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## Feature Comparison
Due to missing/unclear documentation and scope limitations, this is only a partial comparison.
*That said, if you find this information to be inaccurate, please let me know.*
| Feature \ Tool | [kumono][kmn] | [KToolBox][ktb] | [gallery-dl][gdl] | [Better Kemono & Coomer Downloader][bkacd] |
| ------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| language | Rust | [Python][ktb-py] | [Python][gdl-py] | [Python][kacd-py] |
| issues (besides Python) | beta software | lack of features and UX | no concurrency | no concurrency |
| concurrency | yes (default 256) | yes (default 10) | no | no |
| parse multiple URLs | yes | ? | yes | yes |
| kemono support | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| coomer support | yes | [extra config required][ktb-c] | yes | yes |
| user interface | CLI | CLI | CLI | TUI (kind of a chore to use) |
| direct URL parser | yes | yes | yes | no |
| creator all posts | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| creator single page | yes | manual | yes | yes |
| creator single post | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| creator + linked accounts | yes | no | no | no |
| discord server | yes | no | yes | ? |
| discord channel | yes | no | no | ? |
| favorites (creator) | [planned][favs] | ? | ? | ? |
| favorites (post) | [planned][favs] | ? | ? | ? |
| DM/fancard/community | [planned][dms-etc] | ? | ? | ? |
| verify hashes | yes | ? | ? | ? |
| resume downloads | yes | ? | ? | ? |
| skip existing download | yes | yes | yes | ? |
| download archive | yes | ? | ? | ? |
| file type filtering | yes | yes | yes | ? |
| proxy support | yes | ? | yes | ? |
| retry on timeout | planned | ? | ? | ? |
| retry on server error | yes | yes | ? | ? |
| retry on connection error | yes | ? | yes | ? |
<!-- | use original file name | no (TBD?) | ? | ? | ? | -->
<!-- | advanced renaming options | no (TBD?) | yes | ? | ? | -->
## GUI Options
*I haven't found the time to compare these projects to `kumono` yet.*
| Tool | Notes |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ⭐ [Yuvi9587/Kemono-Downloader][yuvikd] ⭐ | Has support for multiple content hosters similar to coomer/kemono.<br>Only a Windows x64 binary is provided. |
| [VoxDroid/KemonoDownloader][vdkd] | Pre-complied binaries cost money, and every update requires another purchase... 💸 |
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[kmn]: https://github.com/APT37/kumono
[ktb]: https://github.com/Ljzd-PRO/KToolBox
[ktb-py]: https://github.com/Ljzd-PRO/KToolBox/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20python
[ktb-c]: https://ktoolbox.readthedocs.io/latest/coomer/
[gdl]: https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl
[gdl-py]: https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20python
[kacd]: https://github.com/e43b/Kemono-and-Coomer-Downloader
[kacd-py]: https://github.com/e43b/Kemono-and-Coomer-Downloader/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20python
[bkacd]: https://github.com/isaswa/Better-Kemono-and-Coomer-Downloader
[favs]: https://github.com/APT37/kumono/issues/5
[dms-etc]: https://github.com/APT37/kumono/issues/3
[vdkd]: https://github.com/VoxDroid/KemonoDownloader
[yuvikd]: https://github.com/Yuvi9587/Kemono-Downloader