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:
- Search:
[site name] mirror 2026or[站名] 最新地址 - Check Reddit/Twitter for community mirror lists
- Anna's Archive = most resilient ebook meta-search
- 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 |