About Hydra Download Manager
A fast, resilient, multi-source file retriever and download engine
Hydra Download Manager 1.2.0
A fast, resilient, multi-source file retriever and download engine
- By Javad Rajabzadeh
- Open Source
- Updated Oct 25, 2026
What's new in 1.2.0
What's Changed
🚀 Features
- Fear add windows digital ceritficate by @ja7ad in #307
- Feat support manual path for ffmpeg by @m4siha in #310
- Improve gui persist preferences and table controls by @sensifai-team in #313
- Feat embed product version in Windows binaries by @ja7ad in #318
- Feat customizable toolbar with Plugins button by @ja7ad in #324
- Feat open the file on double-click of a finished download by @ja7ad in #327
- Improve one GUI engine worker, coalesce ready reads, skip doomed digest by @ja7ad in #330
- Feat add keyboard range selection to batch download by @m4siha in #335
- Feat prefill notes with the source page of a captured download by @sensifai-team in #343
- Feat cli add --batch-file to hydra interactive by @ja7ad in #344
- Feat add browser plugin action by @ja7ad in #345
- Feat pick Save As folder from recent folders dropdown by @ja7ad in #350
- Feat gui add Downloaded column and Status progress bar by @ja7ad in #365
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fix honor start-in-tray on macOS login by @ja7ad in #309
- Fix preserve drive roots in browser capture paths by @ja7ad in #312
- Fix keep scheduler queue rows visible by @ja7ad in #315
- Fix show File Info dialog for captured streams by @ja7ad in #316
- Fix run audio extraction with the resolved ffmpeg path by @ja7ad in #321
- Fix avoid macOS abort when closing a window with active text input by @ja7ad in #322
- Fix keep plugin download name when File Info probes the page by @ja7ad in #323
- Fix keep the captured name when a probe only re-escapes it in gui by @EmirMontazeri in #326
- Fix skip official plugin sync in builds without plugins by @ja7ad in #334
- Fix set name_from_browser only when the browser's name is usable by @EmirMontazeri in #333
- Fix appimage bundle libxkbcommon with libxkbcommon-x11 on mixed hosts by @ja7ad in #339
- Fix youtube plugin explain missing JS runtime on n-challenge failure by @ja7ad in #342
- Fix gui redraw at the new size after a Wayland resize by @ja7ad in #347
- Fix let yt-dlp find Node on Windows and enable it by default by @ja7ad in #353
- Fix gui replay the browser User-Agent on captured downloads by @m4siha in #354
- Fix cli keep the TUI queue list within the screen and scroll by @sensifai-team in #359
- Fix cli scroll the interactive queue list with the selection by @ja7ad in #360
- Fix updater keep macOS Full Disk Access across updates by @ja7ad in #362
- Fix updater honour Connection proxy and update portable builds by @ja7ad in #366 …
Technical details
| Publisher | Javad Rajabzadeh |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 |
| Release date | 2026-10-25 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Installer type | nullsoft |
| Architecture | x64, arm64 |
| Package ID | ja7ad.Hydra |
| Install scope | Current user |
Install Hydra Download Manager from the command line
- Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=ja7ad.Hydra -e- Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=ja7ad.Hydra -e- Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=ja7ad.Hydra -e- Silent install with the offline installer
"hydra-1.2.0-windows-x64-setup.exe" /S
Hydra Download Manager version history
1.1.0 Oct 8, 2026
What's Changed
🚀 Features
- Feat export and import settings as a portable .hydata file by @ja7ad in #267
- Feat allow move and rename for stopped incomplete downloads by @ja7ad in #280
- Feat add order by addition and fix last try date sorting by @ja7ad in #282
- Feat plugin support by @ja7ad in #286
- Feat install and update bundled official plugins by @ja7ad in #287
- Feat add shared catalog and update controls by @ja7ad in #290
- Feat add torrent downloader plugin and native components support by @ja7ad in #292
- Feat allow 256 connections and restore windows from macOS Dock by @ja7ad in #298
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fix let a hostless extension connect once the user trusts it by @ja7ad in #270
- Fix build iced from the fork with tiny-skia damage fixes by @ja7ad in #271
- Fix make download filenames portable to Windows by @m4siha in #274
- Fix build AppImage on 20.04 and bundle xkbcommon by @ja7ad in #278
- Fix use IE 11 Trident string as default User-Agent by @ja7ad in #279
- Fix use dark selection background for text inputs in dark theme by @m4siha in #281
- Fix enforce standard minimum size for progress dialog by @sensifai-team in #283
- Fix support platform-specific shortcuts and layout mapping by @ja7ad in #284
- Fix open media dropdown only on click by @m4siha in #289
- Fix create desktop shortcut by default by @ja7ad in #291
- Fix use clang backend for crash plugin in windows by @ja7ad in #295
- Fix YouTube queuing, console flashes and URL loading by @sensifai-team in #296 …
1.0.1
Frequently asked questions
Is Hydra Download Manager free?
Yes. Hydra Download Manager is free and open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license.
What is the latest version of Hydra Download Manager?
The latest version is 1.2.0, released on Oct 25, 2026.
Is it safe to download Hydra Download Manager?
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with a0b8bda7e5dc764b15f2e3a2a659e5b4ccb6179fbdc09201f24ba39240d2518c.
Which Windows versions does Hydra Download Manager support?
Hydra Download Manager runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64), ARM64 systems.
How do I install Hydra Download Manager silently?
Run the offline installer with "hydra-1.2.0-windows-x64-setup.exe" /S, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=ja7ad.Hydra -e --silent.
How do I uninstall Hydra Download Manager?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Hydra Download Manager and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=ja7ad.Hydra -e.
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