NovelSave

This is a tool to download and convert novels from popular sites to e-books.

v0.7.+ is not compatible with previous versions

Install

pip install novelsave

or

pip install git+https://github.com/mensch272/novelsave.git

Usage

Basic

To download and package the novel in a single line use the following command:

novelsave process <id_or_url>

The most common commands you'll be using are:

update

The command requires the url of the id of the novel as an argument. When the novel has been identified it attempts to update the current novel information in the following steps:

1. Download the novel webpage.
2. Update the novel information. This includes title, author and pending chapters.
3. Identify the chapters with no content and download and update them.
4. Download any assets that require to be downloaded (assets are identified during chapter download).

Note that, if url is provided and the novel does not already exist in the database, a new novel entry will be created.

For more information, run

novelsave update --help

package

The command requires the url of the id of the novel as an argument. When novel is identified compiles the downloaded content into the specified formats.

Specify a compilation target using the --target option. If option is not provided compiles to only epub.

Or you may use --target-all to package to all supported formats.

novelsave package <id_or_url> --target epub --target web

Supported compilation targets:

epub html mobi pdf azw3 text

For more information, run

novelsave package --help

process

The command requires the url of the id of the novel as an argument. This is a combination of the above two commands, update and package.

This is a command of convenience, to update and package in a single command.

For more information, run

novelsave process --help

Configurations

Use the following command to show all the current configurations. Default value will be shown in case none is set.

novelsave config show

You may change your configurations using set or reset. For example:

novelsave config set novel.dir --value ~/mynovels

novelsave config reset novel.dir

All supported configurations are:

• novel.dir - Your desired novel's packaged data (epub, mobi) save location

More

To find more information, use option --help on groups and commands.

novelsave --help

novelsave novel --help

Cookies

Want to access authentication protected content, use browser cookies.

Browser cookies

This is an optional feature where you may use cookies from your browsers when sending requests. This effectively allows the script to pretend as the browser and thus allowing access to any content the browser would also be able to access.

You can use this in the following simple steps:

1. Login to your source of choice with your browser of choice (though make sure the browser is supported).
2. Use option --browser <browser> when updating novel (also available in process).

novelsave [update|process] <id_or_url> --browser <browser>

Supported

chrome firefox chromium opera edge brave

Sources

Sources have been moved to its own package. You can install and upgrade sources using the following command.

pip install novelsave-sources --upgrade

Disclaimer

We are not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with the any of the sources mentioned above.

License

Apache-2.0