Hydra Download Manager (HDM)
Hydra Download Manager (HDM) is an open-source, high-performance download manager for Windows, macOS, and Linux featuring...
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Description
Hydra Download Manager (HDM) is an open-source, high-performance download manager for Windows, macOS, and Linux featuring multi-connection acceleration, browser integration, and CLI support.
About Hydra Download Manager (HDM)
What is Hydra Download Manager (HDM)?
Hydra Download Manager is a free, open-source download manager for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It includes a desktop GUI, a CLI, a TUI, and browser integration. Code signing is provided by SignPath.
What Hydra Download Manager (HDM) does
It downloads one file from multiple mirrors at the same time and merges the byte ranges into one destination file. Adaptive concurrency adapts the number of active connections. Range stealing reclaims unfinished chunks from stalled connections. Statistical stall detection flags collapsing connections. Resumption works across system crashes, sleep cycles, and network restarts.
Who Hydra Download Manager (HDM) is for
It is for desktop users on Windows, macOS, and Linux, including Windows 10 and Windows 11. Package sources include Homebrew, Winget, Ubuntu PPA, Fedora COPR, and Arch AUR. A stable C ABI is libhydra. Android and iOS include background execution.
How Hydra Download Manager (HDM) works
The desktop app adds queues, a scheduler, speed limits, connection caps, categories, clipboard watching, and a tray icon. The CLI has wget and curl compatibility and an interactive queue. Hydra verifies hashes while downloading. Completed byte ranges are committed to state files so a download can resume.
Key features
- Free and open-source for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with GUI, CLI, TUI, and browser integration.
- Multi-source downloads across mirrors, merged into one destination file.
- Adaptive concurrency, dynamic range stealing, and statistical stall detection.
- Pause and resume across sleep, crashes, and network restarts.
- Queues, scheduler, speed limits, connection caps, categories, and clipboard watching.
- wget and curl compatibility, and remote checksum lookup.
- Windows 10 and Windows 11. Homebrew, Winget, Ubuntu PPA, Fedora COPR, and Arch AUR.
- Code signing by SignPath. A stable C ABI is libhydra.
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Frequently asked questions
Which desktops does Hydra support?
Windows, macOS, and Linux. Windows 10 and Windows 11 are supported. A GUI, CLI, TUI, and browser integration are included.
How do multiple mirrors work?
Hydra retrieves one file from multiple origins or mirrors at the same time. Byte ranges are merged into one destination file. Stalled connections give up unfinished chunks.
Can a download resume?
Yes. Completed byte ranges are committed to state files. Resumption across system crashes, sleep cycles, and network restarts.
Is there a command-line interface?
Yes. The CLI and TUI include wget and curl compatibility, an interactive queue, and remote checksum lookup.