Github Selective Download

• Increases rate limit to 5,000 req/hr
• Used only in your browser
• Never stored or logged
• Sent only to api.github.com
Rate limit: unknown

GitHub Selective Download

A lightweight web tool for selectively downloading files and folders from GitHub repositories without cloning the entire repository.

Features

  • Selective Downloads — choose files and folders instead of entire repos
  • No Installation Required — runs entirely in your browser
  • GitHub Token Support — optional authentication for higher rate limits
  • Visual File Tree — expandable folder structure
  • Batch Operations — select all, select none, or individual files
  • ZIP Archive — downloads selected files as a ZIP
  • Rate Limit Monitoring — real-time GitHub API limit display
  • Privacy Focused — token never stored or logged

Usage

  1. Navigate to a GitHub folder in your browser
  2. Copy the URL (example format below)
https://github.com/user/repo/tree/branch/path/to/folder
  1. Paste the URL into the tool above
  2. (Optional) Add a GitHub personal access token
  3. Click Fetch Files
  4. Select files or folders
  5. Click Download Selected

GitHub Token (Optional)

Using a GitHub token increases your rate limit from 60 to 5,000 requests per hour.

  1. Go to GitHub Settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens
  2. Create a new token (no scopes required for public repositories)
  3. Paste the token into the optional field

Note: The token is used only in your browser and sent exclusively to api.github.com.

Technical Details

  • Pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • GitHub API v3 for repository trees
  • raw.githubusercontent.com for file downloads
  • ZIP creation via zip.js
  • Strict Content Security Policy

Browser Compatibility

Works in all modern browsers supporting ES6+ and the Fetch API.