diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 061b53a..efb21b5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mod errors;
 
 use std::{borrow::Cow, io::stdout};
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
-use std::fs::File;
+use std::fs::{File, self, OpenOptions};
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use errors::AviaryError;
@@ -171,5 +171,33 @@ fn download(server: &str, args: DownloadArgs) {
 		.expect("wrong key or corrupt index");
 	let index = protobuf::index::Index::parse_from_bytes(&serialized_index)
 		.expect("malformed index");
-	println!("{index:?}");
+
+	let dest_dir: Cow<Path> = args.output.map(Cow::Owned)
+		.unwrap_or_else(|| Cow::Borrowed(
+			index.title.as_ref()
+				.map(String::as_str)
+				.unwrap_or("Unnamed-Album").as_ref()));
+	fs::create_dir_all(&dest_dir).expect("Failed to create destination directory");
+	for (indx, image) in index.images.into_iter().enumerate() {
+		let path = dest_dir.join(format!("{indx:03}.webp"));
+		let mut dest_file =  OpenOptions::new()
+			.write(true)
+			.truncate(true)
+			.create(true)
+			.open(path)
+			.expect("Failed to open");
+		let key = image.key.try_into().expect("Invalid key size");
+		let encrypted_thumbnail = upload::get_data(
+			&download_agent,
+			&format!("{}/{}.bin", server, image.thumb_url),
+			7680_000,
+			&mut download_buffer
+		).expect("Failed to retrieve image data");
+		let decrypted_thumb = crypto::decrypt(
+			&key,
+			encrypted_thumbnail,
+			&mut decrypt_buffer
+		).expect("Invalid image data referenced by index or bad key in index");
+		dest_file.write_all(&decrypted_thumb).expect("Failed to write to disk");
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/parse.rs b/src/parse.rs
index 817375c..1e276ac 100644
--- a/src/parse.rs
+++ b/src/parse.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
 use argh_derive::FromArgs;
 
 #[derive(FromArgs)]
@@ -53,4 +55,10 @@ pub struct DownloadArgs {
 	/// https://0x0.st/asdj.bin#omONdEzrY6SfdBgHn/2P6yG33PeIhuj3/SGm/lDhd2U=
 	/// the encryption key is   omONdEzrY6SfdBgHn/2P6yG33PeIhuj3/SGm/lDhd2U=
 	pub key: String,
+
+	#[argh(option, short='o')]
+	/// the directory to put the new files into
+	///
+	/// A directory will be generated based on the name of the gallery if this is not set
+	pub output: Option<PathBuf>,
 }