Imperial Scientia Helper

A Chrome extension for batch downloading course materials from Imperial College London's Scientia platform.

Features

• 🗂 Organize files by course sections
• 📁 Maintain original folder structure
• 🔍 Filter files by type (PDF, PPTX)
• 📦 Download selected files as a zip package
• ✨ Clean and intuitive user interface

Installation from source code (Recommended)

1. Download this repository
2. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
3. Enable "Developer mode" in the top right
4. Click "Load unpacked"
5. Select the downloaded code folder

Usage

1. Navigate to a Scientia course page (e.g., 70090 Graphics https://scientia.doc.ic.ac.uk)

   

2. Click the "Imperial Scientia Helper" icon in your Chrome toolbar

   

3. In the popup window, select the files you want to download:

   • Use the filter at the top to select file types (PDF, PPTX)
   • Use "Select All" to quickly select all currently visible files
   • Select files by section using the section checkboxes
   

4. Click "Download Selected Files", choose a save location, and the download will begin

   

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find any bugs or have suggestions for improvements:

1. Open an issue to discuss the proposed changes
2. Submit a pull request with your improvements

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.