Download strips from official website in high quality.
$ dilbert.sh [from] [to]
If [from] not specified - 16. 4. 1989 (first strip)
If [to] not specified - today
$ ./dilbert.sh - download all strips (from 16. 4. 1989)
$ ./dilbert.sh today - download today strip
$ ./dilbert.sh 2016-09-07 yesterday - download strips from 7. 9. 2016 to yesterday
The syndicated Dilbert comic strip officially ended in March 2023 after Andrews McMeel Universal canceled its distribution following controversial remarks by creator Scott Adams.
- Last daily strip: March 11, 2023
- Last Sunday strip: March 26, 2023
Since then, the official dilbert.com archive has been taken offline, and the relaunch (Dilbert Reborn) is now paywalled. This is why the original dilbert.sh script in this repository no longer functions — the source pages it relied on return 404 Not Found.
To help preserve the remaining history, a new PowerShell script (dilbert_legal_multi.ps1) is included.
This script:
- Uses the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) as the primary source.
- Falls back to Cowboy State Daily’s public reprints for certain dates.
- Downloads available strips into a folder, naming each by date.
- Logs all results (found/missing) into a CSV file.
- Covers the final run of comics (e.g.,
2022-05-26→2023-03-26).
⚠️ Note: Only publicly available sources are accessed. Many strips are no longer available at all.
From a PowerShell prompt in the repo folder:
# Download strips from the final run into .\dilbert_public powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\dilbert_legal_multi.ps1 ` -From 2022-05-26 ` -To 2023-03-26 ` -OutDir .\dilbert_publicOptional flags:
-DryRun→ log results without downloading images-MaxConsecutiveMisses→ adjust stop condition (default: 25)-DelaySeconds→ adjust pause between requests (default: 0.6s)
This marks the end of the Dilbert cartoon’s syndicated run. The provided script ensures you can retrieve what remains of the public archive for personal reference, but there will be no further updates to this downloader.