Ask HN: Windows software for extracting multimedia files from webpage?

#1

Post by samh748 » Tue, May 30, 2023, 9:38 PM UTC

Ages ago I used a program on Windows that extracts all the files from a webpage, allowing you to download images and videos etc. I've completely forgotten what it's called and dont exactly want to google keywords and get all sorts of junk/virus.

Does anyone know programs that does this?

Re: Ask HN: Windows software for extracting multimedia files from webpage?

#2

Post by dmbche » Tue, May 30, 2023, 9:40 PM UTC

Maybe curl, wget or youtube-dl?

Re: Ask HN: Windows software for extracting multimedia files from webpage?

#3

Post by rcfox » Tue, May 30, 2023, 9:41 PM UTC

JDownloader 2 - https://jdownloader.org/

Re: Ask HN: Windows software for extracting multimedia files from webpage?

#4

Post by Minor49er » Tue, May 30, 2023, 9:55 PM UTC

dmbche wrote: post #2

Maybe curl, wget or youtube-dl?

In addition to these, HTTrack might be an option:

https://www.httrack.com/

Re: Ask HN: Windows software for extracting multimedia files from webpage?

#5

Post by samh748 » Tue, May 30, 2023, 10:10 PM UTC

rcfox wrote: post #3

JDownloader 2 - https://jdownloader.org/

I think this is it! Thank you!!

EDIT WAIT no maybe not. They all look the same! hmmm This looks like a download manager, doesn't seem like it can actually extract files from a webpage??

Re: Ask HN: Windows software for extracting multimedia files from webpage?

#6

Post by samh748 » Tue, May 30, 2023, 10:28 PM UTC

dmbche wrote: post #2

Maybe curl, wget or youtube-dl?

Hmm these all require command lines. The one I'm looking for is for "non-hackers" with a simple user interface.

Re: Ask HN: Windows software for extracting multimedia files from webpage?

#7

Post by rcfox » Wed, May 31, 2023, 6:58 AM UTC

samh748 wrote: post #5

rcfox wrote: post #3

JDownloader 2 - https://jdownloader.org/

I think this is it! Thank you!! EDIT WAIT no maybe not. They all look the same! hmmm This looks like a download manager, doesn't seem like it can actually extract files from a webpage??

In the "LinkGrabber" tab, if you add a URL, it will find all of the various files linked, filtered by type and host.

Re: Ask HN: Windows software for extracting multimedia files from webpage?

#8

Post by samh748 » Wed, May 31, 2023, 8:32 PM UTC

rcfox wrote: post #7

samh748 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think this is it! Thank you!! EDIT WAIT no maybe not. They all look the same! hmmm This looks like a download manager, doesn't seem like it can actually extract files from a webpage??

In the "LinkGrabber" tab, if you add a URL, it will find all of the various files linked, filtered by type and host.

Oh right! I see! Sorry I couldn't check it myself as I don't have access to a Windows device yet. Thanks so much!