imgfetcha is a Ruby gem for batch downloading images from a URL. It supports .jpg, .png, .gif, .heic file types but you can customize it in code. As of version 0.2.0, it supports octet-stream file types as well (you can use attachment links without image preview where downloading automatically begins).
Install the gem
gem install imgfetchamkdir ~/image_downloads
imgfetcha -i example_input.txt -o ~/image_downloads -vimgfetcha --helpAfter checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/ston1x/imgfetcha. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.
Everyone interacting in the Imgfetcha project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.