The 2025 Roadmap
Happy New Year everyone!
This is our first time posting a roadmap about WhaleDown. In 2025, WhaleDown will bring users a series of surprises. We can't wait to share the changes that are expected to come.
2024 Year in Review
Our main job in 2024 was to develop WhaleDown for Android using Google's Flutter technology.
We are very happy with Flutter.
Currently, we're using it to rewrite the desktop user interface. Apart from the downloader module, the rewrite work is almost complete.
The new user interface brings revolutionary speed improvements and fluent user experience. We can't wait to release it sometime in 2025.
Our 2025 Roadmap
Our 2025 development plan is ambitious. We'll be rewriting the entire software's user interface (UI) and introducing some long-awaited features such as user accounts.
The problem of some streams separating video and audio will be solved very well.
Q1 2025
Our developers will soon complete the development of the only remaining module - downloader. Development work is expected to be completed in January.
We are preparing for internal testing in early February. If you're interested in the alpha version, you can contact us to request a download link.
Q2 2025
We plan to release a series of beta versions. If all goes well, we'll gradually push out updates for users.
In the meantime, we'll update the online documentation. In particular, complete the documentation for the currently missing detector and downloader modules.
Q3 2025
We want to introduce a brand new account module. In addition to simplifying license management, it also helps users sync data (such as bookmarks, download history) between devices.
In the future, we may use a membership system to replace the current license.
Q4 2025
We are planning to introduce other payment platforms, such as PayPal. Furthermore, we want order-related operations to be done within the software without using a browser.
It will provide users with more convenient billing management experiences.
Conclusions
In 2025, we'll unify the code base for WhaleDown for Android and WhaleDown for Desktop. We will try our best to ensure that WhaleDown has consistent functionality and user experience across all platforms.
Let's all look forward to the new WhaleDown coming soon. Also, we welcome suggestions and bug reports from all users.