Supported formats#

mangadex-downloader can download in different formats, here a list of supported formats.

raw#

This is default format of mangadex-downloader. It’s just bunch of images stored in each chapter folders.

Structure files#

raw format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📂Volume. 1 Chapter. 1
 ┃ ┣ 🖼️images
 ┣ 📂Volume. 1 Chapter. 2
 ┃ ┣ 🖼️images
 ┗ 🖼️cover.jpg

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here"

raw-volume#

Same as raw format, except all chapters wrapped into each volumes.

Structure files#

raw-volume format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📂Volume. 1
 ┃ ┣ 🖼️images
 ┣ 📂No Volume
 ┃ ┣ 🖼️images
 ┗ 🖼️cover.jpg

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as raw-volume

raw-single#

Same as raw format, except all chapters wrapped into single folder.

Structure files#

raw-single format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📂Volume. 1 Chapter. 1 - Volume. 1 Chapter. 2
 ┃ ┣ 🖼️images
 ┗ 🖼️cover.jpg

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as raw-single

tachiyomi#

Same as raw format, except it has additional file “details.json” to provide additional info for manga.

If you don’t know tachiyomi, it’s android app for reading manga and it’s open source !. You can learn more here

You can read here for instruction how to create local manga in tachiyomi.

NOTE: mangadex-downloader are not affliated with tachiyomi, the app only provide custom format for tachiyomi local manga.

Structure files#

tachiyomi format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📂Volume. 1 Chapter. 1
 ┃ ┣ 🖼️images
 ┣ 📂Volume. 1 Chapter. 2
 ┃ ┣ 🖼️images
 ┣ 🖼️cover.jpg
 ┗ 📜details.json

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "tachiyomi"

tachiyomi-zip#

Same as tachiyomi except, all images in each chapter will stored in ZIP file.

Structure files#

tachiyomi-zip format files look like this

📦 Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┣ 📜details.json
 ┣ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 1.cbz
 ┗ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 2.cbz

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "tachiyomi-zip"

pdf#

All images in each chapter will be converted to PDF file (.pdf)

Structure files#

pdf format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┣ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 1.pdf
 ┗ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 2.pdf

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "pdf"

pdf-volume#

Same as pdf, except all chapters wrapped into each volumes PDF file.

Structure files#

pdf-volume format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┣ 📜Volume. 1.pdf
 ┗ 📜Volume. 2.pdf

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "pdf-volume"

pdf-single#

same as pdf format, except all chapters wrapped into single PDF file

Structure files#

pdf-single format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┗ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 1 - Volume. 1 Chapter. 2.pdf

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "pdf-single"

cbz#

This is Comic Book Archive format. Comic Book Archive is a type of archive file for the purpose of sequential viewing of images, commonly for comic books. wikipedia

It has additional file (ComicInfo.xml) inside of .cbz file, useful for showing details of the manga (if an reader support it).

This format was based of zip extension.

Structure files#

cbz format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┣ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 1.cbz
 ┗ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 2.cbz

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "cbz"

cbz-volume#

same as cbz format, except all chapters wrapped into each volumes .cbz file

Structure files#

cbz-volume format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┣ 📜Volume. 1.cbz
 ┗ 📜Volume. 2.cbz

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "cbz-volume"

cbz-single#

same as cbz format, except all chapters wrapped into single .cbz file

Structure files#

cbz-single format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┗ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 1 - Volume. 1 Chapter. 2.cbz

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "cbz-single"

cb7#

This is Comic Book Archive format. Comic Book Archive is a type of archive file for the purpose of sequential viewing of images, commonly for comic books. wikipedia

This format was based of 7z extension.

Structure files#

cb7 format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┣ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 1.cb7
 ┗ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 2.cb7

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "cb7"

cb7-volume#

same as cb7 format, except all chapters wrapped into each volumes .cb7 file

Structure files#

cb7-volume format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┣ 📜Volume. 1.cb7
 ┗ 📜Volume. 2.cb7

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "cb7-volume"

cb7-single#

same as cb7 format, except all chapters wrapped into single .cb7 file

Structure files#

cb7-single format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┗ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 1 - Volume. 1 Chapter. 2.cb7

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "cb7-single"

epub#

An electronic book file format that is supported by many e-readers. Wikipedia.

This format was based of zip extension

Structure files#

epub format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┣ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 1.epub
 ┗ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 2.epub

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "epub"

epub-volume#

Same as epub format, except all chapters wrapped into each volumes.

Note

Unlike any other volume and single formats, epub-volume and epub-single doesn’t create chapter info (or cover).

If you don’t know what that means, you can have look here -> Chapter info (cover)

Structure files#

epub-volume format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┣ 📜Volume. 1.epub
 ┗ 📜Volume. 2.epub

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "epub-volume"

epub-single#

Same as epub format, except all chapters wrapped into single .epub file.

Note

Unlike any other volume and single formats, epub-volume and epub-single doesn’t create chapter info (or cover).

If you don’t know what that means, you can have look here -> Chapter info (cover)

Structure files#

epub-single format files look like this

📦Manga title
 ┣ 📜cover.jpg
 ┗ 📜Volume. 1 Chapter. 1 - Volume. 1 Chapter. 2.epub

Usage#

mangadex-dl "insert MangaDex URL here" --save-as "epub-single"