# tonikelope/megabasterd

Yet another unofficial (and ugly) cross-platform MEGA downloader/uploader/streaming suite.

Repository: https://github.com/tonikelope/megabasterd
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/megabasterd
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-12T15:33:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3625, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": 21, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5718, forks 650 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:28.236109+00:00)

## What it is
MegaBasterd is an unofficial cross-platform desktop application for downloading, uploading, and streaming files from the MEGA cloud storage service. It is written in Java and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows with Java 8 or later.

## Use cases
- download files from mega without browser
- upload large files to mega with resume support
- stream mega videos directly
- split downloads across multiple accounts to bypass quota limits
- bulk transfer mega links

## When to choose
- you need a GUI tool for MEGA transfers on any OS
- you want to bypass MEGA download quota limits with multiple accounts
- you need resumable uploads/downloads and streaming from MEGA

## When to avoid
- you need an official or ToS-compliant MEGA client
- you want a command-line-only tool
- you don't have Java installed and don't want to install it

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-upload, http-client, gui, developer-tools
- domain: files, cross-platform, privacy, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, jvm, windows
- tags: mega, downloader, uploader, streaming, java, file-transfer, desktop, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- tonikelope/megabasterd (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.236109+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 2026-08-29T17:53:28.418734+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tonikelope/megabasterd (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.236109+00:00, sha bd553b011f74)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.