diff --git a/src/aleph_client/commands/files.py b/src/aleph_client/commands/files.py
index 6f91514d..3c94f85b 100644
--- a/src/aleph_client/commands/files.py
+++ b/src/aleph_client/commands/files.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import asyncio
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
 import typer
-from aleph.sdk import AuthenticatedAlephHttpClient
+
+from aleph.sdk import AuthenticatedAlephHttpClient, AlephClient
+
 from aleph.sdk.account import _load_account
 from aleph.sdk.conf import settings as sdk_settings
 from aleph.sdk.types import AccountFromPrivateKey, StorageEnum
@@ -99,3 +102,36 @@ async def upload(
             )
             logger.debug("Upload finished")
             typer.echo(f"{result.json(indent=4)}")
+
+
+@app.command()
+def download(
+    item_hash: str = typer.Argument(..., help="IPFS hash to pin on aleph.im"),
+    use_ipfs: Optional[bool] = typer.Option(
+        default=False, help="Download on IPFS client (100MB + file)"
+    ),
+    path: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, help="Path of the file to download"),
+    debug: bool = False,
+):
+    """Download a file on aleph.im."""
+
+    setup_logging(debug)
+
+    # If no path given then path == item_hash
+    if path is None:
+        path = item_hash
+
+    with AlephClient(api_server=sdk_settings.API_HOST) as client:
+        try:
+            typer.echo("Downloading file ...")
+            file_path = Path(path)
+            with file_path.open(mode="wb") as f:
+                if not use_ipfs:
+                    output_buffer = client.download_file(item_hash)
+                else:
+                    output_buffer = client.download_file_ipfs(item_hash)
+                f.write(output_buffer)
+            typer.secho(f"File: '{path}' downloaded", fg=typer.colors.GREEN)
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            typer.secho(f"Error downloading file: {str(e)}", fg=typer.colors.RED)
diff --git a/src/aleph_client/commands/utils.py b/src/aleph_client/commands/utils.py
index 22d60b21..8483f96b 100644
--- a/src/aleph_client/commands/utils.py
+++ b/src/aleph_client/commands/utils.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 from pygments.formatters.terminal256 import Terminal256Formatter
 from pygments.lexers import JsonLexer
 from typer import echo
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 def colorful_json(obj: str):
@@ -122,3 +124,4 @@ def str_to_datetime(date: Optional[str]) -> Optional[datetime]:
     except ValueError:
         pass
     return datetime.fromisoformat(date)
+
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_commands.py b/tests/unit/test_commands.py
index 29b05039..ee91dd8d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_commands.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
-
 from aleph.sdk.chains.ethereum import ETHAccount
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
 from aleph_client.__main__ import app
+import pytest
 
 runner = CliRunner()
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
index 0671bf24..2f4ad63b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ def test_get_message_type_value():
     assert get_message_type_value(AggregateMessage) == MessageType.aggregate
     assert get_message_type_value(StoreMessage) == MessageType.store
     assert get_message_type_value(ProgramMessage) == MessageType.program
-    assert get_message_type_value(ForgetMessage) == MessageType.forget
+    assert get_message_type_value(ForgetMessage) == MessageType.forget
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