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    mikf/gallery-dl

    Command-line program to download image galleries and collections from several image hosting sites

    cli
    danbooru
    deviantart
    downloader
    gallery
    kemono
    Python
    GPL-2.0
    20.4K stars
    1.5K forks
    174 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 7, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 6 days ago, with 198 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Downloads image galleries and collections from multiple image hosting sites via command-line interface.
    • Offers extensive configuration options and supports authentication methods for accessing protected content.
    • Use for automating bulk downloads from art and image platforms like Pixiv, DeviantArt, and Twitter.
    • Use for integrating image gallery downloads into CI/CD pipelines or automated workflows using Docker containers.
    • Use for managing and archiving manga chapters or filtered image sets from sites like MangaDex with custom filters.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    GPL 2.0

    Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

    Watch-outs

    • GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

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    From the README

    gallery-dl is a command-line program to download image galleries and collections from several image hosting sites (see Supported Sites <docs/supportedsites.md>). It is a cross-platform tool with many configuration options <https://gdl-org.github.io/docs/configuration.html> and powerful filenaming capabilities <https://gdl-org.github.io/docs/formatting.html>__.

    Excerpt from the mikf/gallery-dl README on GitHub (GPL-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    1.5K+65

    Open issues

    1.1K-64

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