gibgram 0.1.4

GibGram: A powerful tool for downloading media from Telegram

GibGram

A powerful, feature-rich Telegram media grabber that can download all types of media from conversations, including self-destructing images.

📚 View the Complete Documentation - Comprehensive user guides, tutorials, and reference materials

Features

• Simple: Clean, minimal interface with both CLI and interactive modes
• Powerful: Downloads all types of media, including self-destructing images
• Fast: Parallel downloads and optimized for speed and efficiency
• Elegant: Beautiful terminal interface with progress bars and rich formatting
• Modular: Well-organized code structure for easy maintenance
• Flexible: Extensive filtering options for media selection
• Efficient: Media deduplication to avoid downloading the same file twice
• Automated: Scheduled downloads for regular media collection
• Customizable: Various organization options for downloaded media

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• Telegram API credentials (API ID and API Hash)

Installation Methods

# Install from source (recommended for latest features)
git clone https://github.com/mosaddiX/gibgram.git
cd gibgram
pip install -e .

# Or install with pip
pip install gibgram

# Or install with uv (faster installation)
uv pip install gibgram

Setting Up Credentials

Create a .env file in your working directory with your Telegram API credentials:

API_ID=your_api_id
API_HASH=your_api_hash
PHONE=your_phone_number

You can get these credentials from my.telegram.org/apps.

Usage

TGrab offers both a command-line interface and an interactive mode.

Basic Usage

# Download media from a user
gibgram --user username

# Use interactive mode
gibgram --interactive

# Run scheduled downloads
gibgram --schedule

Advanced Options

# Download with filtering options
gibgram --user username --limit 200 --output ./images --from-date 2023-01-01 --to-date 2023-12-31 --media-types photo,video

# Download with parallel processing
gibgram --user username --parallel 4

# Download with deduplication
gibgram --user username --dedup --dedup-method hash

# Download with organization
gibgram --user username --organize-by date --save-metadata

Scheduled Downloads

# Add a scheduled task
gibgram --schedule-add --schedule-name "Daily Download" --schedule-interval 24h --user username

# List scheduled tasks
gibgram --schedule-list

# Remove a scheduled task
gibgram --schedule-remove 1

# Run the scheduler
gibgram --schedule

Command Line Options

General Options

Option	Description
-u, --user	Username or user ID to download media from
-l, --limit	Maximum number of messages to check (default: 100)
-o, --output	Output directory for downloaded media (default: downloads)
--session	Session name for Telegram authentication (default: tgrab)
--env-file	Path to .env file with API credentials (default: .env)
--use-session-string	Use session string instead of session file
--interval	Interval between requests in seconds (default: 30)

Media Filtering Options

Option	Description
--media-types	Types of media to download (photo, video, document, audio)
--from-date	Start date for filtering messages (YYYY-MM-DD)
--to-date	End date for filtering messages (YYYY-MM-DD)
--min-size	Minimum file size (e.g., 100KB, 1MB)
--max-size	Maximum file size (e.g., 10MB, 1GB)
--min-width	Minimum width for images/videos in pixels
--min-height	Minimum height for images/videos in pixels
--min-duration	Minimum duration for videos/audio (e.g., 10s, 1m)
--max-duration	Maximum duration for videos/audio (e.g., 5m, 1h)
--has-caption	Only download media with captions
--caption-contains	Only download media with captions containing text

Organization Options

Option	Description
--organize-by	Organization method (none, date, chat, type)
--filename-template	Template for filenames
--save-metadata	Save metadata for downloaded files

Performance Options

Option	Description
--parallel	Number of parallel downloads (default: 1)
--chunk-size	Download chunk size in KB (default: 128)

Deduplication Options

Option	Description
--dedup	Enable deduplication
--dedup-method	Deduplication method (hash, filename, size, all)
--dedup-across-users	Apply deduplication across all users

Interactive Mode Options

Option	Description
--interactive	Run in interactive mode
--preview-count	Number of media items to preview (default: 5)

Scheduled Downloads Options

Option	Description
--schedule	Run in scheduled mode
--schedule-add	Add a new scheduled task
--schedule-list	List all scheduled tasks
--schedule-remove	Remove a scheduled task by ID
--schedule-interval	Interval for scheduled downloads (e.g., 1h, 30m, 1d)
--schedule-name	Name for the scheduled task

How It Works

TGrab connects to the Telegram API using your credentials and downloads media from conversations. It can capture all types of media, including self-destructing images, by accessing them directly through the API before they expire.

Key Components

1. Authentication: TGrab uses your Telegram API credentials to authenticate with the Telegram servers.
2. Media Retrieval: It fetches messages from specified users or chats and identifies media content.
3. Filtering: Media is filtered based on your criteria (type, size, dimensions, date, etc.).
4. Deduplication: Optional deduplication prevents downloading the same file multiple times.
5. Parallel Downloads: Multiple files can be downloaded simultaneously for better performance.
6. Organization: Downloaded files can be organized by date, chat, or media type.
7. Scheduling: Tasks can be scheduled to run at regular intervals.

Interactive Mode

The interactive mode provides a user-friendly terminal interface for:

• Browsing chats
• Searching for media
• Configuring settings
• Managing scheduled tasks
• Previewing and selecting media to download

Scheduled Downloads

The scheduler allows you to:

• Set up recurring download tasks
• Specify intervals (minutes, hours, days)
• Configure different download parameters for each task
• Run tasks in the background

Feature Details

Media Filtering

Filter media based on:

• Media type (photos, videos, documents, audio)
• Date range
• File size
• Dimensions (for images and videos)
• Duration (for videos and audio)
• Caption content

Media Deduplication

Avoid downloading duplicate files using:

• File hash comparison
• Filename comparison
• File size comparison
• Or a combination of all methods

Parallel Downloads

Improve download speed by:

• Downloading multiple files simultaneously
• Configuring the number of parallel downloads
• Setting chunk size for large files

Organization Options

Organize downloaded media by:

• Date (year/month/day folders)
• Chat (one folder per chat)
• Media type (photos, videos, etc.)
• Custom filename templates

Documentation

Comprehensive documentation is available at https://mosaddix.github.io/gibgram/

The documentation includes:

• Getting Started Guide - Installation and setup instructions
• Basic Usage Guide - Essential commands and options
• Interactive Mode Guide - Using the user-friendly interface
• Media Filtering Guide - Finding specific media
• Organization Options - Keeping downloads organized
• Performance Features - Speeding up downloads
• Scheduled Downloads - Automating media collection
• Troubleshooting Guide - Solving common issues
• Command Reference - Complete list of commands and options
• Quick Start Guide - Get up and running quickly

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2024 Hazrat Mosaddique Ali

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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