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A few tips for the newcomers on this sub !

youtube-dl uGet Rclone Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) cURL aria2
  1. NOTE: youtube-dl has been discontinued.
    A small command-line program to download videos.
    Youtube-dl - not so much an OD downloader but a seriously good media downloader across pretty much most sites that host/stream video. There are guis out there and if you've never used it before, you will thank me for it!

    #Video Downloader #Download Manager #YouTube Downloader 266 social mentions

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    GTK based Download Manager for GNU Linux and Windows.‎Downloads · ‎uGet 2. 0. 4 is Now Available for ..
    There are numerous front-ends or guis that utilise wget as well for most platforms. A search for "wget gui" will bring a wealth of options - I personally can recommend uget. Similarly there are many tutorials and how-tos for how to utilise wget online.

    #Download Manager #Music Downloader #Video Downloader 10 social mentions

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    rsync for cloud storage.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Rclone - specifically for downloading from Google Drive (gdrive) and similar online file storage (the jury is still out ahaic on whether gdrives are "open directories").

    #Cloud Storage #Web Service Automation #File Sharing And Backup 616 social mentions

  4. Learn more about how the Windows Subsystem for Linux works.

    #Web And Application Servers #Development Tools #Web Servers 121 social mentions

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    cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #API Tools #APIs #Developer Tools 105 social mentions

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    aria2 is a lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source command-line download utility. It supports HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent and Metalink.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Torrents #Download Manager #BitTorrent 43 social mentions

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