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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": "Seal is an Android phone app that downloads videos and audio from many websites so you can keep them on your device. It is for everyday people who want to save online media to their own phone.",
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   "id": "yt-dlp",
   "name": "yt-dlp",
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    "linux"
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   "why": "Does part of the job · Advanced setup",
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  {
   "id": "gallery-dl",
   "name": "gallery-dl",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/gallery-dl/",
   "summary": "gallery-dl is a free command-line program that downloads image galleries and collections from many image hosting websites onto your computer. It is meant for people comfortable typing commands in a terminal, such as programmers or IT staff.",
   "kind": "developer_tool",
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    "windows",
    "linux"
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   "note": "Mainly images; videos need an add-on; music not mentioned.",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Advanced setup",
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   "id": "tube-archivist",
   "name": "Tube Archivist",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/tube-archivist/",
   "summary": "Tube Archivist is a self-hosted web app that saves copies of YouTube videos from channels you follow and organizes them in a searchable, offline library. It is for people who want to keep and browse their own YouTube archive on their own server.",
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   "release": null,
   "family": null,
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   "rank": 5,
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   "note": "Downloads YouTube videos only, not music or images from other sites.",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Advanced setup",
   "score": 33.3
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