diff --git a/spacy/about.py b/spacy/about.py
index d51dea286..bf08bad1e 100644
--- a/spacy/about.py
+++ b/spacy/about.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # inspired from:
-
 # https://python-packaging-user-guide.readthedocs.org/en/latest/single_source_version/
 # https://github.com/pypa/warehouse/blob/master/warehouse/__about__.py
 
@@ -10,7 +9,8 @@ __uri__ = 'https://spacy.io'
 __author__ = 'Matthew Honnibal'
 __email__ = 'matt@explosion.ai'
 __license__ = 'MIT'
-__models__ = {
-    'en': 'en>=1.1.0,<1.2.0',
-    'de': 'de>=1.0.0,<1.1.0',
-}
+
+__docs__ = 'https://spacy.io/docs/usage'
+__download_url__ = 'https://github.com/explosion/spacy-models/releases/download'
+__compatibility__ = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/explosion/spacy-models/master/compatibility.json?token=ANAt54fi5zcUtnwGhMLw2klWwcAyHkZGks5Y0nw1wA%3D%3D'
+__shortcuts__ = {'en': 'en_core_web_md', 'de': 'de_core_web_md', 'vectors': 'en_vectors_glove_md'}
diff --git a/spacy/download.py b/spacy/download.py
index 694638149..4aa94f128 100644
--- a/spacy/download.py
+++ b/spacy/download.py
@@ -1,47 +1,79 @@
-from __future__ import print_function
+# coding: utf8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import sys
-import shutil
-
-import sputnik
-from sputnik.package_list import (PackageNotFoundException,
-                                  CompatiblePackageNotFoundException)
-
+import pip
+import plac
+import requests
+from os import path
 from . import about
 from . import util
 
 
-def download(lang, force=False, fail_on_exist=True, data_path=None):
-    if not data_path:
-        data_path = util.get_data_path(require_exists=False)
+@plac.annotations(
+    model=("Model to download", "positional", None, str),
+    direct=("Force direct download", "flag", "d", bool)
+)
+def download(model=None, direct=False):
+    check_error_depr(model)
 
-    # spaCy uses pathlib, and util.get_data_path returns a pathlib.Path object,
-    # but sputnik (which we're using below) doesn't use pathlib and requires
-    # its data_path parameters to be strings, so we coerce the data_path to a
-    # str here.
-    data_path = str(data_path)
+    if direct:
+        download_model('{m}/{m}.tar.gz'.format(m=model))
+    else:
+        model = about.__shortcuts__[model] if model in about.__shortcuts__ else model
+        compatibility = get_compatibility()
+        version = get_version(model, compatibility)
+        download_model('{m}-{v}/{m}-{v}.tar.gz'.format(m=model, v=version))
 
-    try:
-        pkg = sputnik.package(about.__title__, about.__version__,
-                        about.__models__.get(lang, lang), data_path)
-        if force:
-            shutil.rmtree(pkg.path)
-        elif fail_on_exist:
-            print("Model already installed. Please run 'python -m "
-                  "spacy.%s.download --force' to reinstall." % lang, file=sys.stderr)
-            sys.exit(0)
-    except (PackageNotFoundException, CompatiblePackageNotFoundException):
-        pass
 
-    package = sputnik.install(about.__title__, about.__version__,
-                              about.__models__.get(lang, lang), data_path)
+def get_compatibility():
+    version = about.__version__
+    r = requests.get(about.__compatibility__)
+    if r.status_code != 200:
+        exit("Couldn't fetch compatibility table. Please find the right model for "
+             "your spaCy installation (v{v}), and download it manually:".format(v=version),
+             "python -m spacy.download [full model name + version] --direct",
+             title="Server error ({c})".format(c=r.status_code))
 
-    try:
-        sputnik.package(about.__title__, about.__version__,
-                        about.__models__.get(lang, lang), data_path)
-    except (PackageNotFoundException, CompatiblePackageNotFoundException):
-        print("Model failed to install. Please run 'python -m "
-              "spacy.%s.download --force'." % lang, file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
+    comp = r.json()['spacy']
+    if version not in comp:
+        exit("No compatible models found for v{v} of spaCy.".format(v=version),
+             title="Compatibility error")
+    else:
+        return comp[version]
 
-    print("Model successfully installed to %s" % data_path, file=sys.stderr)
+
+def get_version(model, comp):
+    if model not in comp:
+        exit("No compatible model found for "
+             "{m} (spaCy v{v}).".format(m=model, v=about.__version__),
+             title="Compatibility error")
+    return comp[model][0]
+
+
+def download_model(filename):
+    util.print_msg("Downloading {f}".format(f=filename))
+    download_url = path.join(about.__download_url__, filename)
+    pip.main(['install', download_url])
+
+
+def check_error_depr(model):
+    if not model:
+        exit("python -m spacy.download [name or shortcut]",
+             title="Missing model name or shortcut")
+
+    if model == 'all':
+        exit("As of v1.7.0, the download all command is deprecated. Please "
+             "download the models individually via spacy.download [model name] "
+             "or pip install. For more info on this, see the "
+             "documentation: {d}".format(d=about.__docs__),
+             title="Deprecated command")
+
+
+def exit(*messages, **kwargs):
+    util.print_msg(*messages, **kwargs)
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    plac.call(download)