On most Linux/posix boxes you can install megatools from standard repositories, i.e.

Getpass is used for securely entering the password in the console in order to avoid storing the password in the script - if you are comfortable hardcoding the password then set it in line #7. The script works with python 2.7 and takes the URL of the mega.nz link. #install the module with: 'sudo pip install mega.py'Įmail = getpass.getpass(prompt='Mega password for :'.format(email)) Make -j 8 # pass the number of CPUs you have to speed up compilationįor those who found this question searching for an actual recipe to download a link in text mode here is a simple python script that uses the mega.py module (install it with sudo pip install mega.py): import sys Sudo apt install libcurl4-openssl-dev libc-ares-dev libssl-dev libcrypto++-dev zlib1g-dev libsqlite3-dev libfreeimage-dev libswscale-dev It includes the megacli utility which is an interactive shell for synching and downloading/uploading. Mega SDK which can be compiled by following the steps on the github page. Megacmd is a wrapper around Mega SDK and if you decide to compile it on your own you'll need the same dependencies (on ubuntu) as the ones listed below for Mega SDK.įor details on usage see the MEGAcmd User Guide. You can also build it from sources on github at There is megacmd, the official command line interface.

Megasync download manager