PyChuck/PatreonDownloader

Powerful tool for downloading content posted by creators on patreon.com. Supports content hosted on patreon itself as well as external sites (additional plugins might be required).

PatreonDownloader

This application is designed for downloading content posted by creators on patreon.com.

IMPORTANT: You need a valid patreon account to download both free and paid content. Paid content will only be downloaded if you have an active subscription to creator's page.

Usage

Download all available files from creator

PatreonDownloader.App.exe --url #page url#. Page url should follow one of the following patterns:

• https://www.patreon.com/m/#numbers#/posts
• https://www.patreon.com/user?u=#numbers#
• https://www.patreon.com/user/posts?u=#numbers#
• https://www.patreon.com/#creator name#/posts

Download all available files from creator into custom directory and save all possible data (post contents, embed metadata, cover and avatar, json responses)

PatreonDownloader.App.exe --url #page url# --download-directory c:\downloads --descriptions --embeds --campaign-images --json

Show available commands and their descriptions

PatreonDownloader.App.exe --help

System requirements

Due to Cloudflare protection triggering on all connections with TLS version lower than 1.3 the application will only work on the following systems:

• Windows 10 1903 and newer
• Linux and other systems with OpenSSL 1.1.1 and newer

Build instructions

See docs\BUILDING.md

Supported features

• Tested under Windows and Linux. Should work on any platform supported by .NET Core and Chromium browser.
• Downloading files from posts
• Downloading files from attachments
• Saving html contents of posts
• Saving metadata of embedded content
• Saving api responses (mostly for troubleshooting purposes)
• External links extraction from post
  • C# plugin support (see below)
  • Limited/dumb direct link support (PatreonDownloader will attempt to download any file with valid extension if no suitable plugin is installed)
  • Dropbox support
  • Blacklist (configured in settings.json)
• Plugins (via C#)
  • Custom downloaders for adding download support for websites which need custom download logic
  • PatreonDownloader comes with the following plugins by default: Google Drive, Mega.nz

Needs further testing

• Gallery posts

Known not implemented or not tested features

• Audio files
• Vimeo embedded videos
• YouTube external links
• imgur external links

License

All files in this repository are licensed under the license listed in LICENSE.md file unless stated otherwise.