Ghost Downloader
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Ghost Downloader, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Ghost Downloader's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No paid plans or usage limits stated · Free and open source |
The facts
Each one read from Ghost Downloader's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- It offers an aria2-compatible RPC API for third-party tools, including LinkSwift.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Batch downloads
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
- Benchmark caveat
- The maker describes its benchmark as a single run on one machine and one residential broadband connection, and notes that results vary with time and network route.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Connection privacy
- The browser extension connects to the desktop app over localhost WebSocket; its Chrome Web Store listing says no data is sent to a remote server.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- It supports the aria2 RPC protocol and third-party tools such as LinkSwift.checked 11 Oct 2001
- License
- The project README says Ghost Downloader is distributed under the GPL v3.0 license.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Live recording
- It records HLS and DASH live streams in real time and can automatically decrypt and merge output after recording stops.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Live streams
- It records HLS and DASH streams in real time and can decrypt and merge recordings; recording cannot be paused, and output is TS.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Maximum video quality
- 4kchecked 22 Sep 2001
- Minimum versions
- The documentation lists Windows 10+, macOS 13.0+, Linux glibc 2.35+, and Android 10+ as minimum requirements.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Network compatibility
- The documentation says Ghost Downloader simulates real-browser network characteristics to handle sites that reject non-browser download requests.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Other integrations
- It supports GitHub releases and HuggingFace models with mirror acceleration.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Output formats
- .tschecked 22 Sep 2001
- Playlist downloads
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
- Product
- Ghost Downloader is a free, open-source downloader that combines download management, torrenting, stream capture, and media parsing.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Protocols
- It supports HTTP, BitTorrent magnet links and torrent files, FTP with or without TLS, M3U8, MPEG-DASH, and eD2k.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Ghost Downloader says it sniffs page media, records live streams, and combines the functions of several download tools.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Speed controls
- The app detects available bandwidth and increases download threads automatically.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Subtitle downloads
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- The companion extension can intercept browser downloads, detect page media, collect images, and send selected resources to the desktop app.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Device platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linux,Android,Chrome,Edge,Firefoxchecked 22 Sep 2001
- Platform limits
- Windows 7 and processors without AVX support are not supported.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Platform requirements
- The project README lists Windows 10+, macOS 13+, Linux glibc 2.35+, and Android 11+ as platform requirements.checked 11 Oct 2001
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
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