diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 0622b324c..b0f7629ce 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ type Client struct {
 	Dst string
 	Pwd string
 
-	// Dir, if true, tells the Client it is downloading a directory (versus
-	// a single file). This distinction is necessary since filenames and
-	// directory names follow the same format so disambiguating is impossible
-	// without knowing ahead of time.
-	Dir bool
+	// Mode is the method of download the client will use. See ClientMode
+	// for documentation.
+	Mode ClientMode
 
 	// Detectors is the list of detectors that are tried on the source.
 	// If this is nil, then the default Detectors will be used.
@@ -55,6 +53,14 @@ type Client struct {
 	// Getters is the map of protocols supported by this client. If this
 	// is nil, then the default Getters variable will be used.
 	Getters map[string]Getter
+
+	// Dir, if true, tells the Client it is downloading a directory (versus
+	// a single file). This distinction is necessary since filenames and
+	// directory names follow the same format so disambiguating is impossible
+	// without knowing ahead of time.
+	//
+	// WARNING: deprecated. If Mode is set, that will take precedence.
+	Dir bool
 }
 
 // Get downloads the configured source to the destination.
diff --git a/client_mode.go b/client_mode.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f02509a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_mode.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package getter
+
+// ClientMode is the mode that the client operates in.
+type ClientMode uint
+
+const (
+	ClientModeInvalid ClientMode = iota
+
+	// ClientModeAny downloads anything it can. In this mode, dst must
+	// be a directory. If src is a file, it is saved into the directory
+	// with the basename of the URL. If src is a directory or archive,
+	// it is unpacked directly into dst.
+	ClientModeAny
+
+	// ClientModeFile downloads a single file. In this mode, dst must
+	// be a file path (doesn't have to exist). src must point to a single
+	// file. It is saved as dst.
+	ClientModeFile
+
+	// ClientModeDir downloads a directory. In this mode, dst must be
+	// a directory path (doesn't have to exist). src must point to an
+	// archive or directory (such as in s3).
+	ClientModeDir
+)
diff --git a/get.go b/get.go
index cfdabaed6..75d813cdb 100644
--- a/get.go
+++ b/get.go
@@ -72,6 +72,21 @@ func Get(dst, src string) error {
 	}).Get()
 }
 
+// GetAny downloads a URL into the given destination. Unlike Get or
+// GetFile, both directories and files are supported.
+//
+// dst must be a directory. If src is a file, it will be downloaded
+// into dst with the basename of the URL. If src is a directory or
+// archive, it will be unpacked directly into dst.
+func GetAny(dst, src string) error {
+	return (&Client{
+		Src:     src,
+		Dst:     dst,
+		Mode:    ClientModeAny,
+		Getters: Getters,
+	}).Get()
+}
+
 // GetFile downloads the file specified by src into the path specified by
 // dst.
 func GetFile(dst, src string) error {