Gale 0.5.0

Gale 0.5.0

New

• Torrent downloads. Click a magnet or .torrent link in Chrome or Edge, paste a magnet link (Ctrl+V or Add URL), or
  pick a .torrent file with Add URL -> ".torrent file...". Multi-file torrents get their own folder. Pause and resume
  work like any other download, also after a restart. The speed limit applies. Gale stops sharing a torrent when it
  finishes or is paused.
• Downloads that were running when Gale closed or the PC restarted carry on when Gale starts.
• A download that fails because the connection dropped is retried by itself (after 15 s, 30 s, 1, 2 and 4 min).
  Both can be turned off in Settings -> General.
• The quality menu on videos opens without the wait: on video sites Gale reads the qualities as soon as the video
  page opens, elsewhere as soon as you point at a streamed video.

Fixed

• Saved videos were named "Title [video-id].mp4". They are now named after the title only.
• Videos and audio from the browser were sorted by the file extension of the page instead of into Video and Music.
• The tray Speed limit menu did not show a limit changed in Settings.
• About page and extension links pointed to the old repository address.

Notes

• The first torrent may make Windows Firewall ask whether Gale may accept connections. Allowing it gets more peers;
  torrents also work if you don't.
• Only download and share torrents you have the right to. Peers can see your IP address.

Files

• Gale_Setup_0.5.0.exe setup (installs WebView2 if missing)
• Gale_0.5.0_x64.msi MSI package for silent or managed installs
• Gale-Chrome-Extension-0.5.0.zip browser extension (also installed by the setup)
• SHA-256 checksums in the .sha256 files

Gale 0.4.0

Free, open-source download manager for Windows 10 and 11.

What's new

• Quality menu on web videos: pick 1080p, 720p, 360p or audio and the download starts, without opening Gale
• One-file setup that installs Microsoft Edge WebView2 if missing; installs for all users and updates in place
• Download File Info window and a progress window for every download
• Video downloads from YouTube and most video sites, plus HLS and DASH streams
• Speed limit presets in the tray menu; paste or drop links into Gale to add them

Install

Run Gale_Setup_0.4.0.exe and approve the administrator prompt.
For silent installs: msiexec /i Gale_0.4.0_x64.msi /qn
The browser extension is included; see the user guide to connect it to Chrome or Edge.

SHA-256

aee9c39ee4392ad5c5a8b48949ad07b63b2b6973a5e3e0a18389da16840c7db4  Gale_Setup_0.4.0.exe
6127f2228d024289582fabdb3a161f2a73d16cfc0bb3cb7156ebb4d1b51df6e8  Gale_0.4.0_x64.msi

v0.1.0

Gale Download Manager

A modern Windows download manager.

Downloads

Get the latest version from
GitHub Releases.

Available packages

• Windows Installer
• Chrome Extension
• Complete Source Code

Installation

1. Download the Windows installer.
2. Install Gale.
3. Install the Chrome extension.
4. Connect the extension to Gale.