Surge is a terminal (TUI) download manager built in Go. Designed for power users who prefer a keyboard-driven workflow and want full control over their downloads.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- High-speed downloads with multi-connection support.
- Beautiful TUI built with Bubble Tea & Lipgloss.
- Pause/Resume downloads seamlessly.
- Real-time progress with speed graphs and ETA.
- Auto-retry on connection failures.
- Smart file detection and organization.
- Browser extension integration.
Website: github.com/SurgeDM/Surge
Support:
Developer: Junaid Islam
License: MIT License

Surge is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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