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 |