[HN Gopher] Show HN: download all your [Liked] videos from TikTo...
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       Show HN: download all your [Liked] videos from TikTok for
       safekeeping
        
       This is a chrome extension I made. You visit tiktok.com and sign
       in, the extension retrieves MP4s and puts them in a folder.  My
       goal: the TikTok algorithm has helped me find wonderful things. I
       consider the list of my [Likes] to be a treasure collection, and
       want to make sure I don't lose them.  If you don't have time to
       try, here's a video walking through all the features:
       https://youtu.be/BoHOdRxHgP0  Is it free: Yes. (I did test a
       payment modal once, but users gave me 1-star ratings for it, so I
       removed it)
        
       Author : ZYinMD
       Score  : 33 points
       Date   : 2022-03-15 14:42 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (chrome.google.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (chrome.google.com)
        
       | mateo1 wrote:
       | Now the hard part is to find something on tiktok worth
       | downloading.
        
         | nullandvoid wrote:
         | IWhen a friend has shared a video, they try to get you to sign
         | up with this horrible collection of "similar reccomended"
         | content (90% sexually suggestive thumbnails other 10% really
         | dumb clickbait) every time. If for that reason alone I will
         | never join and have my brain rotted by their algorithms.
        
           | sodality2 wrote:
           | They're pandering to the average person, and obviously it
           | seems to work given its explosive popularity. If you actually
           | use it and follow programming, engineering, STEM, etc type
           | videos, you will of course be recommended similar.
        
         | krnlpnc wrote:
         | Such a worn out joke :)
         | 
         | The platform is essentially short form youtube, there's content
         | covering virtually every interest/topic.
        
           | randomhodler84 wrote:
           | Virtually every cringe. It's a trash fire. Why anyone would
           | want to preserve these is beyond my understanding.
        
       | blunte wrote:
       | Ahh, the best content to archive!
        
       | ZYinMD wrote:
       | By the way (OP here), videos disappear from TikTok everyday for
       | various reasons, and this tool monitors and labels all
       | disappeared videos, as long as you have downloaded them first. My
       | numbers show they typically disappear at a rate of ~3% per month
       | (which is one major reason why I built this tool).
        
       | PenguinRevolver wrote:
       | Is the scroll progress supposed to go above 100?
        
         | ZYinMD wrote:
         | Yes if you have more than 100. It should scroll all the way to
         | the bottom.
        
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