idmrs
Command line downloader for Internet Download Manager (IDM) on Windows.
Rust port of pyidm (idm/idm.py).
Sends a link to IDM via COM automation (CIDMLinkTransmitter /
SendLinkToIDM2), exactly like the Python original does through comtypes,
but with no Python runtime required.
Windows only — IDM itself is a Windows-only application, so this tool refuses to run (with a clear error) on Linux/macOS, same as
idm.py.
Install
cargo install idmrs
Or download a prebuilt binary from Releases.
Usage
idmrs [OPTIONS] [URLS]...
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
URLS |
One or more URLs to download, or c to read the URL from the clipboard |
-p, --path <PATH> |
Directory to save into |
-o, --output <NAME> |
Save with a different filename |
-c, --confirm |
Ask for confirmation before download starts |
-a, --add |
Add the link to IDM without starting the download |
-r, --referrer <URL> |
Referrer URL |
-C, --cookie <STRING> |
Cookie string |
-D, --post-data <STRING> |
POST data string |
-U, --username <USER> |
Username, if the download requires auth |
-P, --password <PASS> |
Password, if the download requires auth |
--user-agent <UA> |
Custom User-Agent string |
--config <SECTION:OPTION:VALUE> |
Persist a setting to idm.ini, next to the executable |
--config doc |
Print valid config section/option names |
Examples
# Download a single URL
idmrs https://example.com/file.zip
# Grab the URL currently in the clipboard, save to D:\Downloads
idmrs c -p D:\Downloads
# Add without starting the download, with a custom user-agent
idmrs https://example.com/file.zip --add --user-agent "Mozilla/5.0"
# Persist a default download path
idmrs --config download:path:D:\Downloads
Config file (idm.ini)
Stored next to the idmrs.exe binary. Recognized keys:
[download]
path = D:\Downloads
confirm = 0
[data]
user_agent = Mozilla/5.0 ...
[debug]
verbose = 0
Set any of these from the CLI with --config section:option:value,
e.g. idmrs --config download:confirm:1.
Building from source
git clone https://github.com/cumulus13/idmrs
cd idmrs
cargo build --release --target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
Publishing (maintainers)
Pushing a tag matching v*.*.* runs the release workflow: it builds and
tests on Windows/Linux/macOS, then publishes to crates.io using the
CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN repository secret, then cuts a GitHub Release.
git tag v0.1.0
git push origin v0.1.0
License
MIT © Hadi Cahyadi cumulus13@gmail.com
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