A Windows tool for downloading photos and videos from Samsung WiFi cameras (WB, NX, ST, EX series, ~2012–2015) over your local network.
Works as both a GUI app (double-click .exe) and a command-line tool.
Samsung's original MobileLink Android app (last version: 1.7.13, ~2014) no longer works on modern Android. These cameras use standard UPnP/DLNA over WiFi, so a replacement client can be written from scratch.
This tool was reverse-engineered from the original APK (com.samsungimaging.filesharing) and tested on a WB350F.
Supported camera families (confirmed by APK): NX1000, NX20, NX210, QF30, WB150, WB300, WB350F, WB850, ST200, EX2 — and likely any Samsung WiFi camera that exposes a DLNA ContentDirectory service.
Note: Windows Explorer also works natively (
Network → [Camera]WB350F), but this tool is more convenient for bulk downloads and automation.
- Windows 10 or 11
- Camera connected to the same WiFi network as your PC
- Enable AutoShare or MobileLink mode on the camera so it joins your network
- Python 3.8+ (only needed if running from source)
Download SamsungCameraDownloader.exe from the Releases page.
- Turn on your Samsung camera and enable WiFi (AutoShare / MobileLink mode)
- Make sure your PC is on the same WiFi network
- Double-click
SamsungCameraDownloader.exe - The app finds the camera automatically and shows how many files are on it
- Choose a destination folder and click Download All or New Only
# Discover cameras on the network
py samsung_link.py discover
# Browse files without downloading
py samsung_link.py browse
# Download everything
py samsung_link.py download --dest C:\Photos\Camera
# Connect manually by IP (if auto-discovery fails)
py samsung_link.py manual 192.168.0.225 --dest C:\Photos\Cameragit clone https://github.com/yourusername/samsung-camera-downloader.git
cd samsung-camera-downloaderpy -m pip install pyinstallerNo other dependencies — the tool uses only Python standard library (socket, urllib, xml, tkinter).
# GUI
py samsung_downloader.py
# CLI
py samsung_link.py discoverpy -m PyInstaller --onefile --windowed --name "SamsungCameraDownloader" samsung_downloader.pyThe output will be at dist\SamsungCameraDownloader.exe (~12 MB, no installer needed).
- Discovery — Sends an SSDP M-SEARCH multicast (
239.255.255.250:1900) on all local network interfaces to find UPnP root devices - Identification — Fetches the UPnP device description XML and looks for a Samsung device with a
ContentDirectoryservice - Browsing — Calls the UPnP
Browse(SOAP) action recursively to list all photos and videos - Download — Downloads each file via plain HTTP from the URLs in the DIDL-Lite response
The camera acts as a standard DLNA Digital Media Server (DMS-1.50), so the protocol is fully open and documented.
Windows has multiple network adapters (Hyper-V, WSL, VPN, etc.) and the SSDP multicast may go out on the wrong interface. This tool explicitly binds to non-172.x interfaces to avoid this. If discovery still fails, use the manual command with the camera's IP address (visible in the camera's WiFi status menu or your router's device list).
- No remote delete — The WB350F (and likely other models) mark their content containers as
restricted="1", which blocksDestroyObjectvia UPnP. HTTP DELETE is also rejected. Delete files on the camera itself. - Windows only — Due to
tkinterGUI and Windows-specific network adapter filtering. The CLI (samsung_link.py) should work on Linux/macOS with minor adjustments. - Same network required — The camera must be on the same subnet as your PC. Direct hotspot mode (camera creates its own AP) also works if you connect your PC to it.
samsung_downloader.py — GUI app (tkinter)
samsung_link.py — CLI tool
MIT