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Derpibooru Downloader for Windows

Derpibooru is the largest My Little Pony art archive, and it runs on the open-source Philomena imageboard engine. ArchiveX is a native Windows 10 and 11 app that connects to it and pulls pony art down by tag, by artist, or from a pasted post URL, dropping every file into a searchable local gallery you own. There is no browser extension to install and no command line to learn.

Because Philomena exposes a public API, ArchiveX can read a tag's metadata and queue thousands of matching uploads in one pass instead of you saving images one right-click at a time. Set a result cap, pick your rating filters, and the app handles pagination, filenames, and duplicate detection while you do something else.

If you already live in a terminal, gallery-dl and imgbrd-grabber are excellent free, open-source tools that also grab from Derpibooru, and ArchiveX is not trying to replace them for power users. It exists for people who want a click-to-download Windows app with an offline library baked in, rather than editing config files or memorizing command flags.

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How to use it

  1. Open ArchiveX and choose Derpibooru from the supported sites list.
  2. Type a tag or artist (for example: safe, artist:name) or paste a Derpibooru post or search URL.
  3. Set your rating filters and a result limit so a big MLP tag doesn't run away.
  4. Click Search & Download to queue the batch to your chosen folder.
  5. Browse, preview, and tag-search everything in the built-in local gallery.

How it compares

FeatureArchiveXTypical alternatives
Getting startedInstall the .exe, launch, pick Derpibooru — donegallery-dl needs Python + pip; imgbrd-grabber needs source setup
Tag / artist inputType Philomena tags or paste a search URL in the GUIgallery-dl takes the URL as a command-line argument
Rating filter (safe / suggestive)Toggle rating filters in the app before you downloadgallery-dl uses filter args; imgbrd-grabber uses rating tags in the query
Built-in searchable galleryYes — preview and tag-search downloads offlinegallery-dl and yt-dlp save files only; imgbrd-grabber has a viewer, not a unified library
GIF / WebM / MP4 from DerpibooruDownloaded and playable inside the gallerygallery-dl / yt-dlp save to disk for an external player
CostFree core, one-time Pro, 7-day trialgallery-dl, imgbrd-grabber, and yt-dlp are free and open source

FAQ

Does ArchiveX download suggestive or explicit Derpibooru images?
Only public content you can already reach. On Derpibooru, suggestive and explicit ratings are hidden by default and sit behind a logged-in, age-verified account with the safe filter switched off. ArchiveX honors those rating filters rather than bypassing them — this Derpibooru downloader is meant for public, legally shareable pony art, not for evading a site's gate or infringing an artist's copyright.
How does this Derpibooru downloader actually fetch images?
It talks to Derpibooru's Philomena API. When you type a tag or artist, ArchiveX asks the API for the matching posts, reads each one's tags, rating, and full-resolution file URL, then queues the downloads. Using the API means cleaner metadata and fewer misses than scraping HTML pages by hand.
Can I grab an entire MLP tag or a single artist's gallery at once?
Yes. Enter a character tag or artist:name and ArchiveX pages through the whole result set, queuing every image, GIF, and clip up to the limit you set. A large My Little Pony tag can run to thousands of files, so use the result cap and let the batch run in the background.
Why does ArchiveX only show safe pony art unless I change something?
Because Derpibooru itself defaults anonymous visitors to a safe-only view, and ArchiveX mirrors that default. Safe-for-work browsing is what you get out of the box; anything beyond that depends on the account-level filters Derpibooru requires you to set on their side first.
Does it understand Derpibooru's tag syntax like artist: and score?
It does. You can pass Philomena-style tags — artist:example, safe, a character name, or several tags combined — the same way you would in the Derpibooru search bar, and ArchiveX sends that query straight to the API. That makes narrowing a big MLP set down to one artist or one rating simple.
Is it OK to download fan art from Derpibooru?
For your own offline viewing of public uploads, generally yes, but the art still belongs to the people who drew it. Use ArchiveX for content that is public and legal to save, credit the artists, and don't redistribute or commercialize their work. If a creator asks not to be archived, respect that.

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