Alternatives to gdown
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. gdown itself: install gdown.
LidAngleSensor
tfw when you when your lid when uhh angle your lid sensor
google-java-format
Reformats Java source code to comply with Google Java Style
gcsfuse
A user-space file system for interacting with Google Cloud Storage
Syncthing
Open Source Continuous File Synchronization
gobuster
Directory/File, DNS and VHost busting tool written in Go
ncc
Compile a Node.js project into a single file. Supports TypeScript, binary addons, dynamic requires
miniserve
🌟 For when you really just want to serve some files over HTTP right now!
sccache
Sccache is a ccache-like tool. It is used as a compiler wrapper and avoids compilation when possible. Sccache has the capability to utilize caching in
pywhat
🐸 Identify anything. pyWhat easily lets you identify emails, IP addresses, and more. Feed it a .pcap file or some text and it'll tell you what it is!
cjdns
An encrypted IPv6 network using public-key cryptography for address allocation and a distributed hash table for routing
streamrip
A scriptable music downloader for Qobuz, Tidal, SoundCloud, and Deezer
reveal-md
reveal.js on steroids! Get beautiful reveal.js presentations from any Markdown file
inih
Simple .INI file parser in C, good for embedded systems
protoc-gen-doc
Documentation generator plugin for Google Protocol Buffers
slackdump
Save or export your private and public Slack messages, threads, files, and users locally without admin privileges
dwarfs
A fast high-compression read-only file system for Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows
instalooter
Another API-less Instagram pictures and videos downloader. (defunct)
folderify
:file_folder: Generate pixel-perfect macOS folder icons in the native style. (Now with support for macOS 26 Tahoe!)
gitwatch
Watch a file or folder and automatically commit changes to a git repo easily
sitefetch
Fetch an entire site and save it as a text file (to be used with AI models)
HapticKey
A simple utility application to trigger haptic feedback when tapping Touch Bar
httm
Interactive, file-level Time Machine-like tool for ZFS/btrfs/nilfs2 (and even Time Machine and Restic backups!)
UVtools
MSLA/DLP, file analysis, calibration, repair, conversion and manipulation
diffnav
A git diff pager based on delta but with a file tree, à la GitHub
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than gdown — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
gdown is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.