ArchiveXGelbooru Downloader for Windows: Bulk Save by Tag, Artist or URL
Gelbooru has been online since 2007 and now holds well over 10 million posts, so grabbing more than a handful of images one right-click at a time gets old fast. ArchiveX is a native Windows 10 and 11 app that pulls whole tag searches, artist feeds and single URLs from Gelbooru in bulk, then drops everything into a local gallery you can actually browse and re-search offline.
Gelbooru runs the Gelbooru v0.2 engine and serves still images, animated GIFs and WebM video. ArchiveX understands all three, so an artist tag that mixes illustrations with short WebM clips comes down in one pass instead of forcing you to sort formats by hand. You point it at a search, set how many pages to walk, and it handles the paging and file naming for you.
There is no command line, no Python environment and no browser extension to install. ArchiveX is freemium: the core downloader is free, a one-time Pro unlock adds the heavier batch and gallery features, and a 7-day trial lets you test Pro before paying. It downloads from 19 booru, art and video sites in total, so the same window that archives Gelbooru also covers its sister and cousin boards.
This page describes how the tool works with public, legal content only. Gelbooru hosts adult material; ArchiveX does not host, host-cache or bundle any media of its own. 18+: only download content you are legally allowed to access in your jurisdiction, and respect each artist's wishes.
What you can download
- Full tag searches, including multi-tag queries that combine several tags with AND logic and minus-prefixed tags to exclude what you don't want
- Every post by a specific artist or uploader tag, pulled across as many result pages as you set
- Single posts pasted straight from a Gelbooru URL when you only want one file
- Animated content: WebM video clips and GIFs, not just static JPG and PNG images
- Full-resolution originals rather than the shrunken thumbnails or sample images shown in the site grid
- Pool and favorites-style tag collections gathered into one folder per search
- Post tags and source metadata saved alongside each file so the local gallery stays searchable
How to use it
- Download ArchiveX from github.com/ynom1/ArchiveX/releases/latest and run the installer on Windows 10 or 11.
- Create or sign in to your Gelbooru account, open your account options and copy your API key and user-id (Gelbooru's API generally requires both to authenticate bulk requests).
- In ArchiveX, open the Gelbooru site settings and paste in your API key and user-id so requests are authenticated.
- Enter a tag search, an artist tag or paste a Gelbooru post URL, and add or exclude extra tags to narrow the results.
- Choose how many pages to fetch, which formats to include (images, GIFs, WebM) and a destination folder, then start the download.
- Open the built-in gallery to browse, filter and re-search everything you saved, fully offline.
How it compares
| Feature | ArchiveX | Typical alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Install the Windows app, paste your Gelbooru API key and user-id, done | gallery-dl and Imgbrd-Grabber also read Gelbooru well but need a CLI or config-heavy setup |
| API credentials | Stores your API key + user-id per site in a settings panel | Command-line tools expect the same credentials passed via flags or config files |
| Animated formats | Downloads WebM and GIF alongside still images in one pass | Browser save or right-click grabs one file at a time and often skips WebM |
| Built-in gallery | Local searchable gallery with tags kept for offline filtering | Most downloaders leave you a bare folder of files to sort yourself |
| Coverage | Gelbooru plus 14 other booru/art/video sites in the same app | Extensions are usually tied to one site or need per-site scripts |
| Price | Free core, one-time Pro unlock, 7-day trial, no subscription | Open-source CLIs are free but assume you're comfortable in a terminal |