EricRollei-Download_Tools/CREDITS.md

Credits and Third-Party Licenses

This project relies on excellent open-source tools for media downloading.

Core Download Tools

gallery-dl

• License: GNU GPL v2
• Copyright: Mike Fährmann
• Repository: https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl
• Used for: Downloading images and media from 100+ websites
• License URL: https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/blob/master/LICENSE

gallery-dl is an amazing tool that supports downloading from Instagram, Reddit, Twitter, DeviantArt, Pixiv, and many more sites. We are grateful to Mike Fährmann and all contributors.

yt-dlp

• License: Unlicense (Public Domain)
• Copyright: yt-dlp contributors
• Repository: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
• Used for: Downloading videos and audio from 1000+ platforms
• License URL: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/LICENSE

yt-dlp is a powerful youtube-dl fork with active development and numerous improvements. We thank all contributors to this essential tool.

Python Dependencies

Core Libraries

• Requests

  • License: Apache 2.0
  • Copyright: Kenneth Reitz and Contributors
  • Used for: HTTP requests and API interactions

• urllib3

  • License: MIT
  • Copyright: Andrey Petrov and Contributors
  • Used for: HTTP client functionality

• tqdm

  • License: MIT / MPL 2.0
  • Copyright: Casper da Costa-Luis and Contributors
  • Used for: Progress bars and status indicators

• colorama

  • License: BSD 3-Clause
  • Copyright: Jonathan Hartley
  • Used for: Cross-platform colored terminal output

• jsonschema

  • License: MIT
  • Copyright: Julian Berman
  • Used for: JSON schema validation

Authentication Support

• browser-cookie3
  • License: GNU GPL v3
  • Copyright: Boris Babic
  • Used for: Extracting cookies from web browsers for authentication

Optional Dependencies

FFmpeg

• License: GNU GPL v2+ / LGPL v2.1+
• Copyright: FFmpeg team
• Website: https://ffmpeg.org/
• Used for: Video/audio conversion and processing (required by yt-dlp for audio extraction)

FFmpeg is not a Python dependency but is required for certain yt-dlp features like audio extraction.

ComfyUI Integration

This package is designed as a custom node collection for:

• ComfyUI
  • License: GNU GPL v3
  • Copyright: ComfyAnonymous and Contributors
  • The powerful and modular stable diffusion GUI

License Compatibility

This project is released under a dual license (Non-Commercial: CC BY-NC 4.0 / Commercial: Contact for license). Please note:

• GPL-licensed dependencies (gallery-dl, browser-cookie3): If you distribute this software, you must comply with GPL requirements, which may require releasing your source code.
• Commercial use: If you wish to use this commercially, you must obtain our commercial license AND ensure compliance with all third-party dependency licenses.

Attribution

If you use this project in your work, please provide attribution:

Download Tools for ComfyUI
Author: Eric Hiss (GitHub: EricRollei)
License: Dual License (CC BY-NC 4.0 / Commercial)
Repository: https://github.com/EricRollei/download-tools

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to:

• The ComfyUI community for creating an amazing extensible platform
• Mike Fährmann for gallery-dl, an incredibly comprehensive downloader
• yt-dlp contributors for maintaining the best video downloader available
• All the open-source developers who maintain the libraries this project depends on

Reporting Issues

If you believe any license information is incorrect or incomplete, please:

1. Open an issue on our GitHub repository
2. Contact: eric@historic.camera or eric@rollei.us

We take license compliance seriously and will address any concerns promptly.

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Last Updated: January 2025