diff --git a/parallel_wavegan/utils/utils.py b/parallel_wavegan/utils/utils.py
index 43cfab83..0e0ba992 100644
--- a/parallel_wavegan/utils/utils.py
+++ b/parallel_wavegan/utils/utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import fnmatch
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 import tarfile
 
@@ -359,22 +360,48 @@ def load_model(checkpoint, config=None, stats=None):
     return model
 
 
-def download_pretrained_model(tag, download_dir=None):
+def download_pretrained_model(tag_or_url, download_dir=None):
     """Download pretrained model form google drive.
 
     Args:
-        tag (str): Pretrained model tag.
+        tag_or_url (str): Pretrained model tag or the google drive url for the model.
         download_dir (str): Directory to save downloaded files.
 
     Returns:
         str: Path of downloaded model checkpoint.
 
+    Examples:
+        # Download by specifying tag
+        >>> from parallel_wavegan.utils import download_pretrained_model
+        >>> tag = "ljspeech_parallel_wavegan.v1"
+        >>> download_path = download_pretrained_model(tag)
+
+        # Download by specifying URL
+        >>> from parallel_wavegan.utils import download_pretrained_model
+        >>> url = "https://drive.google.com/file/d/10GYvB_mIKzXzSjD67tSnBhknZRoBjsNb"
+        >>> download_path = download_pretrained_model(url)
+
+        # The following URL also works
+        >>> url = "https://drive.google.com/file/d/10GYvB_mIKzXzSjD67tSnBhknZRoBjsNb/view?usp=sharing"
+        >>> download_path = download_pretrained_model(url)
+
     """
-    assert tag in PRETRAINED_MODEL_LIST, f"{tag} does not exists."
-    id_ = PRETRAINED_MODEL_LIST[tag]
     if download_dir is None:
         download_dir = os.path.expanduser("~/.cache/parallel_wavegan")
-    output_path = f"{download_dir}/{tag}.tar.gz"
+    if tag_or_url in PRETRAINED_MODEL_LIST:
+        id_ = PRETRAINED_MODEL_LIST[tag_or_url]
+        output_path = f"{download_dir}/{tag_or_url}.tar.gz"
+        tag = tag_or_url
+    else:
+        # get google drive id from the url link
+        assert (
+            "drive.google.com" in tag_or_url
+        ), "Unknown URL format. Please use google drive for the model."
+        p = re.compile(r"/[-\w]{25,}")
+        id_ = p.findall(tag_or_url)[0][1:]
+        tag = id_
+        output_path = f"{download_dir}/{id_}.tar.gz"
+
     os.makedirs(f"{download_dir}", exist_ok=True)
     with FileLock(output_path + ".lock"):
         if not os.path.exists(output_path):