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OfflineU: Self-Hosted Local Course Loader & Progress Tracker

OfflineU is a sleek, self-hosted web app designed to load and view your offline video, audio, text, and quiz-based training courses. Whether it's Udemy downloads, "open sourced" training archives, or personal content, OfflineU turns your course folder into a fully navigable dashboard with automatic progress tracking.


Features

  • 📁 Dynamic folder parsing: Scans and maps your course structure into a browsable tree view.
  • 🎥 Video & Audio player: Integrated media player with resume & completion tracking.
  • 📄 Text & HTML viewer: Supports .txt, .md, .html, .pdf, and more.
  • Lesson progress tracking: Auto-saves your time spent and marks lessons as completed.
  • ♻️ Continue where you left off: Resume instantly from your last-accessed lesson.
  • 💾 Local-first & private: 100% offline. No cloud, no tracking, no nonsense.
  • 🧑‍💻 Works with any course format: No metadata required, just structured folders.
  • 🧠 Ideal for hoarders, students, or offline learning setups

🗈️ Screenshots

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🛠️ Installation

🔁 Quick Start (Local)

  1. Clone the repo:

    git clone https://github.com/WhiskeyCoder/OfflineU.git
    cd OfflineU
    
  2. Install Python dependencies:

    pip install flask
    
  3. Run the app:

    python offlineu_core.py --create-templates
    
  4. Open your browser:

    http://127.0.0.1:5000
    

📂 Folder Structure Example

MyCourse/
├── Section 1/
│   ├── 01 - Intro.mp4
│   ├── 02 - Setup Guide.pdf
│   └── 03 - Quiz.html
├── Section 2/
│   ├── 04 - Advanced Tips.mp4
│   └── resources/
│       └── extras.md
└── .offlineu_progress.json  ← created automatically

🌟 File types are detected automatically — videos, audio, quizzes, and docs.


📁 Supported File Types

Type Extensions
Videos .mp4, .mkv, .webm, .mov, .avi, etc.
Audio .mp3, .wav, .aac, etc.
Docs .txt, .md, .html, .pdf, .docx
Subtitles .srt, .vtt
Quizzes Detected if file name contains quiz, exam, test, etc.

⚙️ CLI Options

Option Description
--host Set host (default: 127.0.0.1)
--port Set port (default: 5000)
--debug Enable Flask debug mode
--create-templates Generate default HTML templates
<course_path> Load course directly at startup

🧠 Roadmap

  • Base function and testing
  • Multi-user profile support
  • Dark/light theme switcher
  • Built-in quiz interactivity
  • Import/export course metadata
  • Mobile app wrapper
  • Self hosted Docker Deployment

💬 Community

Join the development, suggest features, or ask questions via:


🛡️ License

MIT License — Use freely, modify locally, share widely.


Author

Built with ❤️ by @WhiskeyCoder Inspired by the dream of learning freely, offline, and without limits.

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