9.3 Downloading the NBIA Data Retriever

After you search for images of interest and add them to your data basket, you can download them.

The most convenient method of downloading them is by using the NBIA Data Retriever. You must install the NBIA Data Retriever before you begin downloading. You only have to install it once to use it in future downloading sessions.

After downloading, double-click to install the package through a GUI or you can run the following in a terminal:

mkdir /usr/share/desktop-directories/
wget -P ~/NBIA-Data-Retriever https://cbiit-download.nci.nih.gov/nbia/releases/ForTCIA/NBIADataRetriever_4.4/nbia-data-retriever-4.4.2.deb
dpkg -i ~/NBIA-Data-Retriever/nbia-data-retriever-4.4.2.deb

Consult the NBIA Data Retriever FAQ for more information about NBIA Data Retriever versions and usage.

Get the NBIA Data Retriever

Click one of the following links to download the NBIA Data Retriever for that operating system. See Downloading Study Data for information on using this application to download data.

NBIA Data Retriever in the Mac App Store
Windows
Linux (RPM, DEB)

Linux Installation Instructions

RPM (tested on Fedora 40 Workstation, OEL 9.4)

To run this file, type the following at the command prompt (only run the first command if you need to uninstall a previous version).

Uninstall previous version

sudo yum -v -y remove NBIADataRetriever-4.4.2.x86_64.rpm

Install latest release

sudo yum -y install NBIADataRetriever-4.4.3-1.x86_64.rpm

DEB (tested on Ubuntu 2024 LTS)