install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gopeed

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gopeed

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/go/gopeed/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/gopeed

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/gopeed.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id monkeyWie.Gopeed -e

Windows Package Manager source index · monkeyWie.Gopeed · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Modern download manager that supports all platform

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-07-08

manager version1.9.3

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.9.3

https://github.com/GopeedLab/gopeed

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gopeed
Version	1.9.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gopeed
Homepage	https://gopeed.com
Repository	https://github.com/GopeedLab/gopeed
Upstream docs	https://github.com/GopeedLab/gopeed#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/GopeedLab/gopeed/archive/refs/tags/v1.9.3.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	gopeed
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/gopeed/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

extras/gopeed

scoop install extras/gopeed

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gopeed

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gopeed.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

monkeyWie.Gopeed

winget install --id monkeyWie.Gopeed -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gopeed

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: monkeyWie.Gopeed from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/gopeed.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install gopeed with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget