Alternatives to RipMe
An open-source Java album ripper that downloads images and videos in bulk from supported sites. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
RipMe
An open-source Java album ripper that downloads images and videos in bulk from supported sites.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as RipMe.
gallery-dl
A command-line program that downloads image galleries and collections from many image hosting sites.
gallery-dl is open source under GPL-2.0 and supports many image hosts without needing Java, but it is command line only with no graphical interface.
WFDownloader App
A free bulk downloader for images, videos and files from galleries, forums and supported sites.
WFDownloader App is free on Windows, macOS and Linux with a crawler and browser cookie import, but it is closed source rather than MIT.
Bulk Image Downloader
A paid desktop tool that downloads full-size images and videos from web galleries in bulk.
Bulk Image Downloader is paid, closed source and Windows only, adding image preview and selection plus a queue manager for many galleries.
JDownloader
A Java download manager that fetches files and videos from many hosting sites through plugins.
JDownloader is open source and also Java based, covering many hosting and video sites through plugins, with remote access through My.JDownloader.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Image Downloader
Browser extension for browsing and bulk downloading images from a page.
DownThemAll!
Mass downloader that grabs every link or image on a page.
Bulk Media Downloader
Downloads the media a page loads by watching network requests.
You-Get
An open-source command-line tool that downloads videos, audio and images from web pages.
Lux
A fast command-line video downloader written in Go.
