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The "file system" is stupid-easy: just a JSON file renamed to `.vha2` -- see the interface here: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App/blob/main/interfac... I've had no problems with 20,000 videos in a "hub" and I've heard people…

comment by yboris · 2021-12-22 · in Kodi: An Open Source Home Theater System

…at once. I hope it is useful to some of you here. https://videohubapp.com/en/ Open source MIT: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2021-12-21 · in Kodi: An Open Source Home Theater System

…(paying for ads is not an option I want to consider). https://videohubapp.com/ & MIT open source https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2021-12-13 · in Marketing is scary for a solo developer

…Electron application where images do not get displayed if the folder path has spaces in it :'( https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App/issues/667 Any help would be really appreciated!

comment by yboris · 2021-11-11 · in I'm “still afraid to use spaces in file names” years old

…even tried transcoding via FFmpeg - successful video playback on PC over WiFi but not on iPhone - https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App/pull/611

comment by yboris · 2021-09-23 · in FFmpeg to WebRTC

…separate laptop through Chrome, but iOS Safari kicks my ass. Does anyone have suggestions / ideas? https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App-remote

comment by yboris · 2021-09-22 · in FFmpeg to WebRTC

I even got `jxl` to work in Electron ! https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App/compare/jxl

comment by yboris · 2021-09-10 · in Using Saliency in progressive JPEG XL images

…my own to browse large video collections: Video Hub App https://videohubapp.com/ MIT open source: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2021-09-10 · in A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl

…with external and network drives). Hope you like! https://videohubapp.com/en/ MIT open source: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2021-09-10 · in A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl

I built an Electron app Video Hub App and it's fast: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App Electron is overkill for a todo app that you want users to open/close many times per day. But if it's an app that's used for 90% while it's open…

comment by yboris · 2021-08-17 · in Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without Electron, built in Rust

…YouTube for videos on your computer" Maybe interesting to some of you: https://videohubapp.com/en/ https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2021-07-13 · in Show HN: Fakeflix – Netflix open source clone

…if ratio isn't what I want). AMAZING! Video Hub App - https://videohubapp.com/ MIT open source too: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2021-04-09 · in FFmpeg 4.4

…in over $9000 donated to protect people from malaria. Public: https://videohubapp.com/en/ GitHub: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App Charityware: https://medium.com/@whyboris/charityware-doing-good-with-pro...

comment by yboris · 2021-03-11 · in How I earn a living selling my open-source web-based invoicing application

FFmpeg is the foundation of my Video Hub App :D https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App Extract screenshots from video, join them together in a horizontal filmstrip (letterboxing as needed) for super-fast preview of each video :)

comment by yboris · 2021-03-07 · in FFMPEG from Zero to Hero

Oh sweet! My Video Hub App is a Zero Data App! https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App <-- MIT open source The saved "hub" (file/database) is just a JSON formatted text file renamed to `.vha2` and all the images are stored as JPG in a…

comment by yboris · 2021-03-06 · in Zero Data App

…be great to get more donations to the charity - it's not a project I need to succeed financially. https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2021-02-02 · in Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

…It's now 3 years old, version 3.0.0 with new features coming in 2021. https://videohubapp.com/ https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App <-- MIT open source!

comment by yboris · 2021-01-15 · in Ask HN: What are you working on?

…feels like a donation. [0] https://medium.com/@whyboris/charityware-doing-good-with-pro... [1] https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2021-01-12 · in I received my first donation on my open-source side project

…month. https://videohubapp.com/ - browse, search, and organize your videos (PC, Mac, Linux) GitHub: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2020-12-05 · in Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2020?

…100 copies per month (and donate $350 of it to charity). Public: https://videohubapp.com/ GitHub: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App ps - and I have a free file renamer made in Electron and Angular: https://yboris.dev/renamer/

comment by yboris · 2020-11-20 · in Why I chose Electron.js for my side business

…(so many people love it). Video Hub App - https://videohubapp.com/en/ and Open Source on GitHub - https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2020-11-14 · in Having 170 competitors in not an obstacle

…with every version -- usually no changes required other than bumping the number in package.json [0] https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App/

comment by yboris · 2020-11-12 · in Version 11 of Angular Now Available

…them or see filmstrips of your films) Video Hub App https://videohubapp.com/en/ MIT Open Source: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2020-10-20 · in My Eight-Year Quest to Digitize 45 Videotapes

I spent countless hours on my side project Video Hub App https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App At first it was a rough implementation to see if the tech stack could do what I want; later it was "let's polish to make it usable by…

comment by yboris · 2020-09-23 · in Time spent programming is often time well spent

…Electron is an excellent tool for the job. My two electron applications as examples: Video Hub App: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App & https://videohubapp.com/ Simplest File Renamer: https://github.com/whyboris/Simplest-File-Rename…

comment by yboris · 2020-08-23 · in Ask HN: How to do cross platform GUI?

…screenshots from all videos in your video collection to create an easy to browse/search library. https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App https://videohubapp.com/

comment by yboris · 2020-06-16 · in FFmpeg 4.3

…also wanted to browse external hard drive without connecting it. So I created Video Hub App https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App - MIT open source https://videohubapp.com/ - $3.50 minimum price but $3.50 of every sale goes to the…

comment by yboris · 2020-06-03 · in Ask HN: How do you organise your files and folders?

…on my favorite 2-year-old project Video Hub App https://videohubapp.com/ - over 1,600 sales now! https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App - open source!

comment by yboris · 2020-05-14 · in Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project?

ps - I also made Video Hub App into MIT open source: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2020-04-08 · in Ask HN: How to turn a “toy” side project into a business?

…videos on your computer (no streaming though). Website: https://videohubapp.com/ MIT Open Source: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2020-01-08 · in Jellyfin: A Free Software Media System

…a threshold feature (will be released in 2.1.0 -- probably in January). You can see the PR: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App/pull/322 -- I hope that's what you had in mind. Another feature I plan to implement is fuzzy search (just…

comment by yboris · 2020-01-01 · in Ask HN: What did you build in 2019?

…it open source too! Search, browse, and preview videos on your computer :) https://videohubapp.com/ https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2019-12-31 · in Ask HN: What did you build in 2019?

…minimum) and $3.50 of every purchase goes to my favorite charity: Against Malaria Foundation. https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2019-08-13 · in GitHub stars won’t pay your rent

…My app pivotally depends on FFmpeg extracting screenshots of videos for users to browse through: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2019-08-06 · in FFmpeg 4.2

…but also for sale for $3.50 (with over 700 purchases in the last 1.5years) https://videohubapp.com/ https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App -- built with Angular

comment by yboris · 2019-07-31 · in Electron 6.0

…The thing I built has enough code you can learn from to get you farther: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2019-07-31 · in Electron 6.0

…- minor shameless plug -- if you need a library for videos, try my Video Hub App - MIT open source: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2019-05-08 · in Ask HN: Personal Library Manager?

…are want a library for videos, I created an MIT open source Video Hub App - nearing version 2.0.0 https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App Sorry unsure about good photo alternatives, but my first place to research is…

comment by yboris · 2019-04-30 · in Ask HN: Personal photo library recommendations? Open source, browser-based

…App (MIT open source) is for sale for $3.50 but $3.50 of every sale goes to my favorite charity: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App If you look at http://www.globalrichlist.com/ you'll discover that earning even $30k/year places you…

comment by yboris · 2019-04-24 · in I Can't Do Anything for Fun Anymore; Every Hobby Is an Attempt to Make Money

…last year around the same time and now has 473 copies sold. Late last year I made it open source: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App Unsure if anything I shared is valuable to your situation. I chose against using licenses / serial…

comment by yboris · 2019-03-04 · in Ask HN: How would you monetize software that runs mostly offline?

My personal project Video Hub App is for sale for $3.50 per copy, but is also open source: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App Have 437 sales as of today (released 1 year ago) with many people opting to pay more than $3.50 -- though…

comment by yboris · 2019-02-10 · in Making Money from Open-Source Software

…my open source project for a better way to search and browse videos files you have: Video Hub App - https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App I love VidTools Everything - but for videos you might want to see previews of the content ;)

comment by yboris · 2019-01-07 · in Everything – Locate files and folders by name instantly on Windows

I humbly recommend my Video Hub App for keeping a catalog of your videos. It's an open source app! https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2019-01-06 · in Ask HN: How do you organise your hard drive?

…of it like YouTube for videos on your computer: https://videohubapp.com/ And it's now open-source: https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

comment by yboris · 2019-01-06 · in Ask HN: How do you organise your hard drive?