WFDownloader App — Bulk image downloader for Linux

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3 min readJan 15, 2020

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Are you looking for a bulk image downloader for Linux? One that is easy to use and has a lot of features? Allow me to recommend WFDownloader App. WFDownloader App is an all-purpose bulk downloader that can batch download various media files such as images, wallpapers, videos and so on from many supported sites. You copy the link for the image gallery/album, paste it in the application and it gets all the required images for you. It supports popular image hosts such as imgur.com, pinterest.com, deviantart.com, unsplash.com, and many others. Occasionally, you may encounter a website not directly supported by the application. In this case you can use the manual link search to get what you want.

WFDownloader App screenshot on Linux

Features of WFDownloader App

  • Can batch download list of links from clipboard or files
  • Allows generation of sequential files and downloading them as a batch (fusker links)
  • Proxy support
  • Allows downloading many files simultaneously (up to 20 at once)
  • Save download progress and resume later
  • Can resume broken downloads and even refresh expired links before resuming them.
  • Can batch download images and other media from supported sites
  • Can also batch download from non-supported sites using manual links search
  • Comes with a configurable crawler for advanced link search
  • Cross-platform (works on Windows, Mac or Linux)
  • It’s a free application

Installation and Running

WFDownloader App requires no installation on Linux. In order to run the application, follow the steps below:

  1. Download the Linux version of WFDownloader App from the official download page.
  2. Right-click the archive file and extract it.
  3. Enter into the WFDownloaderApp folder created.
  4. Run the application by double-clicking the Start.sh file. If you see an extra dialog, click “Run”.
Linux run dialog

Using the application

Once you have opened the application, you can start using any of it features by going to the menu option “Tasks”.

WFDownloader App various tasks

If your aim is to bulk download from a supported site, after copying the link from your internet browser, you just click the “Add” button instead or its arrow besides it for a specialised add. If you like, you can view fully illustrated tutorials of how to bulk download image galleries or downloading via manual search.

You can edit the default settings of the application by going to Options > General Settings. Things you can edit include: auto save on exit, default download folder, remember last saved folder, cache expiry duration, skip pre-batch creation step, etc.

General settings

If you need to use a proxy, with the application, go to Options > Proxy Settings.

Proxy config dialog box

Conclusion

WFDownloader App is a free bulk download tool that can help you bulk download images from many supported sites on Linux systems. Not just that, it also provides you with a means to download from unsupported sites. Have you used WFDownloader App before? What was you experience? The comment section is all yours!

Originally published at https://www.wfdownloader.xyz on January 15, 2020.

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WFDownloader App is a free cross-platform multi-purpose bulk downloader for your PC.