package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-  "version": "4.6.18",
+  "version": "4.6.17",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-      "version": "4.6.18",
+      "version": "4.6.17",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^1.6.0",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-  "version": "4.6.18",
+  "version": "4.6.17",
   "description": "Twitch VOD Manager - Download Twitch VODs easily",
   "main": "dist/main.js",
   "author": "xRangerDE",

src/main.ts

@@ -2319,44 +2319,6 @@ const MAX_STREAMER_PROFILE_CACHE_ENTRIES = 512;
 const streamerProfileCache = new Map<string, CacheEntry<StreamerProfile>>();
 const inFlightProfileRequests = new Map<string, Promise<StreamerProfile | null>>();
 
-// Avatar bytes get embedded as data URLs in the profile so the renderer
-// doesn't have to do its own HTTPS fetch (Electron's renderer img loader
-// has a habit of failing silently against the Twitch CDN — undocumented,
-// but reproducibly: the same URL works in DevTools but not in the live
-// page). Cached by source URL so a single avatar change across multiple
-// streamer entries only downloads once.
-const avatarDataUrlCache = new Map<string, string>();
-const MAX_AVATAR_DATA_URL_CACHE = 256;
-
-async function fetchAvatarAsDataUrl(url: string): Promise<string> {
-    if (!url) return '';
-    const cached = avatarDataUrlCache.get(url);
-    if (cached !== undefined) return cached;
-    try {
-        const response = await axios.get<ArrayBuffer>(url, {
-            responseType: 'arraybuffer',
-            timeout: 8000,
-            headers: { 'User-Agent': 'TwitchVODManager/1.0' }
-        });
-        const buf = Buffer.from(response.data);
-        // Twitch CDN almost always serves PNG or JPEG. Detect from the
-        // response content-type when available, fall back to PNG which is
-        // the default for profile_image_url.
-        const contentType = (response.headers['content-type'] as string | undefined)?.split(';')[0]?.trim() || 'image/png';
-        const dataUrl = `data:${contentType};base64,${buf.toString('base64')}`;
-        avatarDataUrlCache.set(url, dataUrl);
-        if (avatarDataUrlCache.size > MAX_AVATAR_DATA_URL_CACHE) {
-            // FIFO eviction — Map preserves insertion order.
-            const firstKey = avatarDataUrlCache.keys().next().value as string | undefined;
-            if (firstKey) avatarDataUrlCache.delete(firstKey);
-        }
-        return dataUrl;
-    } catch (e) {
-        appendDebugLog('avatar-fetch-failed', { url, error: String(e) });
-        return '';
-    }
-}
-
 interface HelixUser {
     id: string;
     login: string;
@@ -2515,15 +2477,10 @@ async function getStreamerProfile(login: string, forceRefresh = false): Promise<
             }
         } catch (_) { /* best-effort */ }
 
-        // Embed the avatar bytes as a data URL so the renderer doesn't
-        // have to make its own HTTPS request. Bypasses any CSP, CORS,
-        // referrer-policy, or Electron renderer image-loading quirks.
-        const avatarDataUrl = avatarUrl ? await fetchAvatarAsDataUrl(avatarUrl) : '';
-
         const profile: StreamerProfile = {
             login: normalized,
             displayName,
-            avatarUrl: avatarDataUrl || avatarUrl,
+            avatarUrl,
             description,
             broadcasterType,
             followerCount,