# gdown > Download files from Google Drive and other URLs. > More information: . - Download a file from a URL: `gdown {{url}}` - Download using a file ID: `gdown {{file_id}}` - Download with fuzzy file ID extraction (also works with links): `gdown --fuzzy {{url}}` - Download a folder using its ID or the full URL: `gdown {{folder_id|url}} -O {{path/to/output_directory}} --folder` - Download a tar archive, write it to `stdout` and extract it: `gdown {{tar_url}} -O - --quiet | tar xvf -`