XiaoYouChR/Ghost-Downloader-3
The only downloader you need. 下载器的集大成者. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 79
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 3.5
- age_days: 1113
- days_rel: 7
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 57
Adoption not part of the score
8660 stars · 542 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Ghost Downloader is a cross-platform, open-source download manager built with Python and PySide6/Qt that handles HTTP, BitTorrent/magnet, FTP, M3U8, MPEG-DASH, and eD2k downloads in one application. It includes browser-extension media sniffing, site-specific parsers for YouTube, Bilibili, GitHub, and HuggingFace, live stream recording, and an aria2-compatible RPC interface.
Use cases
- download videos from youtube and bilibili in any quality
- download torrents and magnet links
- record live m3u8 streams as they air
- sniff and download media from web pages via a browser extension
- speed up downloads on slow or throttled connections
- replace multiple download tools with one app
- download huggingface models and github releases faster
- download files over ftp, http, and ed2k
When to choose
- you want one cross-platform app covering HTTP, torrents, HLS/DASH, and eD2k instead of juggling several tools
- you need browser-integrated media sniffing and download takeover
- you want to record live M3U8 streams with real-time decryption
- you need an aria2-compatible RPC endpoint for third-party tools
- you want to edit URLs, headers, or proxies mid-download without losing progress
When to avoid
- you need a lightweight command-line-only downloader
- you require a protocol outside its supported set with no plugin available
- you depend on a mature commercial product with long-term vendor support
- your platform is not among Windows, macOS, Linux, or Android
Facets
application · maturity active
http-client web-scraping plugin-system developer-tools cross-platform media web-development developer-tools windows python cross-platform download-manager bittorrent m3u8 media-sniffing browser-extension pyside6 quic http3 ftp ed2k youtube-downloader bilibili aria2-rpc fluent-design macos linux android
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/XiaoYouChR/Ghost-Downloader-3 · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1e9d61dc642f
- homepage: https://gd.xychr.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5bfdbed679fc
- site_page: https://gd.xychr.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · fb8731ea167a
- site_page: https://gd.xychr.com/docs/benchmark · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4353fa4c1b0f
- site_page: https://gd.xychr.com/docs/donate · fetched 2026-08-29 · e4c24a3360c8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| XiaoYouChR/Ghost-Downloader-3 | main | 95 |
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