# Install gdown with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix Google Drive Public File Downloader when Curl/Wget Fails. Version 6.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-31. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gdown ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gdown ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gdown ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/gdown/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gdown ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gdown from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gdown ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: gdown from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gdown - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.1.0 - **Source summary:** Google Drive Public File Downloader when Curl/Wget Fails - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-31T16:11:54Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gdown (cli) - gdown (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 6.1.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-31 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage gdown is a Python command-line tool and library for downloading public Google Drive files and folders in cases where ordinary curl or wget downloads hit Google Drive confirmation pages, awkward share-link formats, or export flows. ### Project history The official repository was created in 2015 under wkentaro/gdown and describes the project as a Google Drive public file and folder downloader. Its README positions it explicitly as a tool for the gap left by curl and wget on Google Drive URLs, later expanding to folder downloads, Google Docs/Sheets/Slides export formats, resumable transfers, cookies, proxies, and a Python API. By the 5.x and 6.x release series, gdown had become both a CLI and a reusable Python package, with installation documented through pip and uv and with examples for direct file IDs, shared links, recursive folders, JSON listing, cached downloads, and arbitrary HTTP/HTTPS URLs. ### Adoption history The repository's packaging metadata and README badges show distribution through PyPI, while the input package facts show availability through Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, and Nix. The official GitHub repository also has several thousand stars, reflecting broad use beyond a single package manager. ### How it is used Common usage is to paste a Google Drive share URL or file ID into the gdown CLI, optionally adding output paths, resume mode, folder mode, export formats, or cookie support. Python users can call gdown.download, gdown.download_folder, or cached_download from scripts and data-processing workflows. ### Why package nerds care For package and data workflow users, gdown matters because it turns a web-app download flow into a scriptable artifact fetch. It is common in machine-learning examples, reproducible notebooks, CI scripts, and package recipes that need to pull large public Drive assets without teaching curl about Google's confirmation pages. ### Timeline - 2015: Official GitHub repository created. - 2024: v5.2.0 published in the 5.x release line. - 2026: v6.0.0 and v6.1.0 published, continuing active maintenance. ### Related projects - gdown is related to curl and wget as a specialized downloader for Google Drive URLs, and to other Google Drive CLI clients such as glotlabs/gdrive when OAuth-backed Drive management rather than public-file download is needed. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gdown. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gdown - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - gdown - 5.2.0+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gdown from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Google Drive public file downloader | https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown - Nix - gdown: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: gdown from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - MacPorts - gdown: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/gdown/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gdrive-downloader](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdrive-downloader/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, downloader, downloaders, file-transfer, google-drive. - [airshare](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/airshare/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, python. - [ipget](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ipget/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, downloader, file-transfer, networking. - [magic-wormhole](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/magic-wormhole/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, python. - [bbftp-client](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bbftp-client/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking. - [croc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/croc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking. - [davix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/davix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking. - [duck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking. - [pferd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pferd/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, cli, downloader, file, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gdown.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gdown.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph