Hacker News with Generative AI: Downloading

The Difference Between Downloading and Streaming (danq.me)
What’s the difference between “streaming” and “downloading” video, audio, or some other kind of linear media?
Streaming, Downloading, Technology, Media
160 points by kruemmelspalter 32 days ago | 85 comments
GDownloader: GUI front end for ytdlp, gallery-dl and spotDL (github.com/hstr0100)
Software, Downloading, Music, Video, Open Source
7 points by vertx010 57 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: I built an all-in-one social media downloader for 50 platforms (ycombinator.com)
I’ve always been frustrated with how hard it is to download videos from the internet. Most of the sites that claim to do it are bloated with ads, auto-playing videos, fake download buttons, or just straight-up shady behavior. All I wanted was something minimal that actually worked — no noise, no popups, no tricks.
Web Development, Social Media, Downloading, Tools
15 points by bigcartoons 77 days ago | 2 comments
You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web (github.com/soimort)
You-Get is a tiny command-line utility to download media contents (videos, audios, images) from the Web, in case there is no other handy way to do it.
Command Line, Web Scraping, Downloading, Media
397 points by Anon84 243 days ago | 146 comments
Show HN: Paste2Download – No Login, No Ads, Download Videos Watermark Free (paste2download.com)
Video, Downloading, Web Tools, Online Services
62 points by master3088 377 days ago | 40 comments
Open Source YouTube to MP3 Downloader (github.com/PackJC)
Open Source, YouTube, Music, Downloading, Software
125 points by packjc 411 days ago | 81 comments