download-anything

Download Anything

Find it. Download it. Any resource, any format.

Toolkit

# Install all tools at once
bash scripts/install-toolkit.sh

Tool	Install	Purpose
yt-dlp	brew install yt-dlp	Video/audio from 1800+ sites
aria2c	brew install aria2	Multi-thread downloads, torrents
gallery-dl	pip3 install gallery-dl	Batch image/media, 170+ sites
spotdl	pip3 install spotdl	Spotify playlists → local files
wget	brew install wget	Recursive downloads, site mirroring
curl	pre-installed	HTTP requests, API calls
ffmpeg	brew install ffmpeg	Media conversion
jq	brew install jq	JSON parsing for automation

Decision Tree

Want to download...	Tool / Approach
YouTube / social media video	scripts/dl-video.sh URL (auto-detects Bilibili cookies)
Audio from any video URL	scripts/dl-audio.sh URL
Spotify playlist/album/track	spotdl URL
Images from gallery/artist page	scripts/dl-gallery.sh URL
A direct file URL (fast)	scripts/dl-file.sh URL (aria2, 16 connections)
A torrent or magnet link	scripts/dl-torrent.sh "magnet:..."
Subtitles for a video	scripts/dl-subtitle.sh QUERY
An ebook or paper	→ references/ebooks.md
A movie or TV show	→ references/video.md
Music / game soundtracks / OST	→ references/music.md
Software or app	→ references/software.md
Stock images/video/audio/fonts	→ references/media-assets.md
Chinese cloud drive resources	→ references/cloud-search.md
Online courses	→ references/education.md
Something else / not sure	→ references/search-techniques.md

Scripts

All in scripts/. Each does one thing. Compose as needed.

Script	What it does	Key args
install-toolkit.sh	Install all CLI tools	—
dl-video.sh URL [QUALITY]	Download video (auto cookies for Bilibili)	best/1080/720/480
dl-audio.sh URL [FORMAT]	Extract audio	mp3/opus/flac/best
dl-file.sh URL [OUTPUT]	Fast multi-thread download	16 connections via aria2
dl-gallery.sh URL [DIR] [ARGS...]	Batch download images	extra args passed to gallery-dl
dl-torrent.sh MAGNET [DIR]	Download torrent/magnet	via aria2
dl-subtitle.sh QUERY [LANG]	Search & download subtitles	en/zh/ja etc.

Quick One-Liners

# Best quality video
yt-dlp -f "bv*+ba/b" "URL"

# 1080p video + subtitles
yt-dlp -f "bv[height<=1080]+ba/b" --write-subs --sub-langs "en,zh" "URL"

# Extract audio as MP3
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 "URL"

# Download YouTube playlist
yt-dlp --yes-playlist "URL"

# Fast file download (16 connections)
aria2c -x16 -s16 -k1M "URL"

# Download magnet
aria2c --seed-time=0 "magnet:?xt=..."

# Batch images from gallery
gallery-dl "URL"

# Spotify album → local MP3s
spotdl "SPOTIFY_URL"

# All PDFs from a page
wget -r -l1 -A "*.pdf" "URL"

# Video metadata as JSON (automation)
yt-dlp -j "URL"

# Get direct URL without downloading
yt-dlp -g "URL"

Agent Automation Patterns

Video pipeline: yt-dlp -j URL → parse JSON → select format → yt-dlp -f FORMAT URL -o OUTPUT

Ebook search: Search Anna's Archive / Z-Library / 鸠摩搜书 → get download page → extract link → aria2c

Bulk media: gallery-dl --dump-json URL → review items → gallery-dl -d OUTPUT URL

Music: spotdl SPOTIFY_URL (auto YouTube match + metadata) or yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 YOUTUBE_URL

Domain Instability

Many resource sites rotate domains. When a URL fails:

1. Search: [site name] mirror 2026 or [站名] 最新地址
2. Check Reddit/Twitter for community mirror lists
3. Anna's Archive = most resilient ebook meta-search
4. For Chinese cloud search: check 网盘之家导航 for latest links

References

File	Content
ebooks.md	Ebook sites, academic papers, audiobooks, manga, Chinese books
video.md	Torrent sites, DDL, subtitles, anime, Chinese video
music.md	Free music, download tools, Chinese music, podcasts
software.md	Software archives, package managers, Chinese sites
media-assets.md	Stock images, video, audio, fonts
cloud-search.md	Chinese cloud drive search (百度/阿里/夸克)
education.md	Free courses and MOOCs
tools-reference.md	Detailed CLI syntax and advanced flags
search-techniques.md	Google dorks, search strategies