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The only downloader you need. 下载器的集大成者。

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## The only downloader you need

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## Features

* **Fast where it matters.** Every downloader is fast on a good connection. The real test is a bad one. Smart chunking without file merging. Auto-detects bandwidth. Real-browser TLS fingerprints, invisible to anti-bot checks.
* **One app instead of five.** Everything in one place, nothing watered down. `HTTP`, `Magnet/BT`, `FTP`, `M3U8`, `MPEG-DASH`, `eD2k`. `YouTube` and `Bilibili` with clip selection, any quality and subtitles, playlists and multi-part episodes. `GitHub` and `HuggingFace` with mirror acceleration.
* **See it. Sniff it. Download it.** A download button follows the video, any quality you want. The extension popup lists every medium on the page. Click it there, or just download as you normally would, the desktop app takes over seamlessly. No copying links, and authentication state carries over.
* **Native on every platform.** It shows in the details. One app, four systems, native experience everywhere.
* **Always in control** Effortlessly. `aria2`-compatible RPC API for third-party tools. Change the URL, headers, or proxy mid-download. Progress is never lost.

## About The Project

Started as a passion project to help a Bilibili creator manage resources. Now it ships on four platforms, handles virtually every download protocol, and has a growing Feature Packs plugin ecosystem.

> [!WARNING]
> Qt `6.6+` no longer supports CPUs without the `AVX` instruction set.

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> **Arch Linux AUR support**: Community-maintained packages `ghost-downloader-bin` and `ghost-downloader-git` are now available (Maintainer: [@zxp19821005](https://github.com/zxp19821005))

## Screenshots

![Demo](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6763c9e0-cd5d-450e-80f5-1e22adcff36e)

## Roadmap

- [ ] Make the plugin API public (Feature Packs system is operational, API stabilizing)
- [ ] Enhanced task editing, such as binding multiple Sessions to one task

Visit [Open issues](https://github.com/XiaoYouChR/Ghost-Downloader-3/issues) to see all requested features (and known issues).

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## Contributing

Contributions make the open source community an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are **greatly appreciated**.

If you have a suggestion, fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the "Enhancement" tag. Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Thanks to all contributors who have participated in this project!

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## License

Distributed under the GPL v3.0 License. Open `LICENSE` for more details.

## Contact

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* [E-mail](mailto:XiaoYouChR@qq.com) - XiaoYouChR@qq.com

## References

* [aioftp](https://github.com/aio-libs/aioftp) Ftp client/server for asyncio
* [cat-catch](https://github.com/xifangczy/cat-catch) Browser Resource Sniffing Extension
* [desktop-notifier](https://github.com/samschott/desktop-notifier) Python library for cross-platform desktop notifications
* [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/) A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video
* [Kelpie](https://github.com/XiaoYouChR/Kelpie) The eD2k download engine behind Ghost Downloader's eD2k support
* [libtorrent](https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent) An efficient feature complete C++ bittorrent implementation
* [loguru](https://github.com/Delgan/loguru) A library which aims to bring enjoyable logging in Python
* [m3u8](https://github.com/globocom/m3u8) Python m3u8 parser
* [mpegdash](https://github.com/sangoma/mpegdash) MPEG-DASH MPD parser
* [N_m3u8DL-RE](https://github.com/nilaoda/N_m3u8DL-RE) Cross-platform DASH/HLS/MSS download tool powering Ghost Downloader's M3U8 support
* [Nuitka](https://github.com/Nuitka/Nuitka) The Python compiler
* [PyQt-Fluent-Widgets](https://github.com/zhiyiYo/PyQt-Fluent-Widgets) Powerful, extensible, and elegant Fluent Design-style widget library
* [PySide6](https://github.com/PySide/pyside-setup) The official Python module
* [QuickJS-NG](https://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs) A small and embeddable JavaScript engine
* [uvloop](https://github.com/MagicStack/uvloop) Ultra fast asyncio event loop
* [winloop](https://github.com/Vizonex/Winloop) An alternative to uvloop for Windows
* [wreq](https://github.com/0x676e67/wreq-python) An ergonomic Python HTTP client with TLS fingerprint emulation
* [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

## Acknowledgments

* [@zhiyiYo](https://github.com/zhiyiYo/) is amazing and provided a lot of help for this project.
* [@空糖_SuGar](https://github.com/SuGar0218/) designed the project banner (the current version is a 3D remake based on the original design).

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Repository info

Default branch: main
Latest version: v4.3.7
Created: 2023-08-16
Last activity: 2026-10-08
License: GPL-3.0
Open issues: 88
Watchers: 36

Topics

async asyncio bittorent bt cross-platform download-manager downloader fluent-design ftp http3 magnet pyqt pyside6 python qt quic react software streaming

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