DownloadNet
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18 days ago | 5 days ago | |
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GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
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DownloadNet
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ArchiveBox: Open-source self-hosted web archiving
For anyone who uses Chrome and wants to view their archived pages in the browser as if they were still online (URL and everything intact), and also full-text search through their browsing history that was archived (like AB plans to add in future, I think, right nikki?) you can check out DownloadNet: https://github.com/dosyago/DownloadNet
You can have multiple archives, and even use a mode where you only archive pages you bookmark rather than everything.
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Show HN: Rem: Remember Everything (open source)
This does look cool. It reminds me of a recent discovery I made. The other day, while trying to recover some disk space, I found a giant file on my hard disk. It turned out to be a nine-hour screen recording from almost a year ago. I had no idea it existed, so I must’ve accidentally left the screen recording on. Watching it was fascinating; it was like a window into my thought process at that time. You could see how I was researching something online. It was almost like a play-by-play, akin to re-watching a sports performance – very instructive and surprisingly useful.
In a similar vein to what you’ve done, but focusing specifically on web browsing, I’ve created a tool called ‘DownloadNet.’ It archives for offline use and fully indexes every page you visit. Additionally, it can be configured to archive only the pages you bookmark, offering another mode of operation. It’s an open-source tool, so feel free to check it out: https://github.com/dosyago/DownloadNet
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You're Gonna Need a Bigger Browser
Given that I directly work in this space I found the article's synthesis of a range of ideas about browser innovation to be highly relevant.
More generally, the article is actually extremely interesting and examines a bunch of ideas worthy of consideration if you're interested in the future of web browsing.
Perhaps none of the ideas are new in isolation, but it's encouraging that people are doing this foundational conceptual work and imagining where a synthesis of them would go.
Despite being interesting somehow on the page it was not so easy to read. Here's a summary of key ideas:
Stagnation in Browser Evolution: Berjon notes that despite being central to the web's architecture, browsers haven't changed much in their fundamental design for a long time. They have undergone incremental changes but the core concept remains largely the same as it was decades ago.
Reimagining Browsers: He suggests that to increase user agency—a principle that the web should empower users—we need to consider major overhauls to what a browser is and how it operates.
Integration of Search and Social: Berjon challenges the traditional separation of browsers, search engines, and social platforms. He advocates for an integrated approach where the browser encompasses these functions, aligning more closely with users' experiences and expectations.
Shift From Client to Agent: The author proposes rethinking the browser not just as a client for retrieving documents but as an "agent" that provides a variety of services, potentially including server-like functions, to empower users.
User Agency and Personal Data Servers: By incorporating elements such as Personal Data Servers (PDS), users could manage their own data and services like recommendations, identity, and subscriptions, which currently rely on third-party providers.
Tab Management: Berjon critiques the use of tabs, suggesting that they are an ineffective method for organizing and interacting with web content, and advocates for better UI solutions.
Business Models: He delves into the financial aspects of browsers, highlighting the significant profits derived from setting search engine defaults. Berjon argues for reinvestment of these profits into the web as a public good and for developing business models that truly benefit user agency.
Potential for Change: Despite the challenges, Berjon is optimistic about the possibility of change, noting that there is room for product differentiation and that financial incentives can drive innovation in the browser space.
I found the one about User Agency and Personal Data Servers particularly fascinating. I've been exploring the idea of a federated search engine, where a person curates their own search through their browsing history (and ultimately could share it socially), in DownloadNet: https://github.com/dosyago/DownloadNet
And my company has been developing a platform for building extended and customized browsing experiences and delivering them anywhere. It's my hope that BrowserBox will play a part in the future direction of the browser as user agent. It's open source so if you care about the future of the web, get involved: https://github.com/BrowserBox/BrowserBox :)
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Google Chrome pushes browser history-based ad targeting
If you're interested in utilizing your history information for something in your intentional interests, consider saving an archive of pages you browse to make a search engine you can query back through later.
You can save the full content for indexing with full text search, and you can even export archives as tarballs by zipping up the directory. Many people find this a useful way to "mine" their own browser history to create a curated search engine aligned with your interests. Or simply to save the pages they browse for review offline--either to save bandwidth, or just because they're actually "offline"--at a remote site, or on an airplane.
