# RipMeApp/ripme

Downloads albums from the web in bulk for archive purposes

Repository: https://github.com/RipMeApp/ripme
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ripme
Language: Java
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ripme, java, album, downloader, archiver, reddit, imgur, deviantart, twitter, instagram, tumblr, up-for-grabs, help-wanted, good-first-issue, archival, archive, data-hoarder, data-hoarding, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-16T06:38:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3526, "days_push": 17, "days_rel": 24, "gap_med": 15.0, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4104, forks 672 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:35.614522+00:00)

## What it is
RipMe is a cross-platform Java application that bulk-downloads image albums from websites like Reddit, Imgur, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for archival purposes. It ships as a runnable jar with a simple GUI and requires Java 21 or later.

## Use cases
- download entire imgur albums in bulk
- archive all images from a reddit user or subreddit
- bulk download photos from a twitter account
- rip instagram galleries for offline backup
- save tumblr blogs as local archives
- mass download images from deviantart artists

## When to choose
- you want a ready-to-run desktop tool for bulk image archiving across many sites
- you are a data hoarder backing up social media albums
- you prefer a GUI over writing scraping scripts

## When to avoid
- you need a programmable scraping library or API rather than a desktop app
- the target site is not on the supported list and you cannot write a ripper
- you need video-heavy or authenticated-only content beyond what rippers support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-scraping, gui, cli
- domain: crawlers, files, media, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, windows, jvm
- tags: album-downloader, image-ripper, data-hoarding, archival, java-swing, reddit, imgur, twitter, instagram, tumblr, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- RipMeApp/ripme (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:35.614522+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:23:15.065595+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RipMeApp/ripme (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:35.614522+00:00, sha ab9b50d6a5f5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.