Is gallery-dl still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 11 days ago. Latest release v1.32.19, 11 days ago.

Can I trust gallery-dl?

Widely used. 20k stars, 12 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install gallery-dl on Linux (mikf/gallery-dl) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

mikf/gallery-dl

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

Python#danbooru#deviantart#downloader#gallery

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (GPL-2.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 11 days ago. Latest release v1.32.19, 11 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used20k stars, 12 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 20,469
Activity: Updated this month

Saved setup from 10 h ago

Will it work on Linux?

Yes, it runs on Linux

You'll build it yourself with Python.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗discord.ggThe project's own site.

3 steps on Linux

Download setup.sh

Then run bash setup.sh. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl.git
cd gallery-dl

Install the required runtimes

Python 3.14

sudo apt install python3 python3.14 python3-venv  # Debian/Ubuntu

Install dependencies

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Did you get it running?

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