by users with numerous tags and tag folders.
• Fixed an issue where double-clicking a video would unexpectedly open a window displaying video metadata.
Previously: Play 2.1.6 brings a host of user-requested enhancements and new features across the app:
• Support undo (⌘ Z) and redo (⇧ ⌘ Z) functions for video operations.
• Added an option to remove the Add to Play button from the menu bar.
• Selecting File → Play Selected on YouTube now marks the selected items as watched according to the Mark as Watched preference.
• Included buttons to help with Markdown formatting while editing a note.
• Resolved an issue where the New by Creator section would lost the selected item when changing the count of videos to watch.
• You can now customize the sorting order of your Channels Inbox.
• Added the Command-R keyboard shortcut to refresh Channels Inbox.
• Added a dedicated section for Slow Feeds in Channels Inbox.
• Added the ability to share the video directly from Channels Inbox.
• Tag and Smart Search folders can now be edited and deleted from the sidebar.
• The video list now indicates which videos have a star rating or notes.
• Configure whether to show or hide Date Added, Date Released, and Duration in the list view by going to Preferences -> Video List.
• The Set Start At Position shortcut action is now also available on macOS.
• The Find Video shortcut action now supports filtering by URL.
Play: Save Videos Watch Later version 2.1.5
Updated At: 2024-04-01
Changes: Apr 1, 2024
Version 2.1.5
• The list of supported streaming services has been significantly expanded. If Play couldn't fetch metadata for a video you tried to add before, there's a good chance it can now handle it.
• Play now also supports a wide range of content types, including articles, posts, and so on. This opens up various possibilities, such as saving links to movie reviews, social network posts with an embedded video, Instagram Reels, and so on.
Play: Save Videos Watch Later version 2.1.4
Updated At: 2024-03-28
Changes: Mar 28, 2024
Version 2.1.4
ADD VIDEOS FROM THE MENU BAR:
• New menu bar item for quickly adding videos when the app is not active.
VIDEO DETAILS:
• The video player now dynamically expands to fit the available space, according to the window size.
• Video description and notes are now embedded in the video details panel for a more streamlined experience.
SETTINGS:
• Settings now embraces a UI design more aligned with the platform.
• New Video Details section in Settings that allows customizing information displayed within the video details panel.
CHANNELS INBOX:
• Channels Inbox now maintains its on-screen position when closed and reopened.
• Channels Inbox now selects the next item upon adding or deleting the current selection, resulting in a better keyboard navigation experience.
• Added Shift-Command-0 as a keyboard shortcut to open Channels Inbox.
• New context menu action available in Channels Inbox to Delete Videos Above.
• Fixed an issue where clicking the Channels button multiple times would lead to multiple instances of the window.
Play: Save Videos Watch Later version 2.1.3
Updated At: 2024-03-20
Changes: Mar 20, 2024
Version 2.1.3
• Improved the UI for managing Tag and Smart Search folders.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the Watched list to not be sorted in reverse chronological order.
Play: Save Videos Watch Later version 2.0.9
Updated At: 2024-02-10
Changes: Feb 10, 2024
Version 2.0.9
This update introduces the ability to follow YouTube playlists, pin Tags and Smart Searches in the start screen, lots of Smart Search improvements, and more:
. Follow YouTube playlists: you can now follow a specific playlist to get new videos as they are published.
. Pin up to two Tags or Smart Searches at the top of the sidebar for quick access.
. Smart Search now supports filtering by video duration, description, and URL.
. Smart Search now supports filtering videos that do not include a specific tag.
. Smart Search now supports customizing the criteria between 'Contains' and 'Doesn’t Contains' when filtering by video title, channel, description, URL, or notes.
. Drag & Drop improvements: Drag a tag into a video to assign; Drag a tag into a folder to move it.
. New 'Organize' menu now aggregates access to Tags, Auto-Tagging and Smart Search.
. The in-app player window now maintains the correct aspect ratio when resizing.
. Fix: Dragging a video to a tag no longer changes its added time and status.
Feedback is welcome! Please feel free to share any suggestions for features or ideas on how I can enhance your experience with Play.
Play: Save Videos Watch Later version 2.0.9
Updated At: 2024-02-10
Changes: Feb 10, 2024
Version 2.0.9
This update introduces the ability to follow YouTube playlists, pin Tags and Smart Searches in the start screen, lots of Smart Search improvements, and more:
• Follow YouTube playlists: you can now follow a specific playlist to get new videos as they are published.
• Pin up to two Tags or Smart Searches at the top of the sidebar for quick access.
• Smart Search now supports filtering by video duration, description, and URL.
• Smart Search now supports filtering videos that do not include a specific tag.
• Smart Search now supports customizing the criteria between 'Contains' and 'Doesn’t Contains' when filtering by video title, channel, description, URL, or notes.
• Drag & Drop improvements: Drag a tag into a video to assign; Drag a tag into a folder to move it.
• New 'Organize' menu now aggregates access to Tags, Auto-Tagging and Smart Search.
• The in-app player window now maintains the correct aspect ratio when resizing.
• Fix: Dragging a video to a tag no longer changes its added time and status.
Feedback is welcome! Please feel free to share any suggestions for features or ideas on how I can enhance your experience with Play.
Play: Save Videos Watch Later version 2.0.8
Updated At: 2024-01-29
Changes: Jan 29, 2024
Version 2.0.8
Fixed an issue that could prevent the most recent videos from channels from appearing in the Inbox.
Play: Save Videos Watch Later version 2.0.5
Updated At: 2024-01-10
Changes: Jan 10, 2024
Version 2.0.5
. Added the ability to watch new videos from your channels inline, without having to first save them for later.
. The Get Videos shortcut action now supports filtering by multiple tags.
. You can now view the complete video title in the list of videos saved for later. Configure in Preferences → UI.
. Added a new Play Selected on YouTube menu item to play all selected videos at once.
. Fixed a crash when trying to set the Start At attribute on videos that have a 0:00 length.
Play: Save Videos Watch Later version 2.0.4
Updated At: 2023-12-12
Changes: Dec 12, 2023
Version 2.0.4
Channels
. Interactive widget for tracking newly released videos from channels you follow.
. Added support for the play://channels URL scheme to quickly open the Channels Inbox.
Additional Improvements
. Added the ability to keep the video player window always on top. Configure in Preferences → UI.
. Added Date Watched as a possible attribute for filtering and sorting videos in the Find Video shortcut action.
Bug Fixes
. Fix: When the Mark as Watched parameter is enabled, selecting Play All New on YouTube will now accurately play the selected tag and smart search.
. Fix: The Channels Inbox status bar now converts the elapsed time into hours if it has been more than 60 minutes since the last update.
Play: Save Videos Watch Later version 2.0.3
Updated At: 2023-12-06
Changes: Dec 6, 2023
Version 2.0.3
. Follow channels from your existing videos in Channels → control-click (+) → Add Existing Channels...
. You can now merge two different Tags. Control-click a tag in Preferences → Tags and choose Merge...
. Use the ⌘P keyboard shortcut to watch the selected video on a new window.
. Support for the Orion and Friendly Streaming browsers.
. Configure a custom Piped/Invidious instance to watch videos.
. New action to delete YouTube channels from the Shortcuts app.
. Keep up with all the latest updates with the new What’s New in Play document, available in Help → What’s New.
. Bug Fix: Resolved an issue where deleted videos could reappear in the Channels Inbox.
