A high-performance desktop application for bulk downloading images and galleries from popular image boards and art platforms. Built with Electron, React, TypeScript, and Python.
Features • Screenshots • Supported Sites • Installation • Quick Start • License
Click the "Install Gallery-dl Extension" button to easily install gallery-dl support
📋 View Detailed Features
⚡ High-Speed Downloads
- 5-50 concurrent downloads
- Individual file progress tracking
- Real-time speed monitoring (MB/s)
- Smart bandwidth management
🎯 Intelligent Download Modes
- Single Mode: Direct image/post URLs
- Batch Mode: Entire galleries & profiles
- Configurable download limits
- Automatic retry on failure
🎨 Modern Interface
- Dark-themed UI with Chakra UI
- Real-time progress visualization
- Expandable download cards
- Clean, responsive design
⚙️ Flexible Configuration
- Custom download directories
- Quality settings (Original/High/Medium)
- File type filtering (Image/Video)
- Advanced naming patterns
- Connection settings
🔐 Authentication Support
- Cookie-based authentication
- Browser cookie import
- Session management
- Multi-account support
📊 Download Management
- Pause/Resume functionality
- Queue prioritization
- Duplicate detection
- Automatic folder organization
Built-in, optimized scrapers for:
- Pixiv (User galleries, bookmarks, rankings, tags)
- Rule34 (Tag search, pools, posts)
Integration with gallery-dl enables support for thousands of additional sites including Reddit, DeviantArt, Danbooru, Gelbooru, and many more.
⚠️ Note: Some sites may not work due to authentication restrictions or API changes. We are actively working to bring you more options and improve compatibility.
📋 See the full Supported Sites List for details.
Platform: Windows only (x64)
- Download the latest release from the Releases page
- Run the installer (
NekoBox Setup.exe) - Launch the application
Gallery-dl is an optional external extension that provides support for 210+ sites.
Quick Install:
Option 1: Using NekoBox (Recommended)
- Open NekoBox
- Navigate to Settings
- Click Install Gallery-dl Extension button
- Wait for installation to complete
Option 2: Manual Installation
pip install gallery-dl📚 See GALLERY-DL-SETUP.md for detailed installation instructions.
Gallery-dl is licensed under GPL-2.0+ (GNU General Public License). To maintain licensing flexibility and comply with GPL requirements, gallery-dl is kept as an optional external dependency that users install separately.
Benefits:
- ✅ Clear license boundaries
- ✅ Users choose whether to install it
- ✅ Always get the latest gallery-dl version
- ✅ Respects GPL-2.0+ licensing requirements
Ready to start downloading? Check out our Quick Start Guide for:
- 📁 Setting up download folders
- 🎯 Using Single & Batch modes
- 🔐 Configuring authentication
- 🛠️ Troubleshooting common issues
| Frontend | Backend | Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Electron | Python | Gallery-dl |
| Desktop Framework | Scraping Engine | External Engine |
| React | C++ | |
| UI Framework | Download Engine | |
| TypeScript | ||
| Type Safety | ||
| Chakra UI | ||
| Components | ||
| Zustand | ||
| State Management |
We are constantly working to improve NekoBox and bring you more features:
- 🌍 Multi-language support
- 🔔 Download completion notifications
- 📊 Advanced filtering and sorting
- 🎨 Custom theme support
- 🔄 Auto-update functionality
- 📱 Mobile companion app (future)
Stay tuned for updates! ⭐ Star this repo to follow our progress.
- Pixiv requires login (cookie export)
- Some gallery-dl sites may require authentication
- Export cookies using browser extensions (e.g., "Get cookies.txt")
- Import cookies via Settings → Authentication
- Some sites may experience temporary issues due to:
- API changes or updates
- Anti-bot measures
- Rate limiting
- Regional restrictions
- We actively monitor and update scrapers
- Concurrent downloads: Start with 10-20, adjust based on your connection
- Authentication: Pre-configure cookies for faster access
- Disk space: Ensure adequate space for batch downloads
Copyright © 2026. All Rights Reserved.
This project is for demonstration and portfolio purposes only. See the LICENSE file for full terms.
Note: This application uses gallery-dl as an optional external dependency. Gallery-dl is licensed under GPL-2.0+ and is not bundled with this application.
- Gallery-dl: mikf/gallery-dl - GPL-2.0+
- Built with ❤️ using Electron, React, and TypeScript
- 📖 Read the Quick Start Guide
- 🌐 Check Supported Sites
- 💬 Open an issue for bugs or questions
If you find NekoBox useful, please:
- ⭐ Star this repository
- 🐛 Report bugs and issues
- 💡 Suggest new features
- 📢 Share with others
This tool is for personal use only. Please respect the terms of service of the websites you download from and respect copyright laws.
Made with ❤️ for the community
