YouTube Transcript Distiller Versionsgeschichte – 7 Versionen
YouTube Transcript Distiller von Michael Ruck
YouTube Transcript Distiller Versionsgeschichte – 7 Versionen
Seien Sie vorsichtig mit alten Versionen! Diese Versionen werden zu Test- und Referenzzwecken angezeigt.Sie sollten immer die neueste Version eines Add-ons verwenden.
Neueste Version
Version 1.5.5
Veröffentlicht 12. Juli 2026 – 117,06 KBFunktioniert mit firefox 140.0 und höher, android 142.0 und höherSummaries now contain only characters you could type on a keyboard. Em dashes, curly quotes and the ellipsis character are gone: the default prompt forbids them in all 11 languages, and a cleanup pass normalizes every Gemini reply regardless of prompt (dashes become commas, "5-10" stays a range, quotes become straight, "..." replaces the single-character ellipsis).
Also fixed: the "improved default prompt" notice appeared for prompts that were customized after the update. Saving the settings now marks the notice as seen, so it only shows for prompts saved before the current default changed.Quelltext steht unter der MIT-Lizenz
Ältere Versionen
Version 1.5.4
Veröffentlicht 11. Juli 2026 – 114,51 KBFunktioniert mit firefox 140.0 und höher, android 142.0 und höherFirefox for Android: this version makes the add-on actually work on phones. Version 1.5.2 showed the button but failed at both transcript fetching and comment posting on real devices.
• Transcript fetching: the player only hands out caption data once playback has started, and mobile blocks autoplay. The add-on now starts playback briefly by itself and pauses it again — a video that is already playing is left alone.
• Comment posting: the comment box on m.youtube.com is a button that only becomes a real text field when tapped; both the tap and the field detection are fixed.
• The comment field grows to 40% of the screen height after insertion, so the summary can be reviewed before posting.
• If insertion ever fails, the finished summary is copied to the clipboard and the error message says so — nothing gets lost.
• Clearer errors on mobile, e.g. the advice to play the video for a moment when no transcript is available. All 11 languages.
Verified end to end on a physical Android device.Quelltext steht unter der MIT-Lizenz
Version 1.5.2
Veröffentlicht 11. Juli 2026 – 112,25 KBFunktioniert mit firefox 140.0 und höher, android 142.0 und höherDefault prompt improvements:
• Summaries now carry concrete numbers, data and study references from the video into the comment — and state it when a central claim comes without them. Applies to all 11 languages; several abridged translations now have the full prompt depth.
• Fix: saving the settings permanently froze the default prompt of that moment, so prompt improvements never reached existing installations. Stored prompts identical to an old default are now migrated automatically. Customized prompts stay untouched; a dismissible notice in the settings points to the improved default.
Firefox for Android:
• The Distiller button no longer appears multiple times.
• Comment posting no longer fails with "comments section not found" — the add-on now opens the comments panel by itself.Quelltext steht unter der MIT-Lizenz
Version 1.5.1
Veröffentlicht 10. Juli 2026 – 101,78 KBFunktioniert mit firefox 140.0 und höher, android 142.0 und höherWhat's new in 1.5.1:
• Gemini model selector: the settings page now offers a dropdown with
Google's three alias IDs — Gemini Flash-Lite (default), Gemini Flash,
and Gemini Pro. "Custom model ID…" still accepts any model ID.
• New default model: gemini-flash-lite-latest. The alias always points
to the newest Flash-Lite release, so the default keeps working when
Google retires a model version. It also has the most generous
free-tier quota; gemini-flash-latest allows only 20 requests per day
on the free tier.
• Actionable errors: when Gemini answers 404 (model retired),
429 (daily quota used up), or 503 (overloaded), the error message now
tells you the fix — pick a different model in the settings.
Localized in all 11 languages.
Existing settings are kept: a previously stored model appears under
"Custom model ID…".Quelltext steht unter der MIT-Lizenz
Version 1.5.0
Veröffentlicht 10. Juli 2026 – 100,16 KBFunktioniert mit firefox 140.0 und höher, android 142.0 und höherNew transcript engine: the add-on now reads the caption track directly from the YouTube player and fetches the transcript silently — no transcript panel opens, no description needs expanding. Summaries now include the video description on every layout. Google retired gemini-2.5-flash (API returns 404); the default model is now gemini-3.5-flash and the model ID is configurable on the add-on settings page, so future retirements no longer require an update. If a model answers 503 "high demand", gemini-3.1-flash-lite is a working fallback. Groundwork for m.youtube.com support included.Quelltext steht unter der MIT-Lizenz
Version 1.3.1
Veröffentlicht 6. Juni 2026 – 90,07 KBFunktioniert mit firefox 140.0 und höher, android 142.0 und höherPrivacy
- Added telemetry opt-out checkbox in extension settings
- Anonymous usage statistics are enabled by default and can be disabled in the extension settings
UX
- API key field in the settings modal is now hidden once a valid key is stored — less clutter
- If the API key is rejected by Gemini (401/403), the key field reappears automatically with a warning
- Quota exceeded: button now shows a live countdown instead of just an error message
Compatibility
- Raised minimum Firefox version to 140 (required fordata_collection_permissions)
- Raised minimum Firefox for Android version to 142
Internals
- Footer text now matches the chosen response language, not the UI languageQuelltext steht unter der MIT-Lizenz
Version 1.3.0
Veröffentlicht 2. Juni 2026 – 52,98 KBFunktioniert mit firefox 140.0 und höher, android 142.0 und höherQuelltext steht unter der MIT-Lizenz