diff --git a/mim/commands/download.py b/mim/commands/download.py
index a22abdb..b1cc566 100644
--- a/mim/commands/download.py
+++ b/mim/commands/download.py
@@ -210,38 +210,51 @@ def _download_dataset(package: str, dataset: str, dest_root: str) -> None:
             f'already updated it and still get this error, please report an '
             f'issue to {package}')
     with open(dataset_index_path) as f:
-        datasets_meta = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
+        dataset_metas = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
 
-    if dataset not in datasets_meta:
+    if dataset not in dataset_metas:
         raise KeyError(f'Cannot find {dataset} in {dataset_index_path}. '
                        'here are the available datasets: '
-                       '{}'.format('\n'.join(datasets_meta.keys())))
-    dataset_meta = datasets_meta[dataset]
-
+                       '{}'.format('\n'.join(dataset_metas.keys())))
+    dataset_meta = dataset_metas[dataset]
     # OpenMMLab repo will define the `dataset-index.yml` like this:
+    # openxlab: true
     # voc2007:
     #     dataset: PASCAL_VOC2007
     #     download_root: data
     #     data_root: data
     #     script: tools/dataset_converters/scripts/preprocess_voc2007.sh
 
-    # In this case, the top level key "voc2007" means the "Dataset Name" passed
+    # In this case:
+    # `openxlab` means download the dataset with `openxlab` cli, otherwise
+    # use the `odl` cli. Although `odl` cli will not be maintained in the
+    # future, we still keep it here for compatibility.
+
+    # The top level key "voc2007" means the "Dataset Name" passed
     # to `mim download --dataset {Dataset Name}`
+
     # The nested field "dataset" means the argument passed to `odl get`
     # If the value of "dataset" is the same as the "Dataset Name", downstream
     # repos can skip defining "dataset" and "Dataset Name" will be passed
     # to `odl get`
-    src_name = dataset_meta.get('dataset', dataset)
 
+    use_openxlab = dataset_metas.get('openxlab', False)
+    src_name = dataset_meta.get('dataset', dataset)
     # `odl get` will download raw dataset to `download_root`, and the script
     # will process the raws data and put the prepared data to the `data_root`
     download_root = dataset_meta['download_root']
     os.makedirs(download_root, exist_ok=True)
 
     color_echo(f'Start downloading {dataset} to {download_root}...', 'blue')
-    subprocess.check_call(['odl', 'get', src_name, '-d', download_root],
-                          stdin=sys.stdin,
-                          stdout=sys.stdout)
+    if use_openxlab:
+        subprocess.check_call(
+            ['openxlab', 'dataset', 'get', src_name, '-d', download_root],
+            stdin=sys.stdin,
+            stdout=sys.stdout)
+    else:
+        subprocess.check_call(['odl', 'get', src_name, '-d', download_root],
+                              stdin=sys.stdin,
+                              stdout=sys.stdout)
 
     if not osp.exists(download_root):
         return