Segment types

{"job":"A single download task. Paste a URL and click download to create one.","queue":"The list of all active and pending download jobs, visible in the floating drawer.","hero":"The large progress area at the top of the downloader showing the focused job.","stall watchdog":"Background timer that kills stuck downloads when no data arrives for too long.","processing":"Post-download phase where ffmpeg merges video and audio streams or extracts audio.","entry":"A single item in your media library (standalone file or playlist collection).","playlist collection":"A group of files downloaded together as a playlist, shown as a stack card.","gallery":"Another name for the media library grid.","scan root":"A folder the library watches for media files. Always two: internal vault and download path.","card":"The visual tile in the library grid showing thumbnail, title, duration, and progress.","sidecar":"A companion file that stores metadata about a downloaded video.",".info.json":"Created by yt-dlp during download. Contains title, uploader, chapters, and source URL.",".sponsorblock.json":"Stores SponsorBlock segments and chapters so they are not re-fetched every play.","sprite sheet":"Grid of thumbnail frames from ffmpeg, used for hover previews on the scrub bar.","poster":"Single-frame thumbnail from ffmpeg, used as cover art when no yt-dlp thumbnail exists.","player":"The built-in video/audio player with chapters, subtitles, and SponsorBlock overlays.","mini player":"Separate borderless window that floats on top of other apps, resizable from large to tiny.","control dock":"Frosted bar at the bottom of the player with play/pause, volume, and loop.","chapter scrubber":"Segmented progress bar dividing the video into chapters from yt-dlp metadata.","auto-advance":"When a video ends, automatically plays the next file in the folder or library.","scrub preview":"Thumbnail images that appear on hover over the progress bar (from sprite sheets).","internal vault":"Folder RuForge manages inside its app data directory for storing downloads.","download path":"The custom folder you pick for new downloads (alternative to internal vault)."}