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I don't know why I avoided this for so long and stuck to whatever the first search result for 'online youtube downloader' was; but it's been much nicer having a consistent and versatile tool at the ready.
this post was submitted on 31 Dec 2025
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Not piracy related, but GrapheneOS.
Stremio and torbox
Z-Lib android app
Which one? Could you provide a link?
I don't think we are allowed to link directly to Z-Library and similar sites, but this wiki from their subreddit provides links. The download for their app is on the website, I believe any of the provided links will work. I think you will have to make an account. I was able to use a proton alias.
Stremio + RealDebrid freed me.
HexOS(TrueNAS) + Headscale(Tailscale). Then Emby or whatever existing tool on it.
SyncThing. That shit has pretty much replaced iCloud Drive for me, and as such has saved me a fortune.
I feel slow on this one but I only learned about copyparty a while ago. With the more frequent use of uv for Python stuff, I like that invoking it on a directory I want to share with a group in a room can be as simple as uv tool run copyparty and they can just scan the QR code and get whatever as long as they're connected to WiFi.
uv tool run copyparty -v .::r --grid --qr --hist ~/.cache/copyparty is what I use for quick folder shares.
https://pairdrop.net/ - zero-configuration peer-to-peer file sharing across any network (including the Internet), it's made exfiltrating files from a VM super easy.
(also +1 vote for SyncThing, I discovered it this year too and having my phone and PC sync a folder has been incredibly useful for things like podcasts and audiobooks)
Is PairDrop safe for transferring photos from iPhone users to Android users and vice versa without having to be on the same wifi network? This is one thing I miss after ditching the iPhone. The website advertises this capability but I often wonder about sending stuff over the internet. I know about LocalSend, though I haven't convinced many of my friends & family to install that app, either.
Can't comment on the nebulous "safe" but it works over the interweb, you join a "private room" using the buttons in the top-right and the devices should just see each other. You can also pair devices so they permanently see each other. I sometimes have to close and reopen on one device or the other for the devices to find each other.
Good point about the word "safe." A better way to phrase my question is, for sharing low sensitivity SFW photos w/ friends and/or family (e.g., a group photo at a bar or restaurant, or a family photo from Christmas morning), would you trust a tool like PairDrop or Destiny over "traditional" sharing methods such as texting the photo to everybody over SMS? (assuming we aren't or can't get on the same network, otherwise I'd probably just go w/ LocalSend)
I mean, it uses WebRTC which is an encrypted format, I suppose if you have to go via a relay server that might be a possible attack vector but certainly not enough to worry about over something like a group photo.
For multi-recipient or if you're worried about snooping you might want to try https://wormhole.app/ instead, which is instead a temporary file host, it'll host files for 24 hours encrypted at rest (the encryption key is built into the URL you share)
Thanks for the tip about the Wormhole app. It looks like PairDrop also supports multi-recipient based on a brief visit to their website and cursory review of their FAQ (that is assuming multiple recipients can join a room). Still good to know about various alternatives, though, especially for asynchronous transfers.
Was getting great use of the Destiny File Transfer client for a while. Localsend as well. Great for loading up the mobile devices with movies and music, with little fuss.
Was getting great use of the Destiny File Transfer client for a while.
Did you move on to another tool or just stop needing to transfer files?
I still use LocalSend fairly often. Works better for large groups of files. But for internet, Destiny is pretty awesome at getting the job done, even with large files.
Another one Ana's archive
I can't believe it took me until this year to find that.
I just wish the people that scan books with OCR would actuality read through the result and check for errors. A couple I've read lately are absolutely riddled with them.
Lemmy
I found the aars. I really only use it now to get tv series that come out slowly, but it was fun setting it up and seeing how it automates half the work.
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Nix. You dont need NixOS, you can just use nix as a package manager on top of whatever you have.
It has the benefits of containerisation, but a vast repo including things you'd usually run in docker containers, and CLI apps and tools, and large GUI projects as well.
Kodi. I remember trying it years ago but since it didn't play well with the piHole I was running back then I forgot about it completely.
A few months ago I was trying to figure out jellyfin but the computer I was planning to use was way too old for it, someone suggested Kodi and after getting used to its interface it's been great. I've even found a great remote control app on f-droid.
Torrent sits, syncthing, xmpp(replaced WhatsApp), RSS maybe some more
can you elaborate on how you replaced whatsapp with xmpp?
I installed monocles chart on my family members phone and it worked well with nice ui. Also forced my family to contact me only through that
Not a tool or website per se, but more of a system that I thought of to share loot - mostly single files - with normie friends that neither use a VPN or pirate in any capacity: just pack it in an encrypted archive, encrypt the file headers too, change the filename to something random, upload it to the cloud service of your choice, share the download link and the password to the archive with them and Bob's your uncle.
Croc can be especially good for this.
Holy crap it's like localsend on steroids! Thanks for sharing! https://github.com/localsend/localsend