Mediafire-DL

Mediafire-DL is a small command-line downloader for MediaFire links.

It handles single files and folders, keeps nested folder structure intact, and shows a clean progress display while it downloads. Public links work without any login details. Links that require an account can be tried with an optional local cookies file.

What It Does

• Downloads public MediaFire file links
• Downloads public MediaFire folder links
• Walks nested folders automatically
• Saves folders using the same folder layout MediaFire reports
• Shows a file preview before downloading
• Supports a dry-run mode so you can check what would be saved first
• Defaults to your system Downloads folder
• Can read a local cookies.txt file for links your own browser account can access

Install

You need Python 3.9 or newer.

Install:

pip install mfget

Run:

mediafire-dl

macOS

If Python is not installed:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
brew install python

Then install and run:

pip install mfget
mediafire-dl

If pip is not found:

python3 -m pip install mfget

If mediafire-dl is not found:

python3 -m mediafire_dl

Windows

If Python is not installed:

winget install Python.Python.3.12

Then install and run:

pip install mfget
mediafire-dl

If pip is not found:

py -m pip install mfget

If mediafire-dl is not found:

py -m mediafire_dl

Linux

If Python or pip is not installed:

sudo apt install python3 python3-pip

On Fedora:

sudo dnf install python3 python3-pip

On Arch:

sudo pacman -S python python-pip

Then install and run:

pip install mfget
mediafire-dl

If pip is not found:

python3 -m pip install mfget

If mediafire-dl is not found:

python3 -m mediafire_dl

From GitHub

Install the latest code from GitHub:

pip install git+https://github.com/worstgirlinamerica/mediafire-dl.git

On Windows:

pip install git+https://github.com/worstgirlinamerica/mediafire-dl.git

Local Project

Install from a cloned project folder:

pip install .

Usage

Run the command and paste a MediaFire link when it asks:

mediafire-dl

Or pass the link directly:

mediafire-dl "https://www.mediafire.com/file/example/file.zip/file"

Choose a save folder:

mediafire-dl "https://www.mediafire.com/folder/example/My+Folder" --output ~/Downloads/MediaFire

Preview a folder without downloading anything:

mediafire-dl --dry-run "https://www.mediafire.com/folder/example/My+Folder"

Show more technical error details:

mediafire-dl --verbose "https://www.mediafire.com/file/example/file.zip/file"

Use a local cookies file for a link that your browser account can already access:

mediafire-dl --cookies ~/Downloads/cookies.txt "https://www.mediafire.com/file/example/file.zip/file"

The cookies file must be in Netscape/Mozilla cookies.txt format. Mediafire-DL only reads the file from your computer for that run.

Supported Links

Supported:

• Public MediaFire file links
• Public MediaFire folder links
• Public folders with nested subfolders
• MediaFire file or folder links that work with a user-provided cookies.txt file

Not supported:

• Asking for or storing MediaFire usernames and passwords
• Automatically reading cookies from your browser
• Password-protected downloads that require an extra password prompt
• Captcha-gated or blocked downloads

Privacy And Safety

Mediafire-DL does not ask for MediaFire login details and does not read browser cookies automatically. If you use --cookies, the cookie file stays on your machine and is only read by the current command.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE.