Unsplash.com Downloader

Periodically downloads images from free photography resource site unsplash.com.

Requirements

• Ruby 2.0+
  • Tested with rbenv running Ruby 2.1.0 and Mavericks system Ruby (2.0.0p247)
• RubyGems
• Bundler
  • Run gem install bundler to install

Setup

1. Open Terminal.app
2. Clone this repository:
   git clone https://github.com/istvanp/unsplash-rb.git ~/.unsplash
3. cd ~/.unsplash
4. bundle --standalone
5. open unsplash.rb and adjust the following to your liking:
   • MAX_IMAGES How many images to try to retrieve. Make this a large number to initially retrieve all images. Reduce it to about 50 afterwards.
   • SAVE_PATH: Where to save the images. Defaults to "Unsplash" inside your Pictures directory.

Usage

Run ~/.unsplash/unsplash.rb in the terminal.

Run Periodically (Mac OS X)

To run this script every seven days do the following:

1. cd ~/.unsplash
2. ln -sfv "$(pwd)" /usr/local/opt
3. ln -sfv "$(pwd)/co.istvan.unsplash.plist" ~/Library/LaunchAgents
4. launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/co.istvan.unsplash.plist

Credits

Created by Istvan Pusztai. Inspired by mcdado/unsplash-dl.