name: Feature request
description: Request a new functionality unrelated to any particular site or extractor
labels: [triage, enhancement]
body:
  - type: checkboxes
    attributes:
      label: DO NOT REMOVE OR SKIP THE ISSUE TEMPLATE
      description: Fill all fields even if you think it is irrelevant for the issue
      options:
        - label: I understand that I will be **blocked** if I *intentionally* remove or skip any mandatory\* field
          required: true
  - type: checkboxes
    id: checklist
    attributes:
      label: Checklist
      description: |
        Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of yt-dlp:
      options:
        - label: I'm requesting a feature unrelated to a specific site
          required: true
        - label: I've looked through the [README](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme)
          required: true
        - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **2023.02.17** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit)
          required: true
        - label: I've searched [known issues](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3766) and the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar issues **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates
          required: true
        - label: I've read the [guidelines for opening an issue](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue)
          required: true
  - type: textarea
    id: description
    attributes:
      label: Provide a description that is worded well enough to be understood
      description: See [is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient)
      placeholder: Provide any additional information, any suggested solutions, and as much context and examples as possible
    validations:
      required: true
  - type: checkboxes
    id: verbose
    attributes:
      label: Provide verbose output that clearly demonstrates the problem
      options:
        - label: Run **your** yt-dlp command with **-vU** flag added (`yt-dlp -vU <your command line>`)
        - label: "If using API, add `'verbose': True` to `YoutubeDL` params instead"
          required: false
        - label: Copy the WHOLE output (starting with `[debug] Command-line config`) and insert it below
  - type: textarea
    id: log
    attributes:
      label: Complete Verbose Output
      description: |
        It should start like this:
      placeholder: |
        [debug] Command-line config: ['-vU', 'test:youtube']
        [debug] Portable config "yt-dlp.conf": ['-i']
        [debug] Encodings: locale cp65001, fs utf-8, pref cp65001, out utf-8, error utf-8, screen utf-8
        [debug] yt-dlp version 2023.02.17 [9d339c4] (win32_exe)
        [debug] Python 3.8.10 (CPython 64bit) - Windows-10-10.0.22000-SP0
        [debug] Checking exe version: ffmpeg -bsfs
        [debug] Checking exe version: ffprobe -bsfs
        [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-106550-g072101bd52-20220410 (fdk,setts), ffprobe N-106624-g391ce570c8-20220415, phantomjs 2.1.1
        [debug] Optional libraries: Cryptodome-3.15.0, brotli-1.0.9, certifi-2022.06.15, mutagen-1.45.1, sqlite3-2.6.0, websockets-10.3
        [debug] Proxy map: {}
        [debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest
        Latest version: 2023.02.17, Current version: 2023.02.17
        yt-dlp is up to date (2023.02.17)
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