Metalink is an open specification that harnesses the speed and power of peer to peer networking, FTP, and HTTP with a single click.

For users and content providers, Metalink makes things simpler, faster, and more reliable.

30 Aug : Internet Draft describing the Metalink format has been submitted to the IETF.
30 Aug : MirrorBrain provides Metalinks for OpenOffice.org.
29 Aug : Daniel Stenberg (cURL project) Podcast on FTP vs HTTP. Other podcasts: Appupdater & Metalink, & cURL.
23 Aug : Metalink Checker (Cross Platform, Open Source) is a command line Python Metalink downloader that also checks mirrors.
23 Aug : Offline Explorer (Windows) includes Metalink support.
15 Aug : aria2 0.15.2 (Unix/Win), the high speed command line download utility with Metalink support, is out! Try out aria2fe, a friendly GUI front end, while you're at it.
11 Aug : Mini Downloader, part of the Metalink tools, is a standalone downloader of Metalinks. The first release focuses on downloading OpenOffice.org.
29 Jul : KGet 2.1, part of KDE 4.1, supports Metalink. Check the release announcements for ways to try it out!
06 Jun : DownThemAll! 1.0.3 (Firefox extension) is out! This is the easiest way to try out Metalink!