Metalink is an open specification that harnesses the speed and power of peer to peer networking and traditional downloads with a single click.
For users and content providers, Metalink makes downloading simpler, faster, and more reliable.
- If one link or server fails, download automatically continues using another.
- One Click Downloads. Easy user experience.
- Minimizes and distributes traffic so individual servers are under less strain.
- Downloads are verified for enhanced reliability.
- Structured information about downloads.
- Increased security.
- Extremely fast download speeds.
- Automatic error recovery and repair of corrupted downloads.
- Combines FTP and HTTP with optional Peer-to-peer (P2P, shared bandwidth).
- Easily add multiple files to a download queue.
- No Single Point of Failure (SPOF) like FTP or HTTP URLs. More fault tolerant.
- Transparent usage where people can get the benefits of Metalink without even knowing they're using it.
| 12 Mar : | aria2 1.9.0! (Unix/Win), the high speed command line download utility with Metalink support, is out! Congratulations and thanks to the project, which is now 4 years old! |
| 02 Mar : | KGet, part of KDE SC 4.4.1, supports Metalink. Check the release announcements for ways to try it out! |
| 25 Feb : | IETF/IESG Protocol Action: 'The Metalink Download Description Format' to Proposed Standard! |
| 20 Feb : | Metalink/HTTP IETF Internet Draft, as opposed to XML. This is a work in progress and not meant to be implemented, only reviewed. |
| 14 Feb : | Smart Package Manager adds Metalink support. |
| 10 Feb : | MirrorBrain 2.12.0 a Download Redirector and Metalink Generator, is out! |
| 11 Jan : | DownThemAll! 1.1.8 (Firefox extension) is out! This is the easiest way to try out Metalink! |
| 10 Dec : | Introducing Metalink tries to get you acquainted. |
| 07 Dec : | If you'd like to contribute to our project, see our ideas page! |
| 29 Nov : | Open Ethos Podcast: Daniel Stenberg from cURL talks about getting involved in open source. Other podcasts: Appupdater, Metalink, cURL, FTP vs HTTP, Opera & Open Standards, Firefox. |
| 30 Sep : | If you have a SourceForge account, please VOTE FOR METALINK SUPPORT! |
| 20 Apr : | Google Summer of Code : Improvements to KGet includes Metalink! |