gopeed – modern download manager

In Operation

Here’s an image of gopeed in action. We’re downloading a few ISOs using HTTP. There’s also support for HTTPS, as well as BitTorrent and Magnet.

If you’re not familiar with a Magnet link, it’s a hyperlink used to download data and files via peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. It functions without needing a server and includes everything a torrent client needs to obtain a particular file.

Creating a new task is simple.

The advanced options offers a few extra options. For HTTP, you can set the user-agent, cookie, and referrer. For BitTorrent, there’s a tracker server url field.

What else does gopeed offer?

• Seed, DHT, PEX, uTP, Webtorrent, Upnp.
• Update tracker list every day automatically.
• Define the maximum number of concurrent tasks.
• HTTP API interface for external use, allowing for download management through the API.
• Extensible – write extensions with JavaScript to enhance Gopeed’s download capabilities. There are a few extensions available.
• Internationalization support.
• Dark mode.

Summary

gopeed gets our firm recommendation. It’s a useful utility that will help you maximise your download speed.

While it doesn’t quite have the swish of Motrix’s interface, it offers some advantages. For example, gopeed is not Electron-based, and has a lower memory footprint. The wonderful ps_mem utility reports that gopeed’s memory footprint is around 141MB.

Website: gopeed.com
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Levi
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Gopeed is written in Dart and Go. Learn Dart with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction and Installation
Page 2 – In Operation and Summary