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.
| 03 Feb : | aria2 1.8.2! (Unix/Win), the high speed command line download utility with Metalink support, is out! |
| 31 Jan : | mulk is a command line multi-connection network downloader with image filtering. |
| 21 Jan : | IESG Agenda: Metalink/XML IETF Internet Draft. This is a work in progress and not meant to be implemented, only reviewed. Get your comments in! |
| 11 Jan : | DownThemAll! 1.1.8 (Firefox extension) is out! This is the easiest way to try out Metalink! |
| 08 Jan : | XBMC uses MirrorBrain and Metalinks for their downloads. |
| 31 Dec : | Metalink/HTTP IETF Internet Draft, as opposed to XML. This is a work in progress and not meant to be implemented, only reviewed. |
| 30 Dec : | metaTED offers Metalinks of TED talks and software for creating them. |
| 16 Dec : | MirrorBrain 2.11.3 a Download Redirector and Metalink Generator, is out! |
| 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! |