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Please write a single answer per comment to clearly see the most popular tools. Vote on the ones you like.

There were too many options in this post and I want to see what are the really interesting ones.

To complement this post:

What file-sharing and media organizing software do you wish that existed?

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[–] Veritas@lemmy.ml 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Audiobookshelf for a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server.

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[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

yt-dlp for downloading videos from various websites.

[–] mspong@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago

This one is amazing, especially when you realise various websites means, nearly any streaming platform. SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Bandcamp etc, it knows them and can download whole archives of files. As we watch Twitter and Reddit totter and crumble it's time to realise this will happen with the sites that host your favourite podcast, unless you make offline copies

[–] k3yword@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I use this one. Extremely fast and easy to use once you figure it out.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 33 points 2 years ago (5 children)

qBittorrent for a lightweight and open-source BitTorrent client.

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[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Calibre for organizing, converting, and syncing eBooks.

[–] DarkTides@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Absolutely vital for anyone who uses an ebooks.

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[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 24 points 2 years ago

Jellyfin for a free and open-source media server and suite of multimedia applications.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 19 points 2 years ago

Sonarr for a PVR for Usenet and BitTorrent users that can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new episodes of your favorite shows.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 17 points 2 years ago

Transmission for a fast, easy, and free multi-platform BitTorrent client.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 16 points 2 years ago

Tachiyomi for an Android app for reading manga from various sources.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 15 points 2 years ago

Stremio + Torrentio for a media center that allows you to watch movies, series, live TV, and more with the help of torrents.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 14 points 2 years ago

Nicotine+ for a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network.

[–] MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 years ago

Musicbrainz Picard for fetching music metadata and standardizing file naming schemes.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

Radarr for an independent fork of Sonarr reworked for automatically downloading movies via Usenet and BitTorrent.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

Plex for Movies / Shows / Music.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

RetroArch for a frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players with support for various platforms.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

gallery-dl for a command-line program to download image galleries and collections from several image hosting sites.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

Prowlarr for a meta-indexer that integrates with other applications like Sonarr, Radarr, and Lidarr.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

jdownloader2 for a free download management tool.

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[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

Readarr for a fork of Radarr for eBooks and Audiobooks.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

Overseer for a request management and media discovery tool built for the Plex ecosystem.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

Calibre-Web for a web app providing a clean interface for browsing, reading, and downloading eBooks using an existing Calibre database.

[–] supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago

mldonkey cross-platform multi-network p2p daemon

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

Navidrome for a self-hosted music server and streamer compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic clients.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

Czkawka for finding duplicate files and similar images.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

eMule for a classic P2P file-sharing software with a large user base.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

ShareX for capturing and sharing screenshots, recordings, and other files.

[–] Randy_Bobandy@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago
[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Kavita for eBooks and Manga

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

hydrus for a desktop application for managing a personal collection of images, videos, and other files.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Jackett for a single indexer API for multiple torrent trackers.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Tautulli for monitoring and tracking your Plex Media Server usage and performance.

[–] theophrastus@vlemmy.net 7 points 2 years ago
[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Lidarr for managing music collections for Usenet and BitTorrent users.

[–] reffugit@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Tixati is an alternative torrenting program that I switched to from QBitorrent.

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[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Fopnu for a P2P file-sharing system with no ads, no spyware, and no bundled software.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Ombi for a self-hosted web application that allows users to request content for Plex, Emby, or Jellyfin.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Romm for game collection and roms (it supports PC games aswell)

[–] nanoobot@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

digikam for image and video collection management and viewing (also does duplicate detection)

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

FrostWire for a BitTorrent client and media player with built-in search functionality.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Tellico for a KDE application for organizing your collections, including books, videos, music, and more.

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

TMSU for a command-line tool for tagging your files and accessing them through a virtual filesystem.

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