Minerva

Minerva 2.0.0

Minerva is a volunteer-driven effort to archive Myrient entire collection before it goes offline.

  • By minerva-archive
  • Open Source
  • Updated Mar 7, 2026
Download for Windows

About Minerva

Minerva is a volunteer-driven effort to archive Myrient entire collection before it goes offline.

What's new in 2.0.0

New Streamed Downloader:
Tiny chunks of files are directly downloaded and streamed to the Minerva Server. Files are never kept on your machine.
Leaderboard: https://firehose.minerva-archive.org/
Note: The backend is still very much a work-in-progress, expect downtime like you did before.
Commits
- 2b42421: Fix link to the correct pypi project page (Citrodata) #23
- 0d60201: Added configuration for setting the auth callback host and port (SpoopyTim) #22
- e39604a: Linted with ruff (SpoopyTim) #22
- 06e1335: WIP merge with main code of hyperscraper (rlaphoenix)
- d77fbe5: Fully utilize multithreading, more error handling (rlaphoenix)
- 6776282: Remove unused worker_thread and relevant code (rlaphoenix)
- 387c1c9: Correct the chunk_size and job size values (rlaphoenix)
- d72706b: Remove Job Cache system, new Hyperscraper cant rlly cache (rlaphoenix)
- a6000fa: Fix is_downloaded check (rlaphoenix)
- 8175a88: Update ws_message to communicate be crafted byte payloads (rlaphoenix)
- 866eca9: Create new data classes for Websocket Messages, Bump Server version (rlaphoenix)
- 1b70cb8: Create Job State dataclass, use ChunkInfo across code (rlaphoenix)
- dffc1cd: Remove --max-cache-size (rlaphoenix)
- 24b4173: Exit the download when its finished (i need sleep) (rlaphoenix)
- d1fe520: maybe put the break in the right place (im going to bed rn) (rlaphoenix)
- fb3aa95: Stop freezing on reconnect please thank you (rlaphoenix)
- fa90207: Clear the event thing after a reconnect, so it requests new tasks (turai)
- 4f7b669: Improve CI/CD (rlaphoenix)
- 9e714dc: Add job size environment variables, make retries name consistent (rlaphoenix)
- 824ed2f: Update readme to be relevant to current codebase, add Troubleshooting (rlaphoenix)
- dc94f7e: Remove unnecessary lock (rlaphoenix)
- adb4fd8: Separate Upload and Download Speed (rlaphoenix)
- 251fd56: Improve looping code visually, some small tweaks (rlaphoenix)
- c710a9d: Normalize URL strings because Myrient expects them in a weird way (rlaphoenix)
- f930101: State in stats bar if worker is down and for how long (rlaphoenix)
- 0f86c3c: Separate Uptime from other columns, improve UI (rlaphoenix)
- eb7cc0a: Remove unused packages (rlaphoenix)
- f61702c: Add leaderboard stats, fix down check if down on startup (rlaphoenix)
- 8fd960e: Heavily improve the async threading, add logging (rlaphoenix)
- f8a0051: Update Dockerfile to use 'uv sync' instead of 'uv venv' (Oleksandr Kalko) #26 …

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Technical details

Publisherminerva-archive
Version2.0.0
Release date2026-03-07
LicenseCC0-1.0
Installer typeinno
Architecturex64
Package IDminerva.worker
Admin rightsRequired
Install scopeCurrent user

Install Minerva from the command line

Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=minerva.worker -e
Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=minerva.worker -e
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=minerva.worker -e
Silent install with the offline installer
"Minerva-v2.0.0-setup.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /CURRENTUSER

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Install Minerva together with other apps in one command »

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Frequently asked questions

Is Minerva free?

Yes. Minerva is free and open-source software released under the CC0-1.0 license.

What is the latest version of Minerva?

The latest version is 2.0.0, released on Mar 7, 2026.

Is it safe to download Minerva?

The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 78d7cb8b260717836dd5612d5df35764e368f5951c25c5b2458b2d3905bd4074.

Which Windows versions does Minerva support?

Minerva runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.

How do I install Minerva silently?

Run the offline installer with "Minerva-v2.0.0-setup.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /CURRENTUSER, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=minerva.worker -e --silent.

How do I uninstall Minerva?

Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Minerva and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=minerva.worker -e.