ripme ☆

« Back to VersTracker

Description:
Album ripper for various websites

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 2.1.20-14-5a3070e4@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: downloader album-ripper media-archiver java web-scraper

Install: brew install --cask ripme

About:
RipMe is a Java-based utility designed to download entire albums from a wide variety of image hosting and social media websites. It automatically parses gallery URLs, handles authentication, and organizes downloaded content into local folders. The tool is highly extensible, allowing users to add support for new sites via custom regex patterns.

Key Features:

Supports over 100 image and video hosting sites
Automatically handles pagination and gallery structures
Extensible architecture for adding custom sites
Headless operation suitable for scripting and automation
Cross-platform compatibility via Java

Use Cases:

Archiving personal image galleries from social media platforms
Bulk downloading content from supported imageboards
Automating media retrieval for content curation workflows

Alternatives:

gallery-dl – Python-based alternative with extensive site support and powerful extractor configuration.
wget – General-purpose web scraper requiring manual scripting for complex album structures.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 20, 2025 1:26pm	2.1.20-14-5a3070e4	0	VERSION_BUMP	6a31c4a3
Sep 20, 2025 10:17am	2.1.19-16-78ff73fb	0	VERSION_BUMP	f46d57a9