macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gopeedlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 5028
Install gopeed with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget
Multi protocol download manager. Version 1.9.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#gopeed.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gopeednixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/go/gopeed/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/gopeedScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/gopeed.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id monkeyWie.Gopeed -eWindows Package Manager source index · monkeyWie.Gopeed · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Multi protocol download manager
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gopeed
history
Project history and usage
Gopeed is a Go-and-Flutter download manager whose package identity is tied to the command-line and cross-platform distribution story: the same project ships desktop, mobile, web, Docker, browser-extension, and package-manager entry points around a Go download engine.
Project history
The project repository was created in 2019 under GopeedLab and presents the name as short for Go Speed. Its official documentation frames the project as a high-speed downloader built with Golang and Flutter, supporting HTTP, BitTorrent, magnet, and ED2K downloads.
Gopeed grew from a desktop-style download manager into a broader download platform with a REST API and a JavaScript extension system. That extension model lets users add download integrations without changing the core downloader.
Adoption history
Distribution expanded beyond source installs into Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, Winget, Flatpak, Snap, DEB, AppImage, Docker, QNAP, and mobile packages. That packaging spread is the main evidence of adoption for a tool that is primarily consumed as an application rather than a Go library.
Browser-extension integration also helped position Gopeed as a replacement for built-in browser download handling, while the web build and API support made it usable as a remote download service.
How it is used
Users install Gopeed as an app or as the `gopeed` command and use it to manage HTTP(S), BitTorrent, magnet, and ED2K downloads. The documented command install path uses the Go module path `github.com/GopeedLab/gopeed/cmd/gopeed`.
The official docs emphasize platform installers for ordinary users and API or extension development for automation-heavy users.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, Gopeed is interesting because it packages a Flutter UI, a Go backend, browser integration, and many platform-specific release artifacts under one project name. It is a practical example of a Go command-line package that is also a full graphical application.
Its Homebrew formula represents only one distribution lane; the project documentation treats package managers and direct release artifacts as parallel official install paths.
Timeline
- 2019: GopeedLab/gopeed repository created.
- 2020s: Project documents Go plus Flutter architecture and multi-protocol downloads.
- 2020s: Official install documentation lists package-manager, mobile, web, Docker, and NAS-oriented distribution channels.
- 2020s: Extension and REST API documentation positions Gopeed as an extensible download platform.
Related projects
- Gopeed browser-extension integrates browsers with the Gopeed app.
- Flutter supplies the cross-platform UI layer.
- Go supplies the backend and command-line build path.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:download
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gopeed | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.9.3
manager updated2026-08-01
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gopeed |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://gopeed.com |
| Repository | https://github.com/GopeedLab/gopeed |
| Last updated | 2026-08-01T16:05:04-06:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
gopeed
nix profile install nixpkgs#gopeed- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gopeed
Scoop95%
extras/gopeed
scoop install extras/gopeed- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gopeed
winget95%
monkeyWie.Gopeed
winget install --id monkeyWie.Gopeed -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gopeed
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation