[docs] Update list of maintainers (yt-dlp#14148)

seproDev · bashonly · coletdjnz · web-flow · commit dfc0a84c192a · 2025-10-18T23:07:21.000+02:00
Authored by: seproDev, bashonly, coletdjnz

Co-authored-by: bashonly &lt;88596187+bashonly@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
Co-authored-by: coletdjnz &lt;coletdjnz@protonmail.com&gt;
diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ liberapay: # Replace with a single Liberapay username
 issuehunt: # Replace with a single IssueHunt username
 otechie: # Replace with a single Otechie username
 
-custom: ['https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/Collaborators.md#collaborators']
+custom: ['https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/Maintainers.md#maintainers']
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ jobs:
             "[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/807245652072857610?color=blue&labelColor=555555&label=&logo=discord&style=for-the-badge)]" \
               "(https://discord.gg/H5MNcFW63r \"Discord\") " \
             "[![Donate](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Donate-red.svg?logo=githubsponsors&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)]" \
-              "(https://github.com/${BASE_REPO}/blob/master/Collaborators.md#collaborators \"Donate\") " \
+              "(https://github.com/${BASE_REPO}/blob/master/Maintainers.md#maintainers \"Donate\") " \
             "[![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/-Docs-brightgreen.svg?style=for-the-badge&logo=GitBook&labelColor=555555)]" \
               "(https://github.com/${REPOSITORY}${DOCS_PATH}#readme \"Documentation\") " > ./RELEASE_NOTES
           if [[ "${TARGET_REPO}" == "${BASE_REPO}" ]]; then
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 pukkandan (owner)
-shirt-dev (collaborator)
-coletdjnz/colethedj (collaborator)
-Ashish0804 (collaborator)
-bashonly (collaborator)
-Grub4K (collaborator)
-seproDev (collaborator)
+shirt-dev (maintainer)
+coletdjnz (maintainer)
+Ashish0804 (maintainer)
+bashonly (maintainer)
+Grub4K (maintainer)
+seproDev (maintainer)
 h-h-h-h
 pauldubois98
 nixxo
diff --git a/Maintainers.md b/Maintainers.md
@@ -1,70 +1,85 @@
-# Collaborators
+# Maintainers
 
-This is a list of the collaborators of the project and their major contributions. See the [Changelog](Changelog.md) for more details.
+This file lists the maintainers of yt-dlp and their major contributions. See the [Changelog](Changelog.md) for more details.
 
 You can also find lists of all [contributors of yt-dlp](CONTRIBUTORS) and [authors of youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/blob/master/AUTHORS)
 
+## Core Maintainers
 
-## [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
+Core Maintainers are responsible for reviewing and merging contributions, publishing releases, and steering the overall direction of the project.
 
-[![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/pukkandan)
-[![gh-sponsor](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Github-white.svg?logo=github&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/sponsors/pukkandan)
+**You can contact the core maintainers via `maintainers@yt-dlp.org`.**
 
-* Owner of the fork
+### [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
 
+[![gh-sponsor](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Github-white.svg?logo=github&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/sponsors/coletdjnz)
 
+* Overhauled the networking stack and implemented support for `requests` and `curl_cffi` (`--impersonate`) HTTP clients
+* Reworked the plugin architecture to support installing plugins across all yt-dlp distributions (exe, pip, etc.)
+* Maintains support for YouTube
+* Added and fixed support for various other sites
 
-## [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
+### [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
 
-[![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/shirt)
+* Rewrote and maintains the build/release workflows and the self-updater: executables, automated/nightly/master releases, `--update-to`
+* Overhauled external downloader cookie handling
+* Added `--cookies-from-browser` support for Firefox containers
+* Overhauled and maintains support for sites like Youtube, Vimeo, Twitter, TikTok, etc
+* Added support for sites like Dacast, Kick, Loom, SproutVideo, Triller, Weverse, etc
 
-* Multithreading (`-N`) and aria2c support for fragment downloads
-* Support for media initialization and discontinuity in HLS
-* The self-updater (`-U`)
 
+### [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
 
+[![gh-sponsor](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Github-white.svg?logo=github&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/sponsors/Grub4K) [![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/Grub4K)
 
-## [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
+* `--update-to`, self-updater rewrite, automated/nightly/master releases
+* Reworked internals like `traverse_obj`, various core refactors and bugs fixes
+* Implemented proper progress reporting for parallel downloads
+* Improved/fixed/added Bundestag, crunchyroll, pr0gramm, Twitter, WrestleUniverse etc
 
-[![gh-sponsor](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Github-white.svg?logo=github&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/sponsors/coletdjnz)
 
-* Improved plugin architecture
-* Rewrote the networking infrastructure, implemented support for `requests`
-* YouTube improvements including: age-gate bypass, private playlists, multiple-clients (to avoid throttling) and a lot of under-the-hood improvements
-* Added support for new websites YoutubeWebArchive, MainStreaming, PRX, nzherald, Mediaklikk, StarTV etc
-* Improved/fixed support for Patreon, panopto, gfycat, itv, pbs, SouthParkDE etc
+### [sepro](https://github.com/seproDev)
 
+* UX improvements: Warn when ffmpeg is missing, warn when double-clicking exe
+* Code cleanup: Remove dead extractors, mark extractors as broken, enable/apply ruff rules
+* Improved/fixed/added ArdMediathek, DRTV, Floatplane, MagentaMusik, Naver, Nebula, OnDemandKorea, Vbox7 etc
 
 
-## [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804) <sub><sup>[Inactive]</sup></sub>
+## Inactive Core Maintainers
 
-[![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/ashish0804)
+### [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
 
-* Added support for new websites BiliIntl, DiscoveryPlusIndia, OlympicsReplay, PlanetMarathi, ShemarooMe, Utreon, Zee5 etc
-* Added playlist/series downloads for Hotstar, ParamountPlus, Rumble, SonyLIV, Trovo, TubiTv, Voot etc
-* Improved/fixed support for HiDive, HotStar, Hungama, LBRY, LinkedInLearning, Mxplayer, SonyLiv, TV2, Vimeo, VLive etc
+[![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/pukkandan)
+[![gh-sponsor](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Github-white.svg?logo=github&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/sponsors/pukkandan)
 
+* Founder of the fork
+* Lead Maintainer from 2021-2024
 
-## [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
 
-* `--update-to`, self-updater rewrite, automated/nightly/master releases
-* `--cookies-from-browser` support for Firefox containers, external downloader cookie handling overhaul
-* Added support for new websites like Dacast, Kick, NBCStations, Triller, VideoKen, Weverse, WrestleUniverse etc
-* Improved/fixed support for Anvato, Brightcove, Reddit, SlidesLive, TikTok, Twitter, Vimeo etc
+### [shirt](https://github.com/shirt-dev)
 
+[![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/shirt)
 
-## [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+* Multithreading (`-N`) and aria2c support for fragment downloads
+* Support for media initialization and discontinuity in HLS
+* The self-updater (`-U`)
 
-[![gh-sponsor](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Github-white.svg?logo=github&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/sponsors/Grub4K) [![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/Grub4K)
 
-* `--update-to`, self-updater rewrite, automated/nightly/master releases
-* Reworked internals like `traverse_obj`, various core refactors and bugs fixes
-* Implemented proper progress reporting for parallel downloads
-* Improved/fixed/added Bundestag, crunchyroll, pr0gramm, Twitter, WrestleUniverse etc
+### [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
+
+[![ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Ko--fi-red.svg?logo=kofi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://ko-fi.com/ashish0804)
+
+* Added support for new websites BiliIntl, DiscoveryPlusIndia, OlympicsReplay, PlanetMarathi, ShemarooMe, Utreon, Zee5 etc
+* Added playlist/series downloads for Hotstar, ParamountPlus, Rumble, SonyLIV, Trovo, TubiTv, Voot etc
+* Improved/fixed support for HiDive, HotStar, Hungama, LBRY, LinkedInLearning, Mxplayer, SonyLiv, TV2, Vimeo, VLive etc
 
+## Triage Maintainers
 
-## [sepro](https://github.com/seproDev)
+Triage Maintainers are frequent contributors who can manage issues and pull requests.
 
-* UX improvements: Warn when ffmpeg is missing, warn when double-clicking exe
-* Code cleanup: Remove dead extractors, mark extractors as broken, enable/apply ruff rules
-* Improved/fixed/added ArdMediathek, DRTV, Floatplane, MagentaMusik, Naver, Nebula, OnDemandKorea, Vbox7 etc
+- [gamer191](https://github.com/gamer191)
+- [garret1317](https://github.com/garret1317)
+- [pzhlkj6612](https://github.com/pzhlkj6612)
+- [DTrombett](https://github.com/dtrombett)
+- [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- [grqz](https://github.com/grqz)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ yt-dlp.tar.gz: all
 		--exclude '.git' \
 		-- \
 		README.md supportedsites.md Changelog.md LICENSE \
-		CONTRIBUTING.md Collaborators.md CONTRIBUTORS AUTHORS \
+		CONTRIBUTING.md Maintainers.md CONTRIBUTORS AUTHORS \
 		Makefile yt-dlp.1 README.txt completions .gitignore \
 		yt-dlp yt_dlp pyproject.toml devscripts test
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 [![Release version](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/yt-dlp/yt-dlp?color=brightgreen&label=Download&style=for-the-badge)](#installation "Installation")
 [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/badge/-PyPI-blue.svg?logo=pypi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://pypi.org/project/yt-dlp "PyPI")
-[![Donate](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Donate-red.svg?logo=githubsponsors&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](Collaborators.md#collaborators "Donate")
+[![Donate](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Donate-red.svg?logo=githubsponsors&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](Maintainers.md#maintainers "Donate")
 [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/807245652072857610?color=blue&labelColor=555555&label=&logo=discord&style=for-the-badge)](https://discord.gg/H5MNcFW63r "Discord")
 [![Supported Sites](https://img.shields.io/badge/-Supported_Sites-brightgreen.svg?style=for-the-badge)](supportedsites.md "Supported Sites")
 [![License: Unlicense](https://img.shields.io/badge/-Unlicense-blue.svg?style=for-the-badge)](LICENSE "License")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "yt-dlp"
-maintainers = [
+authors = [
     {name = "pukkandan", email = "pukkandan.ytdlp@gmail.com"},
+]
+maintainers = [
+    {email = "maintainers@yt-dlp.org"},
     {name = "Grub4K", email = "contact@grub4k.xyz"},
     {name = "bashonly", email = "bashonly@protonmail.com"},
     {name = "coletdjnz", email = "coletdjnz@protonmail.com"},
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ pyinstaller = [
 Documentation = "https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme"
 Repository = "https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp"
 Tracker = "https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues"
-Funding = "https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/Collaborators.md#collaborators"
+Funding = "https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/Maintainers.md#maintainers"
 
 [project.scripts]
 yt-dlp = "yt_dlp:main"
