diff --git a/frontends/ycdl_flask/backend/endpoints/channel_endpoints.py b/frontends/ycdl_flask/backend/endpoints/channel_endpoints.py
index 34933ad..4b5ebc5 100644
--- a/frontends/ycdl_flask/backend/endpoints/channel_endpoints.py
+++ b/frontends/ycdl_flask/backend/endpoints/channel_endpoints.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ def get_channels():
 
 @site.route('/videos')
 @site.route('/watch')
-@site.route('/videos/<download_filter>')
+@site.route('/videos/<state>')
 @site.route('/channel/<channel_id>')
-@site.route('/channel/<channel_id>/<download_filter>')
-def get_channel(channel_id=None, download_filter=None):
+@site.route('/channel/<channel_id>/<state>')
+def get_channel(channel_id=None, state=None):
     if channel_id is not None:
         try:
             common.ycdldb.add_channel(channel_id)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def get_channel(channel_id=None, download_filter=None):
     else:
         videos = common.ycdldb.get_videos(
             channel_id=channel_id,
-            download_filter=download_filter,
+            state=state,
             orderby=orderby,
         )
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def get_channel(channel_id=None, download_filter=None):
         'channel.html',
         all_states=all_states,
         channel=channel,
-        download_filter=download_filter,
+        state=state,
         query_string='?' + request.query_string.decode('utf-8'),
         videos=videos,
     )
diff --git a/frontends/ycdl_flask/templates/channel.html b/frontends/ycdl_flask/templates/channel.html
index 23f4cc1..3d00c59 100644
--- a/frontends/ycdl_flask/templates/channel.html
+++ b/frontends/ycdl_flask/templates/channel.html
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ https://stackoverflow.com/a/35153397
         <div id="video_card_{{video.id}}"
         data-ytid="{{video.id}}"
         onclick="return onclick_select(event);"
-        class="video_card video_card_{{video.download}}"
+        class="video_card video_card_{{video.state}}"
         >
             <img class="video_thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/{{video.id}}/default.jpg" height="100px">
             <div class="video_details">
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ https://stackoverflow.com/a/35153397
 
             <div class="action_toolbox">
                 <button
-                {% if video.download == "pending" %}
+                {% if video.state == "pending" %}
                 class="video_action_pending hidden"
                 {% else %}
                 class="video_action_pending"
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ https://stackoverflow.com/a/35153397
                 >Revert to Pending</button>
 
                 <button
-                {% if video.download == "pending" %}
+                {% if video.state == "pending" %}
                 class="video_action_download"
                 {% else %}
                 class="video_action_download hidden"
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ https://stackoverflow.com/a/35153397
                 >Download</button>
 
                 <button
-                {% if video.download == "pending" %}
+                {% if video.state == "pending" %}
                 class="video_action_ignore"
                 {% else %}
                 class="video_action_ignore hidden"
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ https://stackoverflow.com/a/35153397
 var CHANNEL_ID = "{{channel.id}}";
 {% endif %}
 
-var DOWNLOAD_FILTER = "{{download_filter if download_filter else ""}}";
+var STATE = "{{state if state else ""}}";
 var video_card_first_selected = null;
 var video_card_selections = [];
 
@@ -337,11 +337,11 @@ function filter_video_cards(search_term)
     video_cards = document.getElementById("video_cards");
     video_cards.classList.add("hidden");
     search_term = search_term.toLocaleLowerCase();
-    let download_filter_class = "video_card_" + DOWNLOAD_FILTER;
+    let state_class = "video_card_" + STATE;
     Array.from(video_cards.getElementsByClassName("video_card")).forEach(function(video_card)
     {
         let title = video_card.getElementsByClassName("video_title")[0].innerText.toLocaleLowerCase();
-        if (DOWNLOAD_FILTER && !video_card.classList.contains(download_filter_class))
+        if (STATE && !video_card.classList.contains(state_class))
         {
             video_cards.removeChild(video_card);
         }
diff --git a/utilities/database_upgrader.py b/utilities/database_upgrader.py
index 0ca3b59..4d6e788 100644
--- a/utilities/database_upgrader.py
+++ b/utilities/database_upgrader.py
@@ -144,6 +144,20 @@ def upgrade_5_to_6(ycdldb):
     ''')
     ycdldb.sql.execute('DROP TABLE channels_old')
 
+def upgrade_6_to_7(ycdldb):
+    '''
+    In this version, the `download` column of the videos table was renamed to
+    `state`. The vocabulary throughout the rest of the program had already
+    evolved and the database column was behind the times.
+    '''
+    ycdldb.sql.execute('ALTER TABLE videos RENAME COLUMN download TO state')
+    ycdldb.sql.execute('DROP INDEX IF EXISTS index_video_author_download')
+    ycdldb.sql.execute('DROP INDEX IF EXISTS index_video_download')
+    ycdldb.sql.execute('DROP INDEX IF EXISTS index_video_download_published')
+    ycdldb.sql.execute('CREATE INDEX index_video_author_state on videos(author_id, state)')
+    ycdldb.sql.execute('CREATE INDEX index_video_state on videos(state)')
+    ycdldb.sql.execute('CREATE INDEX index_video_state_published on videos(state, published)')
+
 def upgrade_all(data_directory):
     '''
     Given the directory containing a ycdl database, apply all of the
diff --git a/ycdl/constants.py b/ycdl/constants.py
index b652443..1dfa023 100644
--- a/ycdl/constants.py
+++ b/ycdl/constants.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from voussoirkit import sqlhelpers
 
