Download directory from a GitHub repo

GitHub doesn’t let you download a single folder from a repo, which might be necessary when you just need a few files from a large repository.

This tool will handle the download of all the files in a directory, in a single click, after you entered your token.

You can create a new token here, example.

The download starts automatically when you visit pass the link to the GitHub directory as url parameter, like:

sekedus.github.io/downdir/?url=https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/tree/dev/build

You can also specify download filename by adding filename parameter, like:

sekedus.github.io/downdir/?url=https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/tree/dev/build&filename=three-js-build to save the file as three-js-build.zip.

This is an alternative to the existing GitZip and DownGit but without the cruft.

To run the project locally or contribute, follow these steps:

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Node.js
• Git

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sekedus/downdir
   cd downdir

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start development server:

   npm start
   
   # or
   
   npm run watch:build

   This runs:

   • TypeScript in watch mode
   • Parcel dev server at http://localhost:1234
   • Vitest in watch mode for unit testing

• list-github-dir-content - List all the files in a GitHub repo’s directory
• Refined GitHub - Browser extension that adds a link to this app to GitHub (and much more)

MIT © Federico Brigante