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 "notice": "Data from Open Source Everything (https://opensourceeverything.org), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0: use it freely, credit the site, link to the page, and share changes under the same license. Listings were drafted with AI assistance and are managed by the r/TrueOpenSource moderators; check a project's own page before relying on a fact.",
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   "summary": "r2modman is a free app that helps people install, switch and update mods for supported video games on their computer. It is aimed at gamers who want to add mods without handling the files by hand.",
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