-DATABASE_VERSION = 6
+DATABASE_VERSION = 7
 DB_VERSION_PRAGMA = f'''
 PRAGMA user_version = {DATABASE_VERSION};
 '''
@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS videos(
     duration INT,
     views INT,
     thumbnail TEXT,
-    download TEXT
+    state TEXT
 );
 
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_channel_id on channels(id);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_video_author on videos(author_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_video_author_download on videos(author_id, download);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_video_author_state on videos(author_id, state);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_video_id on videos(id);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_video_published on videos(published);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_video_download on videos(download);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_video_download_published on videos(download, published);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_video_state on videos(state);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_video_state_published on videos(state, published);
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 COMMIT;
 '''
diff --git a/ycdl/jsonify.py b/ycdl/jsonify.py
index ca8a652..e649930 100644
--- a/ycdl/jsonify.py
+++ b/ycdl/jsonify.py
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ def video(v):
         'duration': v.duration,
         'views': v.views,
         'thumbnail': v.thumbnail,
-        'download': v.download,
+        'state': v.state,
     }
     return j
diff --git a/ycdl/objects.py b/ycdl/objects.py
index 8d71543..9f082b8 100644
--- a/ycdl/objects.py
+++ b/ycdl/objects.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Channel(Base):
             self.ycdldb.commit()
 
     def has_pending(self):
-        query = 'SELECT 1 FROM videos WHERE author_id == ? AND download == "pending" LIMIT 1'
+        query = 'SELECT 1 FROM videos WHERE author_id == ? AND state == "pending" LIMIT 1'
         bindings = [self.id]
         return self.ycdldb.sql_select_one(query, bindings) is not None
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Video(Base):
         self.duration = db_row['duration']
         self.views = db_row['views']
         self.thumbnail = db_row['thumbnail']
-        self.download = db_row['download']
+        self.state = db_row['state']
 
     @property
     def author(self):
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ class Video(Base):
 
         pairs = {
             'id': self.id,
-            'download': state,
+            'state': state,
         }
-        self.download = state
+        self.state = state
         self.ycdldb.sql_update(table='videos', pairs=pairs, where_key='id')
 
         if commit:
diff --git a/ycdl/ycdldb.py b/ycdl/ycdldb.py
index 1e66237..b814ab0 100644
--- a/ycdl/ycdldb.py
+++ b/ycdl/ycdldb.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class YCDLDBVideoMixin:
             video_id = video
 
         video = self.get_video(video_id)
-        if video.download != 'pending' and not force:
+        if video.state != 'pending' and not force:
             print(f'{video.id} does not need to be downloaded.')
             return
 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class YCDLDBVideoMixin:
     def get_video(self, video_id):
         return self.get_thing_by_id('video', video_id)
 
-    def get_videos(self, channel_id=None, *, download_filter=None, orderby=None):
+    def get_videos(self, channel_id=None, *, state=None, orderby=None):
         wheres = []
         orderbys = []
 
@@ -348,9 +348,9 @@ class YCDLDBVideoMixin:
             wheres.append('author_id')
             bindings.append(channel_id)
 
-        if download_filter is not None:
-            wheres.append('download')
-            bindings.append(download_filter)
+        if state is not None:
+            wheres.append('state')
+            bindings.append(state)
 
         if wheres:
             wheres = [x + ' == ?' for x in wheres]
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class YCDLDBVideoMixin:
 
         try:
             existing = self.get_video(video.id)
-            download_status = existing.download
+            download_status = existing.state
         except exceptions.NoSuchVideo:
             existing = None
             download_status = 'pending'
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ class YCDLDBVideoMixin:
             'duration': video.duration,
             'views': video.views,
             'thumbnail': video.thumbnail['url'],
-            'download': download_status,
+            'state': download_status,
         }
 
         if existing:
@@ -527,13 +527,13 @@ class YCDLDB(
 
     def get_all_states(self):
         '''
-        Get a list of all the different `download` states that are currently in
-        use in the database.
+        Get a list of all the different states that are currently in use in
+        the database.
         '''
         # Note: This function was added while I was considering the addition of
         # arbitrarily many states for user-defined purposes, but I kind of went
         # back on that so I'm not sure if it will be useful.
-        query = 'SELECT DISTINCT download FROM videos'
+        query = 'SELECT DISTINCT state FROM videos'
         states = self.sql_select(query)
         states = [row[0] for row in states]
         return sorted(states)