--- title: Install Argiope on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Argiope for on Ubuntu - A web crawler for broken-link detection and image downloading url: https://snapcraft.io/install/argiope/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Argiope on **Ubuntu** # Argiope [Christian Resma Helle (christianhelle)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/christianhelle "View all snaps from Christian Resma Helle (christianhelle)") * [Christian Resma Helle (christianhelle)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/christianhelle "View all snaps from Christian Resma Helle (christianhelle)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/argiope/ubuntu#install) #### A web crawler for broken-link detection and image downloading A high-performance web crawler written for broken-link detection and image downloading. **Overview:** argiope is a fast, lightweight web crawler designed for broken-link detection, website archiving, and batch image downloading. It features intelligent HTML scanning, URL normalization, and sophisticated report generation. Built with zero external dependencies and compiled to a single static binary. **Key Features:** * Crawl websites and detect broken links (4xx/5xx/timeout errors) * Generate comprehensive reports in text, Markdown, or self-contained HTML format * Download images from web pages to organized directory structures * Generate portable HTML browsing pages for downloaded image libraries with `library.html` landing page, nested `index.html` navigation, and per-folder `reader.html` viewers * Specialized support for downloading manga chapters from MangaFox (fanfox.net) by title with optional chapter range filtering * BFS (breadth-first search) traversal with configurable crawl depth, request timeouts, and rate limiting * Domain-restricted crawling with automatic same-origin security checks * Lightweight HTML scanner for precise link and image extraction from complex pages * Intelligent URL normalization and relative-to-absolute URL resolution * Parallel crawling support for improved performance on large sites * Zero external dependencies — uses only Zig's standard library * Single static binary — no runtime, no installation hassles **Commands:** * `check `: Crawl a website and generate a detailed broken-link report with timing statistics * `images `: Download all images from a website or manga chapters from MangaFox to an organized structure * `library `: Generate or regenerate HTML browser for existing image directories **Usage Examples:** * `argiope check https://example.com --depth 5` — Check site for broken links up to 5 levels deep * `argiope images https://example.com/gallery -o ./images` — Archive gallery images with HTML browser * `argiope images https://fanfox.net/manga/title --chapters 1-50` — Download manga chapters 1-50 * `argiope check https://example.com --report report.html --report-format html` — Generate HTML report for CI pipelines * `argiope images https://example.com -o ./archive --parallel --depth 3` — Fast parallel crawling and download **Report Features:** Reports include detailed statistics: total URLs checked, OK count, broken count, error count, internal vs external split, and timing information (total time, average/min/max response times). HTML reports are self-contained with inline CSS and styled with status badges. **HTML Browser:** The generated portable HTML browser features light/dark/system theme modes with localStorage-backed preferences, relative links for offline browsing, percent-encoded filenames for local file access, and thumbnail galleries with ordered prev/next navigation. Works with generic image collections and deep MangaFox chapter trees alike. **MangaFox Features:** * Automatic chapter detection via RSS feeds with fallback to HTML parsing * Numeric chapter ordering (1, 2, 10, 11, 100) not alphabetic * Full support for decimal chapter numbers (5.5, 100.1) with correct sorting * Chapter range filtering via `--chapters N-M` flag * Organized output: `[manga-title]/[chapter]/[page].jpg` * Verbose mode shows detailed chapter discovery information **Performance & Reliability:** Configurable request timeouts, delay between requests, and concurrent crawling options ensure efficient resource usage and reliable operation on rate-limited sites. Automatic redirect following, response size limiting, and detailed error reporting make it production-ready for CI pipelines and large-scale archiving. Perfect for website archiving, CI/CD integration, and offline browsing. ### Package name * argiope --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * 15 March 2026 - latest/stable * 30 August 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [christianhelle.com](https://christianhelle.com/argiope "https://christianhelle.com/argiope") * [github.com/christianhelle/argiope](https://github.com/christianhelle/argiope "https://github.com/christianhelle/argiope") --- ### Contact * [christianhelle.com](https://christianhelle.com "https://christianhelle.com") * [github.com/christianhelle](https://github.com/christianhelle "https://github.com/christianhelle") --- ### Donations * [paypal.me](https://paypal.me/christianhelle "https://paypal.me/christianhelle") * [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/christianhelle "https://buymeacoffee.com/christianhelle") * [github.com/sponsors/christianhelle](https://github.com/sponsors/christianhelle "https://github.com/sponsors/christianhelle") --- ### Source code * [github.com/christianhelle/argiope](https://github.com/christianhelle/argiope "https://github.com/christianhelle/argiope") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/christianhelle/argiope/issues](https://github.com/christianhelle/argiope/issues "https://github.com/christianhelle/argiope/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/argiope/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install Argiope Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Argiope To install Argiope, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install argiope ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/argiope/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. 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