The Download tab lets you retrieve any publicly accessible Steam Workshop item directly from within Crowbar. It uses Steam’s API to locate and download the item’s content by Workshop item ID or by pasting a full Workshop URL. Downloaded content arrives as aDocumentation Index
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.vpk, .gma, or other archive file that you can then open with Crowbar’s Unpack tab.
Input
You can supply either a bare numeric item ID or a full Steam Workshop URL. Both formats are accepted in the same input field.| Format | Example |
|---|---|
| Numeric ID | 2975098073 |
| Full URL | https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2975098073 |
id= query parameter out of any URL you paste, so you can copy the address directly from your browser’s address bar without editing it first.
Output Path Options
Choose where downloaded files are saved using the output path selector. The available options come from theDownloadOutputPathOptions setting.
Documents Folder
Saves the downloaded item to your Windows Documents folder. This is the default and requires no additional configuration.
Work Folder
Saves the downloaded item to a custom work folder path you specify. Use the Browse button to select any folder on your system.
File Naming Options
Crowbar provides several optional naming adjustments that are applied to the output file before it is saved:- Use item ID — prepends or appends the Workshop item’s numeric ID to the filename.
- Prepend item title — inserts the item’s Workshop title at the start of the filename.
- Append update date/time — appends the item’s last-updated timestamp to the filename.
- Replace spaces with underscores — substitutes every space character in the filename with an underscore.
- Convert to expected file or folder — reformats the downloaded content into the file or folder structure that the target game expects.
How to Download a Workshop Item
Find the Workshop item ID
Open the item’s page on the Steam Community Workshop. The numeric ID appears in the URL after
?id=, for example:Paste the ID or URL into Crowbar
Switch to Crowbar’s Download tab and paste either the full URL or just the numeric ID into the item input field.
Select the output folder
Use the output path dropdown to choose Documents folder or Work folder. If you chose Work folder, enter or browse to the desired destination path.
Click Download
Click the Download button. Crowbar contacts Steam’s Workshop API, retrieves the content file, and saves it to your chosen output folder. A progress bar and log area show the transfer status.
Unpack the downloaded file
Once the download completes, click Use in Unpack to send the file path directly to the Unpack tab, or open the Unpack tab manually to extract the
.vpk or other archive.Steam must be running and you must be logged in to your Steam account for Workshop downloads to work. If Crowbar cannot connect to Steam it will report a connection failure in the log. You also need to own the game associated with the Workshop item — attempting to download an item for an unowned game will result in an error.