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[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/itch-dl)](https://pypi.org/project/itch-dl/)
Bulk download games from [itch.io](https://itch.io/).
Bulk download games from [itch.io](https://itch.io/)
- Can download game jams, browse pages (popular, newest, browse by tag...) and individual games.
- Can handle links with:
- [Game jams](https://itch.io/jams) (ex. https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2023 or https://itch.io/jam/gbcompo23),
- [Browse pages](https://itch.io/games) (popular, newest, browse by tag...),
- [Collections](https://itch.io/my-collections) (ex. https://itch.io/c/4187503/test-collection),
- [Your library](https://itch.io/my-purchases),
- Individual games and titles (ex. https://maddymakesgamesinc.itch.io/celeste,
https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk, or https://supergiant-games.itch.io/pyre).
- Currently **NOT** supported:
- Bundles ([#11](https://github.com/DragoonAethis/itch-dl/issues/11))
- Access restricted games ([#16](https://github.com/DragoonAethis/itch-dl/issues/16))
- Requires Python 3.8+, grab it from [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/itch-dl/): `pip install itch-dl`
- For development, use [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/).
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The downloader is able to grab more or less everything you can download via the itch app.
The input URL can be any "Browse" page (top, popular, newest, filtered by tags, etc) or any
game jam. The input can also be a path to a itch.io JSON file with game jam entries, or just
a list of itch.io game URLs (not browse/jam pages!) to download.
The input URL can be one of the supported link formats listed above, a path to a itch.io JSON
file with game jam entries, a list of itch.io game URLs (not browse/jam pages!) to download.
**It's expected that the downloader output will not be complete** - logs are stupidly verbose
and it prints a report on failed downloads and external URLs (links to files that are not on