elementdavv/internet_archive_downloader
A chrome/firefox extension that download books from Internet Archive(archive.org) and HathiTrust Digital Library (hathitrust.org)
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Where it stands
Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.
1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 10 days ago, with 2 contributors on GitHub.
Peaked at #23 in the weekly ranking the week of Dec 28, its best in the past year.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Downloads books from Internet Archive and HathiTrust Digital Library as PDFs or image collections via a browser extension.
- Enables efficient downloading of large books with embedded text or images using minimal memory by streaming pages directly to disk.
- Use for saving borrowed or limited-access books from Internet Archive for offline reading within allowed timeframes.
- Use for downloading full-view public domain books from HathiTrust without requiring login or borrowing.
- Use for batch downloading multiple books in parallel with configurable quality and output format options.
Should you depend on it?
License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.
License
AGPL 3.0
Network copyleft: like the GPL, and also triggered by offering the software over a network.
Community files
- README: present
Watch-outs
- AGPL-style copyleft also applies when the software is offered over a network.
- Owned by an individual account with only 2 contributors on GitHub; plan for bus-factor risk.
General guidance from repository metadata, not legal advice. How we score
From the README
In Internet Archive, Some books can be borrowed to read online for a limited period. The extension will try to download these books.
In HathiTrust Digital Library. books with full view permission is also supported.
The extension works by fetching every leaf of a book, constructing a PDF stream on the fly targeting to disk storage. So it can handle books of thousands of leafs easily with little memory.
Install as the following directions supports automatic updates when new versions are available.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
114+10
Open issues
14+1
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| elementdavv/internet_archive_downloader | 1.7K | — | 26 | 10 days ago |
| Category median | 48.4K | +6.2K | 44 | — |
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