Alternatives to Bulk Image Downloader
A paid desktop tool that downloads full-size images and videos from web galleries in bulk. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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Bulk Image Downloader
A paid desktop tool that downloads full-size images and videos from web galleries in bulk.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Bulk Image Downloader.
WFDownloader App
A free bulk downloader for images, videos and files from galleries, forums and supported sites.
WFDownloader App is free and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, with a built-in crawler and cookie import, but it is also closed source.
gallery-dl
A command-line program that downloads image galleries and collections from many image hosting sites.
gallery-dl is free and open source under GPL-2.0 and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, but it is command line only with no graphical interface.
RipMe
An open-source Java album ripper that downloads images and videos in bulk from supported sites.
RipMe is free, open source under MIT and cross-platform as a single jar file, but it requires Java and only works with sites that have a ripper.
Image Downloader
Browser extension for browsing and bulk downloading images from a page.
Image Downloader is a free browser extension that bulk downloads images from a single loaded page, without the queue for many galleries or full-size fetching.
DownThemAll!
Mass downloader that grabs every link or image on a page.
DownThemAll! is a free, open-source browser extension that grabs every link or image on a page, with filters and renaming masks instead of gallery-specific handling.
Bulk Media Downloader
Downloads the media a page loads by watching network requests.
Bulk Media Downloader is a free, open-source browser extension that catches media from network requests, and it is Firefox focused rather than a Windows desktop app.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
JDownloader
A Java download manager that fetches files and videos from many hosting sites through plugins.
Video DownloadHelper
Detects and downloads videos from a very large number of sites.
HTTrack
A free website copier that downloads whole sites to a local folder for offline browsing.
Cyotek WebCopy
A free Windows tool that copies all or part of a website to a local drive.
Internet Download Manager
A Windows download manager that splits files into segments to speed up, resume and schedule downloads.
