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 # Owncloud Download Synchronizer
 
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green.svg)](LICENSE)
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+## About
+
 This is a little tool to synchronize files from a public link share to a local directory. Features:
 
 - only download, cannot upload