A simple GUI application to download content from Library Genesis.
The application is...
- developed and maintained on Manjaro Linux and can be run on Linux systems
- utilizing the libgen-api library
- usable in GUI and console mode
The icons used in the project are open source.
- The following packages have to be installed from the package manager: git, python, python-pip, python-pipenv, qt6-base (most of these are pre-installed on many Linux systems)
- Open a console somewhere in your home folder (e.g. ~/src) and clone the git repository:
git clone https://github.com/gaaldvd/libgenx.git - cd to the downloaded folder:
cd libgenx - Run the installation script:
sh install.sh
Both modes can be started from the libgenx folder (if the folder is not added to PATH) using console arguments: ./libgenx.sh [-c/-g] [-a 'author'] [-t 'title']
The author and title arguments are optional. Searching based on both author and title is not yet implemented, as of now only one of the flags should be used (-a or -t).
The config.json file contains the default download directory and the pdf-only option. These can be changed manually or in the GUI app.
The user interface is straightforward. The config pane can be opened from the toolbar. Search results are listed under the input fields. Any item can be downloaded by double-clicking on it. If the default download mirror doesn't work for some reason, alternate options are listed for every item in the right-click context menu.
The console mode can be used with or without the optional arguments, as mentioned above in the beginning of the section.
The update.sh file prompts the user, then updates the git repository and the Python packages: ./update.sh
Feel free to clone or fork the repository. Most of the current issues are listed in the TODO file.