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What is this?
Ghost Downloader is a cross-platform desktop download manager that handles HTTP, BitTorrent/Magnet, FTP, M3U8, MPEG-DASH and eD2k links, plus video sites like YouTube and Bilibili, all in one app.
Ghost Downloader is a cross-platform desktop download manager that handles HTTP, BitTorrent/Magnet, FTP, M3U8, MPEG-DASH and eD2k links, plus video sites like YouTube and Bilibili, all in one app.Is it a standalone app or a library I'd embed?It is a standalone native desktop GUI application built with PySide6/Qt and the Fluent Design widget library, not a library or CLI tool.
It is a standalone native desktop GUI application built with PySide6/Qt and the Fluent Design widget library, not a library or CLI tool.How do I get it running?Download the prebuilt build for your OS from the project's releases (Windows 10+, macOS 13.0+, Linux glibc 2.35+, or Android 11.0+) and install it; both x86-64 and arm64 builds are provided.
Download the prebuilt build for your OS from the project's releases (Windows 10+, macOS 13.0+, Linux glibc 2.35+, or Android 11.0+) and install it; both x86-64 and arm64 builds are provided.Do I need anything special on my machine first?Qt 6.6+ requires a CPU with the AVX instruction set, and Linux builds need glibc 2.35 or newer; an optional browser extension is needed if you want to sniff and grab media straight from web pages.
Qt 6.6+ requires a CPU with the AVX instruction set, and Linux builds need glibc 2.35 or newer; an optional browser extension is needed if you want to sniff and grab media straight from web pages.Any rough edges right now?The Feature Packs plugin system already works but its public API is still being stabilized, so you can't yet build third-party plugins against a finalized interface.
The Feature Packs plugin system already works but its public API is still being stabilized, so you can't yet build third-party plugins against a finalized interface.What protocols and sites can it actually pull from?It covers HTTP, Magnet/BitTorrent, FTP, M3U8, MPEG-DASH and eD2k downloads, plus dedicated support for YouTube and Bilibili (with clip, quality, subtitle and playlist selection) and mirror-accelerated GitHub/HuggingFace downloads.
It covers HTTP, Magnet/BitTorrent, FTP, M3U8, MPEG-DASH and eD2k downloads, plus dedicated support for YouTube and Bilibili (with clip, quality, subtitle and playlist selection) and mirror-accelerated GitHub/HuggingFace downloads.How does the companion browser extension work?It scans the current page for every downloadable medium, shows them in a popup, and when you click one (or download normally) the desktop app takes over seamlessly, carrying over your login session so you never copy links.
It scans the current page for every downloadable medium, shows them in a popup, and when you click one (or download normally) the desktop app takes over seamlessly, carrying over your login session so you never copy links.Can other tools control my downloads programmatically?Yes, Ghost Downloader exposes an aria2-compatible RPC API so third-party apps and scripts can create and manage download tasks.
Yes, Ghost Downloader exposes an aria2-compatible RPC API so third-party apps and scripts can create and manage download tasks.Is there a plugin ecosystem?Yes, it has a growing 'Feature Packs' plugin system that is already operational, though the public plugin API is still being finalized.
Yes, it has a growing 'Feature Packs' plugin system that is already operational, though the public plugin API is still being finalized.What are similar projects?Motrix, FileCentipede, gopeed, Ketch, cat-catch, downvid, aria2, streambert
Motrix, FileCentipede, gopeed, Ketch, cat-catch, downvid, aria2, streambertWhich topics is it in?fluent-design, magnet, http3, ftp, asyncio, quic, m3u8, youtube-downloader, bittorrent, software, download-manager, video-downloader
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