* Stash gathers information about videos in your collection from the internet, and is extensible through the use of community-built plugins for a large number of content producers and sites.
* Stash supports a wide variety of both video and image formats.
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*Note for Mac users:* Running the app will present a security prompt since the binary isn't yet signed. Bypass this by right (ctrl) clicking on the app and hitting "Open", then "Open" in the next popup.
*Note for Windows users:* Running the app might present a security prompt since the binary isn't yet signed. Bypass this by clicking "more info" and then the "run anyway" button.
Stash requires ffmpeg. If you don't have it installed, Stash will download a copy for you. It is recommended that Linux users install `ffmpeg` from their distro's package manager.
**If you'd like to automatically retrieve and organize information about your entire library,** You will need to download some [scrapers](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/tree/develop/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Scraping.md). The Stash community has developed scrapers for many popular data sources which can be downloaded and installed from [this repository](https://github.com/stashapp/CommunityScrapers).
The simplest way to tag a large number of files is by using the [Tagger](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/blob/develop/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Tagger.md) which uses filename keywords to help identify the file and pull in scene and performer information from our stash-box database. Note that this data source is not comprehensive and you may need to use the scrapers to identify some of your media.
Stash is available in 13 languages (so far!) and it could be in your language too. If you want to help us translate Stash into your language, you can make an account at [translate.stashapp.cc](https://translate.stashapp.cc/projects/stash/stash-desktop-client/) to get started contributing new languages or improving existing ones. Thanks!
* Check the in-app documentation, in the top right corner of the app (also available [here](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/tree/develop/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en)
There is a [directory of community-created themes](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/wiki/Themes) on our Wiki, along with instructions on how to install them.
See [Development](docs/DEVELOPMENT.md) and [Contributing](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) for information on working with the codebase, getting a local development setup, and contributing changes.
