Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Neil Brown @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

12/1/2025, 9:03:12 AM

Public

Today's #FreeSoftwareAdvent - 24 days of toots about Free software that I value - is off to a strong start, since you get not one, not two, not three, but *four* pieces of software:

* yt-dlp: command line tools for downloading from various online sources: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

* Handbrake: ripping DVDs you've bought: https://handbrake.fr/

* SoundJuicer: ripping CDs you've bought: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/sound-juicer

* Libation: downloading audiobooks you've bought: https://github.com/rmcrackan/Libation

Each is a useful starting point for building your own media library.

GitHub - yt-dlp/yt-dlp: A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader - yt-dlp/yt-dlp

github.com · GitHub

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