WikiFlix: Browse and Watch Public Domain Films on Wikimedia Commons
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Summary
WikiFlix is a prototype tool on Wikimedia Commons that allows users to browse and watch full-length public domain or Creative Commons-licensed films. The platform organizes films by decade and year, with content powered by Wikidata. The article also mentions a standalone application on Wikimedia's Toolforge server created by Magnus Manske that offers a nicer browsing and viewing experience.
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· 4 pulledThis is a prototype for browsing and watching full-length, public domain or Creative Commons-licensed films on Wikimedia Commons.
The lists of films here are powered by Wikidata.
For a much nicer and slightly different browsing and viewing experience, check out this standalone application on Wikimedia's tool server Toolforge, created by Magnus Manske: WikiFlix (help).
By decade and year: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s – 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930s – 1930 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
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