# filecxx/FileCentipede

Cross-platform internet upload/download manager for HTTP(S), FTP(S), SSH, magnet-link, BitTorrent, m3u8, ed2k, and online videos.  WebDAV client, FTP client, SSH client.

Repository: https://github.com/filecxx/FileCentipede
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/filecentipede
Homepage: http://filecxx.com
Language: C++
License Family: other
Topics: bittorrent-client, download-manager, download-videos, bt, magnet, libtorrent, http-client, ftp-client, download, video-downloader, stream-downloader, torrent, transmission, webdav-client, ssh-client, m3u8, remote-download, qt
Last push: 2026-08-25T07:57:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1640, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10898, forks 680 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:44.620977+00:00)

## What it is
File Centipede is an all-in-one cross-platform internet file upload/download manager built with C++ and Qt. It combines a BitTorrent client, WebDAV, FTP, and SSH client with browser integration for downloading audio and videos, including encrypted streams.

## Use cases
- download videos from websites including m3u8 streams
- download torrents and magnet links
- manage multi-protocol file downloads with resume support
- browse and transfer files over FTP, SSH, and WebDAV
- download online videos via browser integration
- upload files to remote servers

## When to choose
- you need one tool covering HTTP, FTP, SSH, WebDAV, and BitTorrent downloads
- you want to grab streaming or encrypted videos from websites
- you want a cross-platform GUI download manager with proxy and site-rule support

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight command-line-only downloader
- you require a permissively licensed project (no license is specified)
- you only need a dedicated torrent client with a mature ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, gui, developer-tools
- domain: files, media, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, windows, cpp
- tags: download-manager, bittorrent-client, video-downloader, ftp-client, ssh-client, webdav-client, magnet-links, m3u8, stream-downloader, qt, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- filecxx/FileCentipede (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.620977+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:17:25.822308+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/filecxx/FileCentipede (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.620977+00:00, sha b586660f7ed7)
  - homepage: http://filecxx.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:16:14.465679+00:00, sha 3d726a24e7f6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.