Skydio Media Transfer

Portable Windows application to download media from Skydio Cloud to a local folder, organized by date.

Download

Grab the latest SkydioTransfer.exe from the Releases page.

No installation required. Just run the .exe.

Setup

1. Create a custom integration in Skydio Cloud under Settings > Integrations
2. Generate an API Token and note both the token and the token ID
3. Run SkydioTransfer.exe
4. Paste your API Token and Token ID, then click Save

Usage

1. Optionally set a date range to filter media
2. Click Fetch Media to load your media list
3. Select files in the list (click, Ctrl+click, or Select All)
4. Choose an output folder with Browse
5. Click Add Selected to Queue — downloads start in the background
6. Keep browsing and adding more files while the queue runs

Files are saved in date subfolders: OutputFolder/2024-03-15/photo.jpg

Already-downloaded files (matching name and size) are automatically skipped.

Queue Features

• Auto-retry — failed downloads retry up to 3 times automatically
• Retry Failed — re-queue all failed/cancelled items with one click
• Cancel Current — stops the active download immediately
• Clear Completed / Clear All — manage the queue list
• Column headers in the media list are sortable (click to toggle)

Saving to SharePoint

You can download media directly into a SharePoint document library by using a locally synced folder.

1. Open the SharePoint document library in your browser
2. Click Sync to sync the library to your computer via OneDrive for Business
3. In Skydio Media Transfer, click Browse and select the synced folder (typically under C:\Users\<you>\OneDrive - <org>\...)
4. Downloaded files will automatically sync to SharePoint via OneDrive

Tip: Enable Files On-Demand in OneDrive settings to automatically free up local disk space after files sync to the cloud. Your local machine acts as a temporary pass-through — files remain accessible in SharePoint without taking up local storage. You can also right-click synced files in File Explorer and choose Free up space to manually reclaim disk space.

Building from Source

Requires Python 3.10+:

pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
pytest                                  # optional: run the test suite
pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --name SkydioTransfer --icon NONE \
            --collect-submodules keyring skydio_transfer.py

The .exe will be in the dist/ folder. --collect-submodules keyring is required so PyInstaller bundles the Windows credential-store backend that keyring lazy-imports at runtime.

Alternatively, push to GitHub and the Actions workflow builds it automatically.

Disclaimer

This is an independent personal project built with the assistance of Claude. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Skydio, Inc. in any way. Use of this software is at your own risk.

This application is not intended for use on government systems or networks.

Privacy

This application does not collect, transmit, or store any data externally. Your API token is stored in Windows Credential Manager (under the SkydioMediaTransfer service); other settings live in a local config.json file next to the .exe. Neither is uploaded anywhere. All communication is directly between your computer and the official Skydio Cloud API.

A rotating log file (app.log) is written next to the .exe — same folder as config.json — to help diagnose issues. Log entries never contain your API token.

If you previously used a version that stored the token in config.json, it will be migrated to Credential Manager on first launch.