[ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

QDL is GUI download manager that provides management of file downloads. In addition to direct links to files, QDL also supports other sites and filehosts.

Current features:

• Concurrent file downloads (maximum is user-definable).
• User-definable categories for completed downloads.
• Add multiple URLs simultaneously.
• Import URLs from text file.
• Option to monitor clipboard for URLs.
• Pause/resume downloads.
• Restore incomplete downloads upon startup of the application.

As mentioned above, you can also provide a direct link to a file, as you would with wget. Basic auth should work, though I haven't tested it. I may add other features such as header-only downloads in future.

Some screenshots:

Maemo5

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1...0815302.th.png http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5052/...0815304.th.png http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6...0815320.th.png

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/6...0517445.th.png http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/4...0815324.th.png http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/6...0815325.th.png

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7...2820131.th.png http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2...2820161.th.png http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/480...2820163.th.png

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/5...2820165.th.png

Harmattan

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/299...2220334.th.png http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/8...2220820.th.png http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/2...2222841.th.png http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1...2222856.th.png

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/7...2222904.th.png http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/7...2222914.th.png http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/2...2222926.th.png http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/407...2222933.th.png

UPDATE 24/03/13:

Version 0.8.1 for Maemo5 now available from extras-devel. Changelog:

• Plugins are now distributed as separate packages.
• Bug fixes.

For Maemo5, the list of available plugins can be obtained by entering:

Version 0.8.1 for Harmattan: http://ubuntuone.com/1bNJeUYqgtatkwohKgeZUx

Plugins: http://ubuntuone.com/2FTtn2XojvnRVx8lXULQrW

Install the main application first. The plugins depend on qdl >= 0.8.1.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

Wow! New app for n900 :) trying now
thanks...

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

@marxian, thanks for the program! Whence it is possible install QDL??? In depositorys is not present, here again too is not present!

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

It seems there's a problem with garage atm, so I've uploaded the debian package to my Ubuntu One account. The link is in the first post. :)

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

This is what i was waiting for. thank u very much

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

Please specify this is for N900 only in the title :)
I came here hoping it was also for N9.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

can u make it for n9?????

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

n9 supports gtk, does it depends on hildon ? just try to strip this out and i'll see if I can rebuild it for harmattan...

regards

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

Marxian may have plans for a Harmattan version, he does have an N9 after all.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

how to resume a download ?
after closing and relaunch QDL window.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

how to resume a download ?
after closing and relaunch QDL window
pls help
i have downloaded 750MB (95%) before closing QDL window.
the file is available in /MyDocs/QDL/incmplete/

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

One of two ways:

1. Long-press on the item and select resume.
2. Select 'Resume downloads' from the menu, choose the downloads from the list, then press the 'Resume' button.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

Regarding a version for the N9, I will write a QtComponents UI for Harmattan once I've finished the work on the backend for the next version. So far, I have added support for more filehosts:

• Depositfiles
• FilePost
• Hotfile
• MediaFire
• RapidGator
• Uploaded.to
• Upstore
• Videobam

Captcha handling requires user input atm, but I plan to add support for anti-captcha services.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

no entry of download.
give me 3rd way to resume
see screenshot.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

discoverd the 3rd way -
1. In qdl window add a downlod link for the same file and pause the download.
2.go to /MyDocs/QDL/incomplete/ there are 2 files.
3.copy the current file name in clipbord and rename it with any name
4.rename old file with copied name in clipbord(current file name).
5.go to QDL window and resume the download (can use the way 1st or 2nd mentioned by marxian)
its working for me.
wht u say

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

How about implement downloading torrent files :) it would be very nice, because now there lacks programs to download torrent files. I'm not talking about Transmission because with that program i had many problems when downloading files, like read-only filesystem :) Also very nice program :)

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

It seems there is a database problem with the current version. That's why the download did not reappear in the list after restarting QDL. It works only when starting from the terminal. The problem appears to be caused by a change in the database name, which I made prior to releasing the current version. I'll fix it for the next version.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

I have no plans to support torrents. The plan for QDL is to create a FOSS alternative to JDownloader that does not require a JRE.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

lol
10chars

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

its causing fs read only problem.
any solution ?
temp. solution umount and mount, reboot, working but i want a prmmnt. fix
thanks

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

so marxian r u working on harmattan version???

