Gatherer Downloader

Gatherer Downloader

Automates downloading of full Magic the Gathering sets, both card listings and card images.

Dependencies

wine

apt-get install wine

Gatherer Downloader and extract

unzip GathererDownloader*.zip

Run

wine ./GathererDownloader.exe

Download the card database for the sets you wish to recognize/inventory. Note the "And all Sets After" option box for easily downloading multiple sets.

1. Click Save Card Database and output the list as .xml

Get images associated with cards but first, because we have a particular file directory structure, we need to ensure the naming convention is correct.

Click on Options -> Image Formats. Select Magic Workstation from the dropdown box and click Load Defaults. Then click Ok to save.

2. Click Download Card Images