Administrator Updated on February 9, 2023 Bitbucket is an online source code repository that allows you to keep track of your software projects. Bitbucket seamlessly works with Git, Mercurial and Subversion. It supports Windows, Mac OS and Linux. So, if you're a developer or use Git, Mercurial or Subversion to manage your project's source code, access Bitbucket to create a custom dashboard with all the information related to your projects.
Bitbucket is a Git repository management system that is web-based. It is a program like Github but more flexible with unique features in it. It is a system which organizes all of your Git repositories and guide and develops your source code. It has some awesome and unique features built-in.
Also, you can import your code from Git, CodePlex, Google Code, SourceForge, and even from SVN. It is free to use up to 5 users or for small teams. Bitbucket comes from Atlassian which also has commercial accounts for use in a big team or systems.
From the Bitbucket server, you can download your source files then. You can easily download data or files as a zipped file from any particular point in time. You can clone or download the files from any branches or commits and tags. In this article, I’ll discuss how to download the files most easily.
Before You Get Started
You need to ensure a few things before you start downloading your source codes from Bitbucket. So please follow the instruction below for removing any interruption in this process:-
- Ensure you have a Bitbucket ID open. If not go to the https://bitbucket.org/ site and create a new id and start the work.
- You need some active works, codes, or repositories to download them. If not please create a sample project or new work.
Download a repository archive from a branch
Follow the below steps to download the repository of a branch from Bitbucket.
- From Bitbucket go to your Source view or Commit view or the list of branches of a repository.
- Select the branch selector and from there select a branch that you want to download.
- See the three dots here? By clicking this actions dropdown option you can access dropdown options.
- From there select Download.
- Also from the individual action menu of each branch, you can download the archives of those branches too.
Download repositories archive from commit
Follow the below steps to download the repository of a commit from Bitbucket.
- From Bitbucket fro viewing a commit or single one click on the hash number.
- From the right panel of the top click on the “Download this commit” option.
Download repositories archive from tag
Follow the below steps to download the repository of a tag from Bitbucket.
- From Bitbucket go to your Source view or Commit view or the list of branches of a repository.
- From the branch selector option choose any tags or any single tag.
- From the actions dropdown with the branch, selector click on the “Download” option for downloading the tag.
Download repositories as zip file formats
Follow the below steps to download the repository in .zip or .tar or .gz even in .tar.gz
- From any source, you download from the above ways. Just right-click the download link and copy the URL address.
- Now, paste the link in your browser and change the formate to format=zip or format=tgz or format=tar, any format of your choice.
- Then click Enter for downloading the file in that format.
So that’s how you can download files from Bitbucket in any format of your choice and then work with it.
Summary: Download from Bitbucket
- Sign in to your Bitbucket account.
- Find the file you'd like to download from your repository and click on it.
- Click on the Download button at the top of the file view to initiate the download.
- If your browser prompts you for a save location, please save the file to your computer.