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

Not yet. I'm busy working on the backend code atm (adding support for more filehosts etc). Once that is finished and tested on desktop/Maemo5 targets, I'll start work on the Harmattan version.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

Version 0.1.0 is now available. Changelog:

• Added more filehosts.
• Added support for premium accounts.
• Added support for captcha entry.
• Added support for decaptcha service DeathByCaptcha.

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7...2820131.th.png http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2...2820161.th.png http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/480...2820163.th.png http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/5...2820165.th.png

Decaptcha services require an account. Only DeathByCaptcha is supported atm, but I'll add more decaptcha services in the near future.

The full list of supported filehosts and link to the Debian package are in the first post. If you use a filehost that is not listed, request it here and I'll try to add it.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

1 more feature plz. when we press download link on microB it starts download in its slow download manager so cant u make that wen we press download link then QDL should open and start downloading?

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

plz someone upload decent harmattan icon for this app cuz this app is more then anything

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

ok i created a png

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

Thanks for your work, this type of application is much needed.

I am curious about the backend architecture - if it is modulary, how difficult is it to write a plugin for a new filehosting site?
Can plugins from some current projects be used? For example, I would like to see support for hosting site 'uloz.to', but It has already been implemented in both JDownloader (you mentioned it as an inspiration) and PyLoad (http://pyload.org/). Other modules are provided by, for example, CLI app Plowshare (http://code.google.com/p/plowshare/). It would be nice to use these modules instead of reinventing the wheel. :)

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

QDL uses plugins for the filehosts and recaptcha/decaptcha services. The difficulty of writing a plugin will depend on the filehost. For the most part, it's just a case of a few HTTP GET/POST methods. Most of the filehosts work in a similar way.

I presume that JDownloader plugins are written in Java, so that's probably a non-starter. I took a look at Plowshare, and it might be feasible for me to write a Qt wrapper for the modules, though whether that would be easier or more effective than reimplementing them in Qt is another matter. I'll give it some more thought.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

just a small request marxian.
can you add a column in the downloading window that shows download speed at which the file is being downloaded.
Also is QDL downloading using single connnection or multiple number of connection can't see any setting to set no of connections.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

I don't think there is any room to show the download speed in the main window, but I can add it to the status dialog that appears when you tap on one of the downloads in the list.

QDL uses one connection for each file. You can't use more than one connection to a single file in most cases, because the filehosts won't allow it (unless you have a premium account). You can, however, download multiple files simultaneously.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

apart from filehost there are many sites that proide you direct links.
some sites i download have speed limit per connection so single connection always result in slow speed.

On another note how difficult it would be to write a gui for axel??

Thanks for the great work again.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

any fix for this kind of database problem?

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

is there any fix ?

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

Database should be working in the new version, though any data from the previous version will be lost, due to database changes.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

I can't change downloadlocation. I can click the button in settings but nothing happens.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

I must confess I didn't test that for the update, as I didn't (intentionally) change anything in that part of the code. :o Seems I removed the line that connects the clicked() signal to the slot. Fixed for the next update. :) In the meantime, you can change the location in the config file located at

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

its time to forget JDownloader cuz QDL is only the best.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

Version 0.2.0 now available. Changelog:

• More filehost plugins (see updated list in first post).
• Improved download status dialog.
• Filenames now user-definable.
• Bug fixes.

Screenshot of improved status dialog:

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/6...0517445.th.png

Updated download link is in the first post.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

....just... :eek: .....wow...

Re: [ANNOUNCE] QDL - A download manager
 

Is this open source?