Core changes

• Allow none arg to negate --convert-subs and --convert-thumbnails (#11066) by kieraneglin
• Fix format sorting bug with vp9.2 vcodec (#10884) by rakslice
• Raise minimum recommended Python version to 3.9 (#11098) by bashonly
• cookies: Improve error message for Windows --cookies-from-browser chrome issue (#11090) by seproDev
• utils: mimetype2ext: Recognize aacp as aac (#10860) by bashonly

Extractor changes

• Fix JW Player format parsing (#10956) by seproDev
• Handle decode errors when reading responses (#10868) by bashonly
• abc.net.au: iview, showseries: Fix extraction (#11101) by bashonly
• adn: Fix extractors (#10749) by infanf
• asobistage: Support redirected URLs (#10768) by pzhlkj6612
• bandcamp: user: Fix extraction (#10328) by bashonly, quad
• beacon: Add extractor (#9901) by Deukhoofd
• bilibili
  • Fix chapters and subtitles extraction (#11099) by bashonly
  • Fix festival URL support (#10740) by bashonly, grqz
• biliintl: Fix referer header (#11003) by Khaoklong51
• dropbox: Fix password-protected video support (#10735) by ndyanx
• ertgr: Fix video extraction (#11091) by seproDev
• eurosport: Support local URL variants (#10785) by seproDev
• facebook
  • ads: Fix extractor (#10704) by kclauhk
  • reel: Improve metadata extraction by lengzuo
• germanupa: Add extractor (#10538) by grqz
• hgtvde: Fix extractor (#10992) by bashonly, rdamas
• huya: video: Add extractor (#10686) by hugepower
• iprima: Fix zoom URL support (#10959) by otovalek
• khanacademy: Fix extractor (#10913) by seproDev
• kick
  • clips: Support new URL format (#11107) by bashonly
  • vod: Support new URL format (#10988) by bashonly, grqz
• kika: Add extractor (#5788) by 1100101
• lnkgo: Remove extractor (#10904) by naglis
• loom: Fix m3u8 formats extraction (#10760) by kclauhk
• mediaklikk: Fix extractor (#11083) by szantnerb
• mojevideo: Add extractor (#11019) by 04-pasha-04, pzhlkj6612
• niconico: Fix m3u8 formats extraction (#11103) by bashonly
• nzz: Fix extractor (#10461) by 1-Byte
• patreoncampaign: Support API URLs (#10734) by bashonly, hibes
• pinterest: Extend _VALID_URL (#10867) by bashonly, sahilsinghss73
• radiko: Extract unique id values (#10726) by garret1317
• rtp: Support more subpages (#10787) by Demon000
• rumblechannel: Fix extractor (#11049) by tony-hn
• rutube: Support livestreams (#10844) by pzhlkj6612
• samplefocus: Fix extractor (#10947) by seproDev
• screenrec: Add extractor (#10917) by naglis
• sen: Add extractor (#10952) by seproDev
• servus: Fix extractor (#10944) by seproDev
• snapchatspotlight: Add extractor (#11030) by seproDev
• svtpage: Fix extractor (#11010) by diman8
• tenplay: Fix extractor (#10928) by aarubui
• tiktok: Fix web formats extraction (#11074) by bashonly
• twitter: spaces: Support video spaces (#10789) by bashonly
• vidflex: Add extractor (#10002) by pzhlkj6612
• vimeo
  • Always try to extract original format (#10721) by bashonly (With fixes in e8e6a98 by seproDev)
  • Fix HLS audio format sorting (#11082) by fireattack
• watchespn: Improve auth support (#10910) by ischmidt20
• wistia: Support password-protected videos (#11100) by bashonly
• ximalaya: Add VIP support (#10832) by seproDev, xingchensong
• xinpianchang: Fix extractor (#10950) by seproDev
• yleareena: Support podcasts (#11104) by bashonly
• youtube
  • Add po_token, visitor_data, data_sync_id extractor args (#10648) by bashonly, coletdjnz, seproDev (With fixes in fa2be9a by bashonly)
  • Support excluding player_clients in extractor-arg (#10710) by bashonly
  • clip: Prioritize https formats (#11102) by bashonly
  • tab: Fix shorts tab extraction (#10938) by seproDev

Networking changes

• Fix handler not being added to RequestError (#10955) by coletdjnz
• Pin curl-cffi version to < 0.7.2 (#11092) by bashonly
• Request Handler: websockets: Upgrade websockets to 13.0 (#10815) by coletdjnz

Misc. changes

• build
  • Bump PyInstaller version pin to >=6.10.0 (#10709) by bashonly
  • Pin delocate version for macos (#10901) by bashonly
• ci
  • Add comment sanitization workflow (#10915) by bashonly, Grub4K
  • Add issue tracker anti-spam protection (#10861) by bashonly
• cleanup: Miscellaneous: c6387ab by bashonly, Codenade, coletdjnz, grqz, Grub4K, pzhlkj6612, seproDev