Metalink Client Feature Comparison
A guide to which clients support which Metalink features:
| aria2 | DownThemAll | Free Download Manager | GetRight | KGet | Metadl | Metalink Checker | Orbit Downloader | Phex | Retriever | SmartFTP | Speed Download | TheWorld | wxDownload Fast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| License | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | Proprietary / $29.95 for Standard, $49.95 for Pro | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | Free Software (GNU Lesser General Public License) | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | Proprietary / Freeware | Free Software (GNU General Public License) | Proprietary / Freeware | Proprietary / Freeware for personal, $36.95 commercial | Proprietary / $25 | Proprietary / Freeware | Free Software (GNU General Public License) |
| Interface | CLI, XML-RPC | GUI | GUI | GUI | GUI | GUI | CLI | GUI | GUI | GUI | GUI | GUI | GUI | GUI |
| Metalink 4.0 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Runs on Linux | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Runs on Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Runs on Mac OS X | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Resume Downloads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Segmented Downloads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple File support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| "location" | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| OS | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Language | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| HTTP with Transparent Negotiation | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Metalink/HTTP | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| HTTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| BitTorrent | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| magnet | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| MD5 Hashes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| SHA-1 Hashes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| SHA-256 Hashes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Piece Hashes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| PGP Signatures | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
No clients support rsync at this time.
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