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I got tired of right-clicking Reddit galleries, so I built a free, local, open-source downloader

The Problem: The "Right-Click, Save As" Fatigue
We’ve all been there. You find a great thread on Reddit with 20+ high-quality images. To save them, you have to: click, right-click, save, and repeat 19 more times.

It’s tedious. I looked for existing Chrome extensions, but they were either closed-source or literally charged a premium fee for a basic utility.

The Solution: Reddit Picture Gallery Downloader
I built a lightweight, Manifest V3 extension that does one thing perfectly: Adds a native "Download" button to Reddit posts.

How it works under the hood:
Instead of scraping the DOM (which breaks constantly), the extension intercepts the post's underlying JSON.

  • Highest Resolution: Fetches the uncompressed media URLs.
  • Smart Naming: Files are auto-numbered (e.g., Post_Title_01.jpg) so galleries stay in order.
  • Text Extraction: Automatically creates a clean .txt file for text-heavy posts.
  • 100% Local: No remote servers, no tracking. Everything runs on your machine.

Why I made it Open Source:
I believe basic tools shouldn't be "black boxes" hidden behind paywalls. You can see exactly how the code handles your data. Plus, if it saves you time, I've set up a tip jar where 90% of proceeds go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

I'm currently looking into stitching Reddit's separate video/audio tracks together locally for V2.0. If you’ve handled v.redd.it files before, I’d love a PR or some advice in the comments!

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Hey everyone, I'll be hanging out here if anyone runs into bugs or has feature requests!