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manga-py

Command-line manga downloader for many sources

E-books & Media Library Archived ★ 522 stars Easy setup MIT

This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained e-books & media library alternative.

manga-py is a command-line manga downloader that fetches manga chapters from a wide range of websites and saves them as CBZ archives or images. It is useful for building self-hosted manga libraries for readers like Kavita or Komga.

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Key features

  • Downloads from many sites
  • CBZ archive output
  • Batch chapter downloads
  • Cross-platform CLI

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Wide site support
  • Feeds other manga servers

Trade-offs

  • Command-line only
  • Site support varies

Is manga-py secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for manga-py's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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