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get_iplayer v2.85 released

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Changes in get_iplayer 2.85

Internet Explorer 11 Compatibility

The primary purpose of this release is to propagate a change in the Windows installation that is required to make the Web PVR Manager compatible with Internet Explorer 11. The change is explained in this page.

Other Changes

  • Added support for additional subtitle format
  • Fixed CR-LF handling for programme descriptions
  • Patched to work with Perl on Synology NAS

Installation

Installation information for all platforms may be found here:

https://github.com/dinkypumpkin/get_iplayer/wiki/installation

Please note that it may take some time for get_iplayer 2.85 to be packaged for your particular system.

Windows Installer

All Windows users should use the get_iplayer installer to upgrade to latest get_iplayer release:

get_iplayer Windows installer

All Windows users should use this installer to upgrade to get_iplayer 2.85. The installer will update the following components to the indicated versions:

  • get_iplayer main script: 2.85