Orbital Online Video and Image Downloader

# Alien Orbital Online Downloader

A powerful media downloader and processing tool with both web interface and command-line capabilities. Developed by Alien Tech Solutions.

## Features

– **Download Media**: Download videos, images, and audio from various websites
– **Format Conversion**: Convert media between different formats
– **Quality Enhancement**: Improve the quality of images and videos
– **Anonymous Downloading**: Hide your identity during media downloads
– **Metadata Removal**: Strip all metadata from files for privacy protection
– **Web Interface**: User-friendly browser-based interface
– **Command-Line Interface**: Powerful CLI for automation and scripting
– **Secure Public Hosting**: HTTPS support, authentication, and enhanced security
– **Windows Service**: Run as a system service with auto-start capability

## Quick Start with Windows Batch File

The included `start-app.bat` file provides an easy way to manage the application:

1. Run `start-app.bat`
2. Select from the menu:
– Start the application
– Start as Windows Service
– Install as Windows Service
– Uninstall Windows Service
– Generate SSL Certificates

## Usage

### Web Interface

The web interface provides an intuitive way to use all features of the Alien Orbital Online Downloader:

1. **Download Tab**: Enter a URL to download media from the web
2. **Convert Tab**: Upload files for format conversion
3. **Enhance Tab**: Improve the quality of your media files
4. **Remove Metadata Tab**: Strip privacy-compromising metadata from files
5. **My Files Tab**: Manage your downloaded and processed files

## Supported Formats

### Video Formats
– MP4, WebM, MKV, AVI, MOV, FLV, WMV, GIF

### Audio Formats
– MP3, WAV, OGG, AAC, FLAC

### Image Formats
– JPG/JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, TIFF

## Enhancement Options

### Video Enhancement
– Auto Quality: General quality improvement
– Denoise: Reduce video noise
– Upscale: Increase resolution
– Stabilize: Reduce camera shake

### Image Enhancement
– Auto Quality: General quality improvement
– Denoise: Remove image noise
– Upscale: Increase resolution
– HDR Effect: Enhance colors and contrast

## Privacy Features

### Anonymous Downloading
– Hides your IP address and identity
– Removes referrer information
– Uses randomized user agent strings

### Metadata Removal
– Strips EXIF data from images (GPS location, camera info)
– Removes creation and modification timestamps
– Eliminates author and copyright information
– Cleans software fingerprints

Security Recommendations

When exposing your application to the internet:

1. **Always use HTTPS**: Generate SSL certificates and enable HTTPS
2. **Enable authentication**: Set USE_AUTH=true in your .env file
3. **Use strong passwords**: Change default admin credentials
4. **Configure rate limiting**: Prevents abuse and brute force attempts
5. **Keep software updated**: Regularly update Node.js and npm dependencies
6. **Regular backups**: Back up your configuration and downloaded files
7. **Monitor logs**: Check for suspicious activities