gallery-dl
image gallery downloader for multiple sites
TLDR
Download from URL
SYNOPSIS
gallery-dl [options] urls...
DESCRIPTION
gallery-dl downloads image galleries from websites. It supports hundreds of image hosting sites, social media, and art communities through site-specific extractors.
The tool handles pagination, authentication, rate limiting, and metadata extraction automatically. Downloads can be organized with customizable directory and filename patterns.
gallery-dl is commonly used for archiving content from image boards, artist portfolios, and social media.
PARAMETERS
URLS
Gallery or image URLs.-d PATH, --dest PATH
Destination directory.-u USER, --username USER
Site username.-p PASS, --password PASS
Site password.--write-metadata
Save metadata as JSON.--list-extractors
List supported sites.-o KEY=VALUE
Set config option.--help
Display help information.
CONFIGURATION
~/.config/gallery-dl/config.json
Main configuration file for output paths, filename patterns, authentication, and site-specific options.
CAVEATS
Site support may break with updates. Respect site terms of service. Large downloads may be throttled.
HISTORY
gallery-dl was created as a counterpart to youtube-dl for images. It provides comprehensive image downloading with support for hundreds of sites through Python-based extractors.
SEE ALSO
youtube-dl(1), wget(1), curl(1)