Bulk Downloader for Reddit

This program downloads imgur, gfycat and direct image and video links of saved posts from a reddit account. It is written in Python 3.

PLEASE post any issue you have with the script to Issues tab. Since I don't have any testers or contributers I need your feedback.

What it can do

Can get posts from: frontpage, subreddits, multireddits, redditor's submissions, upvoted and saved posts; search results or just plain reddit links
Sorts posts by hot, top, new and so on
Downloads imgur albums, gfycat links, self posts and any link to a direct image
Skips the existing ones
Puts post titles to file's name
Puts every post to its subreddit's folder
Saves a reusable copy of posts' details that are found so that they can be re-downloaded again
Logs failed ones in a file to so that you can try to download them later
Can run with double-clicking on Windows

Download the latest release

How it works

For Windows and Linux users, there are executable files to run easily without installing a third party program. But if you are a paranoid like me, you can compile it from source code.
- In Windows, double click on script.exe file
- In Linux, extract files to a folder and open terminal inside it. Type ./script
MacOS users have to compile it from source code.

Script also accepts command-line arguments, get further information from python script.py --help

Setting up the script

Because this is not a commercial app, you need to create an imgur developer app in order API to work.

Creating an imgur app

Go to https://api.imgur.com/oauth2/addclient
Enter a name into the Application Name field.
Pick Anonymous usage without user authorization as an Authorization type*
Enter your email into the Email field.
Correct CHAPTCHA
Click submit button

It should redirect to a page which shows your imgur_client_id and imgur_client_secret

* Select OAuth 2 authorization without a callback URL first then select Anonymous usage without user authorization if it says Authorization callback URL: required

FAQ

I can't open the self post files.

Self posts are held at reddit as styled with markdown. So, the script downloads them as they are in order not to lose their stylings. However, there is a great Chrome extension for viewing Markdown files with its styling. Install it and open the files with Chrome.

Changelog

12/07/2018

Added binaries for Windows and Linux
Wait on KeyboardInterrupt

11/07/2018

Improvements on UX and UI
Added logging errors to CONSOLE_LOG.txt
Using current directory if directory has not been given yet.

10/07/2018

Added support for self post
Now getting posts is quicker

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