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I am going to write a program to manage my library of Magic cards and I am looking for a database file or list of all of the cards that have been released. I know that the Gathering site is useful, but it limits the number of cards I can return in a search. I would happily accept a spreadsheet file, database file, or even a text file.

The more information contained in the database, the better. Having associated images would just be fantastic, but at this point I would settle for names and basic stats of the cards.

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Cockatrice just scrubs Gatherer set-by-set when you set it up. Their code to do it should be open-source (you'll want to look at the oracle tool). – Alex P May 7 '12 at 19:55
Note that technically you'd be breaking Wizard's terms of service if you scrape all the images from Gatherer. I'm sure you don't care about that if it's for personal use only… – ghoppe May 7 '12 at 21:26
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I'm guessing half the fun for you will be building the program, but just in case you didn't know, if you're using Windows, the Magic the Gathering Online client can also track collections offline. You might want to check that out because it is possible to export a csv collection file. – ghoppe May 7 '12 at 21:56

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You can grab a complete list here it's in .xls too! I have downloaded a copy but it looks to be someone's personal list and might disappear at any time. I don't have the ability to attach a file yet so download it quick!

If that is not what you want then your best bet would be Cockatrice but be aware of breaking the Gatherer ToS.

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Where are the Gatherer TOS? – ikegami May 24 '12 at 0:14

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