ArchiveX is a native Windows 10 and 11 Danbooru downloader for people who want more than a folder full of files. Give it a tag, an artist, or a pool from danbooru.donmai.us and it bulk-downloads the matching images, GIFs, and videos into a built-in searchable gallery — no command line, no Python, and no browser extension to babysit.
Danbooru is worth downloading carefully because its tags are unusually trustworthy. Years of wiki-backed, moderated tagging mean a character or artist tag actually resolves to the right posts, so a tag-level Danbooru downloader gives you clean, predictable batches instead of near-misses. ArchiveX preserves that metadata locally so your own archive stays just as searchable.
One quirk to plan around: anonymous and free Danbooru accounts can only combine two tags per search (paid Gold and Platinum tiers raise the cap). ArchiveX works within that — queue one- or two-tag searches, artist tags, and pool URLs, let it walk every ~200-post page to the end, then use the local gallery to filter by additional tags offline, past the site's on-site limit.
Danbooru hosts explicit, adults-only (18+) content alongside safe-for-work art. ArchiveX is a tool for downloading public, lawfully-shared posts for personal, offline use — it is not a way to bypass site rules or infringe an artist's copyright. Download it free from GitHub, with a one-time Pro upgrade (7-day trial) that unlocks the searchable gallery and cross-site features.
🔞 18+ — this covers an adults-only source. ArchiveX is for downloading publicly available content into your own local library; follow each site's terms and applicable laws.
An entire Danbooru tag — every post on danbooru.donmai.us matching a single tag or a valid two-tag search, paged through ~200 posts at a time
A Danbooru artist's full gallery, pulled by their artist tag
Complete Danbooru pools in their original post order — comics, series, and image sets stay readable
Original-quality images, animated GIFs, and video/WebM posts rather than resized previews
Batch jobs started from a pasted Danbooru post or pool URL
How to use it
Download and install ArchiveX on Windows 10 or 11, then choose Danbooru (danbooru.donmai.us) as your source.
Enter a single tag or a valid two-tag search, an artist tag, or paste a Danbooru post or pool URL.
Optionally set a rating filter or a post limit so you only pull the posts you want.
Click Search & Download to queue the job — ArchiveX pages through the ~200-per-page results and saves every image, GIF, and video.
Open the built-in gallery to browse and filter your downloaded Danbooru posts offline by tag, artist, or pool.
How it compares
Feature
ArchiveX
Typical alternatives
Setup
Install-and-run Windows app; no Python and no config files
gallery-dl is command-line and needs Python; imgbrd-grabber is a GUI but takes more configuration
Working within Danbooru's 2-tag search limit
Queues valid one- or two-tag searches, then lets you filter extra tags offline in the local gallery
gallery-dl and imgbrd-grabber send the same query to Danbooru and hit the same on-site tag limit
Full artist gallery and pool downloads
Artist tag or pool URL downloads in bulk; pools kept in original post order
gallery-dl and imgbrd-grabber both handle Danbooru artist and pool URLs well
Built-in searchable gallery
Yes — imports posts into a local library that keeps the Danbooru tags
gallery-dl saves to plain folders with no viewer; imgbrd-grabber focuses on grabbing, not browsing
Multiple booru/art/video sites in one app
19 sites including Danbooru, Gelbooru, e621 and Newgrounds
gallery-dl supports many sites; imgbrd-grabber covers a wide range of boorus
Price
Free core, one-time Pro (7-day trial)
gallery-dl and imgbrd-grabber are free and open-source
FAQ
Does Danbooru's 2-tag search limit slow down bulk downloading?
It can, and ArchiveX works within it rather than around it. On danbooru.donmai.us, anonymous and basic accounts can combine only two tags per search, so a query like an artist plus a rating plus an eye colour gets rejected. As a Danbooru downloader, ArchiveX queues each valid two-tag (or single-tag) search, walks the ~200-posts-per-page results to the end, and saves everything into your local gallery — where you can then filter by extra tags offline, past the site's search limit. For genuinely complex multi-tag queries, a paid Danbooru tier raises the cap.
How do I download a full Danbooru artist gallery or an entire pool?
Point ArchiveX at the artist tag or the pool. To grab an artist's whole catalogue, enter their Danbooru artist tag (the name shown on danbooru.donmai.us/artists) as your search; ArchiveX pages through every post and downloads it into a searchable folder. For a pool — Danbooru's ordered sets like comics or image series — paste the pool URL or pool id, and the Danbooru downloader pulls the posts in pool order so a sequence stays readable. Both run as bulk jobs, so you are not saving one post at a time.
Why are Danbooru tags accurate enough to trust for filtering downloads?
Because Danbooru is human-curated, with a wiki and tag aliases behind it. Danbooru has one of the oldest, most heavily moderated tag systems of any booru: tags carry wiki definitions, implications, and aliases, and edits are reviewed, so a character or artist tag actually means what it says. That precision is why a Danbooru downloader is worth using at the tag level — the tag you search is the tag you get — and once posts land in ArchiveX's local gallery, that same clean metadata makes offline filtering reliable instead of guesswork.
Do Danbooru Gold or Platinum accounts change what I can download?
They mainly raise search limits, not the downloads themselves. Anonymous and basic Danbooru accounts are capped at two tags per search; paid tiers (Gold, Platinum) increase that tag limit and other quotas on danbooru.donmai.us. ArchiveX downloads the public posts a given search returns regardless of tier, so a free account is fine for single-tag, artist, and pool jobs. If you routinely need three-plus-tag searches, upgrading your Danbooru account raises the cap, and ArchiveX will download whatever those broader searches return.
Is ArchiveX a free Danbooru downloader for Windows?
Yes — the core Danbooru downloader is free, with a one-time Pro upgrade and a 7-day trial. ArchiveX is a native Windows 10 and 11 app with no Python, no command line, and no browser extension: download it from the GitHub releases page and start saving Danbooru tags, artists, and pools right away. The built-in searchable gallery and cross-site features live in Pro. Note that Danbooru hosts explicit, adults-only (18+) material, so use it only if you are of legal age and only for public, lawfully-shared posts.
Can I browse downloaded Danbooru posts offline with their tags intact?
Yes — that is the point of the built-in gallery. Instead of dumping files into a folder like most Danbooru downloaders, ArchiveX imports each post into a local searchable library and keeps the Danbooru tags, so you can filter your own archive by character, artist, or pool without reconnecting to danbooru.donmai.us. It is also how you sidestep the on-site 2-tag search limit after the fact: download broadly by one or two tags, then narrow it down locally.
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