diff --git a/mdrsclient/api/file.py b/mdrsclient/api/file.py
index ebbd34f..5655459 100644
--- a/mdrsclient/api/file.py
+++ b/mdrsclient/api/file.py
@@ -80,3 +80,17 @@ class FileApi(BaseApi):
         response = self._get(url)
         self._raise_response_error(response)
         return response.json()
+
+    def download(self, file: File, path: str) -> bool:
+        print(self.__class__.__name__ + "::" + sys._getframe().f_code.co_name)
+        url = self.connection.build_url("v2/", file.download_url)
+        r = self.connection.session.get(url, stream=True)
+        try:
+            with open(path, "wb") as f:
+                for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=4096):
+                    if chunk:
+                        f.write(chunk)
+                        f.flush()
+        except PermissionError:
+            print(f"Cannot create file `{path}`: Permission denied.")
+        return True
diff --git a/mdrsclient/commands/file.py b/mdrsclient/commands/file.py
index 3520f20..3e73b01 100644
--- a/mdrsclient/commands/file.py
+++ b/mdrsclient/commands/file.py
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ class UploadFile:
     path: str
 
 
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class DownloadFile:
+    file: File
+    path: str
+
+
 class FileCommand(BaseCommand):
     @staticmethod
     def register(top_level_subparsers: _SubParsersAction) -> None:
@@ -42,7 +48,10 @@ class FileCommand(BaseCommand):
         upload_parser.add_argument("remote_path", help="Remote folder path (remote:/lab/path/)")
         upload_parser.set_defaults(func=FileCommand.upload)
         # download
-        download_parser = top_level_subparsers.add_parser("download", help="download a file")
+        download_parser = top_level_subparsers.add_parser("download", help="download the file or folders")
+        download_parser.add_argument(
+            "-r", "--recursive", help="Download folders and their contents recursive", action="store_true"
+        )
         download_parser.add_argument("remote_path", help="Remote file path (remote:/lab/path/file)")
         download_parser.add_argument("local_path", help="Local folder path (/foo/bar/)")
         download_parser.set_defaults(func=FileCommand.download)
@@ -116,23 +125,28 @@ class FileCommand(BaseCommand):
         parent_path = os.path.dirname(path)
         file_name = os.path.basename(path)
         connection = create_connection(remote)
-        if not os.path.isdir(args.local_path):
+        local_path = os.path.abspath(args.local_path)
+        if not os.path.isdir(local_path):
             raise IllegalArgumentException(f"Local directory `{args.local_path}` not found.")
-        local_file = os.path.join(args.local_path, file_name)
         laboratory = find_laboratory(connection, laboratory_name)
-        folder = find_folder(connection, laboratory, parent_path)
-        file = folder.find_file(file_name)
-        if file is None:
-            raise IllegalArgumentException(f"File `{file_name}` not found.")
-        r = connection.session.get(connection.build_url("v2/" + file.download_url), stream=True)
-        try:
-            with open(local_file, "wb") as f:
-                for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=4096):
-                    if chunk:
-                        f.write(chunk)
-                        f.flush()
-        except PermissionError:
-            raise IllegalArgumentException(f"Cannot create file `{local_file}`: Permission denied.")
+        parent_folder = find_folder(connection, laboratory, parent_path)
+        file = parent_folder.find_file(file_name)
+        download_files: list[DownloadFile] = []
+        if file is not None:
+            file_path = os.path.join(local_path, file_name)
+            download_files.append(DownloadFile(file, file_path))
+        else:
+            if not args.recursive:
+                raise IllegalArgumentException(f"Cannot download `{args.remote_path}`: Is a folder.")
+            sub_folder = parent_folder.find_sub_folder(file_name)
+            if sub_folder is None:
+                raise IllegalArgumentException(f"File or Folder`{file_name}` not found.")
+            folder_api = FolderApi(connection)
+            sub_folder_dirname = os.path.join(local_path, sub_folder.name)
+            FileCommand._multiple_download_pickup_recursive_files(
+                folder_api, download_files, sub_folder.id, sub_folder_dirname
+            )
+        FileCommand._multiple_download(connection, download_files)
 
     @staticmethod
     def move(args: Namespace) -> None:
@@ -218,3 +232,30 @@ class FileCommand(BaseCommand):
             pass
         except MDRSException as e:
             print(f"API Error: {e}")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _multiple_download_pickup_recursive_files(
+        folder_api: FolderApi, download_files: list[DownloadFile], folder_id: str, local_dirname: str
+    ) -> None:
+        folder = folder_api.retrieve(folder_id)
+        file_dirname = os.path.join(local_dirname, folder.name)
+        if not os.path.exists(file_dirname):
+            os.makedirs(file_dirname)
+        for file in folder.files:
+            file_path = os.path.join(file_dirname, file.name)
+            download_files.append(DownloadFile(file, file_path))
+        for sub_folder in folder.sub_folders:
+            sub_folder_dirname = os.path.join(local_dirname, sub_folder.name)
+            FileCommand._multiple_download_pickup_recursive_files(
+                folder_api, download_files, sub_folder.id, sub_folder_dirname
+            )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _multiple_download(connection: MDRSConnection, download_files: list[DownloadFile]) -> None:
+        file_api = FileApi(connection)
+        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=NUMBER_OF_PROCESS) as pool:
+            pool.map(lambda x: FileCommand._multiple_download_worker(file_api, x), download_files)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _multiple_download_worker(file_api: FileApi, download_file: DownloadFile) -> None:
+        file_api.download(download_file.file, download_file.path)
diff --git a/mdrsclient/models/folder.py b/mdrsclient/models/folder.py
index eebebb9..1c5fe3d 100644
--- a/mdrsclient/models/folder.py
+++ b/mdrsclient/models/folder.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from typing import Final
 
 from pydantic.dataclasses import dataclass
 
-from mdrsclient.models import File
+from mdrsclient.models.file import File
 from mdrsclient.models.utils import iso8601_to_user_friendly
 
 ACCESS_LEVEL_NAMES: Final[dict[int, str]] = {