Everything is saved in a fully interactive way. Personally tho, I find search the most useful feature. Also, we're open source so if you want to get involved, please do so!
https://github.com/dosyago/DiskerNet
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Show HN: Linkwarden – An open source collaborative bookmark manager
If you want full-text-search with archiving check out my project, DiskerNet. https://github.com/dosyago/DiskerNet --> also well done on LinkWarden! Looks like a great product! :)
- Show HN: DiskerNet – Browse the Internet from Your Disk, Now Open Source
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Wayback: Self-hosted archiving service integrated with Internet Archive
For archiving, look into https://github.com/dosyago/DiskerNet
It's real next gen thinking on this topic.
As for the featured tool wayback... If HN readers can't figure out what it does after reading docs, its likely the thinking behind it is equally unclear.
- DiskerNet - Save and index web content locally
- Show HN: DiskerNet – save and index web content locally
SingleFile
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How SingleFile Transformed My Obsidian Workflow
That's interesting. I have been saving articles as PDF files, which is browser-independent, but useful just for search and reference, a nuisance to quote/copy-and-paste.
If I search only the computer, I don't get results from EBay and Amazon at the top. The idea of keeping the knowledge base separate from the primary notes is a good idea. In my case, that knowledge base is the file system, and the primary notes are whatever I choose.
When I was using Evernote, the inbox was the knowledge base and notebooks were the focus. I just had too many different potential projects going on to manage this well.
Looking to focus.
I'll revisit Firefox and SingleFile.
Explanation of the zip file inside.
https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile/blob/master/faq...
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Webpage is also a PNG file and a ZIP file
[2] https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile/blob/master/faq...
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My website is one binary
I agree it would be "great" a complete website in the ZIP. I think this is technically possible, someone just have to code it.
[1] https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile#singlefile
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Omnivore – free, open source, read-it-later App
Singlefile [1] works pretty well for me for that use case.
It has the added advantage that the file format is just plain HTML, and together with “reader mode” in most browsers, it’s a great way to save long-form text or other mostly static pages for later reference.
It obviously doesn’t work for very dynamic pages, let alone web apps.
[1] https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile
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Pocket: It gets worse the more you use it
I’ve tried all the third party services for archiving interesting things over the years but nothing beats saving everything to your local filesystem using [SingleFile](https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile) and using a full-text search front over the directory (something like Houdahspot, for example).
- 11. 使用浏览器插件保存完整网页
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How to easily and quickly save all my subbreddit's wikis?
If you want to save them as a file locally you could use something like SingleFile. You could also put the URL for each wiki into archive.org's Save Page Now so that anyone can access it. Either way, without scripting, you'll have to do some manual labor to get the URL for each wiki.
- Save webpages into Obsidian (mobile)
- Wayback: Self-hosted archiving service integrated with Internet Archive
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Ask HN: Looking for a great tool to archive websites
For small numbers of pages, the SingleFile[0] extension for Firefox (WebExtension) is pretty handy. It's not "archival quality", though, if that's the kind of "archiving" you're doing.
[0] https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile
What are some alternatives?
min - A fast, minimal browser that protects your privacy
leetcode-rating-predictor - Leetcode Rating Predictor built with Node. Browser extension and web interface.
SingleFileZ - Web Extension to save a faithful copy of an entire web page in a self-extracting ZIP file
ArchiveBox - 🗃 Open source self-hosted web archiving. Takes URLs/browser history/bookmarks/Pocket/Pinboard/etc., saves HTML, JS, PDFs, media, and more...
BackstopJS - Catch CSS curve balls.
page-ruler-redux - An awesome page ruler extension for google chrome
hamsterbase - self-hosted, local-first web archive application.
monolith - ⬛️ CLI tool for saving complete web pages as a single HTML file
ZAP - The ZAP core project
sidebery - Firefox extension for managing tabs and bookmarks in sidebar.
Archiver - a streaming interface for archive generation
headless-recorder - Chrome extension that records your browser interactions and generates a Playwright or Puppeteer script.