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FanFicFare
[FanFicFare](https://github.com/JimmXinu/FanFicFare)
==========
[This is the repository for the FanFicFare project.](https://github.com/JimmXinu/FanFicFare)
FanFicFare makes reading stories from various websites much easier by helping
you download them to EBook files.
FanFicFare is the rename and move of the previous FanFictionDownLoader (AKA
FFDL, AKA fanficdownloader) project.
FanFicFare was previously known as FanFictionDownLoader (AKA
FFDL, AKA fanficdownloader).
Main features:
- Download FanFiction stories from over 150 different sites into ebooks.
[Supported sites list](https://github.com/JimmXinu/FanFicFare/wiki/SupportedSites).
- Update existing EPUB format ebooks, downloading only new chapters.
- Get Story URLs from Web Page.
- Support for downloading images in the story text. (EPUB and HTML
only -- download EPUB and convert to AZW3 for Kindle) More details on
configuring images in stories and cover images can be found in the
[FAQs] or [this post in the old FFDL thread].
- Support for cover image. (EPUB only)
- Optionally keep an Update Log of past updates (EPUB only).
There's additional info in the project [wiki] pages.
There's also a [FanFicFare maillist] for discussion and announcements.
Getting FanFicFare
==================
This program is available as a [calibre
plugin](http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3084025), a
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or from git via the [AUR package](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/fanficfare-git)
(which will also update the calibre plugin, if calibre is installed).
There's additional info in the project
[wiki](https://github.com/JimmXinu/FanFicFare/wiki) pages.
There's also a [FanFicFare
maillist](https://groups.google.com/group/fanfic-downloader) for
discussion and announcements.
[this post in the old FFDL thread]: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1982785#post1982785
[FAQs]: https://github.com/JimmXinu/FanFicFare/wiki/FAQs#can-fanficfare-download-a-story-containing-images
[FanFicFare maillist]: https://groups.google.com/group/fanfic-downloader
[wiki]: https://github.com/JimmXinu/FanFicFare/wiki