The Problem
Cloudinary's admin panel lets you download files one at a time. I had 15,000+ photos stored there. The CLI tools exist but require setup. I just wanted to click a button and get my photos back.
What I Built
A desktop app built with Tauri (Rust backend, web frontend) that downloads your entire Cloudinary library to a local folder.
Features:
- Resume interrupted downloads
- Batch processing without memory bloat (unlike Electron)
- Progress tracking and error handling
- Cross-platform (macOS, Windows, Linux)
Why Tauri?
Electron apps are memory hogs. Tauri gives you native performance with a web UI. For a tool that might run for hours downloading thousands of files, that matters.