wkentaro/gdown

Google Drive public file downloader when curl/wget fails. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/wkentaro/gdown · Python · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

90/100

Activity 98
Release rhythm 74
Longevity 100

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: 48
age_days: 3973
days_rel: 95
days_push: 15
n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

5404 stars · 426 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

gdown is a Python CLI tool and library for downloading public files and folders from Google Drive, handling the confirmation pages that break curl/wget. It also supports resuming downloads, exporting Google Docs formats, and downloading plain HTTP/HTTPS URLs.

Use cases

download a large file from Google Drive that wget fails on
download an entire public Google Drive folder recursively
export a Google Doc or Sheet as PDF or CSV from the command line
resume an interrupted Google Drive download
script downloading datasets hosted on Google Drive
fetch a file by its Google Drive file ID

When to choose

you need to automate downloads of public Google Drive files or folders in scripts or CI
curl/wget fails due to Google's virus-scan confirmation page
you want a simple pip-installable tool with both CLI and Python API

When to avoid

you need to download private files requiring Google account authentication
you need general-purpose downloading from arbitrary websites with cookies or JavaScript
you need bidirectional Google Drive sync or upload

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

http-client cli developer-tools developer-tools files python cli cross-platform windows google-drive downloader wget-alternative curl-alternative file-download large-files command-line automation linux macos

2 sources

readme: https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown · fetched 2026-08-28 · 89d917b1a32b
registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/gdown/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · e970d0a39ecd

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
wkentaro/gdown	main	90

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="wkentaro/gdown")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem