🖼️ PixThief

The image scraper that actually works on modern websites.

No config files. No CLI flags to memorize. No Python environment to set up. Just run it, paste a URL, and grab your images.

⚡ Quick Start

Download the latest release
Run PixThief.exe
Enter a URL
Hit Start

That's it. No really, that's it.

✨ Features

🧠 Actually Works on Modern Sites

Most scrapers choke on JavaScript-heavy sites. PixThief has built-in browser rendering (Playwright) that handles React, Vue, lazy-loading, infinite scroll - all the stuff that breaks other tools. Toggle it on, and suddenly that "impossible" site just works.

🎨 Beautiful TUI

No more squinting at --help output. PixThief has a clean, interactive terminal interface. Navigate with arrow keys, see your settings at a glance, watch downloads in real-time. It's actually pleasant to use.

🚀 Fast by Default

Parallel downloads (up to 32 threads), smart deduplication so you don't download the same image twice, and stealth mode to avoid getting blocked. Out of the box. No tuning required.

🔄 Resume Downloads

Internet died? Laptop crashed? PixThief saves checkpoints automatically. Just run it again and pick up where you left off.

🎛️ Powerful When You Need It

Simple by default, but the options are there when you want them:

Filter by image size (skip thumbnails, target specific dimensions)
Crawl entire domains or single pages
Convert formats on the fly (PNG → JPG, etc.)
Organize output (by date, by page, mirrored structure)
Respect robots.txt (because we're not animals)

🛠️ System Requirements

Windows x64
~200MB disk space
That's it (runtime is included)

🎮 Usage Examples

"I just want the images from this page"

Run PixThief
Set URL → paste your link
Single Page mode
Start Download
Done

"I want EVERYTHING from this website"

Run PixThief
Set URL → paste the homepage
Entire Domain mode
Maybe bump up concurrency to 8-16
Enable Stealth Mode (be nice to servers)
Start Download
Go make coffee

"This site is full of JavaScript garbage"

Run PixThief
Set your URL
Advanced Settings → Enable JS Rendering
Start Download
Watch it work anyway 😎

🔥 Pro Tips

Stealth Mode adds randomized delays between requests. Slower, but way less likely to get blocked.
Skip Thumbnails filters out images smaller than 200x200px. Saves you from downloading 10,000 tiny icons.
JS Rendering is the secret weapon. If a site looks broken or empty, turn this on.
Checkpoints are automatic in domain mode. If something goes wrong, just restart - it remembers.

📥 Download

→ Get PixThief v2.0.0

Just download, extract, and run. No installation needed.

🤝 Contributing

Found a bug? Got an idea? Open an issue or PR. Keep it chill.

📜 License

MIT - Do whatever you want with it.

<p align="center"> <i>Built because every other scraper was annoying to use.</i> </p>

PixThief

Install / Use

README