A graceful, cross-platform content synchronizer for the modern digital nomad.
Inspired by the elegance of media tooling, reimagined for the knowledge worker.

In an era where information flows across dozens of fragmented platforms, OrbitFetch emerges as your single, elegant gateway to capturing and organizing digital content — without ever touching a browser tab. Think of it as a personal content gravity well: you drop a link, and OrbitFetch pulls the full context into your local universe, preserving structure, metadata, and meaning.

Built for writers, researchers, archivists, and anyone who has ever felt the sting of a lost article, a dead tweet, or a removed video. OrbitFetch is not just a downloader; it is a time capsule for the open web.

We believe in digital sovereignty — the idea that the content you find valuable should live on your machine, in your control, under your preferred format. OrbitFetch treats every piece of online content as a first-class artifact: text, image, audio, video, or structured data. No lock-in. No wrappers. Just clean, organized, accessible files.

• Elegance over complexity: One command, one output, zero confusion.
• Resilience: Handles network interruptions, rate limits, and malformed URLs with grace.
• Privacy-first: No telemetry, no analytics, no third-party calls. Your activity stays local.
• Cross-platform symmetry: Same experience on Linux, macOS, and Windows — no surprises.

OrbitFetch understands the anatomy of modern web pages. It intelligently identifies the primary content — be it a YouTube video, a Substack article, a Twitter thread, or a PDF embedded behind a paywall — and extracts it with fidelity that rivals manual saving.

No more downloads/video_1234.mp4. OrbitFetch creates a semantic folder tree based on content type, source domain, and user-defined tags.
Example structure:

./OrbitFetch/
├── articles/
│   └── 2026-03-15_why-birds-sing.md
├── video/
│   └── 2026-03-14_tutorial-python-async.mp4
└── audio/
    └── 2026-03-13_podcast-ep42.ogg

Drop a .txt file with 50 URLs, or pipe them from a bookmark export. OrbitFetch processes them sequentially, respecting rate limits and avoiding bans — no IP blacklists, no captchas.

Every artifact is accompanied by a .meta.json sidecar file containing:

• Original URL and timestamp
• Page title and description
• Author/source attribution
• Content hash for verification

The interface (and inline help) adapts to your $LANG environment. Currently supports English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Portuguese — with more on the way.

Because the web evolves fast, OrbitFetch uses a pluggable format registry maintained by the community. When a new platform emerges (e.g., a new video host or social network), a simple configuration file extends support — no core update needed.

• The Researcher: Archive interview transcripts, conference recordings, and PDF papers into a searchable local library.
• The Journalist: Capture tweets, Facebook posts, and news articles before they disappear behind paywalls or deletion.
• The Digital Nomad: Offline access to tutorials, manuals, and guides without relying on cloud connectivity.
• The Archivist: Create personal backups of your own content across multiple platforms.

No complex setup. No dependencies to manually chase. Just a single binary that works.

1. Download the appropriate package for your OS from the releases page.
2. Place the binary in your $PATH (e.g., /usr/local/bin or C:\Windows\System32).
3. Run orbitfetch --help to see available commands.
4. Start with a single URL: orbitfetch https://example.com/article

That’s it. The first run creates a default configuration in ~/.config/orbitfetch/ if one doesn’t exist — but you don’t need to touch it unless you want to customize output locations or proxy settings.

OrbitFetch respects a simple YAML configuration file:

output_dir: ~/OrbitFetch
language: auto
max_concurrent: 3
rate_limit_ms: 1000
proxy: none
preserve_metadata: true
format_override:
  youtube: mp4
  twitter: json+media

All options are documented in the --config-example flag output.

• Zero telemetry: OrbitFetch doesn’t call home. No analytics, no crash reporting, no usage statistics.
• Encrypted metadata: If you enable it, metadata files are AES-256-GCM encrypted with a key you provide.
• No external API keys: Unlike scrapers that require paid API keys, OrbitFetch works with public endpoints only.
• Auditable: The entire source is open. Build it yourself if you prefer.

• Documentation: Full docs at orbitfetch.io/docs (offline copy included in the binary).
• Issue tracker: GitHub Issues for bugs, feature requests, and format registry contributions.
• Discussion forum: Join the forum at community.orbitfetch.io for tips, workflows, and show-and-tell.
• 24/7 maintenance: While we don’t offer personal support, the community and maintainers actively monitor issues and respond within 24 hours on weekdays.

This project is lovingly licensed under the MIT License.
You are free to use, modify, and distribute OrbitFetch in any project — personal or commercial.

See the full license text: MIT License

OrbitFetch is a tool for lawful, personal archiving. The developers do not endorse or encourage the unauthorized downloading of copyrighted material, bypassing of access controls, or violation of any platform’s Terms of Service. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with applicable laws and regulations in their jurisdiction. OrbitFetch is provided as-is, without warranty of any kind — express or implied.

OrbitFetch — because the web’s content shouldn’t be ephemeral. You should own what you read, watch, and learn.
Built for the curious. Maintained by the community. Lasting into 2026 and beyond.